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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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The Grace of Creation (confirming grace being superadded) sufficed to that: the Grace of Redemption is requisite to this. Gods pleasure was enough without any cost for that: but this, besides the good pleasure of the Lord, ⟨p. 211⟩cost God his Son, and Christ his Blood; in that the Soul was a mere nothing: and so could do nothing for it self; yet (being but a mere nothing) it made no resistance: but here, besides the helplessness of a mere nothing, there is also the enmity of a most corrupt thing.
The Grace of Creation (confirming grace being superadded) sufficed to that: the Grace of Redemption is requisite to this. Gods pleasure vvas enough without any cost for that: but this, besides the good pleasure of the Lord, ⟨p. 211⟩cost God his Son, and Christ his Blood; in that the Soul vvas a meer nothing: and so could do nothing for it self; yet (being but a meer nothing) it made no resistance: but here, besides the helplesness of a meer nothing, there is also the enmity of a most corrupt thing.
The Believer obeyeth both Law, and Gospel; we obey the Law legally in our Surety, the Gospel perfectly in our own persons; with the perfection of parts, or sincerely in this life; with the perfection of degrees in the life to come.
The Believer obeyeth both Law, and Gospel; we obey the Law legally in our Surety, the Gospel perfectly in our ovvn persons; with the perfection of parts, or sincerely in this life; with the perfection of degrees in the life to come.
Believers obey the Law legally in their Surety,