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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.
Fourthly, Faith receiveth the promise of mercy made in Christ, and embraceth or resteth upon the special, f•ee mercy of God in Christ for pardon: and hereby we are justified, that is, of sinners made Just and Righteous, not by infusion of holiness, but by free condonation and acceptation of grace. Christ is every where made the thing which faith embraceth to salvation and whom it looketh unto and respecteth, as it makes us righteous in ⟨p. 225⟩the sight of God: and faith justifieth,1 not by any virtue or dignity of it own, but as it receiveth and resteth on Christ our Righteousness, our Saviour, our Redeemer from sin and death. It is the good pleasure of God revealed in the Gospel, to pardon and justify them from all their sins, that believe in Christ, and faith justifieth as it leaneth upon him to receive special mercy through him, or which is all one, to obtain forgiveness of sinners of the mere and rich grace of God through him and this is the most formal act of faith as justifying.
Fourthly, Faith receiueth the promise of mercy made in Christ, and embraceth or resteth vpon the speciall, f•ee mercy of God in Chr•st for pardon: and hereby we are iustified, that is, of sinners made Iust and Righteous, not by infusion of holinesse, but by free condonation and acceptation of grace. Christ is euery where made the thing which faith embraceth to saluation and whom it looke•h vnto and respecteth, as it makes vs righteous in ⟨p. 225⟩the sight of God: and faith iustifyeth,1 not by any vertue or dignitie of it owne, but as it receiueth and resteth on Christ our Righteousnes, our Sauiour, our Redeemer from sinne and death. It is the good pleasure of God reuealed in the Gospell, to pardon and iustifie them from all their sinnes, that belieue in Christ, and faith iustifieth as it leaneth vpon him to receiue speciall mercie through him, or which is all one, to obtaine forgiuenesse of sinners of the meere and rich grace of God through him and this is the most formall act of faith as iustifying.