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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Unbelief spoileth all. An Unbeliever is dead, he cannot hear Christ in his Word; he is blind, he cannot see God in the Gospel; like Hagar, though a Fountain be before him, he beholdeth it not. Unbelief makes the Word like rain upon Rocks, wholly useless and fruitless. What is said of the Essential Word, is true of the Revealed Word, It can do no mighty works, because of their unbelief. Unbelief is a Bulwark whereby sin secureth it self, against all the darts and shot which the Word dischargeth at it. What was the reason that the Word was not helpful to the Jews, Heb. 4.2. The word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. Unbelief was the crack ⟨p. 229⟩in the Glass, through which this inestimable Water of Life did leak out, and so was lost.
Nay, What made the Word hurtful to them? This leaven of Unbelief soured all, 1 Pet. 2.8. That Rock on which Faith builds an house which reacheth up to Heaven, Unbelief stumbleth at, and tumbleth the soul into Hell.
Nay, What made the Word hurtful to them? This leaven of Unbelief sowred all, 1 Pet. 2.8. That Rock on which Faith builds an house which reacheth up to Heaven, Unbelief stumbleth at, and tumbleth the soul into Hell.
3. Let the Word come with Authority and Power to thy Conscience: This is one of the chiefest ingredients that goeth to the composition of a Preacher, that he speak as Paul did, in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power,