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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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From Scripture: God makes a Law against the commission of sin, Gen. 2.17. smiteth with a curse for sin in all, Gen. 3.17. condemned sin in the flesh of his Son, Rom. 8.3. gave Christ for the destroying of sin in all his, Rom. 6.6. 1 John 3.8. therefore God is not the Author of sin. Lo this only have I found, that God hath made man upright, Eccles. 7.29. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, 1and the pride of life, is not of the Father, 1 John 2.16. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God, for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man, scil. by enticing and moving him unto sin, James 1.13. ⟨p. 65⟩love God. The children of God would be troubled if grace should fail, though their privileges should not be cut off; you are sure of both. For as grace is sure, so are also the privileges of grace: This was figured under the Law; an Israelite could never wholly alienate his inheritance and title to the Land; Levit. 25.23. His title to the Land shall not be cut off, nor sold for ever: This was a type of our spiritual inheritance in Christ, which cannot be alienated from us; he might for a while pass it away, but it was to return again; so those that are made coheirs with Christ, are never dis-inherited: 'Tis true, we forfeit it by the merit of our actions, but God doth not take the advantage of every offence: 'Tis true, we lose the evidences that are in our keeping, peace of Conscience, and joy in the Holy Ghost; but the estate it self is undefeasible, and cannot be made away from us. Sometimes we are under a kind of sequestration, and there is a suspension of comfort and grace; as the Israelite might make away his inheritance for a time; but we shall recover possession again, though not by our selves, yet by our Goel, our kinsman, or him that is next of blood: As under the Law, if a person were not able to redeem the inheritance, the kinsman was to redeem it; so Jesus Christ, our kinsman after the flesh, he is our Goel, he interposeth by his merit, and reconcileth us to God. Well then, You see grace is kept, and the privileges of grace are kept in Christ: