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Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…
Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and in judgements imminent : the former on Psalm 13.1, the latter on Hebr. 11.7 / by Thomas Gataker, B. in D. and pastor of Rotherhith.Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and in judgements imminent : the former on Psalm 13.1, the latter on Hebr. 11.7 / by Thomas Gataker, B. in D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by John Haviland, 1623London: printed by Iohn Haviland, 1623
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Where observe we the nature and property of true Faith to apprehend things unseen, to believe upon Gods bare word, things not unlikely only and improbable, but even incredible, yea and in some sort also impossible.
Where obserue wee the nature and propertie of true Faith to apprehend things vnseene, to beleeue vpon Gods bare word, things not vnlikely only and improbable, but euen incredible, yea and in some sort also impossible.
eFaith, saith this our Apostle, is the evidence of things not seen, and the ground of things hoped for. And to Thomas, saith our Saviour, fThomas, thou believest, because thou hast seen. But, Blessed are those gthat believe and see not. And yet Thomas he believed also more than he saw: (for hhe saw one thing, saith Augustine, and he believed another thing:) but blessed are they that believe, though they see nothing at all. For, as ithe hope that is seen, saith the Apostle, is no hope: so that Faith (k the ground of Hope) that is seen (that is, the object whereof is seen) is (to speak properly) lno faith. mFaith is of no use or force, saith Gregory, there, where outward sense▪ yea or natural reason, is able to inform us of ought. n