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Was Ishmael and his mother in covenant?
Much can be said of the fact that Abraham surely placed the sign upon Ishmael. The question to be considered is was Ishmael in the internal aspect of the covenant or in the external aspect? When we look at ch 21 of Genesis we see some interesting language: For...
Sibbes on self evaluation
Richard Sibbes (Works, Vol. 2, p. 153): Beloved . . . . let us hence take a trial of ourselves, what our condition is, whether the words that come from Christ when he speaks in his ministry to us be sweet or not. The word, to some kind of men, is like the northern...
Fiducia, Ascentia and Notitia.
Fiducia, Ascentia and Notitia. The above items are present in all true believers. However, these components have as well, internal and external distinctions. That being, these components MUST be carried about, for the true believer, by the Holy Spirit. It is the gas...
Manton on the Sabbath
Keeping the Sabbath day holy. It is a sure mark of an ungodly person to be a Sabbath-breaker, as a conscion-ableness to celebrate it to God’s glory is both a mark and a work of godliness. It is the description of the godly eunuch, Isa. 56:4, “Thus saith the Lord to...
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