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The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises
The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson for Thomas Parkhurst, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Now Faith makes us one with Christ, who is the Prince of Peace. Christ joined God and us together, and Faith joins Christ and us together; in whom we have Peace, John. 16, 33.• In me ye shall have Peace. Faith makes us subjects to this Prince of Peace, whose Kingdom and reign over his people doth not consist in meat and drink, but in Righteousness, and Peace, and Joy in the Holy Ghost.
Now Faith makes us one with Christ, who is the Prince of Peace. Christ joyned God and us together, and Faith joynes Christ and us together; in whom wee have Peace, John. 16, 33.• In mee yee shall have Peace. Faith makes us subjects to this Prince of Peace, whose Kingdome and reign over his people doth not consist in meat and drink, but in Righteousnesse, and Peace, and Joy in the Holy Ghost.
3. Faith doth interest us into the Covenant of Peace; and therefore being Believers, we must needs have Peace. I say, Faith doth interest us into the Covenant of Peace; the Gospel of Peace; the alone condition whereof is believing. — Whosoever believeth shall be saved.
3. Faith doth interest us into the Covenant of Peace; and therefore being Beleevers, wee must needs have Peace. I say, Faith doth interest us into the Covenant of Peace; the Gospel of Peace; the alone condition whereof is beleeving. — Whosoever beleeveth shall bee saved.
Time was, that [Hoc age: do this] was the condition of life. — do this and live. So ran the old Covenant: But now [Creed: Believe: and be saved] The Law required works. It's called a Covenant of Works: but the Gospel Faith: Its a Covenant of Grace, Made out of mere Grace, and performed of mere Grace, wherein God promiseth pardon of sins, upon mere Mercy and Grace.