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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
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.
Secondly, again, sensibleness of sin is Opus respectivum, it is a work for further work. God doth for this very end make us sensible of our sin and misery, that we might enquire after the means of grace and safety.
Secondly, againe, sensiblenesse of sin is Opus respectivum, it is a work for further work. God doth for this very end make us sensible of our sin and misery, that we might enquire after the meanes of grace and safety.
Thirdly, once more, scarce one sensible sinner of many thousands that is able to be his own Counsellor, or comforter, we are not able always to apply those sweet directions, those proper and heavenly comforts as God promises, to our own necessities, which yet we may distribute with a full and tender heart to others in their exigencies: for there is a great difference betwixt the proposing of comfort and the applying of comfort. He who is to propose it, hath a medicine to deliver; He who is to apply it, hath a medicine to take. There be many contrary arguments and risings of an unbelieving and fearful nature, in the person who is to apply the truth, and goodness of Gods promise to himself, so that he is not always able to see the reach, and compass of them to himself; and therefore no marvel if he seeks out for direction, in the midst of his own confusions, and for a help to apply, in the midst of his own fears and distractions.
Thirdly, once more, scarse one sensible sinner of many thousands that is able to be his own Counsellor, or comforter, we are not able always to apply those sweet directions, those proper and heavenly comforts as God promises, to our own necessities, which yet we may distribute with a full and tender heart to others in their exigencies: for there is a great difference betwixt the proposing of comfort and the applying of comfort. He who is to propose it, hath a medicine to deliver; He who is to apply it, hath a medicine to take. There be many contrary arguments and risings of an unbelieving and fearful nature, in the person who is to apply the truth, and goodness of Gods promise to himself, so that he is not alwayes able to see the reach, and compasse of them to himself; and therefore no marvel if he seeks out for direction, in the midst of his own confusions, and for a help to apply, in the midst of his own feares and distractions.