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Heaven and earth reconciled A sermon preached at Saint Pauls church in Bedford, October.…Heauen and earth reconcil'd A sermon preached at Saint Paules church in Bedford, October.…
Heaven and earth reconciled A sermon preached at Saint Pauls church in Bedford, October. 3. 1612. At the visitation of the right Wor. M. Eland, Archdeacon of Bedford. By Tho. Adams ...Heauen and earth reconcil'd A sermon preached at Saint Paules church in Bedford, October. 3. 1612. At the visitation of the right Wor. M. Eland, Archdeacon of Bedford. By Tho. Adams ...
London: printed by W. White for Clement Knight, 1613
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Heaven and Earth Reconcil'd. › COPVLATIVES.Heauen and Earth Reconcil'd. › COPVLATIVES.
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thus far exceeding the external commandment of Moses, whereunto he could not convert his own soul, that it shall not only require Faith, but give it: yet still, Virtus a Deo, the virtue, life, spirit, is from God.
thus farre exceeding the externall commaundement of Moses, wherevnto he could not conuert his owne soule, that it shall not onely require Fayth, but giue it: yet still, Virtus a Deo, the vertue, life, spirit, is from God.
This clears us from that Popish imputation, that we build our Faith on a silly Minister: we build it on the testimony of the Spirit, & the Word of eternal truth, delivered to us, by such an organ: The trueth examined, they rather build their salvation on a silly Minister. Thus far, they and we go hand in hand; we agree that Faith & conversion is wrought in the heart by an especial grace of Gods spirit: But here we ⟨p. 8⟩part; They say, the holy Ghost useth the authority of the Church to beget Faith in our hearts: We say, he useth the Ministry only, not the Authority. Thus, whereas they raise the credit of the Doctrine from the Minister; we raise the credit of the Minister, from the Doctrine: so that of both, Papists may be trulier said to build their Faith on the credit of Men; yea, and such men, as some of them, have been Sodomites, some Coniurer•, some Murderers, and scarce inferior to Devils, unless now perhaps they lie as deep and low in Hell. Thus are their blinded souls bound to believe, not by their Ministry as Christians; but by their Authority, as Pythagoreans.
This cleares vs from that Popish imputatiō, that we build our Fayth on a silly Minister: we build it on the testimonie of the Spirit, & the Word of eternall truth, deliuered to vs, by such an organ: The trueth examined, they rather build their saluation on a silly Minister. Thus farre, they and we goe hand in hand; we agree that Fayth & conuersion is wrought in the heart by an especiall grace of Gods spirit: But heere wee ⟨p. 8⟩