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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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Evidence 4: The Fourth Evidence of the Faith of God's Elect.
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3. THE fixing of them steadily on things spiritual and eternal, whereof I have discoursed at ⟨p. 78⟩large elsewhere: The whole of this Advice is given us by the Apostle, Col. 3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
HEREIN Faith begins its Work, this is the first Lesson it takes out of the Gospel; namely, that of Self-denial, whereof this Mortification is a principal part. Herein it labours to cast off every Burden, and the Sin that doth so easily beset us. Unless some good Degree be attained here, all further Attempts in this great Duty will be fruitless. Do you then, any of you, judge your selves under any of those Qualifications before mentioned, which render this Duty and Work of Faith necessary unto you? sit down here at the Threshold, and reckon with your selves, that unless you can take your Hearts more off from the World, unless your Affections and Desires be mortified and crucified, and dead in you, in a sensible degree and measure, unless you endeavour every day to promote the same frame in your Minds, you will live and dye Strangers to this Duty.
HEREIN Faith begins its Work, this is the first Lesson it takes out of the Gospel; namely, that of Self-denial, whereof this Mortification is a principal part. Herein it labours to cast off every Burthen, and the Sin that doth so easily beset us. Unless some good Degree be attained here, all further Attempts in this great Duty will be fruitless. Do you then, any of you, judge your selves under any of those Qualifications before mentioned, which render this Duty and Work of Faith necessary unto you? sit down here at the Threshold, and reckon with your selves, that unless you can take your Hearts more off from the World, unless your Affections and Desires be mortified and crucified, and dead in you, in a sensible degree and measure, unless you endeavour every day to promote the same frame in your Minds, you will live and dye Strangers to this Duty.