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Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…
Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life of Christ. Being the substance of several sermons preached at Lincolns Inn: by Edward Reynolds, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton College in Oxford.Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life of Christ. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne: by Edward Reynoldes, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostocke, 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.
Thirdly, the more faith a man hath, the more certain and victorious will his conquests be against his enemies: that which by faith we rely upon, and put on, will be impregnable munition, and impenetrable armour to secure us. The love, the blood, the compassions, the temptations of Christ, ithese by faith apprehended have pulled down walls, subdued kingdoms, stopped the mouths of Lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, and turned to flight the armies of the Aliens.
Thirdly, the more faith a man hath, the more certaine and victorious will his conquests be against his enemies: that which by faith wee relie upon, and put on, will bee impregnable munition, and impenetrable armour to secure us. The love, the blood, the compassions, the temptations of Christ, ithese by faith apprehended have pulled downe walles, subdued kingdomes, stopped the mouthes of Lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, and turned to flight the armies of the Aliens.
- iHeb. 12. 32, 33.
Fourthly, the more faith a man hath, the more insight he hath into Christ, and those mysteries of salvation which the kAngels desire to look into. lFaith is the eye, and mouth, mand near of the soul, by which we peep through the curtains of mortality, and take a view and foretaste of heavenly things, whereby we have a more secret and intimate communion with God in his Covenants, promises, precepts; in his will guiding us by counsel; and in his face, comforting us with his favour.