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Ouranos kai tartaros= heaven and hell epitomized. The true Christian characterized. As also an…
Ouranos kai tartaros= heaven and hell epitomized. The true Christian characterized. As also an exhortation with motives, means and directions to be speedy and serious about the work of conversion. By George Swinnocke M.A. sometime fellow of Balliol College in Oxford, and now preacher of the Gospel at Rickmersworth in Hertfordshire.Ouranos kai tartaros= heaven and hell epitomized. The true Christian characterized. As also an exhortation with motives, means and directions to be speedy and serious about the work of conversion. By George Swinnocke M.A. sometime fellow of Baliol Colledge in Oxford, and now preacher of the Gospel at Rickmersworth in Hertfordshire.
London: printed by E.M. for Tho. Parkhurst, 1659
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.
The Schoolmen put the question, How the Angels and souls of men in heaven, come to be impeccable, or without sin*, and answer, that it is by the beatifical visions; The Apostle seemeth to intimate ⟨p. 22⟩as much in the fore-quoted place, When he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. As the Pearl by the often beating of the sun-beams upon it, becomes radiant; so the Christian being ever beheld by the Lord, and always beholding the face of his Father in heaven, shall be more like him, then ever child was to father on earth; then that Profession of Christ will be abundantly verified, Behold thou art fair my love, behold thou art fair, thou art all fair my love, there is no spot in thee, Cant. 4.1. & 7. Then the end of Christs passion shall be fully attained, when he shall present to himself a glorious Church without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, (Ephes. 5.27.) not only in regard of imputed righteousness, or justification, but also in regard of imparted righteousness, or sanctification.
The Schoolmen put the question, How the Angels and souls of men in heaven, come to be impeccable, or without sinne*, and answer, that it is by the beatifical visions; The Apostle seemeth to intimate ⟨p. 22⟩as much in the fore-quoted place, When he shall appeare we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. As the Pearl by the often beating of the sun-beams upon it, becomes radiant; so the Christian being ever beheld by the Lord, and alwayes beholding the face of his Father in heaven, shall be more like him, then ever child was to father on earth; then that Profession of Christ will be abundantly verified, Behold thou art faire my love, behold thou art faire, thou art all faire my love, there is no spot in thee, Cant. 4.1