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The sacrifice of thankfulness A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the third of December,…The sacrifice of thankefulnesse A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, the third of December,…
The sacrifice of thankfulness A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the third of December, being the first Aduentuall Sunday, anno 1615. By Tho. Adams. Whereunto are annexed five other of his sermons preached in London, and else-where; never before printed. ...The sacrifice of thankefulnesse A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, the third of December, being the first Aduentuall Sunday, anno 1615. By Tho. Adams. Whereunto are annexed fiue other of his sermons preached in London, and else-where; neuer before printed. ...
London: printed by Thomas Purfoot for Clement Knight, 1616
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THE THREE DIVINE SISTERS. › CharityTHE THREE DIVINE SISTERS. › Charitie
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The truth is, that in Faith stands originally our fellowship ⟨p. 15⟩with God. Into that hand he poureth the riches of his mercy for salvation: and were the actions of Charity never so great, and (foolishly thought) meritorious; yet, if not the effects of a true saving Faith, they are lost, and a man may for his Charity go to the Devil. And though they would plead from the form of the last judgement, Math. 25. that God accepts men to life for their deeds of Charity: feeding, clothing, relieving. Yet the Scripture fully testifies, that God neither accepts these, nor our selves for these, further then they are the effects of a true faith. Our persons being first justified by faith in Christ, then God will crown our works. Yet a Christian must work: for no nudifidian, so well as no nullifidian, shall be admitted into heaven. Therefore saith the Apostle, 1Faith worketh by love. For Faith is able to justify of it self, not to vorke of it self. The hand alone can receive an Alms: but cannot cut a piece of wood without an axe or some instrument. Faith is the Christians hand, and can without help receive Gods given grace into the heart: but to produce the fruits of obedience, and to vorke the actual duties required, it must have an instrument; add Love to it, and it worketh by love. So that the one is our Justification before God, and the other our Testification before men. Wherein then consists this high transcendency of Charity? In two privileges, incommunicable to Faith and Hope; Latitude and Perpetuity.
The truth is, that in Fàith stands originally our fellowship ⟨p. 15⟩with God. Into that hand he powreth the riches of his mercy for salvation: and were the actions of Charity neuer so great, and (foolishly thought) meritorious; yet, if not the effects of a true sauing Faith, they are lost, and a man may for his Charitie goe to the Deuill. And though they would plead from the forme of the last iudgement, Math. 25. that God accepts men to life for their deeds of Charitie: feeding, clothing, releeuing. Yet the Scripture fully testifies, that God neither accepts these, nor our selues for these, further then they are the effects of a true faith. Our persons being first iustified by faith in Christ, then God will crowne our works. Yet a Christian must worke: for no nudifidian, so well as no nullifidian, shall be admitted into heauen. Therefore sayth the Apostle,