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The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles and it is to be…
The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles and it is to be learned of ignorant people that they may be fit to hear sermons with profit, and to receive the Lords Supper with comfort. : [Two lines from Psalms] / By William Perkins.
printed by Samuel Green, 1682
The Exposition of the Six Principles. › Exposition 4: The fourth Principle expounded.
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.
Q. Are there divers degrees and measures of true Faith?
Q. What is the least measure of true Faith that any man can have?
A. When a man of an humble spirit, ⟨p. 26⟩by reason of the ulittleness of his faith doth not yet feel the assurance of the forgiveness of his sins, and yet he is persuaded that they are pardonable; and therefore desireth that they should be pardoned, and with his heart prayeth to God to pardon them.