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A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the…
A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the mediator to believers, and his direful wrath against impenitent sinners containing the substance of near forty sermons upon several subjects / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by the author, 1694
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. The Bowels and Compassion of Christ to his Sheep, chiefly appears by his dying for them. He laid down his Life for the Sheep; none could show greater Love than this: As the Father knoweth me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down my Life for 1the Sheep.
2. The Bowels and Compassion of Christ to his Sheep, chiefly appears by his dying for them. He laid down his Life for the Sheep; none could shew greater Love than this: As the Father knoweth me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down my Life for 1the Sheep.
3. His great Love and Affection to his Sheep, is manifested by his care to gather them; He shall gather the Lambs with his Arms, 1and carry them in his Bosom. Gathering implies, bringing them Home unto himself by the Arm of his Power, or by the effectual Operation of his Word and Spirit. To whom hath the Arm of the 2Lord been revealed? Or, who hath felt and experienced the powerful Influences of his Spirit, and saving Grace thereof, on their Souls? This must be before any poor Sinners are gathered or brought home to God. Jesus Christ must rescue them out of the Mouth of the Lion, and Paw of the Bear, as David did his Sheep, who was a Type of him. We were all once in Satan's Hand, 3that hungry Lion had us in his Teeth, and was going to tear us ⟨p. 124⟩