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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 5: Directions how to live by Faith upon Gods Promises.
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.
These are the Spirits descriptions of faith; but if you will rather take a whimsical ignorant mans description, who can only toss in his mouth the name of FREE GRACE, and knoweth not of what he speaketh, or what he affirmeth, or what that name signifieth, which he cheateth his own soul with, instead of true Free Grace it self, you must suffer the bitter fruits of your own delusion. For my part I shall say thus much more, to tell you why I say so much, to help you to a right understanding of the nature of true Christian Faith.
1. If you understand not truly what Faith is, you understand not what Religion it is that you profess: And so you call your selves Christians, and know not what it is. It seems those that said, Lord, we have eaten and drunken in thy presence, and prophesied in thy Name, did think they had been true Believers, Matth. 7.21, 22.
2. To err about the nature of true Faith, will engage you in abundance of other errors, which will necessarily arise from that; as it did them, against whom James disputeth, James 2.14, 15, &c. about Justification by Faith and by Works.
2. To erre about the nature of true Faith, will engage you in abundance of other errours, which will necessarily arise from that; as it did them, against whom James disputeth, James 2.14, 15, &c. about Justification by Faith and by Works.