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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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1. Take off the Soul from its carnal confidences: for the less measure of experience of a lost estate before faith, the greater measure of carnal confidence, and less measure of sensible dependence upon Christ after faith, until this cure. 2. God hereby provideth further for his own glory, by causing the soul to magnify the Law, to condemn sin, judge it self, and exalt grace in such a degree, as a kindly preparatory work disposed to. Assurance of salvation presupposeth, and the want of a kindly preparatory work, until now eclipsed.
1. Take off the Soul from its carnal confidences: for the less measure of experience of a lost estate before faith, the greater measure of carnal confidence, and less measure of sensible dependance upon Christ after faith, until this cure. 2. God hereby provideth further for his own glory, by causing the soul to magnifie the Law, to condemn sin, judge it self, and exalt grace in such a degree, as a kindly preparatory work disposed to. Assurance of salvation presupposeth, and the want of a kindly preparatory work, until now eclipsed.
Many darken,1 if not hide from themselves their experience of a preparatory work, by unwarrantably fixing their conversion to such a time: Whence notwithstanding upon just examination, they cannot deny the substance of preparatory work to have been; and the effects of saving grace to be in their souls; yet, they owning no work for preparatory work which was not wrought before; nor any work for converting work, which hath not been wrought since such a time: they cause much unsettledness, and uncomfortableness unto themselves.
Many darken,1 if not hide from themselves their experience of a preparatory work, by unwarrantably fixing their conversion to such a time: Whence notwithstanding upon just examination, they cannot deny the substance of preparatory work to have been; and the effects of saving grace to be in their souls; yet, they owning no work for preparatory work which was not wrought before; nor any work for converting work, which hath not been wrought since such a time: they cause much unsetledness, and uncomfortableness unto themselves.