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A65700 A discourse, confirming the truth and certainty of the Christian faith from the extraordinary gifts and operations of the Holy Ghost vouchsafed to the apostles and primitive professors of that faith / by Daniel Whitby ... Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726. 1691 (1691) Wing W1723; ESTC R39042 30,421 35

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concern_v we_o in_o point_n of_o interest_n and_o wisdom_n to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o all_o the_o precept_n of_o that_o faith_n the_o gentile_n have_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o conscience_n bear_v they_o witness_n 26._o 2_o rom._n 14_o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o rom_n 24_o 26._o and_o their_o inward_a reason_n sometime_o accuse_v and_o sometime_o excuse_v they_o and_o the_o result_n of_o their_o trasgression_n against_o this_o dim_a and_o imperfect_a law_n of_o nature_n be_v that_o god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o vile_a affection_n and_o to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n the_o law_n be_v give_v to_o the_o jew_n by_o ministration_n of_o holy_a angel_n and_o therefore_o every_o transgression_n of_o it_o receive_v a_o just_a reward_n of_o recompense_n 4._o 2_o heb._n 3_o 4._o how_o then_o say_v the_o apostle_n shall_v we_o escape_v if_o we_o neglect_v so_o great_a salvation_n which_o at_o the_o first_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v confirm_v by_o his_o apostle_n god_n hear_v witness_n to_o it_o by_o divers_a distribution_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n especial_o if_o we_o consider_v first_o that_o by_o disobedience_n to_o the_o christian_a precept_n we_o contradict_v the_o great_a design_n of_o all_o those_o demonstration_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v vouchsafe_v to_o confirm_v it_o the_o wonder_v wrought_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v intend_v 18._o 15_o rom._n 18._o faith_n st._n paul_n to_o make_v the_o gentile_n obedient_a in_o word_n and_o deed._n second_o that_o this_o great_a confirmtion_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n do_v high_o aggravate_v the_o gunt_fw-la of_o our_o transgression_n of_o the_o christian_a precept_n for_o the_o strong_a be_v the_o motive_n to_o believe_v the_o great_a be_v the_o gild_n of_o disobedience_n because_o such_o motive_n may_v be_v easy_o discern_v and_o so_o our_o ignorance_n of_o they_o must_v be_v less_o excusable_a and_o we_o can_v resist_v their_o 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