A34165:355
A Complete collection of farewell sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…A Compleat collection of farewel sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…
A Complete collection of farewell sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl ... [et al.] ; together with Mr. Ash his funeral sermon, Mr. Nalton's funeral sermon, Mr. Lye's rehearsal ... with their several prayers.A Compleat collection of farewel sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl ... [et al.] ; together with Mr. Ash his funeral sermon, Mr. Nalton's funeral sermon, Mr. Lye's rehearsal ... with their several prayers.
London : s.n., 1663
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Receiving of Christ contains these two things, or these two things are essentially contained to make up the nature of saving Faith, that is, to believe the Doctrine of the Gospel concerning Jesus Christ to be true, and to consent that the goodness that is therein revealed and proposed, shall be ours. To believe what Christ is, and what he hath done; so far to believe it, as here we are resolved to venture our souls, (though there may be some weakness through our Faiths imperfection) and believing the Gospel to be the certain Word of God: Then next, to entertain the Christ that is offered in this Gospel to be ours, with all the benefits that accompany, and to all the blessed ends to which he is revealed: Thus the Water of Life is freely tendered to all that are athirst, and there is no more required, but come and drink.
Receiving of Christ contains these two things, or these two things are essentially contained to make up the nature of saving Faith, that is, to believe the Doctrine of the Gospel concerning Jesus Christ to bee true, and to consent that the goodness that is therein revealed and proposed, shall be ours. To believe what Christ is, and what he hath done; so far to believe it, as here we are resolved to venture our souls, (though there may be some weakness through our Faiths imperfection) and believing the Gospel to be the certain Word of God: Then next, to entertain the Christ that is offered in this Gospel to be ours, with all the benefits that accompany, and to all the blessed ends to which he is revealed: Thus the Water of Life is freely tendered to all that are athirst, and there is no more required, but come and drink.
Then there is two things implied, that are the immediate products of saving Faith, and inseparable from it, that is, trusting on him as the Redeemer, and obeying him as a Lord. To rest upon him as a Redeemer, Romans 15.12. And here as far as the soul feels entertainment and encouragement by Christ, overcoming his doubts that Christ will reject him, &c. so far he hath quietness of soul in Christ, and will trust his soul upon Christ. And then, the obeying of him in order to our full recovery, as a Patient must obey his Physician in using his Remedies, and Means he prescribes for killing our sins, restoring our souls to Gods love, and being with him to eternity.