The Christians engagement for the Gospell opened in foure sermons on part of the third verse of the Epistle of Jude : also, Christ's approbation of Maries choyce, or, A sermon preached at the funerall of Mris Abbott in Saint Stephens Colman-street, London / by Iohn Goodwin ...

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The Christians engagement for the Gospell opened in foure sermons on part of the third verse of the Epistle of Jude : also, Christ's approbation of Maries choyce, or, A sermon preached at the funerall of Mris Abbott in Saint Stephens Colman-street, London / by Iohn Goodwin ...
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Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.
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London :: Printed by T. Cotes for P. Cole ...,
1641.
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Abbott, -- Mrs., ca. 1614-1640.
Bible. -- N.T. -- Jude I, 3 -- Sermons.
Funeral sermons.
Sermons, English -- 17th century.
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"The Christians engagement for the Gospell opened in foure sermons on part of the third verse of the Epistle of Jude : also, Christ's approbation of Maries choyce, or, A sermon preached at the funerall of Mris Abbott in Saint Stephens Colman-street, London / by Iohn Goodwin ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A41485.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.

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§. 3.

3. Therefore men that love iniquity and are not willing to let any sweet morsels of sin to go from under their tongues, can∣not but seeke to make it in season alwayes as water is alwayes in season for fish to drinke, which is done when the light of the Gospel is put out, when the spirit of Godli∣nesse, that lives in the word of God, is quenched, when that two edged sword is taken out of the mouth of Christ, and a sword of lead put instead of it; when men are na∣ked and unarmed, they had neede take heede of keene weapons in the hand of

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an enemie: swords and speares are dangerous to them; now the workes of darknesse make men na∣ked men, and obnoxious to all, as the Apostle im∣plies in that opposition, where hee cals an honest and vertuous life, the ar∣mour of light, Rom. 13. 12. namely, because men that are harnessed herewith need feare no enemie, no weapons, no censures, re∣proofes, threatnings, nei∣ther from God nor men: the sword of the spirit it selfe wounds them not; but if men bee loose, sin∣full, and prophane, the ar∣rowes of Christ in the Scriptures are very sharp, and will pierce them

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through and through, wanting the brest-plate of righteousnesse, and upright∣nesse of heart to defend them.

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