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Conscience with the Power and Cases Thereof
Conscience with the power and cases thereof Divided into V. books. Written by the godly and learned, William Ames, Doctor, and Professor of Divinity, in the famous University of Franeker in Friesland. Translated out of Latin into English, for more public benefit.Conscience with the power and cases thereof Devided into V. bookes. Written by the godly and learned, William Ames, Doctor, and Professor of Divinity, in the famous University of Franeker in Friesland. Translated out of Latine into English, for more publique benefit.
Leiden and London : Imprinted W. Christiaens, E. Griffin, J. Dawson, Anno MDCXXIX 1639Leyden and London : Imprinted W. Christiaens, E. Griffin, J. Dawson, Anno MDCXXIX 1639
Book 2 › Chapter 13: Of the first fruits of Glorification consisting in the sense of Gods Love.
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1. Ans. The proper cause of this apprehension is the holy1 Ghost, who sheds this love of God in the hearts of believers, Rom. 5. 5. That is, certifies them particularly that this love of God is extended abundantly to them. But yet there are many means whereby this work is promoted, and whereby also believers come to be rooted, and grounded in this love, Ephesians 3. 18. The principle of them are these that follow.
1. Ans. The proper cause of this apprehension is the holy1 Ghost, who sheds this love of God in the hearts of believers, Rom. 5. 5. That is, certifies them particularly that this love of God is extended abundantly to them. But yet there are many meanes whereby this worke is promoted, and whereby also beleevers come to bee rooted, and grounded in this love, Ephesians 3. 18. The principle of them are these that follow.
- 1How to obtain the Sense of Gods Love.
2. First, if the believer do apprehend that (God in regard of that relation wherein he stands to him and the rest of the faithful is merely love) 1 John 4. 8. For so that phrase is to be understood, not of God considered absolutely, but in relation unto the faithful, because all things which God doth, to and about believers, proceeds in some sort from his love, for the love of God is to be sought for, and to be considered in the effects thereof.