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CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, or, Christs prayer before his passion explicated, and both practically and polemically improved by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656
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Thirdly, This phrase of believing in Christ, 1doth plainly denote a fiducial act of the will and heart, as well as the assent of the understanding. And this is greatly to be observed, that we are not to look upon believing, as a disposition to assent to the things of God as true; but we do by believing incline the whole heart to trust and rest on Christ in whom we do believe. It's greatly disputed, Whether this fiducial application or confidence be of the formal nature of faith, or an effect and consequent only of it; but I shall wave that at this time. It's plain, that to believe in, doth denote some cordial and fiducial motion of the soul to the object, as it's centre, and on that which gives us firm rest; Hence faith is called, receiving of Christ; it's said to be the eating of his flesh, and drinking of his blood; It's called the embracing of the promises; and opposite to this believing is fear, Luk. 8.50. and diffidence, and wavering: So that it's plain, faith hath a fiducial assent with it, therefore it's called believing with the whole heart, Act 8.37. The heart believeth, Rom. 10.9. as well as the understanding.
Thirdly, This phrase of believing in Christ, 1doth plainly denote a fiducial act of the will and heart, as well as the assent of the understanding. And this is greatly to be observed, that we are not to look upon believing, as a disposition to assent to the things of God as true; but we do by believing incline the whole heart to trust and rest on Christ in whom we do believe. It's greatly disputed, Whether this fiducial application or confidence be of the formal nature of faith, or an effect and consequent only of it; but I shall wave that at this time. It's plain, that to believe in, doth denote some cordial and fiducial motion of the soul to the object, as it's center, and on that which gives us firm rest; Hence faith is called, receiving of Christ; it's said to be the eating of his flesh, and drinking of his blood; It's called the imbracing of the promises; and opposite to this believing is fear, Luk. 8.50. and diffidence, and wavering: So that it's plain, faith hath a fiducial assent with it, therefore it's called believing with the whole heart, Act 8.37. The heart believeth,