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How to live, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps…How to liue, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps…
How to live, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps and comforts fail.How to liue, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps and comforts faile.
printed by John Legat, 1601printed by Iohn Legat, 1601
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.
To proceed further: the just man lives a double life, namely a spiritual life and a temporal, and both of them are led by faith; as I will plainly manifest. Spiritual life, which is the beginning of eternal life, stands specially in four things, Reconciliation with God, peace of conscience, joy of the holy Ghost, and newness of life. Touching reconciliation with God in Christ; it is revealed, offered, and given unto us in the main promises of the Gospel, and in the Sacraments: and it is no way in this world made ours and holden of us, ⟨p. 22⟩but by our faith. And in the case of our reconciliation with God, faith hath two actions, one to receive it, the other to assure us of it.
To proceede further: the iust man liues a double life, namely a spirituall life and a temporall, and both of them are led by faith; as I wil plainly manifest. Spirituall life, which is the beginning of eternall life, stands specially in foure things, Reconciliation with God, peace of conscience, ioy of the holy Ghost, and newnes of life. Touching reconciliation with God in Christ; it is reuealed, offered, and giuen vnto vs in the maine promises of the Gospel, and in the Sacraments: and it is no way in this world made ours and holden of vs, ⟨p. 22⟩but by our faith. And in the case of our reconciliation with God, faith hath two actions, one to receiue it, the other to assure vs of it.
Touching the first, faith apprehends and receives reconciliation on this manner. First of all the spirit of God works in men a general faith of the law and the threatenings thereof,1 and it is called the spirit of bondage to fear. Because it causeth in us a sight of our sins, an apprehension of Gods anger, fear of due and deserved condemnation, despair of our selves in respect of our selves. This being done, the same spirit worketh in us an other faith called saving or justifying faith, and it apprehendeth or receiveth