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A07838 Iustifying and sauing faith distinguished from the faith of the deuils In a sermon preached at Pauls crosse in London, May 9. 1613. By Miles Mosse pastor of the church of God at Combes in Suffolke, and Doctor of Diuinitie. Mosse, Miles, fl. 1580-1614. 1614 (1614) STC 18209; ESTC S111317 73,555 96

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〈◊〉_d lib●nius_n extoll_v 〈◊〉_d after_o his_o death_n 19_o o_o 〈…〉_z the_o athenian_n say_v of_o paul_n that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o beza_n translate_v 18._o asette●_n forth_o 〈…〉_z of_o new_a god_n thus_o have_v the_o word_n be_v use_v but_o now_o 19_o post_n christum_fw-la n●tum_fw-la nomen_fw-la d●m●●is_fw-la suspectum_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o ●di●sum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la rei_fw-la maleficae_fw-la atque_fw-la impr●bae_fw-la ever_o since_o christ_n time_n the_o name_n of_o daemon_n have_v be_v suspicious_a and_o odious_a as_o the_o title_n or_o note_n of_o some_o evil_a and_o wicked_a thing_n augustine_n say_v that_o 19_o in_o the_o scripture_n we_o have_v angel_n good_a and_o bad_a ●●●quam_fw-la verò_fw-la bon●s_fw-la d●mones_fw-la legimus_fw-la but_o never_o any_o good_a devil_n sed_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la ill●rum_fw-la literarum_fw-la hoc_fw-la nomen_fw-la posit●●_n reperitur_fw-la ●i●e_fw-la d●mones_fw-la ●i●e_fw-la d●monia_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la non_fw-la niss_fw-la maligni_fw-la significa●ntur_fw-la spiritus_fw-la but_o daemon_n ever_o signify_v the_o wicked_a spirit_n of_o that_o i_o may_v give_v infinite_a instance_n read_v matth._n 7._o 22._o matth._n 8._o 28._o 31._o matth._n 9_o 33._o and_o other_o place_n too_o long_o to_o recite_v therefore_o must_v johannes_n eudemon_v late_o come_v from_o rome_n fly_v to_o the_o pope_n omnipotency_n for_o the_o canonise_a of_o his_o name_n for_o nor_o scripture_n nor_o father_n allow_v any_o good_a devil_n now_o to_o be_v name_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n no_o wicked_a man_n ever_o take_v it_o in_o the_o worse_a part_n the_o jew_n object_n it_o to_o christ_n in_o disgrace_n 48._o daemonium_fw-la habes_fw-la thou_o have_v a_o devil_n 〈◊〉_d etiam_fw-la vulgus_fw-la indoctum_fw-la in_o us●●_n maled●ctis_fw-la frequentat_fw-la say_v tertullian_n the_o ignorant_a people_n use_v it_o only_o to_o curse_v and_o ban_v the_o devil_n be_v on_o thou_o the_o devil_n take_v thou_o etc._n etc._n no_o supr_n there_o be_v none_o so_o learned_a and_o in_o learning_n so_o well_o understand_v what_o signification_n daemon_n have_v in_o itself_o and_o have_v bear_v in_o former_a time_n which_o dare_v now_o say_v by_o way_n of_o commendation_n to_o his_o servant_n daemonem_fw-la habes_fw-la thou_o have_v a_o devil_n sed_fw-la ●●ilibet_fw-la hoc_fw-la voluerit_fw-la dicere_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la aliter_fw-la accipi_fw-la quam_fw-la maledice●e_fw-la voluisse_fw-la dubitare_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la but_o when_o soever_o he_o use_v it_o he_o can_v not_o doubt_v but_o to_o be_v conceive_v as_o one_o that_o mean_v to_o revile_v he_o to_o who_o he_o speak_v so_o then_o gather_v from_o hence_o of_o what_o kind_n of_o person_n james_n intend_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o of_o the_o heathen_a god_n not_o of_o the_o wise_a philosopher_n not_o of_o the_o valiant_a worthy_n to_o who_o former_a age_n ascribe_v that_o name_n but_o of_o the_o wicked_a angel_n which_o 44._o stand_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n 6._o which_o keep_v ●ot_n their_o beginning_n those_o same_o aposta●a_fw-la angeli_fw-la which_o as_o cyprian_n speak_v virgin_n ad_fw-la terrena_fw-la contagia_fw-la de●oluti_fw-la è_fw-la coelesti_fw-la vigore_fw-la recesserunt_fw-la which_o turn_v themselves_o to_o earthly_a corruption_n lose_v that_o heavenly_a excellency_n wherein_o they_o be_v create_v of_o these_o s._n james_n h●re_o speak_v and_o say_v that_o they_o believe_v and_o tremble_v of_o these_o devil_n or_o wicked_a angel_n the_o apostle_n here_o aver_v two_o thing_n the_o first_o that_o they_o believe_v the_o second_v that_o they_o tremble_v 1._o they_o believe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praedi●atum_fw-la the_o verb_n use_v in_o the_o original_a have_v diverse_a signification_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o know_v to_o who_o i_o have_v trust_v phocilides_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rely_v not_o upon_o the_o people_n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o commit_v not_o himself_o to_o they_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o prove_v or_o confirm_v all_o thing_n but_o most_o common_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v in_o the_o scripture_n to_o believe_v to_o assent_v unto_o to_o be_v persuade_v of_o as_o ●_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o heart_n we_o believe_v unto_o righteousness_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abraham_n believe_v god_n 〈…〉_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o part_n i_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v true_a and_o so_o m●st_v it_o of_o necessity_n be_v take_v in_o this_o place_n the_o whole_a drift_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v here_o to_o entreat_v of_o true_a and_o false_a faith_n and_o belief_n so_o the_o meaning_n short_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o devil_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o evil_a angel_n and_o damn_a spirit_n do_v believe_v that_o be_v be_v persuade_v and_o in_o their_o persuasion_n do_v assent_n to_o many_o thing_n to_o be_v true_a and_o this_o may_v appear_v by_o diverse_a reason_n 1._o ●_o omnia_fw-la quae_fw-la credimus_fw-la vel_fw-la visu_fw-la credimus_fw-la vel_fw-la auditu_fw-la say_v saint_n ambros●●_n all_o our_o belief_n arise_v either_o from_o sight_n or_o hear_v now_o the_o devil_n can_v not_o 〈◊〉_d see_v much_o partly_o by_o that_o eminency_n of_o place_n 12._o be_v seat_v in_o the_o air_n from_o whence_o as_o from_o a_o watch_n tower_n they_o look_v down_o round_o about_o they_o partly_o by_o their_o 8._o wand'r_v up_o and_o down_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d so_o great_a 〈◊〉_d 3._o as_o no_o man_n no_o beast_n no_o 〈…〉_z 2d_o 〈…〉_z ●les_n est_fw-la say_v t●rt●●lian_n hoc_fw-la angeli_fw-la &_o daemon_n all_o spirit_n both_o angel_n and_o devil_n be_v like_o a_o fly_a bird_n igit●r_a momento_n ubique_fw-la sunt_fw-la totus_fw-la orbis_fw-la illis_fw-la locus_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la they_o be_v here_o and_o there_o and_o every_o where_o in_o a_o moment_n all_o the_o world_n be_v unto_o they_o as_o one_o certain_a place_n not_o by_o ubiquity_n fill_v all_o place_n at_o once_o but_o by_o celerity_n move_v to_o a_o thousand_o place_n in_o the_o turn_n of_o a_o hand_n and_o therefore_o if_o that_o be_v true_a of_o augustine_n 14._o dicuntur_fw-la credi_fw-la qu●●_n videntur_fw-la sicut_fw-la dicit_fw-la un●●quisque_fw-la aculis_fw-la suis_fw-la se_fw-la cr●dere_fw-la thing_n that_o be_v see_v be_v say_v to_o be_v believe_v as_o every_o man_n say_v he_o will_v believe_v his_o 〈◊〉_d eye_n then_o the_o devil_n see_v so_o much_o ●●ust_v needs_o also_o believe_v much_o and_o be_v persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o much_o according_a to_o this_o here_o of_o s._n james_n the_o devil_n do_v believe_v 2._o as_o the_o devil_n see_v much_o so_o also_o they_o ●eare_z exceed_v much_o now_o fide_fw-la fides_n est_fw-la assenti●i_fw-la 〈◊〉_d to_o approve_v for_o truth_n what_o we_o ●eare_z another_o man_n speak_v this_o be_v belief_n the_o devil_n than_o hear_v god_n himself_o speak_v much_o when_o they_o stand_v ●_o before_o he_o and_o all_o that_o they_o can_v but_o believe_v to_o be_v true_a because_o
they_o know_v that_o tit●●_n god●_n 〈◊〉_d li●_n 6._o dicta_fw-la jehove_n dicta_fw-la p●●a_fw-la they_o he●●e_n the_o good_a angel_n speak_v much_o when_o they_o come_v among_o they_o and_o all_o tha●_n also_o they_o can_v but_o believe_v to_o be_v true_a for_o they_o know_v that_o the_o holy_a angel_n be_v establish_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n 1●_n angeli_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sun●_n 〈…〉_z gràti●_n and_o so_o can_v fall_v by_o lie_v and_o that_o they_o be_v even_o from_o the_o beginning_n 9_o support_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ne_fw-fr à_fw-fr veritat●_n 〈…〉_z that_o their_o will_n shall_v never_o decline_v from_o the_o ●ruth_n again_o they_o h●are_v much_o speak_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n and_o all_o that_o also_o they_o 〈◊〉_d but_o believe_v to_o ●e_v true_a for_o they_o know_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n be_v 15._o 〈◊〉_d veritatis_fw-la the_o word_n of_o 〈◊〉_d spectac●l_fw-fr 〈…〉_z god_n be_v the_o teacher_n of_o truth_n and_o ●hereis_n 〈…〉_z because_o the_o devil_n have_v behold_v in_o the_o do_n therefore_o they_o can_v but_o believe_v they_o to_o be_v true_a in_o the_o relate_n the_o devil_n therefore_o do_v most_o certain_o believe_v 3._o from_o see_v much_o and_o hear_v much_o and_o observe_v much_o arise_v their_o abundant_a and_o in_o a_o manner_n their_o infinite_a knowledge_n and_o that_o not_o only_o about_o all_o kind_n of_o creature_n and_o secret_n of_o nature_n but_o also_o concern_v god_n himself_o and_o his_o divine_a mystery_n for_o first_o they_o know_v there_o be_v a_o god_n 37._o daemon_n deum_n &_o pagani_n credunt_fw-la devil_n and_o infidel_n acknowledge_v so_o much_o 2._o they_o know_v there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n graec._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o god_n of_o himself_o one_o god_n in_o all_o 3._o they_o know_v this_o god_n to_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o he_o be_v for_o they_o call_v he_o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o high_a or_o almighty_a god_n 4._o they_o know_v that_o in_o this_o one_o god_n there_o be_v three_o distinct_a person_n ●_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o they_o know_v christ_n 14._o jesus_n i_o know_v 6._o they_o know_v ●●_o christ_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 7._o yea_o to_o be_v god_n himself_o 〈…〉_z o_o lign●●m_n f●●lix_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la deus_fw-la ipse_fw-la pependi●_n a_o verse_n ascribe_v to_o one_o of_o the_o sibyl_n by_o the_o gentiles_n of_o who_o s._n augustine_n say_v they_o be_v rome_n prophet●●_n non_fw-la ●psius_fw-la none_o of_o god_n prophet_n 8._o they_o know_v the_o scripture_n for_o 7._o they_o allege_v they_o to_o christ_n and_o anthony_n the_o eremite_n a●ton_n often_o hear_v they_o sing_v &_o impuro_fw-la o●e_fw-la sacrae_fw-la scriptural_a rum_o eloquiae_fw-la meditari_fw-la and_o with_o their_o unclean_a mouth_n talk_v and_o confer_v of_o the_o holy_a scripture●_n 9_o they_o know_v the_o gospel_n and_o the_o nature_n thereof_o for_o they_o call_v it_o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 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the_o creed_n profess_v a_o exact_a and_o complete_a faith_n which_o far_o exceed_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v the_o purpose_n that_o i_o propound_v in_o this_o place_n so_o much_o therefore_o of_o our_o creed_n 4._o it_o remain_v now_o that_o i_o discuss_v that_o definition_n or_o description_n of_o faith_n which_o the_o apostle_n give_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o that_o i_o do_v from_o thence_o prove_v also_o that_o justify_v and_o save_v faith_n apply_v to_o the_o believer_n the_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ._n the_o definition_n be_v this_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faith_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v hope_v for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o scholar_n know_v be_v derive_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d persuadeor_fw-la and_o so_o of_o the_o praeter_fw-la perfect_a tense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d persuasus_fw-la sum_fw-la i_o be_o persuade_v and_o fit_o for_o as_o peter_n 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