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The humbled sinner resolved what he should do to be saved. Or Faith in…
The humbled sinner resolved what he should do to be saved. Or Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ the only way of salvation for sensible sinners. Discovering the quality, object, acts, seat, subject, inseparable concomitants and degrees of justifying faith. The agreement and difference of a strong and weak faith; the difficulty of believing, the facility of mistake about it, and the misery of unbelief. The nature of living by faith, and the improvement of it to a full assurance. Wherein several cases are resolved, and objections answered. / By Obadiah Sedgwick, Bachelor in Divinity and late minister of the Gospel in Covent Garden.The humbled sinner resolved what he should do to be saved. Or Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ the only way of salvation for sensible sinners. Discovering the quality, object, acts, seat, subject, inseparable concomitants and degrees of justifying faith. The agreement and difference of a strong and weak faith; the difficulty of beleeving, the facility of mistake about it, and the misery of unbelief. The nature of living by faith, and the improvement of it to a full assurance. Wherein several cases are resolved, and objections answered. / By Obadiah Sedgwick, Batchelour in Divinity and late minister of the Gospel in Covent Garden.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for Adoniram Byfield, 1657
The humble sinner resolved what he should do to be saved. › Chapter 3 › Section 3
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.
Nay that he might be a complete Saviour and Mediator. He was anointed to be Priest Prophet and King. I will open something in every one of these.
Nay that he might be a compleat Saviour and Mediator. He was anointed to be Priest Prophet and King. I will open something in every one of these.
He was anointed, to be a Priest. Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek, Psal. 110. 4. so Heb. 3. 1. Jesus Christ is called the Apostle and High Priest of our profession ver. 2. He was faithful to him that appointed him, see Heb 4. 10. 7. 26. There are these things implied in his anointing to be our Priest..
He was anointed, to be a Priest. Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek, Psal. 110. 4. so Heb. 3. 1. Jesus Christ is called the Apostle and High Priest of our profession ver. 2. He was faithful to him that appointed him, see Heb 4. 10. 7. 26. There are these things implyed in his anointing to be our Priest..
1. That he was designed perfectly to fulfil the Law of God for us. He was a satisfactory Priest, there was the ceremonial Law which he fulfilled by abrogation, and there was the Moral Law, which he fulfilled by obedience. Whatsoever the Law of God could require, either for the holiness of nature, or of life, that was to be found in Christ: And such a high Priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, &c.