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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. in the Special enmity of the heart against this duty. 2. in the Eminence of the Principle requisite to the creating of faith. 3. in the Greatness and largeness of the obedience of Faith.
1. The Special enmity of the heart against believing appeareth thus: there is no obedience that God and Christ love better, 1 John 3.23. Or that the Spirit laboureth more in, John 16.9 No obedience that either Satan, or man oppose more: Satan opposeth none more, For as the Spirit of truth leadeth unto all truth, but into none more then this: So, the Father of a lye opposeth all truth, yet none more then this. Men that finally resist believing in Christ, by so doing, do the will of the Devil, do show him to be your Father. John 8.44. Ye are of your Father the Devil, and the lusts of your Father ye will do. 1To this purpose there is a good use to be made of Zanchy's Discourse, concerning the Revelation of Christ's Incarnation, and the Exaltation of the humane Nature above the Nature of Angels by virtue of the Personal union: the Doctrine of the grace of Christ ncarnate being that truth (or at least contained in that truth) whereof Christ speaks, John 8. in which the Devil abode, but hated not from the beginning. Many Divines are conceived probably to think, That Christ was not only set for the fall and rising again of many men, but for the fall and standing of the Angels.
1. The Special enmity of the heart against believing appeareth thus: there is no obedience that God and Christ love better, 1 John 3.23. Or that the Spirit laboureth more in,