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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.
Well, but what are the Characters of those happy Souls? why, they are such, saith the Apostle, who walk not after the Flesh, but after the Spirit. Moreover, see this more fully confirmed by Christ himself; Verily, verily I say unto you, he that heareth my Words, and believeth on him that sent me, hath Everlasting Life, and shall not come into Condemnation, but is passed from Death to Life: He is passed out of a state of Death to a state of Spiritual Life; he hath Eternal Life in the Seed of it in him; he hath a sure and certain Right and Title to Everlasting Life; he shall not be deprived of it by any Enemy whatsoever: so much do these words of our Blessed Saviour imply. Now what daring Men are they who say, they may come into Condemnation that do believe? Will they gainsay and contradict the Lord of Life and Glory?
3dly. It is a well-ordered and sure Covenant, because it is made in and with our blessed Surety, as before I showed you: God treats with us, trades again with us, gives forth his Heavenly Treasure to us; but all is upon the Credit and Security of Jesus Christ, who is become the Surety of this Covenant. Now we may have what we need, come when we will in his Name, he is engaged to God the Father for us; Christ was made a Surety of a better Covenant. 1When God saw Man undone, run out of all, and no trusting him any more, Christ stepped in and undertook for us, and put his Hand to the Covenant, and brings himself under an Obligation for us.
3dly. It is a well-ordered and sure Covenant, because it is made in and with our blessed Surety, as before I shewed you: God treats with us, trades again with us, gives forth his Heavenly Treasure to us; but all is upon the Credit and Security of Jesus Christ, who is become the Surety of this Covenant. Now we may have what we need, come when we will in his Name, he is engaged to God the Father for us; Christ was made a Surety of a better Covenant. 1When God saw Man undone, run out of all, and no trusting him any more, Christ step'd in and undertook for us, and put his Hand to the Covenant, and brings himself under an Obligation for us.