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A28172 Fellowship with God, or, XXVIII sermons on the I Epistle of John, chap. 1 and 2 wherein the true ground and foundation of attaining, the spiritual way of intertaining fellowship with the Father and the Son, and the blessed condition of such as attain to it, are most succinctly and dilucidly explained / by ... Hugh Binning. Binning, Hugh, 1627-1653. 1671 (1671) Wing B2930; ESTC R14103 146,932 280

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same_o apostle_n chap._n 3.5.8_o and_o you_o know_v that_o he_o be_v manifest_v to_o take_v away_o our_o sin_n and_o 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v no_o sin_n yea_o for_o this_o very_a purpose_n say_v he_o that_o he_o may_v destroy_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n now_o be_v this_o the_o great_a business_n that_o draw_v the_o son_n out_o of_o the_o father_n bosom_n to_o destroy_v the_o arch-enemy_n and_o capital_a rebel_n sin_n which_o as_o to_o man_n be_v a_o work_n of_o satan_n because_o it_o f●●st_v enter_v in_o man_n by_o the_o devil_n suggestion_n and_o counsel_n all_o that_o misery_n and_o ruin_n all_o these_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o death_n that_o satan_n have_v by_o his_o malice_n and_o policy_n wrought_v upon_o and_o in_o poor_a mankind_n jesus_n be_v manife_v in_o the_o flesh_n without_o sin_n to_o destroy_v and_o take_v away_o sin_n out_o of_o our_o fl●sh_n and_o to_o abolish_v and_o destroy_v satan_n work_n which_o he_o have_v build_v upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o god_n work_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o to_o repai●_n and_o renew_v that_o first_o bless_a wo●k_n of_o god_n in_o man_n eph._n 4.23_o 24._o now_o o_o how_o cogent_a and_o persuade_v be_v this_o one_o so_o high_a come_v down_o so_o low_a one_o dwell_v in_o inaccessible_a glory_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o infirmity_n and_o weakness_n of_o it_o to_o thi●_n very_a purpose_n to_o repair_v the_o creation_n to_o make_v up_o th●●●●aches_v of_o it_o to_o destroy_v sin_n and_o ●ave_n the_o sinner_n what_o force_n be_v in_o this_o to_o persuade_v a_o soul_n that_o true_o believe●_n it_o not_o to_o sin_n for_o may_v he_o think_v within_o himself_o shall_v i_o save_v that_o which_o christ_n come_v to_o destroy_v shall_v i_o entertain_v and_o maintain_v that_o which_o he_o come_v to_o take_v away_o and_o do_v what_o in_o i_o lie_v to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a end_n of_o his_o glorious_a and_o wondered_a descent_n from_o heaven_n shall_v i_o join_v hand_n and_o associate_v with_o my_o lust_n and_o war_n for_o they_o which_o w●r_n against_o my_o soul_n and_o he_o that_o will_v save_v my_o ●oul_n nay_o 〈◊〉_d we_o conclude_v my_o beloved_a within_o our_o own_o heart_n be_v the_o word_n and_o prince_n of_o life_n manifest_v from_o heaven_n and_o come_v to_o ma●●_n and_o unmake_v that_o wo●k_n of_o satan_n that_o he_o may_v rescue_v i_o from_o ●n●er_n his_o tyranny_n ●hen_o god_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v help_v satan_n to_o build_v up_o that_o which_o my_o saviour_n be_v ●●sting_v down_o and_o to_o make_v a_o prison_n for_o myself_o and_o cord_n to_o bind_v i_o in_o it_o for_o everlasting_a nay_o will_v a_o believe_v foul_a say_v rather_o let_v i_o be_v a_o worker_n together_o with_o christ_n though_o