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A state of glory for spirits of just men upon dissolution, demonstrated. A sermon…
A state of glory for spirits of just men upon dissolution, demonstrated. A sermon preached in Pauls Church Aug. 30. 1657. before the Rt. Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City of London. / By Tho: Goodwin, D.D. president of Magd. Coll. Oxon.A state of glory for spirits of just men upon dissolution, demonstrated. A sermon preached in Pauls Church Aug. 30. 1657. before the Rt. Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City of London. / By Tho: Goodvvin, D.D. president of Magd. Coll. Oxon.
London: printed by J.G. for Robert Dawlman, 1657
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That it is the interest and engagement of all Three persons to see to it, that a righteous separate soul be brought to glory at dissolution.
And this carries it yet higher, even to the highest, and gives the most superabundant security and assurance of this thing that can be given and superadds above all the former.
But you will ask me, How I fetch this out of my Text? Thus:
1. You see here are Two Persons expressly named, God [the Father] namely, and the Spirit. This is a Rule, that where the name God, and then some besides other of the Two Persons, Christ or the Spirit, are mentioned therewith, as distinct; There God is put personally (not essentially only) to express The Father: ⟨p. 67⟩Now here the Spirit or holy Ghost is mentioned distinct from God; For it is said that This God hath given the Spirit; which also Christ so often speaketh of the Father, as I need not to insist on it.