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The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian…The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian…
The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian catechism in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy labourer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian catechisme in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy laborer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...
London: printed by T. Mabb for Thomas Davies, 1659
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It is gathered from this Text; in that one careful how to be saved, is sent to Christ, to believe in him, and so to have union with him by this belief, that he may be saved.
It is gathered from this Text; in that one carefull how to be saved, is sent to Christ, to believe in him, and so to have union with him by this belief, that he may be saved.
Reas. 1. Because although there be sufficiency enough in Christ, and in abundance, to save all, and any man; yet this sufficiency is not reduced to efficiency or into act, unless a due application be […] ▪ as neither meat nourisheth, nor physic ⟨p. 47⟩cureth, nor cloth covereth, nor silver maketh rich, unless they be rightly applied tooth party to be nourished, cured, clothed and made rich: so it is in this business.
Reas. 1. Because although there be sufficiency enough in Christ, and in abundance, to save all, and any man; yet this sufficiency is not reduced to efficiency or into act, unlesse a due application be 〈…〉 ▪ as neither meat nourisheth, nor physick ⟨p. 47⟩cureth, nor cloth covereth, nor silver maketh rich, unlesse they be rightly applyed tothe party to be nourished, cured, clothed and made rich: so it is in this businesse.
Reas. •. As the first Adam neither received, nor lost his righteousness, and life, but for such, as were some way, that is, virtually in him, and afterwards actually descended from him, or were in union of the same blood with him: so also the second Adam Christ restores not righteousness and life, but unto such as are in him, to wit, ingrafted by Faith, and adhere unto him by the union of one and the same spirit. Hence it is, that effectual vocation, whereby this application of Christ, or this conjunction with him, is brought to pass, doth in order go before, not only our glorification and salvation, but also justification and all sound consolation, that we have concerning salvation.