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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
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Secondly, The case fully resolved: (Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,) As if he said, Christ is the only way to Heaven, and faith is the only way to Christ; God hath given Jesus Christ to sinners, and salvation in him; And whosoever believes in him, shall not perish, but have eternal life. Now then, believe in him, and you shall be saved.
Secondly, The case fully resolved: (Beleeve in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,) As if he said, Christ is the onely way to Heaven, and faith is the onely way to Christ; God hath given Jesus Chr•st to sinners, and salvation in him; And whosoever believes in him, shall not perish, but have eternall life. Now then, believe in him, and you shall be saved.
There are many conclusions emergent from these words, I will omit most of them, and only insist on the latter.
There are many conclusions emergent from these words, I will omit most of them, and onely insist on the latter.
Change of heart breeds change of estimation toward the Ministers of the Gospel. The Jailer a little before had a base §1and unworthy opinion of Paul and Silas, but now Lords, Sirs, what shall I do?
Change of heart breeds change of estimation toward the Ministers of the Gospel. The Jayler a little before had a base §1and unworthy opinion of Paul and Silas, but now Lords, Sirs, what shall I do?