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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.
6. Sometimes they fall by the Subtlety of Deceivers, who lie in wait to corrupt their Minds, and poison their Souls with their abominable Errors. Hence the Apostle Peter cautions the Saints, to take heed, lest they being led away by the Error of the Wicked, fall from 1their own steadfastness.
6. Sometimes they fall by the Subtilty of Deceivers, who lie in wait to corrupt their Minds, and poison their Souls with their abominable Errors. Hence the Apostle Peter cautions the Saints, to take heed, lest they being led away by the Error of the Wicked, fall from 1their own stedfastness.
7. Many times they fall through slavish Fear, in the Time of Persecution. Many gracious Christians have wanted Courage in that Hour, and have been prevailed with too far to a sinful Compliance ⟨p. 167⟩with the Lusts and Wills of their Adversaries, by reason of their cruel Threats and bloody Edicts; who have nevertheless afterwards been restored again by Repentance, as Peter was.
8. Some fall through their Remissness in Duty, or being off their Watch. There is no great fear of falling, if Christians always stand with their Swords in their Hands, and having all their Armour on; Praying always with all Prayer and Supplication in the Spirit,