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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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Paul, Rom. 9.3. wisheth himself, for his brethren's sake, accursed from the fruit of the love of Christ, not from the love of Christ: he wisheth to be without the vision and fruition of Christ, not to be the Enemy of Christ: he wisheth to perish not as an Enemy of Christ, but as a Saviour to his Brethren: he wiseth to them his Salvation, but he doth not wish unto himself their Damnation. The like is to be judged of Moses request, Exod. 32.32.
Paul, Rom. 9.3. wisheth himself, for his brethrens sake, accursed from the fruit of the love of Christ, not from the love of Christ: he vvisheth to be vvithout the vision and fruition of Christ, not to be the Enemy of Christ: he vvisheth to perish not as an Enemy of Christ, but as a Saviour to his Brethren: he vviseth to them his Salvation, but he doth not vvish unto himself their Damnation. The like is to be judged of Moses request, Exod. 32.32.
6. Inexcusableness is that effect of the legal Work of the Spirit, whence the Soul lying under conviction of the nature of the Command, sin, guilt, and the Justice of God against sinners, notwithstanding any former shifts, cavils, contradictions, or whatsoever else, against the mutableness of our Creation, Adams sin, original sin, actual sin, or the Justice of God, is wholly left without any excuse of, or defence for it self; so as now God is justified in his saying, and overcometh when he judgeth.
6. Inexcuseableness is that effect of the legal Work of the Spirit, vvhence the Soul lying under conviction of the nature of the Command, sin, guilt, and the Justice of God against sinners, notvvithstanding any former shifts, cavils, contradictions, or vvhatsoever else, against the mutableness of our Creraion, Adams sin, original sin, actual sin, or the Justice of God, is vvholly left vvithout any excuse of, or defence for it self; so as novv God is justified in his saying, and overcometh vvhen he judgeth.