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The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…
The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithful labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653
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Thirdly, there are against the Jesuits conceit of Limbus Patrum, that there are clear passages in the Scripture and undeniable reasons drawn from the Scripture that doth prove Believers under the old Testament went to Heaven before CHRISTS Ascension; As in Luke 16.22. And it came to pass that the Beggar dyed, and was carried by the Angels into Abraham's Bosom: the Rich man also dyed, and was buried. He lived two thousand years and more before Christ was borne, heaven is called Abraham's Bosom, and the Elect that dyed are said to go into Abraham's Bosom, and Elijah ⟨p. 43⟩and Enoch are in Heaven perfectly, Heb. 11.5. By Faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death, and was not found, because God had translated him. And in Heb. 11. there the bodies of the Patriarchs are reckoned up together, in the 16 verse. But now they desire a better Country, that is Heavenly, wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he hath prepared for them a City. He is not ashamed to be their God, therefore they have a City prepared for them by God, that likewise if it be a History or a Parable, Lazarus was said to be carried by Angels into Abraham's Bosom, this was before Christ dyed: then frequent Scriptures there are, touching Christs transfiguration that when Christ was taken up, that he saw Moses and Elijah, from thence Divines gather that they must be in Heaven. There are four undeniable Reasons that will prove that the godly before Christs Ascension they went to Heaven.
Thirdly, there are against the Jesuits conceit of Limbus Patrum, that there are cleare passages in the Scripture and undenyable reasons drawn from the Scripture that doth prove Believers under the old Testament went to Heaven before CHRISTS Ascension; As in Luke 16.22. And it came to passe that the Beggar dyed, and was carried by the Angells into Abrahams Bosome: the Rich man also dyed, and was buried. Hee lived two thousand years and more before Christ was borne, heaven is called Abrahams Bosome, and the Elect that dyed are said to goe into Abrahams Bosome, and Eliah