A57963:612
Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners to Himself
Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soul-suffering, his loveliness in his death, and the efficacy thereof in which some cases of soul-trouble in week believers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soule-suffering, his lovelynesse in his death, and the efficacie thereof in which some cases of soule-trouble in weeke beleevers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.
London: printed by J.D. for Andrew Crooke, 1647
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3. It is false for Men or Devils, and sinful arrogancy to ⟨p. 222⟩say, they can subsist, or do keep their being, without a dependence on God, the only first essential being; but it is contrary to all truth, that they sin, when they say, they are the creatures of God, and the dependent rays and beams that flow from God, and the good creatures of God (though by created and dependant goodness) they neither lye, nor sin, not commit any act of arrogancy; then should it be sin to say that there were any creatures in the world, which is to belie the Scripture.
3. It is false for Men or Devils, and sinnefull arogancy to ⟨p. 222⟩say, they can subsist, or doe keepe their being, without a dependance on God, the onely first essentiall being; but it is contrary to all truth, that they sinne, when they say, they are the creatures of God, and the dependent rayes and beames that flow from God, and the good creatures of God (though by created and dependant goodnesse) they neither lye, nor sinne, not commit any act of arogancie; then should it bee sinne to say that there were any creatures in the world, which is to belie the Scripture.
4. Its the cursed self-denial of Familists, to say, when they do good or ill, righteousness, or sin; Its not I, but God in me that doth all. And so that there is but one Spirit of life that acteth, and working in all things in heaven, and in earth, and that is essentially God, and the will of God, which is all one with God.
4. Its the cursed selfe-deniall of Familists, to say, when they doe good or ill, righteousnesse, or sinne; Its not I, but God in me that doth all. And so that there is but one Spirit of life that acteth, and working in all things in heaven, and in earth, and that is essentially God, and the will of God, which is all one with God.