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An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications…
An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a complete standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a compleat standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]
Boston: : Printed & sold by S. Kneeland in Queenstreet, 1749
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An Inquiry into the Qualifications for full Communion in the visibl… › Part 2
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On the whole, 'tis manifest that all visible Christians or Saints, all Christ's professing Disciples or Hearers that profess him to be their Lord, ⟨p. 48⟩according to the Scripture-Notion of professing Christ, are such profess a saving Interest in him and Relation to him, and live in the Hope of being hereafter owned as those that are so interested and related.—By those that hear Christ's Sayings, in this Place, are not meant merely Auditors of the Word preached; for there are many such who make no Pretence to an Interest in Christ, and have no such Hope or Opinion built on any Foundation at all: but those who profess to hearken to, believe and yield Submission to the Word of Christ. This is confirmed by the Manner in which the Matter is expressed in Luke vi. Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doth them, I will show you to whom he is like: i. e. Whosoever visibly comes to me, and is one of my professed Disciples, &c.
On the whole, 'tis manifest that all visible Christians or Saints, all Christ's professing Disciples or Hearers that profess him to be their Lord, ⟨p. 48⟩according to the Scripture-Notion of professing Christ, are such profess a saving Interest in him and Relation to him, and live in the Hope of being hereafter own'd as those that are so interested and related.—By those that hear Christ's Sayings, in this Place, are not meant meerly Auditors of the Word preached; for there are many such who make no Pretence to an Interest in Christ, and have no such Hope or Opinion built on any Foundation at all: but those who profess to hearken to, believe and yield Submission to the Word of Christ. This is confirmed by the Manner in which the Matter is express'd in Luke vi. Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: i. e. Whosoever visibly comes to me, and is one of my professed Disciples, &c.