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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 6: Quest. How a Child of God is to keep himself in the Love of God. SERMON VI.
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The Apostle Peter showing the excellency of Faith, and of a tried Faith, that it is more precious than Gold, he saith, by it we love Jesus Christ though we never saw him with our bodily Eyes; and we love him by Believing, and rejoice in it with unspeakable glorious Joy, 1 Pet. 1.7, 8.
The Apostle Peter shewing the excellency of Faith, and of a tryed Faith, that it is more precious than Gold, he saith, by it we love Jesus Christ though we never saw him with our bodily Eyes; and we love him by Believing, and rejoyce in it with unspeakable glorious Joy, 1 Pet. 1.7, 8.
1Faith is the first Principle, and chief root of all Operation in the Soul; and it is therefore a vain thing to talk of loving God, without Believing,2 for whatsoever is not of Faith is Sin: God doth not put the Oil of his Mercy, but into the Vessel of Faith: We believe, therefore we speak, saith the Apostle; we believe, therefore we love. What made the Saints not value worldly Treasures, and Delights? What made them Love not their lives to the Death? What made them so wonderful, in their Active and Passive Obedience for Christ, but their Faith, by seeing him that is invisible? for there is not such an Eye on Earth,3 that see Spiritual things in their Spirituality, and notwithstanding their remotest distance; such a Faith doth break forth in the flames of Love to God, that thereby the Heart, where it is, is ravished by it; the Lord saith, his Heart is also ravished with that Eye, Cant. 4.9.