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An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications…
An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a complete standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a compleat standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]
Boston: : Printed & sold by S. Kneeland in Queenstreet, 1749
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An Inquiry into the Qualifications for full Communion in the visibl… › Part 2
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We trust in the LIVING GOD, who is the Saviour of all Men, specially of those ⟨p. 32⟩that believe. And as he would have Timothy exhort rich Men to do, Chap.vi.17. That they trust not in uncertain Riches, but in the LIVING GOD. When the Apostle speaks of a Profession, of our Faith in Christ, as one Duty which all Christians ought to perform as they seek Salvation, 'tis the Profession of a saving Faith that he speaks of; His Words plainly imply it. If thou shalt confess with thy Mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine Heart that God hath raised him from the Dead, thou shalt be saved. The Faith which was to be professed with the Mouth was the same which the Apostle speaks of as in the Heart, but that is saving Faith. The Latter is yet plaine• in the following Words; For with the Heart Man believeth unto Righteousness, and with the Mouth Confession is made unto Salvation. Believing unto Righteousness, is saving Faith; but 'tis evidently the same Faith which is spoken of, as professed with the Mouth, in the next Words in the same Sentence. And that the Gentiles, in professing the Christian Religion or swearing to Christ, should profess saving Faith, is implied, Isai. xlv. 23, 24.—Every Tongue shall swear; surely shall one say, In the Lord have I Righteousness and Strength. i. e. should profess entirely to depend on Christ's Righteousness and Strength.
We trust in the LIVING GOD, who is the Saviour of all Men, specially of those ⟨p. 32⟩that believe. And as he would have Timothy exhort rich Men to do, Chap.vi.17. That they trust not in uncertain Riches, but in the LIVING GOD. When the Apostle speaks of a Profession, of our Faith in Christ, as one Duty which all Christians ought to perform as they seek Salvation, 'tis the Profession of a saving Faith that he speaks of; His Words plainly imply it. If thou shalt confess with thy Mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine Heart that God hath raised him from the Dead, thou shalt be saved. The Faith which was to be profess'd with the Mouth was the same which the Apostle speaks of as in the Heart, but that is saving Faith. The Latter is yet plaine• in the following Words; For with the Heart Man believeth unto Righteousness, and with the Mouth Confession is made unto Salvation. Believing unto Righteousness, is saving Faith; but 'tis evidently the same Faith which is spoken of, as profess'd with the Mouth, in the next Words in the same Sentence. And that the Gentiles, in professing the Christian Religion or swearing to Christ, should profess saving Faith, is implied,