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An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of…
An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of that ever-famous and reverend divine, Mr. William Perkins / by Tho. Nicols.
London: printed by W.B. for Will. Hope, 1654
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9. By our perseverance in such ⟨p. 201⟩good actions and endeavours, and in such good thoughts as these, even to the last gasp of our lives.
Luther saith,1 he that will serve God must believe that which cannot be seen, and hope for that which is deferred, and love God even then when he showeth himself an enemy, and thus he must remain to the end.
Luther saith,1 he that will serve God must believe that which cannot be seen, and hope for that which is deferred, and love God even then when he sheweth himself an enemy, and thus he must remain to the end.
- 1Luthers saying.
6.1 If so be that the godly find all these notable effects of the spirit feeble in them, and their Faith weak and faint, yet they must not doubt of their election; but they must know that God doth thus try them, and therefore they must not be dismayed: for a weak Faith is sufficient to engraft them into Christ.
6.1 If so be that the godly finde all these notable effects of the spirit feeble in them, and their Faith weak and faint, yet they must not doubt of their election; but they must know that God doth thus try them, and therefore they must not be dismayed: for a weak Faith is sufficient to engraf them into Christ.