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The door of salvation opened by the key of regeneration
The door of salvation opened by the key of regeneration: or A treatise containing the nature, necessity, marks and means of regeneration; as also the duty of the regenerate. / By George Swinnocke, M.A. and pastor of Rickmersworth in Hertfordshire.
London: printed by John Best for Tho. Parkhurst, 1661
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.
Grace like fire cannot be hid; you may as soon conceal musk in your hand, as grace in your heart. The turning of a sinner from evil to good, is like the turning of a bell from one side to another which reporteth its own motion. The Convert is resolved, (as Elijah) to show himself, and in this among the rest, in bringing more customers to that shop, where he had such cheap and kind usage.
Grace like fire cannot be hid; you may as soon conceal musk in your hand, as grace in your heart. The turning of a sinner from evil to good, is like the turning of a bell from one side to another which reporteth its own motion. The Convert is resolved, (as Elijah) to shew himself, and in this among the rest, in bringing more customers to that shop, where he had such cheap and kind usage.
The Devil was no sooner fallen, but he laboured to draw man to the same wickedness and wretchedness with himself; the dead in sin are no sooner raised to spiritual life, but they endeavour to draw others to the same holiness and happiness with themselves; These things I write unto you that ye may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship (which is the only good fellowship) is with the Father and Jesus Christ his Son, 1 Joh. 1.3.
The child of God cateth not his morsel alone, but loveth company; he is very covetous to make Proselytes unto Christ. We have a saying, That he was unworthy to be born, by whom another is not born: Sure I am, he may question whether he were ever born again that doth not labour that others may be so also.
The childe of God cateth not his morsel alone, but loveth company; he is very covetous to make Proselites unto Christ. We have a saying, That he was unworthy to be born, by whom another is not born: Sure I am, he may question whether he were ever born again that doth not labour that others may be so also.