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An exposition of the Symbol or Creed of the Apostles according to the tenor…An exposition of the Symbole or Creed of the Apostles according to the tenour…
An exposition of the Symbol or Creed of the Apostles according to the tenor of the Scriptures, and the consent of orthodox Fathers of the Church. By William Perkins.An exposition of the Symbole or Creed of the Apostles according to the tenour of the Scriptures, and the consent of orthodoxe Fathers of the Church. By William Perkins.
Cambridge: printed by John Legatt, 1595Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legatt, 1595
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The second, In what order faith apprehends Christ? Ans. First of all it apprehends the very body & blood of Christ: & secondly the virtue & benefits of his body and blood: as a ⟨p. 11⟩man that would feel in his body the virtue of meat and drink, must first of all receive the substance thereof.
The second, In what order faith apprehēds Christ? Ans. First of all it apprehends the very body & blood of Christ: & secondly the vertue & benefits of his bodie and blood: as a ⟨p. 11⟩man that would feele in his bodie the vertue of meate and drinke, must first of all receiue the substance thereof.
To go forward. Besides the main promise, which concerns righteousness & life in Christ, there be other particular promises touching strength in temptations, comfort in afflictions, & such like, which depend on the former: & they also are the object of justifying faith: & with the very same faith we believe them, wherewith we believe our salvation. Thus Abraham by the same faith wherewith he was justified, believed that he should have a son in his old age. Rō. 4.19.22. And Noah by that faith whereby he was made heir of righteousness, believed that he & his family should be preserved in the flood. And hereupon it comes to pass that in our prayers, besides the desire of things promised, we must bring faith whereby we must be persuaded, that God will grant us such things as he hath promised: and this faith is not a new kind or distinct faith from justifying faith. Thus we see what saving faith is.
To go forward. Besides the mayn promise, which cōcernes righteousnes & life in Christ, there be other particular promises touching strēgth in temptatiōs, cōfort in afflictiōs, & such like, which depēd on the former: & they also are the obiect of iustifying faith: & with the very same faith we beleue thē, wherwith we beleeue our saluatiō. Thus Abrahā by the same faith wherwith he was iustified, beleued that he shold haue a son in his old age. Rō. 4.19.22. And Noe by that faith wherby he was made heire of righteousnes, beleeued that he & his family should be preserued in the flood. And hereupō it comes to passe that in our praiers, besides the desire of things promised, we must bring faith whereby we must be perswaded, that God will graunt vs such things as he hath promised: and this faith is not a new kinde or distinct faith from iustifying faith. Thus we see what sauing faith is.