1. It is the duty of every member to pray for his Pastor and Teachers. 2. They ought to show a reverential estimation of them, being Christ’s ambassadors, also called Rulers, Angels, etc. 3. It is their duty to submit themselves unto them, that is, in all their exhortations, good counsels, and reproofs. 4. It... Continue Reading →
Taken from Keach's: A Golden Mine Opened, pp. 169-175, 1694 edition). That all the saints of God, or sheep of Jesus Christ, shall be saved, and none of them shall so fall away as eternally to perish. The truth of this point I shall prove by divers arguments and scriptures. And my first argument shall... Continue Reading →
Taken from Keach's: The Counterfeit Christian or the Danger of Hypocrisy, (London: John Pike, 1691) What can render the state of a person worse than to be an enemy of God, Jesus Christ, and the power of godliness; and yet to think he is holy and a good Christian? Nay, because his conscience is blind... Continue Reading →
This Catechism was originally published to clarify the theology of the Second London Baptist Confession that was written in 1677 and published after the Glorious Revolution in 1689. This particular edition of Keach's Catechism appears to have been edited at some point without changing its essential message. Q. 1. Who is the first and best... Continue Reading →
O Lord, ’tis matter of high praise, Thy Word on us doth shine, But happy they who feel its rays, And glorious power divine. O let poor sinners feel their sin Prick them, as with a sword; And purge out all that filth within; So will we praise Thy Word. Enlightened souls have... Continue Reading →
The Lord, He is our sun and shield, Our buckler and our guard, And hence we stand and will not yield, Though enemies press hard. Like as a shield the blow keeps off The enemy lays on, So He prevents all hurt to us, And saves us every one. Let foes strike at... Continue Reading →
"Awake, my soul, awake, my tongue, My glory wake and sing, And celebrate the holy birth, The birth of Israel’s King! O happy night that brought forth light, Which makes the blind to see, The Dayspring from on high came down To cheer and visit thee. The careful shepherds with their flocks Were... Continue Reading →
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"A church of Christ, according to the Gospel-Institution, is a Congregation of Godly Christian, who as a Stated-Assembly (being first baptized upon the profession of Faith) do by mutual agreement and consent give themselves unto the Lord, and one to another, according to the Will of God; and do ordinarily meet together in one... Continue Reading →
It is a Full Covenant; because in it there is the Mediators Fullness Communicated to all such that are united to him as the effects thereof, ’tis not a Creature-Fullness that is in Christ; no, but the Fullness of God: For it pleased the Father that in him all Fullness should dwell; — in... Continue Reading →
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