A85315:26
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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4. I am not only superior to these false teachers, but I am equal with the best of the Apostles, therefore hear me, and thus, ver. 5.
4. I am not onely superiour to these false teachers, but I am equall with the best of the Apostles, therefore hear me, and thus, ver. 5.
From Pauls using thus many Arguments to get audience, observe: When once people have lent their ears to false teachers, they will hardly lend them again to true.
From Pauls using thus many Arguments to get audience, observe: When once people have lent their eares to false teachers, they will hardly lend them again to true.
True Teachers must plead hard for their peoples ears, and it is well if they can with entreaties prevail: it was so then, and to be sure we find it so now.
True Teachers must plead hard for their peoples eares, and it is well if they can with intreaties prevaile: it was so then, and to be sure we finde it so now.