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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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Man opposeth no truth more, John 5.40. And ye will not come unto me that you may have life. What is said of the Jews, Rom. 11.28. is true of all, As concerning the Gospel they are enemies. A formidable curse whereby the soul is smitten with an enmity against the Gospel of Blessedness. The Gospel of Christ is a Doctrine of Contradiction, Luke 2.34. Behold this child is set for the fall, and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign that shall be spoken against. A stumbling stone, Rom. 9.32. A rock of offence, 1 Pet. 2 8. A Doctrine of foolishness, 1 Cor. 1.23. If he shall be in danger of hell fire, that saith unto his brother, Thou Fool, What danger shall he be in, that upbraideth the Gospel with foolishness? They put it, viz. the Word of God, i. e. the Doctrine ⟨p. 208⟩of the Gospel from them, 1Acts 13.46. They do not only not go to fetch it, but being brought to them, they put it away from them. The Covenant of Works we could much better close with, then with the Gospel: any other Gospel command then that of believing; any other person to be believed in then Christ Jesus. John 5.43. I am come in mine own Name, and ye receive me not, if another shall come in his own Name, him will ye receive, any other way rather then the way of the Gospel, Jer. 2.36. Why gaddest thou so much to change thy way. Acts 22, 4. I persecuted this way unto the death. Grace likes no way to life so well, Nature dislikes none so much. We are not by nature so averse to the Turkish Alcoran, as we are to Christs Gospel.