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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 13 › Section 1
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The moral Philosophers distinguish 'twixt the effects and acts of liberality, as it is absolutely considered, and as it is eminently considered, being raised to magnificence. To give a ⟨p. 93⟩farthing according to the rules and circumstances of morality, even this is an act of liberality, but to build a College, this is now an act of liberality grown into the greatness of magnificence. So is it in the matter of faith, there are some fruits of faith which come from it, absolutely considered according to the vital constitution of it: And there be other fruits which come from it eminently considered; faith is come to an height, to a strength, when it sends them forth. Though a child cannot bear a burden of an hundred pound weight, yet he can desire the breast and suck; the bearing of such a burden belongs to strength, and yet the very sucking shows that he hath life. Though a Christian be not able in all respects, at all times, with all moderation and silence, to pass presently through every heavy occurrence, which shows strength of faith, yet his heart may most affectionately cling about Christ which shows the truth of faith.
The moral Phylosophers distinguish 'twixt the effects and acts of liberality, as it is absolutely considered, and as it is eminently considered, being raised to magnificence. To give a ⟨p. 93⟩farthing according to the rules and circumstances of morality, even this is an act of liberality, but to build a Colledge, this is now an act of liberality grown into the greatnesse of magnificence. So is it in the matter of faith, there are some fruits of faith which come from it, absolutely considered according to the vital constitution of it: And there be other fruits which come from it eminently considered; faith is come to an height, to a strength, when it sends them forth. Though a child cannot bear a burden of an hundred pound weight, yet he can desire the breast and suck; the bearing of such a burden belongs to strength, and yet the very sucking shews that he hath life. Though a Christian be not able in all respects, at all times, with all moderation and silence, to passe presently through every heavy occurrence, which shews strength of faith, yet his heart may most affectionately cling about Christ which shews the truth of faith.