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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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Vocation is compared to Circumcision of the heart, Deut. 30.6. to Creation, to pouring out of the Spirit (so is the habit of faith there called) Tit. 3.6. to quickening or making alive. As therefore the person circumcised was passive in Circumcision, the creature in its creation, the subject quickened in its vivification, and the subject into which precious water is poured, is passive in respect of the water poured thereinto; So the soul in Vocation (which is all these spiritually, as being that work wherein the heart is circumcised, quickened, hath inherent saving grace created in it, and poured out into it, by the Spirit) must needs be passive. The contrary tenet makes us in the creation of faith to be our own creators in part. An assertion, as full of pride, as empty of reason; it makes us in part authors of our faith, a high degree of spiritual sacrilege against the glory of Christ, and grace of the Gospel.
Vocation is compared to Circumcision of the heart, Deut. 30.6. to Creation, to powring out of the Spirit (so is the habit of faith there called) Tit. 3.6. to quickning or making alive. As therefore the person circumcised was passive in Circumcision, the creature in its creation, the subject quickned in its vivification, and the subject into which precious water is powred, is passive in respect of the water powred thereinto; So the soul in Vocation (which is all these spiritually, as being that work wherein the heart is circumcised, quickned, hath inherent saving grace created in it, and powred out into it, by the Spirit) must needs be passive. The contrary tenet makes us in the creation of faith to be our own creators in part. An assertion, as full of pride, as empty of reason; it makes us in part authors of our faith, a high degree of spiritual facrilege against the glory of Christ, and grace of the Gospel.