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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
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.
Error 29. That Justifying Faith is a believing that I am justified, or elect, and shall be saved by Christ.
Errour 29. That Justifying Faith is a believing that I am justified, or elect, and shall be saved by Christ.
Error 30. That this Faith is a full assurance, or persuasion at least, excluding doubting.
Errour 30. That this Faith is a full assurance, or perswasion at least, excluding doubting.
Contr. 1. We are justified by believing and accepting God for our God, and Christ for our Saviour, that we may be justified; and not by believing that we are justified. 2. It is false, and ever will be, that any of the praesciti (as Austin and Prosper call them) or the Non-Elect, are elect, or justified, or will be saved: But the Non-Elect are commanded and bound to believe with that same kind of Faith by which we are justified: Therefore to believe that they themselves are elect, justified, and shall be saved, is not that kind of Faith by which ⟨p. 346⟩we are justified. No men are bound by God on pain of damnation to believe a lye, nor damned for not believing it. 3. Assurance of personal pardon, is the happiness but of few true Christians in this life: And where it is, it is only an effect or consequent participating of Faith: See Mr. Hickman on this subject.