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The doubting believer, or, A treatiseThe doubting beleever, or, A treatise
The doubting believer, or, A treatise containing 1. the nature, 2. the kinds, 3. the springs, 4. the remedies of doubtings, incident to weak believers by Obadiah Sedgwick ...The doubting beleever, or, A treatise containing 1. the nature, 2. the kinds, 3. the springs, 4. the remedies of doubtings, incident to weak beleevers by Obadiah Sedgwick ...
London: printed by M.F. for Thomas Nicols, 1641
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Whence it would follow, that if our duties found grace with God, because of their accidental vivacity in our performance, all our weaker services were utterly lost, and in case of the more lively services, Christ also were lost; because the reason of their acceptation would be in themselves.
Whence it would follow, that if our duties found grace with God, bccause of their accidentall vivacity in our performance, all our weaker services were utterly lost, and in case of the more lively services, Christ also were lost; because the reason of their acceptation would be in themselves.
But Christ is required to make up our duties, as well as to make up our persons; he must be a Mediator for these, servants Intercessor for those: the talents […] there is a constant ⟨p. 194⟩merit, and a perpetual offering of that same up, with 1all the prayers of all Saints; hence it is that they are accepted, not for their own worth, but for his Name.
But Christ is required to make up our duties, as well as to make up our persons; hee must be a Mediator for these, servants Intercessor for those: the talents 〈…〉 there is a constant ⟨p. 194⟩merit, and a perpetuall offering of that same up, with 1all the prayers of all Saints; hence it is that they are accepted, not for their owne worth, but for his Name.
- 1As our persons, so our prayers must stand before God by Christ.