A30242:419
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.
Now this faith thus described hath glorious Effects, and also many Properties, we will select some of many. As
1First, The noble effect of Faith, ad intra, is to receive the righteousness of Christ, and thereby to make it ours; by which means faith is so often said to justify, and we are justified by faith; And Paul did so exceedingly desire to be found, not in his own righteousness, but by that of faith in Christ, Phil. 3.9. This is the hand to put on those glorious Robes to cover our nakedness. This is the eye by which we look upon that exalted Serpent to be healed. It's not repenting, sorrowing, reforming, no nor martyrdom it self, that hath this honour, which faith hath; neither is this for any dignity, or worth of faith, but because it's an instrument to receive the righteousness of Christ, which no other grace can be. So that as the child new born, presently moves it lips and mouth for the breast, to be sucking there: So the new born spiritual Infant immediately goeth out of its own works, it's own righteousness, and desireth to be found in Christ only. This way of believing is very paradoxical, and hidden to a guilty conscience; Cain did not know it, Judas was not acquainted with it, and thereupon eternally perished.
1First, The noble effect of Faith, ad intra, is to receive the righteousnesse of Christ, and thereby to make it ours; by which means faith is so often said to justifie, and we are justified by faith; And Paul did so exceedingly desire to be found, not in his own righteousnesse, but by that of faith in Christ, Phil. 3.9. This is the hand to put on those glorious Robes to cover our nakednesse. This is the eye by which we look upon that exalted Serpent to be healed. It's not repenting, sorrowing, reforming, no nor martyrdom it self, that hath this honour, which faith hath; neither is this for any dignity, or worth of faith, but because it's an instrument to receive the righteousnesse of Christ, which no other grace can be. So that as the child new born, presently moves it lips and mouth for the brest, to be sucking there: So the new born spiritual Infant immediately goeth out of its own works, it's own righteousnesse, and desireth to be found in Christ onely. This way of believing is very paradoxal, and hidden to a guilty conscience; Cain did not know it, Judas was not acquainted with it, and thereupon eternally perished.