An Humble Inquiry Into the Rules of the Word of God - Softcover

Edwards, Jonathan

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ISBN 10: 1235153169 ISBN 13: 9781235153167

Verlag: General Books LLC, 2012

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1790. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... PART SECOND. Reasons for the Negative os the foregoing ^ueslion. Having thus explained what I mean, when I fay, That none ought to be admitted to the communion and privileges os members os the visible church os Christ in complete standing, but such as are in prosession and in the eye of the church's Christian judgment godly or gracious persons : I now proceed to observe some things which may tend to evince the truth of this position. And here, I. I begin with observing, I think it is both evident by the word of God, and also granted on all hands, that none ought to be admitted as members of the visible church of Christ but visible saints and prosessing saints, or visible and professing Christians.--We sind the word saint, when applied to men, ^used two ways in the New Testament: The word in some places is so used as to mean those that are real saints, who are converted, and are truly gracious persons ; as I Cor. vi. 2. " Do ye " not know that the saints shall judge the world ?" Eph. i. i£. " The riches of the glory of his inheritance " in the saints." Chap. iii. 17, 18. " That Christ may " dwell in your hearts by faith, that ye being rooted " and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend " with all saints, what is the breadth," &c. z Thess. i. 10. " When he shall come to be glorisied in his saints, " and admired in all them- that believe." So Rev. v. 8. Chap. viii. 4. and xi. 18. and xiii. 10. and xiv. 12. and xix. 8. In other places the word is used so as to have respect; not only to real saints, but to such as were saints in visibility, appearance, and prosession; and so were outwardly, as to what concerns their acceptance among men and their outward treatment and privileges, of the . company of saints: So the word is used in very many -places,...

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• Verlag: General Books LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1235153169
• ISBN 13: 9781235153167
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 76