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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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This heavenly society is made up of God,1 and Christ, and the blessed.
- 12 Of their Society.
The good of this society (in respect of the Blessed themselves) chiefly consists in their knowledge one of another, communion one with another, and content flowing from that communion.
Known and approved is Luther's answer,1 returned affirmatively (upon the desire of the hearers, that he would be pleased to speak to his own Query) to this question, propounded by himself a little before his death, viz. Whether we should know one another in eternal life, which he proved from Adams knowledge of Eve in innocency, whom he had never seen before, Gen. 2.23. The knowledge of the Beat fical Vision, exceeds the knowledge of Adam. David implieth that he shall know his child, when he comforts himself that he shall go unto it, 2 Sam. 12.23. Peter seeing Christ transfigured, and Moses and Elijah appearing with him in glory, whom he had never seen (no saith Tertullian, not so much as in their pictures,2 the use of Statues and Images being prohibited by Law among the Jews) takes notice of them, Ma•th. 17.4.