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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. 5. Divine honour and glory are not only here given to the Father, but also to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, in as much as all baptised in these names, are directly consecrated to these three, that they may alway live unto the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And hence are these Apostolic phrases, wherein the faithful are said not only barely to live to God, but also to live to Christ the Son, and to the Spirit of God. This reason is confirmed from hence, that neither it is lawful wholly to consecrate ones self to any other, but to God, and this also is the Tenor of the New Covenant, that God be acknowledged for our good, and we be▪ to him for ever his people. Hence also hangs the direction of our whole life, that we may always have this proposed to our selves, to be serviceable to his glory in all things, whereunto we were consecrated from the beginning.
Reas. 5. Divine honour and glory are not onely here given to the Father, but also to the Sonne, and to the Holy Ghost, in as much as all baptised in these names, are directly consecrated to these three, that they may alway live unto the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And hence are these Apostolick phrases, wherein the faithfull are said not onely barely to live to God, but also to live to Christ the Sonne, and to the Spirit of God. This reason is confirmed from hence, that neither it is lawfull wholly to consecrate ones self to any other, but to God, and this also is the Tenor of the New Covenant, that God be acknowledged for our good, and we be▪ to him for ever his people. Hence also hangs the direction of our whole life, that we may alwayes have this proposed to our selves, to be serviceable to his glory in all things, whereunto we were consecrated from the beginning.
Use Of Instruction, that we may always keep this rule of Christian Faith, safe, pure, and unviolated, ⟨p. 60⟩against all the gates of hell, as the chief principle and foundation of salvation, on which both our Baptism, and all things that in our Baptism are signified and sealed, do depend.