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The riches of mercy In two treatisesThe riches of mercie In two treatises
The riches of mercy In two treatises: 1 Lydia's conversion. 2. A rescue from death. By the late learned, and reverend divine, Richard Sibbs, Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors own appointment, and subscribed with his own hand to prevent imperfect copies.The riches of mercie In two treatises: 1 Lydia's conversion. 2. A rescue from death. By the late learned, and reverend divine, Richard Sibbs, Doctor in Divinitie. Published by the authors own appointment, and subscribed with his owne hand to prevent imperfect copies.
London: printed by John for Francis Eglesfeild, 1638London: printed by Iohn for Francis Eglesfeild, 1638
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.
Now it is not the word simply here,1 but the word spoken by Paul, that is, the word preached by an authorized minister, is the usual means of faith, her heart was opened to attend to what was spoken by Paul an authorized minister, so the word preached is the ordinary though not the sole foundation of faith. Therefore ⟨p. 52⟩the Apostle saith, that God by that converted the world, by the foolishness of preaching, And in the ladder of heaven in Rom. 10.2 How shall they call on him of whom they have not heard and how shall they preach except they be sent: so there is no faith without teaching. The point is plain, you hear it oft: The word is the ground of faith, and the word especially as it is preached by a Paul, by a Minister unfolding it.
Now it is not the word simply here,1 but the word spoken by Paul, that is, the word preached by an authorized minister, is the usuall meanes of faith, her heart was opened to attend to what was spoken by Paul an authorized minister, so the word preached is the ordinary though not the sole foundation of faith. Therefore ⟨p. 52⟩the Apostle saith, that God by that converted the world, by the foolishnesse of preaching, And in the ladder of heauen in Rom. 10.2 How shall they call on him of whom they haue not heard and how shall they preach except they bee sent: so there is no faith without teaching. The point is playne, you heare it oft: The word is the ground of faith, and the word especially as it is preached by a Paul, by a Minister unfolding it.
- 1The word preached the usual means of faith.