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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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Touching those Objections that strike at the Justice of the Governor, they are fetched from, 1. The Permission of sin: as suppose the sin of Adam, or of any other heinous transgressions amongst the Sons of men. Carnal reason seeing wickedness in the place of judgment, and iniquity in the place of righteousness, thence inferreth that man hath no preeminence above a beast: God regardeth the death of the one, no more then of the other; that is, in way of Government, he regardeth neither, Eccless. 3.16, 18. 2. From the deferring of the punishment of man for sin: which the wicked abuse, as an argument that God taketh no judicial notice of their sin. They slay the widow, and the stranger, and murder the fatherless; yet (the God to whom vengeance belongeth, not showing himself) they say, The Lord shall not see it, neither doth the God of Jacob regard it, Psal. 94.6.1.7. 3. From things falling out alike to those who are alike: Eccles. 8.4. and 9.2. Hence carnal reason, supposing a man loseth nothing by ungodliness, nor gets any thing by godliness: concludes all events are casual; and that the only Compendium of relief unto man, against the temptation of so unequal administration of things, is, not to care for any ⟨p. 119⟩thing, but to eat, drink, and to be merry, Ecclesiast. 8.15. and 9.3. 4. From the Adversity of the godly: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness; this was Asaps temptation, Psal. 73. If he were (according as some think) the Author thereof, Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, &c. ver. 13, 14. Hereupon Job himself was overmuch disquieted, Job 23.3, 4, 5. his friends concluded him an hypocrite. The Disciples began to doubt, whether Christ were the very Christ, Luke 24.21. 5. The Prosperity of the wicked:1 which consideration hath from time to time troubled the godly,