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The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or a…
The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or a brief tractate concerning the doctrine of the Quakers, demonstrating the destructive nature thereof, to religion, the churches, and the state, with consideration of the remedy against it. Occasional satisfaction to objections, and confirmation of the contrary trueth. / By John Norton, teacher of the Church of Christ at Boston. Who was appointed thereunto by the order of the General Court. ; [Four lines from Revelation]
printed by Samuel Green, 1659
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.
This notion agreeth not only with the analogy of faith, but also according to the mind of the Apostles commone•action exhortatory, seemeth more readily to flow. The scope of Peter, is to confirm the hearts of the twelve tribes scattered abroad, concerning the trueth of the Gospel: this he doth by two arguments, The first taken from the testimony of the Apostles verse 15 16,17. The second, from the word of Prophecy: illustrated by two adjuncts, the former of its sureness: the latter of our taking need thereunto. this attention he amplifieth, by calling unto such a conscientious and vigoro is continuance therein; as may never be in vain in the Lord, yea such as that the effectual light of the spirit of grace concurring with the doctrinal light of the word: may from duty to duty, shine upon the dark places of their hearts more and more, until the dawning of the perfect day of the vision of glory.
This notion agreeth not only with the analogie of faith, but also according to the mind of the Apostles commone•action exhortatory, seemeth more readily to flow. The scope of Peter, is to confirm the hearts of the twelve tribes scattered abroad, concerning the trueth of the Gospel: this he doth by two arguments, The first taken from the testimony of the Apostles verse 15 16,17. The second, from the word of Prophecy: illustrated by two adjuncts, the former of its sureness: the latter of our taking need thereunto. this attention he amplifyeth, by calling unto such a conscientious and vigoro is continuance therin; as may never be in vain in the Lord, yea such as that the effectual light of the spirit of grace concurring with the doctrinal light of the word: may from duty to duty, shine upon the dark places of their hearts more and more, untill the dawning of the perfect day of the vision of glory.
If with some Orthodox Interpreters, we understand by a dark place, the time of the Church under the old Testament: compared with the night, wherein candles are lighted: and by the day-dawning, the time of the Gospel day-light, wherein the Sun shineth; the new Testament expounding the old, and thereby giving a greater light.