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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.
I answer, No, I say not that they are altogether healed, 1but they are cured by grace, that is, grace so far heals them, that it gets the Mastery over them, there is the power of grace seen, therefore it is called a Kingdom, The Kingdom of God is in power, that is, it is such a Kingdom that gets the Mastery wheresoever it is, it hath the dominion over the disease, and as we say, the power of any object it stands in this, that it subdues the faculty: so herein the power of grace is manifested, in that it overcomes those corruptions that are most hereditary.
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As for example, take the grace of faith, I do not say that it heals all infidelity and doubting, but it overcomes it, so that it hath the mastery and prevalency over it; faith is predominant above infidelity. For it is a rule that the School-men have, and a true one; faith doth not ⟨p. 194⟩exclude all doubting, but faith overcomes doubting: that is the nature of it, though it be assaulted with doubtings, yet it overcomes them; and as it is the nature of faith, so of every saving grace, it is prevalent and powerful. So is the grace of knowledge, it comes with a full evidence and demonstration of the Spirit, and brings every thought into subjection to it: though it suffers ignorance, and some other errors it may be to remain, yet it overcomes ignorance.
As for example, take the grace of faith, I do not say that it heals all infidelity and doubting, but it overcomes it, so that it hath the mastery and prevalency over it; faith is predominant above infidelity. For it is a rule that the School-men have, and a true one; faith doth not ⟨p. 194⟩exclude all doubting, but faith overcomes doubting: that is the nature of it, though it be assaulted with doubttings, yet it overcomes them; and as it is the nature of faith, so of every saving grace, it is prevalent and powerful. So is the grace of knowledge, it comes with a full evidence and demonstration of the Spirit, and brings every thought into subjection to it: though it suffers ignorance, and some other errors it may be to remain, yet it overcomes ignorance.