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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 6 › Section 5
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Secondly, upon what terms, (viz.) He will not come in by the by, he will not be taken as a vassal, as a captive, as a drudge: he will not be taken for base and changeable reasons, merely to ⟨p. 47⟩stop a gap in the conscience, or only in fair weather, but he will be taken as Lord and King, to command all the heart, to dispose all the ways, to rule our very thoughts, he will be taken for his own sake, out of a judicious love and estimation of his person, he will be taken with all the estates and conditions that befall on the cross crucified, as well as in the way to Jerusalem magnified; as one persecuted and distressed on earth, as well as one raised and glorified in heaven; and thus true faith takes Christ.
Secondly, upon what termes, (viz.) He will not come in by the by, he will not be taken as a vassaile, as a captive, as a drudge: he will not be taken for base and changeable reasons, meerly to ⟨p. 47⟩stop a gap in the conscience, or only in faire weather, but he will be taken as Lord and King, to command all the heart, to dispose all the wayes, to rule our very thoughts, he will be taken for his own sake, out of a judicious love and estimation of his person, he will be taken with all the estates and conditions that befall on the crosse crucified, as well as in the way to Hierusalem magnified; as one persecuted and distressed on earth, as well as one raised and glorified in heaven; and thus true faith takes Christ.
Thirdly, upon what grounds, viz. upon Gods offer of Christ and promise, that whosoever believes on him, &c. and on his commandment, that we should believe on the Name of his Son; whereupon faith brings in the soul to Christ, it believeth that God saith true, that he doth not call upon men, he doth not command men, he doth not promise men, and all this to delude men; so that if you should ask faith what warrant had you to bring in such a soul to Christ? Why saith faith, God revealed, and offered his Son, and commanded me to believe, and promised not to cast off any that come, &c.