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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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To take off this. §1First, mark the scope and the context how this Scripture is brought in, and it will something clear the Text, it is brought in by some Epicurean Principles that some scoffers had taken in these times, ver. 3.4. Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts. And saying, where is the promise of his coming? For since the Fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the Creation. We see no change in Providence, therefore where is the promise of Christs coming? They scoffed at Christ, that Christ was a contemptible man in this World, and that God should judge the World by Christ, this is the Answer in the 7 vers. But the Heavens and the Earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store reserved unto fire against the day of Judgement, and Perdition of ungodly Men. Peter speaks directly that the time of Christs coming (and they scoffed at it) was not the time of the thousand years, but of the Time of the day of Judgement; Therefore this coming here that Peter speaks of, it cannot be ⟨p. 103⟩meant of a thousand years before the day of Judgement.
To take off this. §1First, marke the scope and the context how this Scripture is brought in, and it will something cleare the Text, it is brought in by some Epicurian Principles that some scoffers had taken in these times, ver. 3.4. Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their owne lusts. And saying, where is the promise of his coming? For since the Fathers fell asleepe, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the Creation. Wee see no change in Providence, therefore where is the promise of Christs coming? They scoffed at Christ, that Christ was a contemptible man in this World, and that God should judge the World by Christ, this is the Answer in the 7 vers. But the Heavens and the Earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store reserved unto fire against the day of Judgement, and Perdition of ungodly Men. Peter speakes directly that the time of Christs coming (and they scoffed at it) was not the time of the thousand yeares, but of the Time of the day of Judgement; Therefore this coming here that Peter speakes of, it cannot be ⟨p. 103⟩