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The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…
The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations upon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrews : together with certain other meditations and discourses upon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles whereof immediately precede the book : being the sum of diverse sermons preached in S. Gregory's London / by Thomas Adams ...The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations vpon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrewes : together with certain other meditations and discourses vpon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles wherof immediately precede the booke : being the summe of diuerse sermons preached in S. Gregories London / by Thomas Adams ...
London: printed by G.P. for John Grismand, 1619London: printed by G.P. for Iohn Grismand, 1619
FAITHS ENCOURAGEMENT. › Faith.FAITHS ENCOVRAGEMENT. › Faith.
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Now as Faith excels all other graces, so there is a special degree of faith that excels all other degrees. For every faith, is not a saving faith. The King of Syria commanded his Captains, y Fight neither with small nor great, save 1only with the King of Israel. How should they know him? ⟨p. 428⟩By his Princely attire, and royal deportment. Perhaps they met with many glorious personages, slew here and there one; none of them was the King of Israel. Setting upon Jehoshaphat, they said, Surely this is the King of Israel; no, it was not. One drew a bow at a venture, smote a man in his Chariot, and that was the King of Israel. The faith that believes Gods Word to be true, is a good faith, but not Illa fides, that saving Faith. The faith that believes Christ to be the worlds Saviour, is a true faith, but not that faith. The faith that believes many men shall be saved, is vera fides, non illa fides, a true faith, but not that faith. The faith that believes a mans own soul redeemed, justified, saved by the merits of Jesus Christ; not without works answerable to this belief: this is that faith. That was the King of Israel, and this is the Queen of Isra•: all the other be but her attendants.
Now as Faith excells all other graces, so there is a speciall degree of faith that excells all other degrees. For euery faith, is not a sauing faith. The King of Syria commanded his Captaines, y Fight neither with small nor great, saue 1onely with the King of Israel. How should they know him? ⟨p. 428⟩By his Princely attire, and royall deportment. Perhaps they met with many glorious personages, slew heere and there one; none of them was the King of Israel. Setting vpon Iehoshaphat, they said, Surely this is the King of Israel; no, it was not. One drew a bow at a venture, smote a man in his Charet, and that was the King of Israel. The faith that belieues Gods Word to be true, is a good faith, but not Illa fides, that sauing Faith. The faith that beleeues Christ to be the worlds Sauiour, is a true faith, but not that faith. The faith that belieues many men shall be saued, is vera fides, non illa fides, a true faith, but not that faith. The faith that beleeues a mans owne soule redeemed, iustified, saued by the merits of Iesus Christ; not without vvorks answerable to this beliefe: this is that faith. That was the King of Israel, and this is the Queene of Isra: all the other be but her attendants.