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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. 3. Because the blessings of life and salvation cannot be separated from one another; as for example, effectual Vocation, Justification, Adoption, Sanctification, Consolation▪ and eternal Glorification. When therefore one of these blessings is directly represented, indirectly also, and by consequence all the rest are signified and sealed.
Use 1. Of Information; 1. That we may learn rightly to distinguish between complete Sacraments, and other Sacramental signs. For other signs and ceremonies, that do not signify and seal the blessings of the New Covenant, as they are such; ⟨p. 171⟩though they are sacred signs, yet are they not presently Sacraments, to speak properly; that is, they are not of that nature and rank with Baptism and the Supper. That we have in great esteem Christs most holy Sacraments, because in them we go about no less, than all that belongs to our eternal happiness.
Use 1. Of Information; 1. That we may learn rightly to distinguish between compleat Sacraments, and other Sacramental signes. For other signes and ceremonies, that do not signify and seal the blessings of the New Covenant, as they are such; ⟨p. 171⟩though they are sacred signes, yet are they not presently Sacraments, to speak properly; that is, they are not of that nature and rank with Baptisme and the Supper. That we have in great esteem Christs most holy Sacraments, because in them we go about no less, than all that belongs to our eternal happiness.
Use 2. Of Admonition, that we never separate what God hath joined together in the use of the Sacraments, which useth to be done by such, as seek only for remission of sins, but not for sanctification and preservation from sin; and that because they have not determined with themselves to amend their lives.