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The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few…
The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perilous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begetting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.
London: printed by John Macock for Henry Cripps, 1654
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The habit unto the act,1 is as the faculty of sight to actual seeing or vision. Aristotle compareth the habit to a man sleeping, the act to a man waking.
The habit unto the act,1 is as the faculty of sight to actuall seeing or vision. Aristotle compareth the habit to a man sleeping, the act to a man waking.
- 1Suarez. Meraph. Tom. post disp. 44. Sect. 8.
The habit of faith (which also holds in any other grace) precedes the second act or exercise thereof.1
- 1The habit of faith precedes the second act or exercise of faith.
The habit of faith (which also holds in respect of any other grace) goeth before the second act (commonly called the act, or Life-operation) or exercise of faith, appeareth thus, from the order of the first, and second act; The habit is the first act, the Life-operation is the second act: First as before Second. The nature of the thing teacheth the being of grace (which is life it self) to be before the vital operation of that grace; the grace of faith, is the being of faith it self, called the Spirit of faith, 2 Cor. 4.13. The vital operation of faith, expressed by the acts of coming to Christ,