A47542:786
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.
4. "We are not to look upon the Decree of God (as a Reverend Minister well observes)1 for a Rule of Life, but the Word of the Gospel; secret things belong to God, &c. The Decree can neither be a Rule of Life, nor Ground of Hope, but the Precept and the Promise," &c. He that leads an ungodly Life, and ⟨p. 175⟩pursues his filthy Lusts, may assure himself, so living and dying, he shall be damned for ever: He that believes not in Christ, but rejects him, and despiseth all the Offers of his Grace to the End of his Life, no Decree can save him; therefore if he will go on in Sin presumptuously, let him take what will follow. On the other hand, he that doth believe in Christ, and conforms to the Holy Gospel, need not doubt of Salvation, no Decree can hinder him of Salvation. Men ought to endeavour to believe and repent, and close with Christ upon a Peradventure; If God peradventure will 2give them Repentance to the acknowledgement of the Truth.
4. "We are not to look upon the Decree of God (as a Reverend Minister well observes)1 for a Rule of Life, but the Word of the Gospel; secret things belong to God, &c. The Decree can neither be a Rule of Life, nor Ground of Hope, but the Precept and the Promise," &c. He that leads an ungodly Life, and ⟨p. 175⟩pursues his filthy Lusts, may assure himself, so living and dying, he shall be damned for ever: He that believes not in Christ, but rejects him, and despiseth all the Offers of his Grace to the End of his Life, no Decree can save him; therefore if he will go on in Sin presumptuously, let him take what will follow. On the other hand, he that doth believe in Christ, and conforms to the Holy Gospel, need not doubt of Salvation, no Decree can hinder him of Salvation. Men ought to endeavour to believe and repent, and close with Christ upon a Peradventure; If God peradventure will 2give them Repentance to the acknowledgment of the Truth.