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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 4
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Secondly, Christ was anointed to be a Prophet, so Deut. 18. 18. I will raise you up a Prophet from among their brethren, the which is expressly interpreted to be Christ, by Peter, in Act. 3. 20, 22. Therefore Christ is called Counsellor, Isa. 9. 6. one who doth advise, and direct his Church; and the Doctor or Teacher, Mat. 23. 8. and the Apostle of our profession, Heb. 3. 1. and the faithful witness, Rev. 1. 5. And a witness to the people, Isa. 55. 4. A Leader and a Commander, yea, he is called the Light of his Church, Isai. 61. 1. And the light of the world, Luke 2. 32. (that is) it is he who did reveal to the world, the true Doctrine of eternal life, and the Angel of the Covenant, Mal. 3. 1. and the Bishop of our souls, 1 Pet. 2. 25. and the wisdom of God, 1 Cor. 1. 24.
SEcondly, Christ was anointed to be a Prophet, so Deut. 18. 18. I will raise you up a Prophet from among their brethren, the which is expresly interpreted to be Christ, by Peter, in Act. 3. 20, 22. Therefore Christ is called Counsellor, Isa. 9. 6