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An analytical exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustratedAn analyticall exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated
An analytical exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated by doctrines out of every text and applied by their uses for a further progress in holiness / by ... William Ames ...An analyticall exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated by doctrines out of every text and applyed by their uses for a further progresse in holinesse / by ... William Ames ...
London: printed by E.G. for John Rothwell, 1641London: printed by E.G. for Iohn Rothwell, 1641
Letter 2 › Chapter 1 › Verse 1-2 › The Doctrines that arise from v. 2.
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Use. This may serve to inform us of the manner, how we should seek for grace, viz. that we should always go unto God in Christ, because extra Christum, out of Christ, he is unto sinners not a God of grace and peace, but of vengeance, and a consuming fi•e.
Vse. This may serve to informe us of the manner, how we should seeke for grace, viz. that we should alwayes go unto God in Christ, because extra Christum, out of Christ, he is unto sinners not a God of grace and peace, but of vengeance, and a consuming fi•e.
Doct. 8. True faith is the instrumental cause of grace and peace, and of the multiplying of both, whereby it is derived unto us.
Doct. 8. True faith is the instrumentall cause of grace and peace, and of the multiplying of both, whereby it is derived unto us.
Reason. Because by knowledge in this place is meant faith. For it is not meant a bare knowledge, but something more, which follows this knowledge, therefore it is not called, [Greek or Hebrew], but [Greek or Hebrew], that is, an acknowledging. 2. Thereby is meant an effectual knowledge, such as there is no other taught us in the Scriptures, but faith. Now faith is signified by the name of knowledge, because by the hearing and knowledge of the word it is usually begotten in us. And faith is called the instrument of grace, not as it is in God himself, willing, intending, and ordaining spiritual good things unto us, for so grace is the cause of faith; but as the sense, fruit and knowledge of this grace is communicated unto us. For faith is so the fruit and effect of grace, that it hath the first place, and is the instrumental cause of all following grace. And this efficacy it hath in respect of the object, which it lays hold of, Jesus Christ, because as we said before, he is the beginning of all grace, so that as Adam was the beginning of nature and the corruption thereof, and that relation which we have unto