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The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…
The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. / Delivered in several sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. / Delivered in severall sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.
London: printed by G.D. for Francis Eglesfield, 1651
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The blessed Apostle Saint Paul, from the 20. verse of the former Chapter, to the end, disputeth that great question of justification by the free grace of God; and after many Arguments alleged to prove that it is by grace, and not by works, he concludeth in the 28. verse, Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by Faith with the works of the Law.
THe blessed Apostle Saint Paul, from the 20. verse of the former Chapter, to the end, disputeth that great question of justification by the free grace of God; and after many Arguments alledged to prove that it is by grace, and not by works, he concludeth in the 28. verse, Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by Faith with the works of the Law.
Having dispatched this, and settled his assertion by strength of argument in this fourth Chapter, wherein my Text is, he laboureth to make the truth yet more clearer and evident by way of example, and to the end he setteth it forth in the lively colour of that faith of Abraham, giving us an instance of this truth, in the example of him, who was the father of ⟨p. 156⟩the faithful, a father, not by natural generation, but by imitation; the Lord having appointed him to be the copy to all the Believers of succeeding ages; that as he believed, and by faith was saved, so they that do expect to receive salvation, must walk in that way, if they purpose to partake of that end.
Having dispatched this, and setled his assertion by strength of argument in this fourth Chapter, wherein my Text is, he laboureth to make the truth yet more clearer and evident by way of example, and to the end he setteth it forth in the lively colour of that faith of Abraham, giving us an instance of this truth, in the example of him, who was the father of ⟨p. 156⟩the faithfull, a father, not by naturall generation, but by imitation; the Lord having appointed him to be the coppy to all the Beleevers of succeeding ages; that as he beleeved, and by faith was saved, so they that doe expect to receive salvation, must walk in that way, if they purpose to partake of that end.