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The saints guide, in three treatises
The saints guide, in three treatises; I. The mirror of mercy, on Gen. 6.13. II. The carnal mans condition, on Rom. 1.18. III. The plantation of the righteous, on Psa. l.3 / By Thomas Hooker minister in New-England.The saints guide, in three treatises; I. The mirror of mercie, on Gen. 6.13. II. The carnall mans condition, on Rom. 1.18. III. The plantation of the righteous, on Psa. l.3 / By Thomas Hooker minister in New-England.
London: printed for John Stafford over against Brids Church, 1645
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4. Fourthly, it is a word of conviction, it is powerful to overthrow all the gainsayings of man, it hath a sovereign, supreme Authority in it, to bear down all carnal reasonings, when the Lord is pleased to accompany it. 2. Cor. 10.4. The weapons of our warfare, are not carnal, feeble and weak, but mighty thorough God to the pulling down of strong holds. There is a ⟨p. 110⟩mighty operation in the truth, hence saith the Apostle, 2. Cor. 13.8. We cannot do any thing against the truth, but for the truth. So that truth is powerful, and though corruption be strong, the world enticing, and the Devil ensnaring, yet if the Lord be pleased to set the truth home upon the soul, either to inform it, or to quicken it, or to draw it on in Heaven ways, or to convince it, all these avocations, and pull backs, shall not hinder it; thus we see the truth will work.
4. Fourthly, it is a word of conviction, it is powerfull to overthrow all the gainsayings of man, it hath a soveraigne, supreame Authority in it, to beare downe all carnall reasonings, when the Lord is pleased to accompanie it. 2. Cor. 10.4. The weapons of our warefare, are not carnall, feeble and weake, but mighty thorough God to the pulling downe of strong holds. There is a ⟨p. 110⟩mighty operation in the truth, hence saith the Apostle, 2. Cor. 13.8. We cannot doe anie thing against the truth, but for the truth. So that truth is powerfull, and though corruption be strong, the world inticing, and the Divell ensnaring, yet if the Lord be pleased to set the truth home upon the soule, either to informe it, or to quicken it, or to draw it on in Heaven waies, or to convince it, all these avocations, and pull backs, shall not hinder it; thus we see the truth wil work.