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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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We know that God is just in all his ways, though the reason of the Justice of some of his ways, we know not. That Gods Word and his Works agree, is manifest unto us; though how they agree, is sometimes hidden from us.
The seeming defects of Beauty, or Justice, in the Works of God, proceed from the error of our understanding, not from any want in Providence: The offence that man takes at the Providence of God, is taken, not given.
A preservative against temptations, arising from difficulties concerning the Justice of the Government of God, is to captive Reason unto Faith; and to hold these three Conclusions firm, though we see not the reason of the premisses. 1. That God is righteous: Righteous art thou O Lord when I plead with thee, yet let me talk with thee of thy Judgments, Jer. 12.1. 2. That godliness doth us good, and no hurt: Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart, Psal. 73.1. 3. That sin doth us hurt, and no good: Though a sinner doth evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged; yet surely I know that it shall be with well them that fear God, which fear before ⟨p. 123⟩him: But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he feareth not before God, Eccles. 8.12, 13.