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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 4 › Chapter 2 › Section 5: Of Believing in Jesus in that Respect.
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SECT. V. Of Believing in Jesus in that Respect.
5. Let us Believe on Jesus, carrying on the great work of our Salvation at his first coming or incarnation. I know many staggerings are oft in Christians, What, is it likely that Christ should be incarnate for me? That such a God should do such a thing, for such a sinful, woeful, abominable wretch as I am? Ah my Soul, put thy propriety in Christs incarnation out of dispute, that thou mayst be able to say, As God was manifest in the flesh, and I may not doubt it; so God is manifest in me, and I dare not deny it.
5. LEt us Believe on Jesus, carrying on the great work of our Salvation at his first coming or incarnation. I know many staggerings are oft in Christians, What, is it likely that Christ should be incarnate for me? That such a God should do such a thing, for such a sinful, woful, abominable wretch as I am? Ah my Soul, put thy propriety in Christs incarnation out of dispute, that thou mayst be able to say, As God was manifest in the flesh, and I may not doubt it; so God is manifest in me, and I dare not deny it.
But to help the Soul in this choice Duty, I shall first propose the hinderances of Faith. 2. The helps of Faith in this Respect. 3. The manner how to act our Faith. 4. The encouragements to bring on the soul to believe its part in this blessed incarnation of Jesus Christ.