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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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Gods making himself a Debtor unto his Elect, is the effect of his good pleasure. Rom. 9.18. We know not that we are of the number of his Elect, unto whom he hath made himself a Debtor, until we do believe.
Our personal, and practical Acknowledgement, That God hath power to deal with us according to his good pleasure, is a part of our humiliation.
The Object of Faith,1 is the Doctrine of the Gospel; the Sum whereof is, That Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, 1 Tim. 1.15.
- 1Of the Object of Faith, with Arguments moving to believe.
Arguments moving to believe, are,