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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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Lastly, Judas, whom we deny to be given to Christs 1keeping to eternal salvation, though he was given him as an Apostle, for Christ to prevent all, declared plainly that he was the son of perdition from the beginning; so that there is indeed no strength in all these to weaken ⟨p. 159⟩and hinder the assurance of him that truly believes, only the Devil stirs up all his instruments by all means to discourage him if it were possible, but he shall never prevail.
Lastly, Iudas, whom we deny to be given to Christs 1keeping to eternal salvation, though he was given him as an Apostle, for Christ to prevent all, declared plainly that he was the son of perdition from the beginning; so that there is indeed no strength in all these to weaken ⟨p. 159⟩and hinder the assurance of him that truly believes, onely the Devil stirs up all his instruments by all means to discourage him if it were possible, but he shall never prevail.
- 1Object. & Answ.
The use of this in the third place is for trial, namely 1that we should examine our selves, to find if we have this insulting and triumphing faith, whereby we may be able to look up to God in the day of trial and hold out. If a man have base and counterfeit coin in his purse, he cannot abide to let it be tried, but if it be sound and good, he is not afraid to bring it to the touchstone. God in this case will take nothing for currant, but what hath his own stamp upon it. The word of God hath that in it that will try us; let us therefore every one deal sincerely with our own hearts, as in the sight and presence of Almighty God, that so we may know whether we have this blessed Grace of Faith or no. But before we come to this, let us consider these grounds.