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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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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.
Reas. •. As the first Adam neither received, nor lost his righteousnesse, and life, but for such, as were some way, that is, vertually 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 righteousnesse and life, but unto such as are in him, to wit, ingrafted by Faith, and adhear unto him by the union of one and the same spirit. Hence it is, that effectuall vocation, whereby this application of Christ, or this conjunction with him, is brought to passe, doth in order go before, not onely our glorification and salvation, but also justification and all sound consolation, that we have concerning salvation.
Use Of Admonition, that we may chiefly care for and go about this, that we may both be and remain in Christ, and live in him; because without this union with him, we cannot come to be saved. The sign or mark, whereby we know, that is ordinarily, or according to the order of means appointed, that this or that man is in Christ, is this, if drawing virtue from Christ, as a branch drawing spiritual •ap from the stock, he hath care to bring forth fruits to him and in him, John 15. verse […], 4.
Use Of Admonition, that we may chiefly care for and go about this, that we may both be and remain in Christ, and live in him; because without this union with him, we cannot come to be saved. The signe or mark, whereby we know, that is ordinarily, or according to the order of means appointed, that this or that man is in Christ, is this, if drawing vertue from Christ, as a branch drawing spirituall ap from the stock, he hath care to bring forth fruits to him and in him,