An Usefull Case of Conscience, Discussed, and Resolved: Concerning Associations and Confederacies with Idolaters, Infidels, Hereticks, Or Any Other Known Enemies of Truth and Godlinesse

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T.R. and E.M., 1649 - Christian ethics - 28 pages

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Page 6 - Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. 6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? 7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
Page 6 - The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger : But they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. Come, ye children, hearken unto me : 1 will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Page 28 - God, who chooseth the foolish things of this world, to confound the wise, and the things that are not, to confound the things that are...
Page 25 - O happy Scotland, if thou canst now improve aright, and not abuse this golden opportunity ; but if thou wilt help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord, wrath upon wrath, and wo upon wo shall be upon thee from tho Lord.
Page 24 - Ingagement is most sinful! and vnlawfull. I am not able to express all the evills of that compliance, they are so many. Sure I am it wer a hardning of the Malignant party, a wounding of the hearts of the godly, an infinite wronging of those who from their affection to the Covenant and Cause of God have taken their life in their hand, a great scandall to our Brethren of England, who as they have been strengthned and encouraged by hearing of the zeall and integritie of the wellaffected in this Kingdome,...
Page 17 - I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord. As for you, O house of Israel...
Page 25 - ... But aboue all, that which would hight this sinne even to the heavens is this, that it wer not only a horrible backsliding, but a backsliding into that very sinne which was especially pointed at and punished by the prevalency of the Malignant party, God justly making them thornes and scourges who wer taken in as friends without any reall evidence or fruits of repentance. Alas ! shall we splitt twice vpon the same rock, yea runne vpon it, when God hath sett a beacon on it ? Shall we be so demented...
Page 25 - ... Malignant party, God justly making them thornes and scourges who wer taken in as friends without any reall evidence or fruits of repentance. Alas ! shall we splitt twice vpon the same rock, yea runne vpon it, when God hath sett a beacon on it ? Shall we be so demented as to fall back into the same sinne which was engraven with great letters in our late judgement? Yea, I may say, shall we thus outface and outdare the Almightie by protecting his and our enemies when he is persecuting them, when...
Page 24 - Witnefles that gave Teftimony to the Thefis , that the late Engagement was contrary and...
Page 25 - That it wcre.not only a horrible backûiding , but a-backfliding into that very fin which was fpecially pointed at , and punifhed by the prevalcncie of the malignant Party: GOD juftly making' them thornes and fcourges who were taken in as Friends , without any: reall evidence or fruits of Repe.ntance.

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