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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
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Fifthly, By faith we receive Christ offering himself freely to be contracted unto us. Christ maketh love as a suitor, and hath given the Sacrament as a token of his love and faithfulness: faith apprehendeth the misery of the soul without Christ, the excellent dignity, honour ⟨p. 430⟩and beauty of Christ, and the happiness of the soul which is united unto him; and thereupon humbly embraceth his offer o• love.
Fiftly, By faith wee receiue Christ offering himselfe freely to be contracted vnto vs. Christ maketh loue as a suiter, and hath giuen the Sacrament as a token of his loue and faithfulnesse: faith apprehendeth the miserie of the soule without Christ, the excellent dignitie, honour ⟨p. 430⟩and beautie of Christ, and the happinesse of the soule which is vnited vnto him; and thereupon humbly embraceth his offer o• loue.
Sixthly, By faith we resign up our selves unto Jesus Christ, and willingly yield soul and bod•e unto him. This the nature of the matrimonial contract, which passeth betwixt Christ, and the believer, requireth: for as Christ promiseth to be a Saviour, Head and Husband unto the believer: so doth he troth-plight himself unto Jesus Christ, to cleave unto him as his only Saviour, and in all things to be obedient unto his will and pleasure. Wherefore my brethren, 1ye are also become dead to the Law by the body of Christ, that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
S•xtly, By faith wee resigne vp our selues vnto Isus Christ, and willingly yeeld soule and bode vnto him. This the natue of the matrimoniall contract, which passeth bewixt Christ, and the belieuer, requireth: for as Christ promiseth to be a Sauiour, Head and Husband vnto the belieuer: so doth hee troth-plight himselfe vnto Iesus Christ, to cleaue vnto him as his only Sauiour, and in all things to bee obedient vnto his will and pleasure. Wherefore my brethren,