Miscellaneous Questions
Thomas Boston
Public DomainChristian Classics
Chapters 33
- and that is a law; "for where there is no law," saith the Apostle, "there is ≈ 3 min
- actu secundo. As it is considered under the former notion, it denotes the ≈ 3 min
- over the sinner to punishment; and the execution, or actual inflicting of ≈ 3 min
- afflictions, or mala tristia, that come upon men,* whether good or bad, ≈ 3 min
- having fallen into, do lie in, at least for a time, through the growing power ≈ 67 min
- actually to eternal punishment, is not to be absolved from guilt in actu ≈ 4 min
- lay any thing to the charge of God's elect?" viz. those of them that believe. ≈ 54 min
- sins of all his elect, so as he hath left nothing of the price to be paid by ≈ 99 min
- which, let us remember the distinction formerly made betwixt pardon of ≈ 34 min
- which goes along with faith for the attaining of remission, I must needs ≈ 76 min
- unbelief in them? The apostle confesseth, in the name of all believers, the ≈ 15 min
- members;" and ver. 18. "I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, (i. e. the ≈ 82 min
- are appointed for the use and benefit of God's children, not of others; ≈ 3 min
- So testifies the apostle concerning circumcision, Rom. 4:11. and ≈ 4 min
- 3. Let us view those Scriptures that directly hold forth the nature, ends, ≈ 29 min
- instance be adduced wherein the matter appears to have been handled ≈ 21 min
- child among the Jews, ver. 14. "The uncircumcised man-child shall be cut ≈ 4 min
- to their repenting, then the promise is unto persons within the Christian ≈ 3 min
- to their seed; but such are openly wicked Christian parents: Ergo, Who ≈ 42 min
- necessarily pre-requisite to a right to the baptism urged by the apostle, is ≈ 3 min
- children of these parents as well as themselves. Metanoesate, kai ≈ 75 min
- command. 2. He commandeth it to be used to this end, to engage himself ≈ 80 min
- only to visible believers and their seed; but this privilege belongs only to ≈ 4 min
- is, are those, and those only to whom the Lord hath been visibly so ≈ 4 min
- visible believers. The antecedent is plain. The consequence I prove thus: ≈ 4 min
- and who are apparently redeemed by him from the curse of the law; and ≈ 3 min
- comes on people only through Jesus Christ, and that promise of the Spirit ≈ 3 min
- 6. Lastly, It sounds exceedingly harsh, to say, that God is the God of a ≈ 22 min
- that the visible members thereof an only such as are apparently believers. ≈ 3 min
- wretches almost that are amongst us, cannot easily digest their children's ≈ 3 min
- hardened in their sinful courses. When they come to understand their ≈ 3 min
- on others, especially the younger sort; who first, because of their youth, ≈ 58 min
- believer be not a believer indeed, we are not mistaken in our judgment, ≈ 9 min
| Author | Thomas Boston |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | Puritan |
| Categories | Christian Classics · Theology |
| Chapters | 33 |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |
| Status | Public Domain |
Public Domain.