A85315:93
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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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.
4. Though an elect Vessel cannot be deceived as to ruin his soul, yet he may be so far deceived as to lead others also into deceitful paths, and may be truly an occasion why they lose their souls. God may show the Elect mercy, and recall them, but not those it may be whom the Elect hath mislead.
4. Though an elect Vessel cannot be deceived as to ruine his soule, yet he may be so farre deceived as to lead others also into deceitfull pathes, and may be truely an occasion why they lose their soules. God may show the Elect mercy, and recall them, but not those it may be whom the Elect hath mislead.