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Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture
Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture wherein believers are assisted in preparing their hearts, and exciting their affections and graces, when they draw nigh to God in that most awful and solemn ordinance of the Lords Supper / by Jo. Flavel ...
London: printed for Jacob Sampson, 1679
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.
Secondly: From the least degree of saving faith we may infer as plenary a 1remission of sin, as from the strongest. The weakest Believer is as completely pardoned as the strongest, Act. 10. 43. By him all that believe are justified from all things. All that believe without difference of sizes, strength, or degrees, the least as well as the greatest, the Believer of a day old, as well as the Fathers and Worthies of greatest name and longest standing.
Secondly: From the least degree of saving faith we may infer'as plenary a 1remission of sin, as from tht strongest. The weakest Believer is as compleatly pardoned as the strongest, Act. 10. 43. By him all that believe are justified from all things. All that believe without difference of sizes, strength, or degrees, the least as well as the greatest, the Believer of a day old, as well as the Fathers and Worthies of greatest name and longest standing.
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Lo then the least measure of faith entitles thee as really to the greatest blessing, as the highest acts of faith can do. 'Tis true, the stronger the acting of faith is, the clearer the evidence usually is, but interest in the privilege is the same in both. If then thou canst discern but the weakest act, and smallest measure of faith in thy soul, hast thou not reason with him in the Text, to cry out and say with tears, Lord I believe. Canst thou receive and read this Pardon, ⟨p. 130⟩the pardon of such and so many sins, and not wet it with thy tears: O it's matter of joy unspeakable.