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Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

Name: Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth
Author: Edward Polhill

Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth by Edward Polhill ...

Edward Polhill 1622–1694?London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1675

[9], 461 [i.e. 477], [11] p. · 130k words · Wing P2755 · ESTC R9438

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PRECIOUS FAITH. › Chapter 4

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

[ Earlier:132–147 of 579

:132p. 91

First, Faith resigns to the word, as a warrant for both the former resignations. If you ask a believer why he presumes so far, as to go to Christ and God for the teachings of the spirit, his answer will be this; I find in the word divers promises, that we shall be taught of God, that the spirit shall lead us into all truth, that there is an holy anointing dropping from Christ, which teacheth all things. And all these promises are very true, the counterpanes of Gods heart, and exactly congruous to the grace there; God speaks in them, and without complement he speaks as he means, therefore I resign up my soul unto Christ and God for instruction; teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed thy commandments, saith David, Psal. 119.66. where by commandments, some Divines understand all the word, including in it Promises as well as Commands: however the believer hath a warrant to pray, teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed thy promises of instruction.

First, Faith resigns to the word, as a warrant for both the former resignations. If you ask a believer why he presumes so far, as to go to Christ and God for the teachings of the spirit, his answer will be this; I find in the word divers promises, that we shall be taught of God, that the spirit shall lead us into all truth, that there is an holy annointing dropping from Christ, which teacheth all things. And all these promises are very true, the counterpanes of Gods heart, and exactly congruous to the grace there; God speaks in them, and without complement he speaks as he means, therefore I resign up my soul unto Christ and God for instruction; teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed thy commandements, saith David, Psal. 119.66. where by commandements, some Divines understand all the word, including in it Promises as well as Commands: however the believer hath a warrant to pray, teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed thy promises of instruction.

:133p. 91–92

Secondly, Faith resigns to the word, as a rich mine and treasury of knowledge, there are precious

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