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The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present…
The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present day in an apt and pleasant allegory ... / by B.K., author of War with the Devil, and Zion in distress.The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present day in an apt and pleasant allegory ... / by B.K., author of War with the Devil, and Sion in distress.
London: printed for John Dunton, 1684
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.
Legal. What do you say? will not God forgive me who am a penitent person? O what a horrible Doctrine is this! I believe he will not forgive the impenitent, and they are such guilty ones only that the Scripture speaks of.
Godly. Mistake not Sir, all are guilty, all have broke the Law, all are under sin and wrath; 'tis ⟨p. 85⟩not your Repentance will do; God will not forgive any man, let him be who he will, except he believes in Jesus Christ, and takes hold of the Merits of his Blood, for as by the deeds of the Law no flesh shall be justified, so God will not pardon your sins, notwithstanding your Repentance, as a simple act of his Mercy, unless you fly to him through Christ, who hath satisfied his Justice; for what you say renders Christs glorious undertakings void and unnecessary; and so does cast a great reflection upon the wisdom of God in sending his Son into the World.
Godli. Mistake not Sir, all are guilty, all have broke the Law, all are under sin and wrath; 'tis ⟨p. 85⟩not your Repentance will do; God will not forgive any man, let him be who he will, except he believes in Jesus Christ, and takes hold of the Merits of his Blood, for as by the deeds of the Law no flesh shall be justified, so God will not pardon your sins, notwithstanding your Repentance, as a simple act of his Mercy, unless you fly to him through Christ, who hath satisfied his Justice; for what you say renders Christs glorious undertakings void and unnecessary; and so does cast a great reflection upon the wisdom of God in sending his Son into the World.
Legal. How do you make that appear?