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The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…
The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. / Delivered in several sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. / Delivered in severall sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.
London: printed by G.D. for Francis Eglesfield, 1651
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And as he hath propounded it thus, both in Gods gift, and in Gods sealing thereof; so in the words of the Text he maketh an application of both, applying it to all Abraham's children that shall live to the end of the world, whether Jews or Gentiles; and in effect it is, as if he had said thus; Abraham, when he was uncircumcised did believe, and so was justified, therefore they that are uncircumcised may believe, and be also justified; Abraham when he did believe was circumcised, and that hindered not, so those that are circumcised may believe and be justified, that is, the Jews and the Gentiles have both liberty to come into the Covenant of grace, and so also to be happy by that Covenant, as Abraham was.
And as he hath propounded it thus, both in Gods gift, and in Gods sealing thereof; so in the words of the Text he maketh an application of both, applying it to all Abrahams children that shall live to the end of the world, whether Jewes or Gentiles; and in effect it is, as if he had said thus; Abraham, when he was uncircumcised did beleeve, and so was justified, therefore they that are uncircumcised may beleeve, and be also justified; Abraham when he did beleeve was circumcised, and that hindered not, so those that are circumcised may beleeve and be justified, that is, the Jewes and the Gentiles have both liberty to come into the Covenant of grace, and so also to be happy by that Covenant, as Abraham was.
In the words therefore, you have an application of the former pattern, to the particular use of every faithful servant of God, that look what good Abraham had, and what he received by faith, they that believe as he did, may expect the self same mercy that he had.
In the words therefore, you have an application of the former patterne, to the particular use of every faithfull servant of God, that look what good Abraham had, and what he received by faith, they that beleeve as he did, may expect the selfe same mercy that he had.