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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.
But here was not all the trial. If he had but parted with him in the way of Nature, by a natural death; this had not been so much: but to part with him in way of Sacrifice, wherein he was to be cut in pieces; nay, and he himself must be the Butcher of this Son of his Love; must imbrue his own hands in the blood of this Son. This was a great trial; yet here was seen the power of Faith, that it enabled him to obey. He did not consult with Flesh and Blood; did not dispute, but obey — By Faith he obeyed.
But here was not all the tryal. If hee had but parted with him in the way of Nature, by a natural death; this had not been so much: but to part with him in way of Sacrifice, wherein hee was to bee cut in peeces; nay, and hee himself must bee the Butcher of this Son of his Love; must imbrue his own hands in the blood of this Son. This was a great tryal; yet here was seen the power of Faith, tht it inabled him to obey. Hee did not consult with Flesh and Blood; did not dispute, but obey — By Faith hee obeyed.
Faith it is an Heart-enabling-Grace. It will enable you to pray; yea, and to pray to purpose, to wrestle with God. Believing-prayers, are wrestling prayers; wherein the Soul wrestles with God by strength of his Promise; his Covenant, his Truth, his Christ.
Faith it is an Heart-inabling-Grace. It will inable you to pray; yea, and to pray to purpose, to wrestle with God. Beleeving-prayers, are wrestling prayers; wherein the Soul wrestles with God by strength of his Promise; his Covenant, his Truth, his Christ.
It enables you to hear, and to hear with profit: when Faith; doth incorporate it self with the Word, it will be profitable. Faithful hearing is ever fruitful hearing.