A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . ercome by his{eruants, whom he doth fo aide and Strengthen, asheemakes them able to conquer him, and to tread himvn-der their feet; the Lord preparing thus for his feruants aglorious vidorie, that hauing thus ouercome, they mayreioyce and triumph for euermore. Chap. XVIII. The fourth maine difference betweene them isfeene in their toy: where the (oundneffe and /lability of the toy of true beleeuers>mthtbe contrary of temporizers is declared.
A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . ercome by his{eruants, whom he doth fo aide and Strengthen, asheemakes them able to conquer him, and to tread himvn-der their feet; the Lord preparing thus for his feruants aglorious vidorie, that hauing thus ouercome, they mayreioyce and triumph for euermore. Chap. XVIII. The fourth maine difference betweene them isfeene in their toy: where the (oundneffe and /lability of the toy of true beleeuers>mthtbe contrary of temporizers is declared. haue Jhewed much difference to be both be-tweene the knowledge of one that is vnfanclifiedand vnfound in the faith, and of him that is 4_ true beleeuer, rvhofc heart is purified by\Jound and fauingfaitlA indeed: and in like fort betweene\ the manner of their apprehending and laying hold of Clyrifi[for alfono leffe difference to bee betweene theaffurance and perfwafion that either of them doe groundthemfelues vpon for the obtaining of life and faluation inChrifi, by meanes fffuch their laying hold vpon him; Tro- ceed. j C h a p. 18. &r the power ofGodlmeJJe, ceednowto declare what you thinke concerning fitch diffe-rence as may befoundbetvreenethe ioy that followeth heere-upon, and maketh glad the hearts of either of them, once tru-ly hauing,orfupfofing themfielues to haue good and warran-table afarance of theirfialuation. A. Ioy and gladnelTe ( which is an affection of theheart that is deriued,and fpringeth out of the loue and li-king of a prefent good,or out of an allured hope and ex-pectation of fome good that is to come,wherby the heartis dilated and fet out,and the fpirits therein ftirred to liue-lineiTe and cheerfulneflfe) cannot but ( according to themeafure of the apprehending of fuch a ioyfull obiecl: aspromifeth all good contentment and pleafure to be foundtherein)be more or lcffe felt in the heart, and follow a-bundantly,when there is a full a(Turance,an
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