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A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the…
A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadful condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and persuading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to householders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshua's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadfull condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and perswading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to housholders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshuah's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.
London: printed for George Sawbridge, 1668
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Q. How comes Christ, and those things which he did and suffered in his own person to be ours?
A. By Faith.
Rom. 3.22. Faith is called the faith of Jesus, because we thereby relying on Christ, are united to him, and so have a right to all that is his. In this respect whatsoever we receive from Christ, is attributed to faith. By faith we are justified, Rom. 3.28. We are saved by faith, Eph. 2.8. By faith we have access to God, Rom. 5.2. In a word, As they, who in the days whilst Christ lived upon the earth, received cure of any malady from him, received it by faith. So every ⟨p. 16⟩good thing that now we receive from Christ, we receive by faith. How needful then is it, that we be well instructed in the nature of faith.
Rom. 3.22. Faith is called the faith of Iesus, because we thereby relying on Christ, are united to him, and so have a right to all that is his. In this respect whatsoever we receive from Christ, is attributed to faith. By faith we are justified, Rom. 3.28. We are saved by faith, Eph. 2.8. By faith we have access to God,