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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.
The burdened are invited to come unto Christ for ease, and the thirsty for refreshing. Is any man dried, withered, and burnt up for lack of the sap and moisture of grace, the fountain is set open unto him, he may come and drink to the satisfying of his soul. If any man thirst, 1let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture saith, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Christ is the fountain of grace and the well of life, ever-flowing and ever full,2 of whose fullness every Believer doth receive grace for grace, who filleth all in all, who is all in all, in whom we are complete, filled with all heavenly graces, which serve to remove evil, or set us in state of blessedness. There is no grace but from Christ: no communion with Christ, but by faith. From Christ we receive to believe; and from him believing, we daily suck the life of grace. Christ is made unto us of God, Wisdom and Sanctification, 3as well as ⟨p. 246⟩Righteousness and Redemption: and as it is our duty to believe in Christ for pardon of sin, so to embrace him by faith for sanctification, and to be filled with his gifts of grace in our measure.
The burdened are inuited to come vnto Christ for ease, and the thirstie for refreshing. Is any man dried, withered, and burnt vp for lacke of the sap and moisture of grace, the fountaine is set open vnto him, hee may come and drinke to the satisfying of his soule. If any man thirst, 1let him come vnto me, and drinke. He that belieueth on me, as the Scripture saith, out of his belly shall flow riuers of liuing water. Christ is the fountaine of grace and the well of life, euer-flowing and euer full,2 of whose fulnes euery Belieuer doth receiue grace for grace, who filleth all in all, who is all in all, in whom wee are compleate, filled with all heauenly graces, which serue to remoue euill, or set vs in state of blessednesse. There is no grace but from Christ: no communion with Christ, but by faith. From Christ we receiue to belieue; and from him belieuing, we daily sucke the life of grace. Christ is made vnto vs of God, Wisdome and Sanctification,