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Gospel grounds and evidences of the faith of God's elect showingGospel grounds and evidences of the faith of God's elect shewing
Gospel grounds and evidences of the faith of God's elect showing : I. The nature of true saving faith, in securing of the spiritual comfort of believers in this life, is of the highest importance, II. The way wherein true faith doth evidence it self in the soul and consciences of believers, unto their supportment and comfort, under all their conflicts with sin, in all their trials and temptations, III. Faith will evidence it self, by a diligent, constant endeavour to keep it self and all grace in due exercise, in all ordinances of divine worship, private and public, IV. A peculiar way whereby true faith will evidence it self, by bringing the soul into a state of repentance / by John Owen ...Gospel grounds and evidences of the faith of God's elect shewing : I. The nature of true saving faith, in securing of the spiritual comfort of believers in this life, is of the highest importance, II. The way wherein true faith doth evidence it self in the soul and consciences of believers, unto their supportment and comfort, under all their conflicts with sin, in all their tryals and temptations, III. Faith will evidence it self, by a diligent, constant endeavour to keep it self and all grace in due exercise, in all ordinances of divine worship, private and publick, IV. A peculiar way whereby true faith will evidence it self, by bringing the soul into a state of repentance / by John Owen ...
London: printed by John Astwood for William Marshal, 1695
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THE Principal Genuine Acting of saving Faith in us, inseparable from it, yea, essential to such acting, consists in the Choosing, Embracing, and Approbation of Gods way of saving Sinners, by the Mediation of Jesus Christ, relying thereon, with a renunciation of all other ways and means pretending unto the same End of Salvation.
THE Principal Genuine Acting of saving Faith in us, inseparable from it, yea, essential to such acting, consists in the Choosing, Embracing, and Approbation of Gods way of saving Sinners, by the Mediation of Jesus Christ, relying thereon, with a renuntiation of all other ways and means pretending unto the same End of Salvation.
THIS is that which we are to explain and prove.
SAVING Faith is our Believing the Record that God hath given us of his Son, 1 John 5. 10. And this is the Record that God hath given unto us, Eternal Life, and this Life is in his Son, verse 11. This is the Testimony which God gives, that great and sacred Truth which he himself bears witness unto, namely, That he hath freely prepared Eternal Life for them that believe, or provided a way of Salvation for them. And what God so prepares he is said to give, because of the Certainty of its Communication. So Grace was promised and given to the Elect in Christ Jesus before the World began, 2 Tim. 1. 9. Tit. 1. 2. And that is so to be communicated unto them in and by the Mediation of his Son Jesus Christ; that it is the only way whereby God will give Eternal Life unto any, which is therefore wholly in him, and by him to be obtained, and from him to be received. Upon our Acquiescence in this Testimony,