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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.
And upon the former misapprehension, the same persons do look upon all the faith which they exercise through their lives, after the first instantaneous act, as no justifying faith at all (but only a faith of the same kind) but to what use they hardly know. Yea they look upon Christ himself, as if they ⟨p. 316⟩had no more use for him, either as to continue their Justification, or to forgive their after-sins; when as our continued faith must be exercised all our lives on the same Christ, and trust on the same Covenant, for the continuation and perfection of that which was begun at the time of our Regeneration, Col. 1.23. 1 John 2.24. Heb. 3.6.12, 13. Heb. 6.11, 12. & 10.22, 23.
And upon the former misapprehension, the same persons do look upon all the faith which they exercise through their lives, after the first instantanious act, as no justifying faith at all (but only a faith of the same kind) but to what use they hardly know. Yea they look upon Christ himself, as if they ⟨p. 316⟩had no more use for him, either as to continue their Justification, or to forgive their after-sins; when as our continued faith must be exercised all our lives on the same Christ, and trust on the same Covenant, for the continuation and perfection of that which was begun at the time of our Regeneration, Col. 1.23. 1 John 2.24. Heb. 3.6.12, 13. Heb. 6.11, 12