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Faith at work. A brief and plain essay, upon certain articles of the Gospel,…
Faith at work. A brief and plain essay, upon certain articles of the Gospel, most necessary to be understood by every Christian: to wit, the nature, the order, and the necessity of the good works, by which the faith of a Christian is to be evidenced. : [Two lines in Latin from Luther]
printed by B. Green, 1697
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.
Pa••, who Professedly handles the Doctrine of Justification, does plainly assert, That no man ⟨p. 5⟩living is Justified by Works, but a man is Justified only by Faith. James does nevertheless assert, That a man is Justified by Works, and a man is not Justified by Faith only. And yet, however some of the Ancients, as well as Luther, stumbled at this Appearance of Contradiction, the Assertions do not Contradict one another at all. Paul treats of our Justification before God, and the Right unto Everlasting Life, therein granted unto us, which is only by Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ […] treats of that which may manifest our Justifica•••• unto men, that See & Hear, our Profession of ou• Faith; and here Works are significant. The Conscience of a man, may be distressed with a twofold Accusation.
Pa••, who Pro•essedly handles the Doctrine of Justification, does plainly assert, That no man ⟨p. 5⟩living is Justified by Works, but a man is Justifyed only by Faith. James does nevertheless assert, That a man is Justified by Works, and a man is not Justified by Faith only. And yet, however some of the Ancients, as well as Luther, stumbled at this Appearance of Contradiction, the Assertions do not Contradict one another at all. Paul treats of our Justification before God, and the Right unto Everlasting Life, therein granted unto us, which is only by Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ 〈…〉 treats of that which may manifest our Iustifica•••• unto men, that See & Hear, our Profession of ou• Faith; and here Works are significant. The Con•science of a man, may be distressed with a two•fold Accusation.