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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 7 › Section 1
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.
That it is imperfect, is as clear as day.
That it is imperfect, is as cleare as day.
First, it is at combat with sin. Ergo, it is not perfect: the argument is good, for whiles one contrary is mixed with the other, there is still imperfection; Sin and Grace are contrary, and conflictings show imperfection, as victory notes perfection.
First, it is at combate with sin. Ergo, it is not perfect: the argument is good, for whiles one contrary is mixed with the other, there is still imperfection; Sinne and Grace are contrary, and conflictings shew imperfection, as victory notes perfection.
Secondly, that which may be increased, is not perfect, but our inherent holiness may receive more increase: Hence those many exhortations to perfect holiness, 2 Cor. 7 1. and to labour after perfection, 2 Cor. 1. 3.
Secondly, that which may be encreased, is not perfect, but our inherent holinesse may receive more encrease: Hence those many exhortations to perfect holiness, 2 Cor. 7 1. and to labor after perfection, 2 Cor. 1. 3.