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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
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The most holy persons do every day sin, and need daily pardon, §4and daily mercy; how then can we be justified or saved, for the merit or dignity of any holiness in our selves? How ridiculous were it, that he should think himself to stand in great favour and acceptation before his Prince, for the singularity of his continued virtues and performances, who every day breaks out into such acts, which need the Kings gracious mercy and pardon?
The most holy persons do every day sin, and need daily pardon, §4and daily mercy; how then can we be justified or saved, for the merit or dignity of any holinesse in our selves? How ridiculous were it, that he should think himself to stand in great favour and acceptation before his Prince, for the singularity of his continued vertues and performances, who every day breaks out into such acts, which need the Kings gracious mercy and pardon?
There is no dignity or meritorious efficacy in actual holiness, or 1in good works, by reason whereof we can be justified and saved.
There is no dignity or meritorious efficacy in actual holinesse, or 1in good works, by reason whereof we can be justified and saved.
- 12. Actual holiness or good works cannot justify. 2. Reasons of it.2. Actual holiness or good works cannot justifie. 2. Reasons of it.