A25294:735
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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Doct. 4. The obedience of Jesus Christ is powerful for justifying of us, by being accepted and laid hold on by our Faith. It is in the Text. Through Faith in his Blood.
Doct. 4. The obedience of Iesus Christ is powerful for justifying of us, by being accepted and laid hold on by our Faith. It is in the Text. Through Faith in his Blood.
Reas▪ 1. The very nature and duty of Faith is to rely on Christ, or on the favour and mercy of God in Christ, for pardon of sins.
Reas. 2. Because by Faith, we are united unto Christ, and ingrafted into him, that so we may be partakers of all the blessings, that in him are prepared for men.
Reas. 3. Because Faith receives, lays hold on, and embraces all the promises of God, and the ⟨p. 161⟩things in them contained, offered, or proposed; amongst which pardon of sins, and justification in Christ hath a chief place.