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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
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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 here now begins the Life of a Christian, though as yet he feel little motion. Strong is he now in desiring, though feeble in performing. Resolved he is, by any means to stick to Christ; yet not sensible of any union with him. He admires the brightness of the Beams of his Mercy shining in the Gospel; but feels little warmth of joy and comfort in his heart. He hungers after the Word; but feels little nourishment. Here is the beginning of true Faith.
And here now begins the Life of a Christian, though as yet hee feel little motion. Strong is hee now in desiring, though feeble in performing. Resolved hee is, by any means to stick to Christ; yet not sensible of any union with him. Hee admires the brightness of the Beams of his Mercy shining in the Gospel; but feels little warmth of joy and comfort in his heart. Hee hungers after the Word; but feels little nourishment. Here is the beginning of true Faith.
Now then, would you know whether you have Faith? try your selves. Have you found, that God hath thus wrought in you? what? hast thou been thus humbled in the sight and sense of sin? deeply affected with the fullness and freeness of the Grace of God in Christ, so as to raise up in thee those earnest longings and pantings after him, so as thus to cast and venture thy soul upon him, this useth to be the manner and way of Gods working Faith in us; by which we may come to know whether this Faith be wrought in us, or no.
Now then, would you know whether you have Faith? try your selves. Have you found, that God hath thus wrought in you? what? hast thou been thus humbled in the sight and sense of sin? deeply affected with the fulness and freeness of the Grace of God in Christ, so as to raise up in thee those earnest longings and pantings after him, so as thus to cast and venture thy soul upon him, this useth to bee the manner and way of Gods working Faith in us; by which wee may come to know whether this Faith bee wrought in us, or no.