A85315:169
Stablishing against shaking
Stablishing against shaking: or, A discovery of the Prince of Darkness (scarcely) transformed into an angel of light, powerfully now working in the deluded people called, Quakers: with a sober answer to their railings against ministers for receiving maintenance from their people. Being the substance of one sermon preached Feb. 17. 1655. at Shalford in Essex. / By Giles Firmin (pastor of the church there) upon occasion of the Quakers troubling those parts.Stablishing against shaking: or, A discovery of the Prince of Darknesse (scarcely) transformed into an angel of light, powerfully now working in the deluded people called, Quakers: with a sober answer to their railings against ministers for receiving maintenance from their people. Being the substance of one sermon preached Feb. 17. 1655. at Shalford in Essex. / By Giles Firmin (pastour of the church there) upon occasion of the Quakers troubling those parts.
London: printed by J.G. for Nathanael Webb, 1656
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For how great a part of the world is there who know nothing of Christ, Redemption, Justification by Christs righteousness, Original sin, Saving faith, &c. They never heard the sound of these things.
For how great a part of the world is there who know nothing of Christ, Redemption, Justification by Christs righteousnesse, Originall sinne, Saving faith, &c. They never heard the sound of these things.
The next Verse confutes this; for the 10 ver. saith, The world knew him not: How then doth he lighten every one with such a knowledge, when the Text saith plainly the world knew him not?
What miserable blind Consciences do we find where people have lived under the revelation of Christ! I am confident many know not the essentials to salvation.
What miserable blind Consciences doe we find where people have lived under the revelation of Christ! I am confident many know not the essentials to salvation.