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Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…
Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by R. Ibbitson and M. Wright, 1661
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
II. The Necessity of this grace of Faith to every communicant appeareth.
1. Because without faith it is impossible to please God in any holy ordinance: 1as the Apostle expresseth it. But true faith will commend both our persons and services unto G•d, so that they shall find acceptance with him, though they be full of weaknesses, and imperfections.2 This made Abel's sacrifice so acceptable to God. If therefore thou come to this ordinance without faith, instead of pacifying God, thou shall purchase his heavy displeasure.
1. Because without faith it is impossible to please God in any holy ordinance: 1as the Apostle expresseth it. But true faith will commend both our persons and services unto G•d, so that they shall find acceptance with him, though they be full of weaknesses, and imperfections.2 This made Abels sacrifice so acceptable to God. If therefore thou come to this ordinance without faith, instead of pacifying God, thou shall purchase his heavy displeasure.
- 1Heb. 11. 6.
- 2Heb. 11. 6. Non Pla•as se• peccas. Bern. super •ant. Serm. 24.