Stephen MarshallA Sermon on the Baptizing of Infants (1644)Conclusion 1. The Covenant of Grace, for substance, hath always been one and the same, both to the Jews and to the Gentiles. Which to understand, know, that the new and living way to life was first revealed to Adam immediately after his fall, and that blessed… Read More The Covenant of Grace: Same to Both Jew and Gentile
“Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.” (Song of Solomon 4:9). Samuel Rutherford The Trial and Triumph of Faith Sermon 24, pp. 260-261. A Twofold Love of God, one of Good-will to the Person, another of Complacency… Read More God’s Love Before Time and God’s Love In Time
Thomas Vincent The Shorter Catechism of the Westminster Assembly Explained and Proved from Scripture Q. 64. What is required in fifth commandment? A. The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the honour and performing the duties belonging to every one, in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals. Q. 1. What is the… Read More Duties and Sins of the Fifth Commandment
“Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” 1 Peter 2:11 John Owen Temptation and Sin Works, vol. 6, exc. ch. 6. The Lust of the Flesh. First, In general it is said to lust: Gal. 5:17, “The flesh lusteth against the Spirit.” This word expresseth the general nature of that opposition which the law of… Read More The Lust of the Flesh
William G. T. Shedd, The Doctrine of Endless Punishment, Chapter 3, The Rational Argument. Annihilationism is Speculative, Not Exegetical. The chief objections to the doctrine of endless punishment are not Biblical but speculative. The great majority of students and exegetes find the tenet in the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures. Davidson, the most learned of English… Read More The Rational Argument for Endless Punishment
William G. T. Shedd, The Doctrine of Endless Punishment, Chapter 2, The Biblical Argument, Part 3. The Nature and Duration of the Suffering in Hell. Having given the argument from Scripture, in proof that Sheol, Hades, and Gehenna, all denote the place of punishment for the wicked, we proceed to consider the nature and duration… Read More The Nature and Duration of Suffering in Hell
William G. T. Shedd, The Doctrine of Endless Punishment, Chapter 2, The Biblical Argument, Part 1. Christ Himself Taught the Doctrine of Endless Punishment. The strongest support of the doctrine of Endless Punishment is the teaching of Christ, the Redeemer of man. Though the doctrine is plainly taught in the Pauline Epistles, and other parts… Read More Explicit Biblical Teaching on Endless Punishment
William G. T. Shedd, The Doctrine of Endless Punishment, Chapter 1, The History of the Doctrine. Early Church. The common opinion in the Ancient church was that the future punishment of the impenitent wicked is endless. This was the catholic faith; as much so as belief in the trinity. But as there were some church… Read More The History of the Doctrine of Endless Punishment
“I am the living bread, which came down from heaven: If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever” (John 6:51). Herman Witsius Economy of the Covenants Vol. 2, pp. 306-310. XLVIII. Now let us consider the mystery of the manna. Paul teacheth us, that this food was sacramental, 1 Cor. 10:3,… Read More Christ: Our Manna From Heaven
Thomas Boston Works, vol. 1, pp. 142-148. Of the Holy Trinity “This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the… Read More The Doctrine of the Trinity
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