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The sound believer. A treatise of evangelical conversion. Discovering the work of Christ's spirit,…
The sound believer. A treatise of evangelical conversion. Discovering the work of Christ's spirit, in reconciling of a sinner to God. / By Thomas Shepard, sometime of Emanuel-College in Cambridge, since preacher of God's word in New-England. ; [One line from Matthew]
Boston: printed by Green for D. Henchman, 1742
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Now when it is objected against this, viz. that our Vocation is that which goes before our Justification, Sanctification being a Part of Glorification following after, Rom. 8.30. Hereupon some others (treading in his Steps) affirm, that Vocation is the same with Sanctification, and not comprehended under Glorification.
Others perceiving the Evil of this Error, viz. to place Sanctification before Justification, good Fruits before a good Tree, they do therefore deny any saving Work, whether of Vocation or Sanctification, before Justification. And hence on the other extreme, they do place a Christian's Justification, before his Faith in Vocation, or Holiness in his Sanctification: so that by this last Opinion a Christian is not justified by Faith, (which was Paul's Phrase) but rather (as he said wittily and wisely) faithed by his Justification. Before I come to clear the Truth in these spiritual Mysteries; let this only be remembered, viz. That Sanctification, which Pemble calls our spiritual Life, may be taken two Ways:
Others perceiving the Evil of this Error, viz. to place Sanctification before Justification, good Fruits before a good Tree, they do therefore deny any saving Work, whether of Vocation or Sanctification, before Justification. And hence on the other extream, they do place a Christian's Justification, before his Faith in Vocation, or Holiness in his Sanctification: so that by this last Opinion a Christian is not justified by Faith, (which was Paul's Phrase) but rather (as he said wittily and wisely) faithed by his Justification. Before I come to clear the Truth in these spiritual Mysteries; let this only be remembered, viz. That Sanctification, which Pemble calls our spiritual Life, may be taken two Ways:
1. Largely. 2. Strictly.