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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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The five and twentieth Lords day.
Rom. 4. 11. And be received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith, which he had yet being uncircumcised▪ That he might be th• father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also.
Rom. 4. 11. And be received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousnes of the faith, which he had yet being uncircumcis•d▪ That he might be th• father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousnesse might be imputed unto them also.
The Apostle in this place treats of the justificatification of Abraham which he so ascribes to him, that in him he sets down a pattern of justification to life▪ as well in respect of uncircumcised Gentiles, as of Jews themselves. For this end the Apostle observes, and proposeth to be observed, that faith