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Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification,…
Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crab. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanley Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crabb. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanly Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.
London: printed by S. Griffin for Will, 1660
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.
Now that we may the better distinguish between these two, I shall endeavour to show you how far one may go farther than the other. I know not a more difficult point then this, nor a case more to be cut by a thread then this; it being a point of conscience; therefore, First, I declared unto you the nature of faith; How God first works the will and the deed, and that there is a hungering and thirsting after Christ. First, I say there is a will and desire to be made partaker ⟨p. 388⟩of Christ and his righteousness; then there is the deed too. We are not only wishers and woulders, but do actually approach unto the Throne of grace, and there lay hold on Christ, touch the golden Sceptre which he holdeth out unto us; but,
Now that we may the better distinguish between these two, I shall endeavour to shew you how farre one may go farther than the other. I know not a more difficult point then this, nor a case more to be cut by a thread then this; it being a point of conscience; therefore, First, I declared unto you the nature of faith; How God first works the will and the deed, and that there is a hungring and thirsting after Christ. First, I say there is a will and desire to be made partaker ⟨p. 388⟩of Christ and his righteousnesse; then there is the deed too. We are not only wishers and woulders, but do actually approach unto the Throne of grace, and there lay hold on Christ, touch the golden Scepter which he holdeth out unto us; but,
Object. Now you will ask, Is there not an earnest and good desire in a temporary faith, a desire unfeigned?
Object. Now you will ask, Is there not an earnest and good desire in a temporary faith, a desire unfeign'd?