erf.8, 9. To Mtn who hack pot the fraie of there, to him atria it not dead. rifenaad attended. the Epí,/ile to the Romans. between the righteoufnefs of the Law, j) I A L ()oils VII. and of faith: for of this fprings tanquil- lity through the affurance of Gods Verf.8, 9. love ; and of the other trepidation and But what faith it ?The word it neer thee, even trembling through confcience of finne. in thy mouth and in thine heart.Arid this is Secondly, it confutes the Papifts, who the word offaith which we preach, For if doe deny infallible afrurance and cer- 4hou cattle with thy mouth, and beleeve tainty to be the office of faith, and de- with thy heart, that God railed up Jefus ftroy the very nature of faith,which is, from the dead, thou fbalt be Paved. to afrure men. Thirdly, it warnes us' to deteft doubting as a thing contrary to faith, and out of an hatred of ir,to fight TI at O T H BUS. againft it.Fourthly,it exhorts al men to j jHat is the (cope of this Text ? fceek after faith, by which alone they I / S a L. To commend unto us Scópe. arc able to get vi &ory over doubtings : the righteoufnefFe which is by faith in which may well affault faith, but mutt Jefus Chrift, without all refpe& unto be overcome by faith, a John 5.4. workes, by the certainty, felicity and T i M. But from whence fetcheth faith a fruit that followes it ; and now affirma- remedy againft doubtings and fearer ? Lively, Paul fheweth what it is that faith S i L. From the afcenfion of Chrift fpeaketh. . into heaven,againft the doubting offal- T i M. How is the certainty of this rigb- vation ; for if Chrift be afcended and teeufneffegathered ? poffeffe heaven in our names, and there S i L. From the nature of the obje&, make requeft for us, then we muff needs which is the word of God, not every deny his afcenfion, and fetch him backe word , but the word of faith (even from heaven again, if we make queftion the ;promife of Chrift apprehended by how to be Caved. faith) verfe 8. The;fumme whereof is T i mt.Whence have we the remedy againfi this, that Chrift Jefus is dead, and role the ferve of condemnation? again to jufl tie all that beleeve in him, S i L. From the faith of Chrift his verfe 9. death and refurre &ion. For if Chrift be . T i M. How gather ye the felicity of the dead and railed from thegrave,then hath righteseefneffe of faith, that it is eafie and he gotton vi &ory over fin, death and poJfble? hell, and Satan.Therefore what is it elfe S i L. By this, that unto our juftifi- but to deny his death, and to bring him cation there is no more required then backe again to the Croffe and grave, if this; that the heart beleeve, and the we fhould greatly fear the torments of mouth make confeffion of the death and Pell ? Confider this well. refurre&ion of Chrift. T t m. What are wee to learn from T i M. What is the femme of this whole hence ? Text ? S i L. That an unbeleever denies the S i L. Thus much, he that truely be- Summe. death, refurre&ion, and afcenfion of leeveth, and accordingly Both profefre Chrift, whatfoever profeffion he make, the promife of God made unto man - Secondly, that the articles of Chrifis kind, concerning blefredneffe by the in- death and refurre&ion and afcenfion,be carnation, life, death, refurre &ion, and as a fortrefle againft infidelity, doubt- interceflion ofChrift, hath a ready and Inge and karts: and ferve as notable certain way to attain righteoufneffe and mearies and helps to confirme and efta- eternal' falvation, without all confide - blifh a Chriftian heart in faith : there - ration of merit of workes, either done fore they ought to be well known, and before or after grace. often with good Rudy meditated on. T i m. Come we to the eighth verfe, and tell us what parts it bath? S t L. Thefe three : FiEft a queftion Parts. which 393
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