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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.
This faith also, it hath his sense, an eye, an ear, a 1hand, &c. likewise its voice, both inward and outward; when God says believe, it makes a man find a spirit within, saying, Lord I believe; indeed it makes him also outwardly, with the Publican, confess his sin and wretchedness; as also, how doth a true believer pray: he ⟨p. 168⟩not only speaks, but even speaks because he doth believe. Now of the lets to this faith, there are a world of hindrances; the Devil blows into the brains of men by ordinary conceits, arising in their imaginations, to hinder and keep them from such a faith as may assure their hearts that there is no condemnation belonging to them, and so go on cheerfully about their business, having all their wants supplied. And there is indeed no Christian that is in Christ that can possibly be clean without them, only the difference is, some have more, some less; but let us all well weigh them, and they will appear all but conceits, and to have no reality and truth in them.
This faith also, it hath his sence, an eye, an ear, a 1hand, &c. likewise its voice, both inward and outward; when God sayes believe, it makes a man find a spirit within, say•ng, Lord I believe; indeed it makes him also outwardly, with the Publican, confess his sin and wretchedness; as also, how doth a true believer pray: he ⟨p. 168⟩not onely speaks, but even speaks because he doth believe. Now of the lets to this faith, there are a world of hindrances; the Devil blows into the brains of men by ordinary conceits, arising in their imaginations, to hinder and keep them from such a faith as may assure their hearts that there is no condemnation belonging to them, and so go on cheerfully about their business, having all their wants supplied. And there is indeed no Christian that is in Christ that can possibly be clean without them, onely the difference is, some have more, some less; but let us all well weigh them, and they will appear all but conceits, and to have no reality and truth in them.
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