A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . fall,becaufe all is founded vpon a rocke;and fo the whole worke of their building(they thus buil-ding vp themfelues in their moft holy faith) is not onelymade bcautifull for view, but wifely and well contriuedfor neceiTaric vfe, and made ftrong and fubftantiall forcontinuance. They hereby in all their workes thuswrought, fhewing themfelues to haue been workemen,that neednotbe afhamedofthat they haue done: as the Apo-ftlegauecounfellto7//#0/^*Vfor the difcharg
A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . fall,becaufe all is founded vpon a rocke;and fo the whole worke of their building(they thus buil-ding vp themfelues in their moft holy faith) is not onelymade bcautifull for view, but wifely and well contriuedfor neceiTaric vfe, and made ftrong and fubftantiall forcontinuance. They hereby in all their workes thuswrought, fhewing themfelues to haue been workemen,that neednotbe afhamedofthat they haue done: as the Apo-ftlegauecounfellto7//#0/^*Vfor the difchargeofhisdu-tie. Their worke in time fhall alfo be made manifeft, theday -willdeclare *>,and thefier willreuealeythzt vpon a moftfure and pretious foundation they hauebuilded^/^y?/-uer and precious ftones, and that their wTorke hath beenwrought according vnto God,and therefore of him theymay looke to receiue their rewarded fo to hauepraifc ofGod. 161 2 .Tim. a. M Chap. l6l Difference in thectjeclsefajjuran ce* lob & 4. 24Am affme obedience^ Ch a p . Chap, XV. The different v/es they put their perfwafionvnte. S the truly faithfull lay hold of Chrift, fodoth the hypocrite: as they are comfor-tably perfwaded to be faucd by him,thefefeeme alfo to bee eucry day as confidenttherein as they,and doe as boldly prefumeand reckon thereupon, but as there is truth in that whichis done by the one,and much guile and falfehood in thatwhich is done by the other: as the one haue warrant fortheir fo doing, the other haue none; fo doe they in likemanner differ in the vfe they put this their afiurance andperfwafionvnto, as they differed in the ground that ei-ther of them had for their being fo perfwaded. The one by meanes thereof feareGod the morc,be-caufc they k*>ow mercie to be with him i the other feare him-the leflfe; yea not at all. Misbeleeuers and carnali Gofpellers vpon this idleconceit that they are furc they
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