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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 Third Evidence of the Faith of God's Elect.
Thirdly, 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.
THirdly, 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.
THIS is the Touch-stone of Faith and spiritual Obedience, the most intimate and difficult part of this Exercise: Where this is not, there is no Life in the Soul. There are two things whereby Men do or may deceive themselves herein; (1.) Abounding in the outward Performance of Duties, or a Multiplication of them; hereby Hypocrites have in all Ages deceived themselves, Isa. 58. 2, 3. And it was the Covering that the Church of Rome provided for their Apostasy from the Gospel: An Endless Multiplication of Religious Duties was that which they trusted to, and boasted in; and we may find those daily that pretend a Conscience, as unto the constant Observation of outward Duties, and yet will abstain from no sin that comes in the way of their Lusts. And Men may and do oft-times abide constant in them, especially in their Families, and in public; yea, multiply them beyond the ordinary Measure, hoping to countenance themselves in other Lusts, and Neglects thereby. (2.) Assistance of Gifts in the Performance of them; but as this may be, where ⟨p. 58⟩where there is not one Dram of Grace, saving Grace, so when rested in it, is a most powerful Engine to keep the Soul in Formality, to ruin all Beginning of Grace, and to bring an incurable hardness in the whole Soul.