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The saints sacrifice
The saints sacrifice: or, a commentary on the CXVI. Psalm Which is, a gratulatory psalm, for deliverance from deadly distress. By William Gouge, D.D.The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1632
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Faith is the first of the mighty works of Gods Spirit that are wrought in man. The mother of all sanctifying graces: that which addeth power and efficacy to all the rest: and therefore must needs in it self be powerfully operative. It is so spiritually hot as it cannot be smothered, much less extinguished; like an hot fiery vapour, the more it is suppressed, 1the more violent it waxeth. Philosophy teacheth that hot vapours by a repulsion of contraries wax violent, whence proceedeth the violence of thunder, of winds, of earth-quakes, and such other meteors. And Theology teacheth, that the fervent graces of Gods Spirit, among which faith is most principal, wax the more spiritually violent by opposition.
Faith is the first of the mighty works of Gods Spirit that are wrought in man. The mother of all sanctifying graces: that which addeth power and efficacy to all the rest: and therefore must needs in it selfe be powerfully operative. It is so spiritually hot as it cannot be smothered, much lesse extinguished; like an hot fiery vapour, the more it is suppressed, 1the more violent it waxeth. Philosophy teacheth that hot vapours by a repulsion of contraries waxe violent, whence proceedeth the violence of thunder, of winds, of earth-quakes, and such other meteors. And Theologie teacheth, that the fervent graces of Gods Spirit, among which faith is most principall, waxe the more spiritually violent by opposition.
- 1Per Antiperistasin Vide Aristot. Meteor. lib. 2. cap. 8. & 9.
11 Trial is hereby made of the truth and measure of faith. If they that believe speak, what may be thought of them that speak not? Will charity (that believeth all things, that hopeth all things) suffer to believe and hope that aith is in him, who hath no heart to pray, no boldness to profess the