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A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved
A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.
London: printed by J.A. for John Dunton, 1683
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Sermon 2: Quest. How may we Experience in our selves, and Evidence to others that serious Godline…
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1. Serious Holiness is most agreeable to the •••ect of their Faith, that great good they expect in the future Life: The holiest Practice suits best with the highest hope, it is but reasonable that they that expect to live in Heaven, should live answerably while on Earth; they that hope to be perfectly holy there, should be as holy as they can here; it ill becomes them to lead sensual Lives now, that look for spiritual Enjoyments then; to live like Beasts, or but like Men, that hope hereafter to live with God; and to neglect him at present, whom they hope to enjoy at last.
1. Serious Holiness is most agreeable to the •••ect of their Faith, that great good they expect in the future Life: The holiest Practice sutes best with the highest hope, it is but reasonable that they that expect to live in Heaven, should live answerably while on Earth; they that hope to be perfectly holy there, should be as holy as they can here; it ill becomes them to lead sensual Lives now, that look for spiritual Enjoyments then; to live like Beasts, or but like Men, that hope hereafter to live with God; and to neglect him at present, whom they hope to enjoy at last.
2. It is serious Holiness which must maintain Life in a Christians Faith: A man can no longer maintain his Faith than while his Practice is answerable to it; Jam. 2. last, Faith without Works is dead: Faith hath a respect to Commands as well as Promises, or to the Condition of the Promise, as well as to the Mercy promised; now the Promise being made to Holiness as well as Faith (though perhaps in a different respect) a man cannot have a true Faith without Holiness; not believe that God will save him, if he walk not in that way in which God hath Promised to save him; though men have not their Title to Heaven by their Holiness, yet they cannot be saved without it, Heb. 12.14. It is the qualification required in all that are saved,