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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
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.
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.
The use of this in the third place is for trial, namely 1that we should examine our selves, to finde if we have this insulting and triumphing faith, whereby we may be able to look up to God in the day of tryal and hold out. If a man have base and counterfeit coyn in his purse, he cannot abide to let it be tryed, but if it be sound and good, he is not affraid 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.
- 1Use. 3.
First, That all that live under the Gospel have if not, though it be called the word of Faith, and be the very means to beget Faith. For this, look 2 Thess. 3. 2. where it is given as a reason why those that truly receive the Gospel, are so reproached and hardly dealt withal, by the world, even because all men have not Faith, for if all had Faith, then could all be of the same mind, and Holiness, Righteousness and Love would be their delight.