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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 3
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That such Appellations as God's People, God's Israel, and some other like Phrases, are used and applied in Scripture with considerable Diversity of Intention. Thus, we have a plain Distinction between the House of Israel, and the House of Israel, in Ezek. xx. 38, 39, 40. By the House of Israel in the 39th Verse is meant literally the Nation or Family of Israel: But by the House of Israel in the 40th Verse seems to be intended the spiritual House, the Body of God's visible Saints, that ⟨p. 85⟩should attend the Ordinances of his public Worship in Gospel-Times. So likewise there is a Distinction made between the House of Israel, & God's Disciples who should profess and visibly adhere to his Law and Testimony, in Isai. viii. 14,—17. And tho' the whole Nation of the Jews are often called God's People in those degenerate Times where in the Prophets were sent to reprove them, yet at the same Time they are charged as •salsly calling themselves of the holy City. Isai. xlviii. 2. And God often tells them, they are rather to be reckoned among Aliens, and to be looked upon as Children of the Ethiopians, or Posterity of the ancient Canaanites, on Account of their grossly wicked and scandalous Behaviour. See Amos ix. 7, 8, &c. Ezek. xvi. 2, 3, &c. ver.45, 46, &c. Isai. i. 10.
That such Appellations as God's People, God's Israel, and some other like Phrases, are used and applied in Scripture with considerable Diversity of Intention. Thus, we have a plain Distinction between the House of Israel, and the House of Israel, in Ezek. xx. 38, 39, 40. By the House of Israel in the 39th Verse is meant literally the Nation or Family of Israel: But by the House of Israel in the 40th Verse seems to be intended the spiritual House, the Body of God's visible Saints, that