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Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle…
Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithful and painful minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithfull and painfull minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great varietie of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinitie largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.
London: printed by H. Lownes for George Latham, 1626
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.
4 The faith of a Christian is all his living: he lives by faith in all the occasions of life, as his faith helps him when all other means fails him, and makes all other means more successful when he useth them. The just man lives by faith. The people in captivity, that were Gods children, raised a living for themselves in a strange land by their faith, Hab. 2.5.
4 The faith of a Christian is all his living: hee lives by faith in all the occasions of life, as his faith helps him when all other meanes failes him, and makes all other meanes more successfull when he useth them. The just man lives by faith. The people in captivity, that were Gods children, raised a living for themselves in a strange land by their faith, Hab. 2.5.
5 It puts life into all the duties of religion or righteousness; it worketh by love, it sets all our affections on work towards God, and his people, and creatures, Gal. 5.6.
5 It puts life into all the duties of religion or righteousnesse; it worketh by love, it sets all our affections on worke towards God, and his people, and creatures, Gal. 5.6.
6 It opens a spring of grace in the heart of a Christian: every good gift from above, is excited and made to flow from within him, by the benefit of his certain knowledge, and assurance of faith, Job. 7.38.