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The zealous Christian taking heavenThe zealovs Christian taking heaven
The zealous Christian taking heaven by holy violence in several sermons, tending to direct men how to hear with zeal, [how] to pray with importunity / preached by ... Mr. Christopher Love ...The zealovs Christian taking heaven by holy violence in severall sermons, tending to direct men how to hear with zeal, [how] to pray with importunity / preached by ... Mr. Christopher Love ...
London: printed by R. and W. Leybourn for John Rothwell, 1653
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.
3 Miracles were signs of the Apostleship but not of the Ministry, 2 (or. 12. 12. The signs of an Apostle were wrought among you,—in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. 1Timothy and Titus could work no miracles, yet no man doubts of their authority. So that want of miracles doth not at all invalidate the authority of the Ministry. So I have removed the first impediment of the success of the Gospel in our days:
3 Miracles were signes of the Apostleship but not of the Ministery, 2 (or. 12. 12. The signes of an Apostle were wrought among you,—in signes, and wonders, and mighty deeds. 1Timothy and Titus could work no miracles, yet no man doubts of their authority. So that want of miracles doth not at all invalidate the authority of the Ministery. So I have removed the first impediment of the successe of the Gospel in our dayes:
That is the first reason.
Reason 2 The long continuance of the Word makes it unsuccessful, (such is the corruption of mens hearts.) The nature of man is for new things, and in tract of time the love of men to the Word is eaten out, whereas at the first people flocked to the Gospel, as Doves to the windows, yet afterward they grew careless and negligent in Gods Ordinances. Manna at first was loved, but afterwards it cloyed the Israelites, and they loathed it. Many men are ⟨p. 15⟩