A85315:92
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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Answ: 1. It is true, and are you Elect? do you know it so certainly upon grounds infallible, (not imaginary) that you are one of them? I think we must go backwards, to prove Election, by the effects which the execution of that Decree produceth: One which I am sure is to make the Elect vessel careful what doctrines it receiveth.
Answ: 1. It is true, and are you Elect? doe you know it so certainly upon grounds infallible, (not imaginary) that you are one of them? I think we must goe backwards, to prove Election, by the effects which the execution of that Decree produceth: One which I am sure is to make the Elect vessel carefull what doctrines it receiveth.
2. An Elect vessel cannot be deceived so as to miss of salvation, yet he may take such courses and go in those paths which in themselves would lead him to perdition, (after effectual calling I mean) but that the mercy of the Lord fetch him back by repentance out of them.
2. An Elect vessel cannot be deceived so as to misse of salvation, yet he may take such courses and goe in those pathes which in themselves would lead him to perdition, (after effectuall calling I meane) but that the mercy of the Lord fetch him back by repentance out of them.
3. An elect Vessel may be so far deceived, as to dishonour God exceedingly, grieve the Spirit of God, wound the hearts of the children of God, which should not, nay cannot be small things in the eyes of one who is indeed Elect.
3. An elect Vessel may be so farre deceived, as to dishonour God exceedingly, grieve the Spirit of God, wound the hearts of the children of God, which should not, nay cannot be small things in the eyes of one who is indeed Elect.