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The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few…
The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perilous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begetting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.
London: printed by John Macock for Henry Cripps, 1654
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The proof of this Proposition appears by Scriptures, Arguments, Authorities.
The proof of this Proposition appeares by Scriptures, Arguments, Authorities.
By Scriptures thus:
Phil. 2.13. For it is God which worketh in you, 1both to will, and to do, of his own pleasure. The Apostle here distinguisheth between doing, and a power to do, which he calleth the will; both these are wrought of God; to will, or power to do, he worketh without us; to do, he worketh by us; in the first we are passive, and not active; manifest it is, the Soul cannot actually do, whilst it is but yet receiving power to do: in the second, we are not only passive, but also active; yet so, as we are passive, before we are active.
Phil. 2.13. For it is God which worketh in you, 1both to will, and to doe, of his owne pleasure. The Apostle here distinguisheth between doing, and a power to doe, which hee calleth the will; both these are wrought of God; to will, or power to doe, he worketh without us; to doe, he worketh by us; in the first we are passive, and not active; manifest it is, the Soul cannot actually doe, whilst it is but yet receiving power to doe: in the second, we are not only passive, but also active; yet so, as wee are passive, before we are active.
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