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The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…
The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb. 11, 1, formerly preached before His Majesty, and published by his command, with another added for the fuller application : the second is instructions for confirming believers in the Christian faith : the third is directions how to live by faith, or how to exercise it upon all occasions / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1670
Part 3 › Chapter 7: How to exercise Faith about Pardon of sin and Justification.
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.
As he merited this as a mediating subject and sacrifice, so as our High Priest he offered this sacrifice of himself to God.
And as our King, he being the Law-giver to the Church, did make this Covenant as his Law of grace, describing the terms of life and death: And being the Judge of the world, doth by his sentence justify and condemn men, as believers or unbelievers, according to this Covenant: And also executeth his sentence accordingly (partly in this life, but fully in the life to come.)
And as our King, he being the Law-giver to the Church, did make this Covenant as his Law of grace, describing the terms of life and death: And being the Judge of the world, doth by his sentence justifie and condemn men, as believers or unbelievers, according to this Covenant: And also executeth his sentence accordingly (partly in this life, but fully in the life to come.)
As our Teacher, and the Prophet, or Angel of the Covenant, he doth declare it as the Fathers will, and promulgate and ⟨p. 309⟩proclaim this Covenant and conditional Pardon and Justification to the world; and send out his Ambassadors with it to beseech men in his Name to be reconciled to God, and to declare, yea and by sacramental investiture, to seal and deliver a Pardon and actual Justification to Believers when they consent.
As our Teacher, and the Prophet, or Angel of the Covenant, he doth declare it as the Fathers will, and promulgate and ⟨p. 309⟩proclaim this Covenant and conditional Pardon and Justification to the world; and send out his Embassadours with it to beseech men in his Name to be reconciled to God, and to declare, yea and by sacramental investiture, to seal and deliver a Pardon and actual Justification to Believers when they consent.