A26694:485
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, Because this is that which doth set so great esteem upon him. Christ prizes faith, for faith above all things prizes Christ, and gives glory to Christ. Christ is not magnified and glorified in any thing so much, as by his peoples faith. Faith empties us of our selves, and gives all the glory to Jesus: makes us vile in our own eyes, and magnifies Christ ⟨p. 218⟩in our eyes, 1 Pet. 2. 7. Unto you therefore that believe he is precious. Faith and Christ they are mutually precious one to another. O the sweet embraces there are between these two friends when they meet! O precious faith, faith Christ, 2. P•t. […]. […]. And O precious Christ, saith faith. O precious Saviour, saith faith, and O precious servant, saith Christ. •aith saith, none but Christ; and Christ saith, none but faith: only believe. Sith therefore Christ is so precious unto faith, no wonder that faith is so precious unto Christ.
Secondly, Because this is that which doth set so great esteem upon him. Christ prizes faith, for faith above all things prizes Christ, and gives glory to Christ. Christ is not magnified and glorified in any thing so much, as by his peoples faith. Faith empties us of our selves, and gives all the glory to Jesus: makes us vile in our own eyes, and magnifies Christ ⟨p. 218⟩in our eyes, 1 Pet. 2. 7. Unto you therefore that believe he is precious. Faith and Christ they are mutually precious one to another. O the sweet embraces there are between these two friends when they meet! O precious faith, faith Christ, 2. P•t. 〈…〉. 〈…〉. And O precious Christ, saith faith. O precious Savior, saith faith, and O precious servant, saith Christ. •aith saith, none but Christ; and Christ saith, none but faith: onely believe. Sith therefore Christ is so precious unto faith, no wonder that faith is so precious unto Christ.