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An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
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.
Of the Properties, Signs and Means of Faith.
Q. 1. What is the first property of Faith?
Q. 1. WHat is the first property of Faith?
A. 'Tis a most precious Grace, 2 Pet. 1.1. —To them that have obtained like precious faith with us, &c. And must needs be so, seeing 'tis the bond of our union with Christ, Eph. 3.17. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, that ye being rooted and grounded in love. That by which we are justified, Rom. 5.1. Therefore being justified by faith, &c. And that by which our Souls do live, Hab. 2.4. The just shall live by his faith.
Q. 2. What's the second property of Saving Faith?