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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18602	[An apology for the treatise, called A triall of faith. Concerning the precedency of repentance for sinne, before faith in Christ for pardon]	Chibald, William, 1575-1641.	1624 (1624)	STC 5130; ESTC S119281	81,022	204

some other to the end it may appeare haue more and I will beginne with th● Doctrine of our owne Church of England which ought to preuaile with vs b●yond other testimonies of particular D●uines Homily of saluation the 3. part How can a man haue this true fait● this sure trust and confidence in God th● by the merits of Christ his sinnes are fo●giuen him and he receiued to the fauour 〈◊〉 God and to be partaker of the Kingdo● of Heauen when he liueth vngodly and d●nieth Christ in his deedes and in anoth●● Homily As he that readeth Caesars comment●ries Homily of faith the 1. part beleeueth the History of Caesar 〈◊〉 be true yet it is not properly sayd that 〈◊〉 beleeueth in Caesar of whom he seeketh 〈◊〉 helpe or benefit so he that beleeueth all th● is spoken of God in the Bible to be true and yet liueth so vngodly that hee cannot looke to enioy the promises and benefits of God Although it may be sayd that such a man hath a faith and beleefe to the word of God yet is it not properly sayd that he beleeueth in God or hath such a faith or trust in God whereby hee may surely looke for grace mercy and euerlasting life at Gods hands but rather for iudgement and punishment according to the demerits of his wicked life With this agrees the Common Prayer Booke The Common Prayer booke where in the forme of administring the Lords supper it exhorts the repentant onely to come to Christ that is to beleeue in him for saluation in these words Heare what comfortable words our Sauiour Christ sayth to all those that truely turne to him come vnto mee all yee that trauaile and be heauy laden and I will ease you So God leued the World that hee sent his onely begotten sonne that whosoeuer beleeues in him should not perish but haue euerlasting life According to which the Catechisme in the common Prayer booke requires those that are to be baptized and are to come to the Communion repentance or a stedfast purpose to leade a new life before a liuely faith in Gods mercy After the Doctrine of our Church shall follow the testimony of some learned Diuines and Preachers of our Church If you haue not found the Sonne sait● Mr. Foxe seeke for him by repentance seeke and yee shall find Mr. Foxe of Christ crucified fol. 16. B. in quarto repentance seeket● Christ faith findeth him and obedien●● holds him This faith is a great state a Lady 〈◊〉 Dutches saith Mr. Latimer first sh●● hath a Gentleman Vsher that goeth befor● her Mr. Latimers fourth Sermon before K. Edward page 57. this Gentleman Vsher is called th● knowledge of sinne When we enter into o● hearts and acknowledge our faults an● stand not about to defend them hee is none of these winkers hee kickes not when he● heares his fault Now as the Gentleman vsher goes before her so she hath a train● that commeth behinde her c. and these are the workes of our vocation viz. to bee good to his neighbour D. Halls workes page 147. of baptisme and to obey God c. Neuer will Christ come vnto that soule where the Herauld of Repentance hath not beene before The Key of Dauid pa. 27. printed at London 1610. in octa The Scriptures calls this worke of the Holy Ghost which is the beginning of our regeneration by the name of Repentanc● euen the thing whereby wee are prepared to receiue the sanctification of faith And afterward It is most impossible for any one Ibid pa. 30. 31 to obtaine this confidence of grace except he first repent himselfe of his former life sincerely and from the bottome of his heart for euen as the faith of knowledge namely to beleeue without all doubt that God is and that he is a rewarder of all that seeke him in Iesus Christ and contrarily one that taketh vengeance on all those which turne away from him for all their sinnes and wickednesse which euer they committed as I say this faith must of necessity goe before true repentance towards God so our repentance namely that wee conuerting from our owne wayes unto God doe returne into the right way must needes goe before that faith of Iesus Christ and immediately after The beginning of the Gospell of God is repentance as it is written The beginning of the Gospell of Iesus Christ prepare you the way of the Lord viz. performe repentance and againe True Repentance towards Gods must of necessity goe before the faith of Iesus Christ and lastly Repentance is the first beginning and as it were the entry of our regeneration but faith is the very perfection and as it were the highest toppe of our Regeneration viz. the insculpture and engraving of the Holy Ghost whereby the repentant doth assuredly beleeue that all his iniquities are forgiuen and that he is vnited with God in euerlasting loue in Iesus Christ Next to the testimony of our Church and her Diuines I will produce the witnes of the Diuines of other Churches and first the ancient Doctors and Fathers and then the latter writers Of the auncient Doctors these shall suffice Iust Mart. qua 37. ad orthodoxos 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The baptisme of Iohn which was the baptisme of repentance Acts 19.4 was saith Iustin Martir the beginning or entrance of the Gospell of Grace wherefore it was aboue the Law otherwise hee had not admitted them which had sinned according to the Law that hereby they might by repentance and faith in Christ receiue forgiuenesse of their sinnes comitted Tertul. lib de ●aptismo c. 10 ●uasi candida●u● c. Tertullian speaking of the baptisme of Iohn saith that in those dayes therefore the baptisme of Repentance was acted as if the party baptized were thereby declared to bee a suter for remission and sanctification by Christ to follow after And in another place Tertul. lib de ●enitentia ss 6. The lauer of baptisme is the seale of faith which faith is begunne and commended by the faith of repentance VVith what teares sayth Basill o●ght that soule burdened with many sinnes depart from sinnes Basil mag quest compendio explicat quest 10. and with what hope and affection approach vnto God Respons first it ought to hate the former condemned life so that it ought euen to abhorre the remembrance of it and to detest it St. Chrysostome speaking of Iohns ministery and baptisme in the Wildernesse of Iudea saith thus Chrysostome in Matth 3. Homil. 10. Because hee came to Preach the baptisme of Repentance c he inferred for remission of sinnes as if hee should say I perswaded them to confesse their sinnes and to repent not altogether that they might be punished but that the more easily they might receiue the gift of remission for unles they had condemned themselues they had neuer sought for grace and not seeking for grace neither could they obtaine remission for this Baptisme prepares