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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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8.1 Since all things are of God, it follows that all things besides God came from nothing, and are in themselves nothing.
- 1Consect. 8.
God calleth himself, I am, Exod. 3.14. We (saith learned and godly Mr Rutherford) are created results of God, bits of dependencies upon him,1 Time-accidents, Yesterday-startups, branches budding from our Mother-nothing by the alone Will and Pleasure of God. Behold, all Nations are before him as a drop of a bucket, as the small dust of the balance, as a very little thing, as nothing, as less then nothing, as va ity, Isai. 40.15, 17.2 As Creatures we are the effects of his good-pleasure, as Believers we are men of his special-good-pleasure: The difference between a Saint for ever, and nothing for ever, is the mere good pleasure of God.
God calleth himself, I am, Exod. 3.14. We (saith learned and godly Mr Rutherford) are created results of God, bits of dependencies upon him,1 Time-accidents, Yesterday-startups, branches budding from our Mother-nothing by the alone Will and Pleasure of God. Behold, all Nations are before him as a drop of a bucket, as the small dust of the ballance, as a very little thing, as nothing, as less then nothing, as va ity,