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Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and real demonstrations of our union with Christ…Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and reall demonstrations of our union with Christ…
Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and real demonstrations of our union with Christ and assurance of salvation : with an appendix of laying down certain rules to be observed for preserving our assurance once obtained / published by Ed. Calamy ...Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and reall demonstrations of our union with Christ and assurance of salvation : with an appendix of laying down certain rules to be observed for preserving our assurance once obtained / published by Ed. Calamy ...
London: printed for Simon Miller, 1657
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.
Sol. It is a special work of the Spirit of God in man, whereby he is enabled to apply Christ unto himself, according unto all his promises, and himself unto Christ, according unto all his Precepts.
Sol. It is a special work of the Spirit of God in man, whereby he is inabled to apply Christ unto himself, according unto all his promises, and himself unto Christ, according unto all his Precepts.
Under these two general heads, the whole work of Obedience is comprehended, as is evident from the words of the new Covenant; I saith the Lord will be your God, and ye shall be my People, Jer. 31.33. What doth the Lord require herein on our part? but to take him for our God, and yield up our selves unto him, as his People, to apply Christ unto our selves, and our selves unto Christ, as aforesaid. This is the Obedience of faith, this is Evangelical Obedience, the Obedience which the Gospel calls for, and which it only accepts. What shall we do, that we might work the Works of God? said some to Christ, Joh. 6.28. Christ replies, ver. 29. This is the work of God, that ye believe on him, whom he hath sent. In these few words, is comprehended the whole work of Obedience, the whole work assigned us by God, This is the Work of God, &c. It is, as if Christ had said, you naturally seek Heaven by works, but altogether mistake that work of works, which is only acceptable, and effectual to attain its end, Believe on him whom he hath sent; Believe on him, who hath fulfilled the Law for us, and will fulfil the Law in us; This is the work of God assigned to us, ⟨p. 69⟩and a work which God worketh in us, and this is unto flesh and blood, of all works the hardest. Here note these Corollaries.
Under these two general heads, the whole work of Obedience is comprehended, as is evident from the words of the new Covenant; I saith the Lord will be your God, and ye shall be my People,