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A treatise of faith divided into two parts. The first showing the nature, the…A treatise of faith diuided into two parts. The first shewing the nature, the…
A treatise of faith divided into two parts. The first showing the nature, the second, the life of faith. ... By John Ball.A treatise of faith diuided into two parts. The first shewing the nature, the second, the life of faith. ... By Iohn Ball.
London: printed by William Stansby for Edward Brewster, 1631
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.
Secondly, we pray daily that we may have greater assurance and more comfortable feeling of Gods love. Our faith being weak giveth but weak assurance, and therefore we beg daily to be settled and established more and more in the assurance of his favour.
Secondly, we pray daily that wee may haue greater assurance and more comfortable feeling of Gods loue. Our faith being weake giueth but weake assurance, and therefore wee begge daily to bee setled and established more and more in the assurance of his fauour.
Thirdly we sin every day, and therefore ask pardon daily: because we are to receive actual pardon from God continually, both for our original corruption, which always in this life abides with us, and for actual sins, which we daily and hourly commit against the Majesty of God. He that once believeth is thereby made a member of Christs mystical body, and so hath all his sins satisfied for by the death and sufferings of his Head Christ: But yet it is the good pleasure of God, that he should daily bewail his offences and crave pardon for them, that he might receive, feel and be assured of the forgiveness of his particular and daily infirmities. Even after ⟨p. 109⟩the infusion of faith most perfect,1 faithful repentance for sins committed, is as absolutely necessary to salvation, as the first infusion was.
Thirdly we sinne euery day, and therefore aske pardon daily: because wee are to receiue actuall pardon from God continually, both for our originall corruption, which alwayes in this life abides with vs, and for actuall sinnes, which wee daily and hourely commit against the Maiestie of God. Hee that once belieueth is thereby made a member of Christs mysticall body, and so hath all his sinnes satisfied for by the death and sufferings of his Head Christ: But yet it is the good pleasure of God, that hee should daily bewaile his offences and craue pardon for them, that he might receiue, feele and be assured of the forgiuenes of his particular and daily infirmities. Euen after