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The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God…
The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God is drawing the soul to Christ ... : to which is added, in the epistle to the reader, a few words concerning Socinianism ... / by Giles Firmin ...The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God is drawing the soul to Christ ... : to which is added, in the epistle to the reader, a few words concerning Socinianisme ... / by Giles Firmin ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1670
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.
Ergo, It is not the essence of saving Faith.
The Major is plain. Faith and sense differ much, Blessed are they who have not seen and yet believed, saith Christ, John 20 29. Faith leans upon a Divine testimony, a Revelation of God, merely, it bottoms upon that; but sense looks into a mans self what it finds there; therefore these being so different, cannot make up the essence of faith: The essence of Faith is not extracted out of a Syllogism, made up of a divine testimony and my sense.
The Major is plain. Faith and sense differ much, Blessed are they who have not seen and yet believed, saith Christ, John 20 29. Faith leans upon a Divine testimony, a Revelation of God, meerly, it bottoms upon that; but sense looks into a mans self what it finds there; therefore these being so different, cannot make up the essence of faith: The essence of Faith is not extracted out of a Syllogisme, made up of a divine testimony and my sense.
The Minor is plain: For whence riseth this particular persuasion and assurance that Christ is mine, forgiveness mine? Is it not the conclusion arising from two premises that went before, of which one must be made up of sense, spiritual sense: He that believeth in Christ is justified, or is united to Christ, Christ is his. This indeed is de fide, we know it by revelation, we have Gods testimony for it.
The Minor is plain: For whence riseth this particular perswasion and assurance that Christ is mine, forgiveness mine? Is it not the conclusion arising from two premises that went before, of which one must be made up of sense, spiritual sense: He that believeth in Christ is justified, or is united to Christ, Christ is his. This indeed is de fide, we know it by revelation, we have Gods testimony for it.