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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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A seventh Incongruity will follow, that if Christ shall come to reign upon the Earth, then Christs Kingdom must be a worldly & terrene Kingdom, then it will be against the Word of God, he must be a visible King to the Jews, and a visible King to all the World besides; this would follow then that Christs Kingdom must not be a spiritual Kingdom, but a Terrene, a Worldly pompous Kingdom. John 18.36. Jesus answered, My Kingdom is not of this World, if my Kingdom were of this World, ⟨p. 89⟩then would my Servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews, but now is my Kingdom not from hence. Luke 17.20. And when he was demanded of the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The Kingdom of God cometh not with Observation. Would not all the World observe this, for Christ to come bodily from Heaven, and in the Majesty of a Monarch? Now Christs Kingdom doth not come with Observation. When the Disciples looked after an Earthly Kingdom, No, saith Christ, my Kingdom is for to Rule and Reign in your hearts, you shall never see me for to be an outward pompous King in the World, for Christs Kingdom it is a spiritual Kingdom.
A seventh Incongruity will follow, that if Christ shall come to reigne upon the Earth, then Christs Kingdom must be a worldly & terrene Kingdome, then it will be against the Word of God, he must be a visible King to the Jewes, and a visible King to all the World besides; this would follow then that Christs Kingdome must not be a spirituall Kingdome, but a Terrene, a Worldly pompous Kingdome. Iohn 18.36. Jesus answered, My Kingdome is not of this World, if my Kingdome were of this World, ⟨p. 89⟩then would my Servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jewes, but now is my Kingdome not from hence. Luke 17.20. And when hee was demanded of the Pharisees when the Kingdome of God should come, hee answered them and said, The Kingdome of God cometh not with Observation. Would not all the World observe this, for Christ to come bodily from Heaven, and in the Majesty of a Monarch? Now Christs Kingdome doth not come with Observation. When the Disciples looked after an Earthly Kingdome, No, saith Christ, my Kingdome is for to Rule and Reigne in your hearts, you shall never see mee for to be an outward pompous King in the World, for Christs Kingdome it is a spirituall Kingdome.