A30242:418
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole…
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgess ...The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for T.U., 1659
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.
Thirdly, That which is the complete and formal act of faith, 1is a resting on Christ, a receiving of him, a coming to him. Hence are those emphatical expressions, which are in no humane Authors, [Greek or Hebrew], To believe in God, in Christ; and this act of faith, is expressed by words of resting, rolling the soul, waiting, and expecting, by receiving, embracing. A godly man is called a member of Christ, and faith is the ligament, and that which uniteth: a branch in the Olive-tree, ⟨p. 72⟩faith is that whereby we receive fatness of it. So that the power and life of faith lieth in this, that it gives up the soul to Christ, and receiveth Christ in the soul; hereby it is said, Christ dwells in our hearts by faith, Ephes. 3.17. And this act is only in the godly. This is the difference from all hypocrites, they are said to believe, they know, they give credit to many things; and this works some slighty affections, but they are not united to Christ; they cleave not to him, so as to to be made one with him; They receive him not both as a Mediator, and as an Head, to whom they will conform, and live as Members answerable to such an Head. This then is the marrow, and the soul of faith, when a man so knoweth, so assents, as thereby he is incorporated into Christ, receiving of his virtue and influence; so that all is Christ (as it were) I no longer live, but Christ in me; and the life, I live, is by faith in Christ, saith Paul, Gal. 2.20.
Thirdly, That which is the compleat and formal act of faith, 1is a resting on Christ, a receiving of him, a coming to him. Hence are those emphatical expressions, which are in no humane Authours, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, To believe in God, in Christ; and this act of faith, is expressed by words of resting, rolling the soul, waiting, and expecting, by receiving, imbracing. A godly man is called a member of Christ, and faith is the ligament, and that which uniteth: a branch in the Olive-tree, ⟨p. 72⟩