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A30208 Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second comming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to severall questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustring storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the vertue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunnyan ... Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1656 (1656) Wing B5598; ESTC R34771 92,539 312

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thy_o duty_n and_o all_o thy_o righteousness_n be_v not_o for_o it_o be_v but_o menstruous_a rag_n jsa_n 64._o 6._o 3._o have_v a_o care_n that_o when_o thou_o be_v under_o conviction_n thou_o do_v not_o satisfy_v thyself_o with_o a_o notion_n of_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n my_o meaning_n be_v do_v not_o content_v thyself_o with_o any_o measure_n of_o knowledge_n that_o thou_o can_v attain_v unto_o or_o bottom_n thy_o peace_n upon_o it_o think_v thou_o be_v now_o well_o enough_o because_o thou_o can_v speak_v much_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o his_o love_n in_o christ_n to_o
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upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o be_v make_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n phil._n 2._o 7._o and_o in_o heb._n 2._o 14._o because_o the_o child_n be_v partaker_n of_o flesh_n and_o blond_n he_o also_o himself_o likewise_o take_v part_n of_o the_o same_o to_o what_o end_n that_o through_o death_n he_o may_v destroy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n and_o be_v that_o all_o no_o but_o also_o that_o he_o may_v deliver_v they_o who_o through_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v all_o their_o life_n time_n subject_a to_o bondage_n the_o second_o argument_n be_v this_o because_o if_o a_o spirit_n only_o can_v have_v make_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o fin_n of_o mankind_n and_o have_v subdue_v satan_n for_o man_n without_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n either_o there_o have_v be_v weakness_n in_o god_n when_o he_o make_v that_o promise_n to_o fall_v adam_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n for_o there_o 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the_o law_n all_o that_o believe_v in_o his_o name_n be_v in_o their_o nature_n make_v a_o curse_n for_o they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o fall_v angel_n be_v not_o recover_v from_o their_o damnable_a estate_n because_o he_o do_v not_o take_v hold_n of_o their_o sin_n nature_n for_o he_o take_v not_o on_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n but_o he_o take_v on_o he_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n heb._n 2._o 16._o now_o then_o see_v this_o be_v the_o very_a truth_n of_o god_n i_o shall_v next_o prove_v that_o jesus_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n to_o be_v the_o saviour_n and_o first_o i_o shall_v prove_v it_o by_o compare_v some_o place_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n together_o and_o by_o some_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o scripture_n and_o first_o see_v gen._n 3._o 15._o where_o he_o be_v call_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n say_v i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n 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have_v bring_v forth_o her_o first_o bear_v mat._n 1._o 25._o again_n the_o angel_n tell_v she_o that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n say_v and_o the_o lord_n god_n will_v give_v unto_o he_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o father_n david_n luke_n 1._o 32._o and_o again_o the_o jew_n know_v this_o very_a well_o or_o else_o they_o will_v have_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v lay_v it_o open_a before_o all_o the_o world_n for_o they_o seek_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o disow_v he_o and_o though_o they_o do_v through_o the_o divellishnesse_n of_o their_o unbelief_n disow_v he_o yet_o can_v they_o find_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o to_o question_v the_o right_n of_o his_o birth_n from_o mary_n if_o it_o have_v be_v to_o be_v do_v they_o will_v no_o doubt_n have_v do_v it_o they_o do_v not_o want_v malice_n to_o whet_v they_o on_o neither_o do_v they_o want_v mean_n so_o far_o as_o may_v help_v forward_o their_o malice_n without_o manifest_a and_o apparent_a injury_n for_o they_o have_v exact_a register_n 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blood_n there_o be_v no_o remission_n 22._o second_o see_v jesus_n christ_n ●he_v son_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n be_v and_o be_v the_o christ_n of_o god_n and_o that_o salvation_n come_v in_o alone_a by_o he_o for_o there_o be_v salvation_n in_o no_o other_o act_v 4._o 12._o then_o how_o be_v they_o deceive_v that_o think_v to_o obtain_v salvation_n by_o follow_v the_o conviction_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o call_v christ_n though_o false_o when_o alas_o let_v they_o follow_v those_o conviction_n that_o do_v come_v from_o the_o law_n and_o conscience_n set_v on_o work_n by_o it_o i_o say_v let_v they_o follow_v all_o the_o conviction_n that_o may_v be_v hint_v in_o upou_fw-mi their_o spirit_n from_o tha●_n law_n they_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o obtain_v salvation_n by_o their_o obedience_n to_o it_o 10._o for_o by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o kuowledge_n of_o sin_n rom._n 3._o 20._o and_o it_o be_v not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v as_o those_o fond_a 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