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Some important truths about conversion, delivered in sundry sermons, / by Increase Mather, D.D.…
Some important truths about conversion, delivered in sundry sermons, / by Increase Mather, D.D. teacher of a church at Boston, in New-England ; With a preface by Dr. Owen.Some important truths about conversion, delivered in sundry sermons, / by Increase Mather, D.D. teacher of a church at Boston, in New-England ; With a praeface by Dr. Owen.
Boston: printed by John Allen for John Edwards, 1721
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2. In this hearing Understanding is implied, even a discerning who it is that stands knocking and calling at the door. He that heareth my voice, that is, that knoweth that it is the voice of Christ which is speaking to him, as John 10.3. The sheep hear his voice; and then verse 4. For they know his voice, and vers. 5. But they know not the voice of strangers. That then is meant by hearing the voice of Christ, even a knowing that it is his voice, so as to be able to discern it from all other contrary voices. Except a man be able to distinguish between the voice of Christ, and of Satan; between the good motions of the Spirit of Christ, and the sinful motions of the evil Spirit, he cannot be said to hear and open to Christ. Thus the Spouse in the Canticles, It is the voice of my Beloved that knocketh. Christ no sooner spake, but presently she knew whose voice it was that called to her, Cant. 5.2. So that acquaintance with the voice of Christ is here included.
2. In this hearing Ʋnderstanding is implied, even a discerning who it is that stands knocking and calling at the door. He that heareth my voice, that is, that knoweth that it is the voice of Christ which is speaking to him, as John 10.3. The sheep hear his voice; and then verse 4. For they know his voice, and vers. 5. But they know not the voice of strangers. That then is meant by hearing the voice of Christ, even a knowing that it is his voice, so as to be able to discern it from all other contrary voices. Except a man be able to distinguish between the voice of Christ, and of Satan; between the good motions of the Spirit of Christ, and the sinful motions of the evil Spirit, he cannot be said to hear and open to Christ. Thus the Spouse in the Canticles, It is the voice of my Beloved that knocketh. Christ no sooner spake, but presently she knew whose voice it was that called to her, Cant. 5.2. So that acquaintance with the voice of Christ is here included.