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A94353 Elijah's mantle: or, The remaines of that late worthy and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Tillinghast. Viz. I. The conformity of a saint to the will of God. On Act. 21.14. II. The will of God and Christ concerning sinners. On Gal. 1.4. III. No condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. On Rom. 8.1. IV. Christs love to his owne. On Joh. 13.1. V. True gospel humiliation. On Zach. 12.10. VI. The most effectual means to kill and subdue sin. On 1 Joh. 2.2 VII. The advocateship of Jesus Christ, a great ground of saints comfort and support under sins and infirmities. On 1 Joh. 2.2. VIII. The only way for saints to be delivered from the errors and evils of the times. On 1 Tim. 6.11. IX. Of the Old Covenant, from Gal. 4.30. being so farre as the author had proceeded, in a treatise of the two covenants, before his death. Published by his owne notes. Tillinghast, John, 1604-1655.; Manning, John, d. 1694. 1658 (1658) Wing T1172; Thomason E1557_1; ESTC R203796 263,858 498

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they_o shall_v blaspheme_v be_v thou_o a_o moral_a man_n so_o be_v nicodemus_n joh._n 3._o be_v thou_o a_o outward_a professor_n only_o and_o so_o a_o hypocrite_n indeed_o read_v isa_n 65._o vers_fw-la 2._o with_o 5._o i_o have_v spread_v out_o my_o hand_n all_o the_o day_n unto_o a_o rebellious_a people_n which_o walk_v in_o a_o way_n which_o be_v not_o good_a after_o their_o own_o thought_n which_o say_v stand_v by_o thyself_o come_v not_o near_o to_o i_o for_o i_o be_o holy_a than_o thou_o these_o be_v a_o smoke_n in_o my_o nose_n a_o fire_n that_o burn_v all_o the_o day_n 5_o and_o last_o this_o be_v comfort_n to_o the_o saint_n against_o the_o guilt_n of_o all_o sin_n whatsoever_o be_v soul_n in_o christ_n free_v from_o condemnation_n then_o poor_a soul_n thy_o sin_n shall_v never_o condemn_v thou_o they_o may_v rob_v thou_o of_o thy_o peace_n and_o comfort_n here_o but_o shall_v never_o of_o thy_o crown_n and_o glory_n hereafter_o they_o may_v bring_v correction_n upon_o thou_o but_o never_o condemnation_n for_o thou_o be_v free_v from_o that_o amen_n sermon_n ii_o rom_n 8.1_o there_o be_v therefore_o now_o no_o condemnation_n three_o observation_n i_o have_v raise_v from_o these_o word_n 1_o that_o it_o be_v a_o saint_n privilege_n to_o be_v free_v from_o condemnation_n 2_o this_o come_v from_o our_o in-being_a in_o christ_n 3_o those_o who_o be_v free_v from_o condemnation_n be_v such_o who_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n i_o handle_v the_o first_o the_o last_o day_n now_o for_o the_o second_o viz._n doct._n that_o our_o freedom_n from_o condemnation_n come_v from_o our_o in-being_a in_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o
the_o performance_n of_o some_o external_a duty_n stand_v thou_o by_o too_o thou_o have_v not_o in-being_a in_o christ_n rom._n 2.28_o 29._o for_o he_o be_v not_o a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o outward_o neither_o be_v that_o circumcision_n which_o be_v outward_a in_o the_o flesh_n but_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o inward_o and_o circumcision_n be_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o not_o in_o the_o letter_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n object_n but_o though_o i_o have_v not_o in-being_a in_o christ_n be_v there_o no_o hope_n for_o a_o soul_n in_o this_o condition_n answ_n no_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n for_o thou_o in_o this_o condition_n that_o be_v continue_v in_o this_o condition_n but_o mistake_v not_o there_o be_v hope_n thou_o may_v yet_o come_v to_o christ_n and_o so_o come_v out_o of_o this_o condition_n and_o so_o though_o for_o the_o present_a thou_o have_v not_o in-being_a in_o christ_n yet_o possible_o by_o come_v to_o 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