Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

A second means or help to strengthen thee, (if thou art one that art humbled for sin, and desirest more and more to believe) is to know that God hath bound himself, and sworn to it (and he is true, though every man is a liar): now that he should swear to that Testament of Christs blood, it is even because we should have hearts strengthened to believe, and therefore now it is a shame if we have not more faith obedience and holiness then heretofore. Certainly if we had faith instead of our presumption, what abundance of peace of conscience and sweet and comfortable joy might we have, because Christ hath done so much for us as we have heard, and all, that nothing might hinder the salvation of a poor believing soul.

A second means or help to strengthen thee, (if thou art one that art humbled for sin, and desirest more and more to believe) is to know that God hath bound himself, and sworn to it (and he is true, though every man is a lyar): now that he should swear to that Testament of Christs blood, it is even because we should have hearts strengthened to believe, and therefore now it is a shame if we have not more faith obedience and holiness then heretofore. Certainly if we had faith instead of our presumption, what abundance of peace of conscience and sweet and comfortable joy might we have, because Christ hath done so much for us as we have heard, and all, that nothing might hinder the salvation of a poor believing soul.

Now to handle this point as it is contrary to the erroneous ¹doctrine of the Church of Rome.

Now to handle this point as it is contrary to the erronious ¹doctrine of the Church of Rome.

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