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Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…
Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousness, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kidderminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousnesse, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kederminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.
Hague: printed by Abraham Brown, 1655
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.
And first his definition of the active part of faith, is the very same with mine. Of Faith, pag. 44. It is to Believe, not only that Christ is offered to us, but also to take and receive him as a Lord and Saviour, that is, both to be saved by him, and to obey him. Mark it (saith he) I put them together, to take him as a Lord and Saviour; for you shall find that in the ordinary phrase of Scripture, they are put together, Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour; therefore we must take heed of disjoining those that God hath joined together: We must take Christ as well for a Lord as a Saviour; let a man do this, and he may be assured that his faith is a justifying faith; therefore mark it diligently; if a man will take Christ for a Saviour only, that will not serve the turn; Christ giveth not himself to any upon that condition only to save him, but we must take him as a Lord too, to be ⟨p. 286⟩subject to him, and obey him, and to square our actions according to his will, &c. pag. 45.
And first his definition of the active part of faith, is the very same with mine. Of Faith, pag. 44. It is to Believe, not onely that Christ is offered to us, but also to take and receive him as a Lord and Saviour, that is, both to be saved by him, and to obey him. Mark it (saith he) I put them together, to take him as a Lord and Saviour; for you shall finde that in the ordinary phrase of Scripture, they are put together, Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour; therefore we must take heed of disjoyning those that God hath joyned together: We must take Christ as well for a Lord as a Saviour; let a man do this, and he may be assured that his faith is a justifying faith; therefore mark it diligently; if a man will take Christ for a Saviour onely, that will not serve the turn; Christ giveth not himself to any upon that condition only to save him, but we must take him as a Lord too, to be ⟨p. 286⟩subject to him, and obey him, and to square our actions according to his will, &c. pag. 45.
So of Effectual Faith, pag. 92. Now faith is nothing but this: We come and tell you that Christ is offered; if you will be content to let all these things go, and to turn your hearts to him, then the whole bent of a mans mind is turned the contrary way and set upon Christ; this is such Faith indeed, &c. Now i we were not mistaken in it, there would be no question of this: We think that faith is nothing but a persuasion that our sins are forgiven a persuasion that the promises are true, and the Scripture true, a persuasion that Christ died for my sins: And thence it is, that men are apt to be deceived in it. If they took Faith as it is in its self, (a Marriage of our selves to Christ, with all our heart and affections, when he hath given himself to us as in Marriage and we are given to him.) in doing this, we should never be deceived.