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A57248 The saints desire, or, A cordiall for a fainting soule declaring that in Christs righteousnesse onely ... there is life, happiness, peace ... also the happy estate of a man in Christ ... / by Samuel Richardson. Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658. 1647 (1647) Wing R1413; ESTC R35326 159,266 436

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thou_o he_o be_v still_o and_o ever_o will_v be_v the_o same_o unto_o thou_o have_v love_v his_o own_o he_o love_v they_o unto_o the_o end_n joh._n 13._o 1._o with_o he_o there_o be_v no_o variableness_n or_o shadow_n of_o turn_v jam._n 1._o 17._o a_o child_n of_o god_n may_v decay_v in_o part_n 4._o sight_n feeling_n and_o exercise_v of_o grace_n for_o a_o time_n as_o phil._n 4._o 10._o these_o be_v sometime_o more_o and_o sometime_o less_o but_o always_o as_o god_n see_v best_a that_o we_o may_v rest_v and_o rely_v upon_o nothing_o but_o christ_n i_o see_v and_o feel_v nothing_o in_o myself_o or_o all_o be_v as_o nothing_o to_o i_o save_v only_a jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v all_o in_o all_o to_o i_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v that_o we_o neither_o see_v nor_o feel_v faith_n be_v the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v heb._n 11._o 1._o to_o live_v by_o faith_n be_v to_o walk_v after_o the_o spirit_n and_o to_o live_v by_o sight_n and_o feeling_n be_v to_o live_v after_o the_o 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faith_n rom._n 4._o 3._o 17._o 18._o yet_o he_o do_v not_o possess_v his_o son_n his_o son_n have_v no_o be_v but_o in_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n therefore_o to_o place_n enjoyment_n to_o be_v essential_a to_o faith_n be_v a_o very_a great_a mistake_n as_o a_o man_n must_v first_o believe_v god_n be_v 3._o before_o he_o can_v go_v to_o god_n heb._n 11._o 6._o so_o a_o man_n must_v first_o believe_v in_o christ_n to_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n by_o he_o and_o after_o receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n as_o appear_v act_v 10._o 43._o it_o thou_o have_v power_n to_o close_v with_o god_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o word_n 4._o as_o sarah_n do_v that_o she_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n not_o only_o before_o she_o have_v he_o but_o against_o reason_n she_o believe_v she_o shall_v have_v he_o thou_o have_v faith_n but_o i_o be_o not_o assure_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v save_v disco_fw-la therefore_o i_o have_v no_o faith_n faith_n and_o assurance_n 1_o be_v not_o one_o thing_n but_o be_v differ_v and_o distinct_a assurance_n can_v be_v without_o faith_n but_o faith_n may_v be_v without_o assurance_n for_o assurance_n be_v not_o the_o proper_a act_n of_o faith_n assurance_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o high_a measure_n than_o that_o be_v and_o the_o great_a our_o feel_n of_o assurance_n be_v the_o lesser_a our_o faith_n be_v faith_n in_o the_o act_n be_v a_o assent_v or_o cleave_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n in_o his_o promise_n 2._o not_o from_o any_o thing_n she_o feel_v in_o herself_o but_o from_o something_o it_o apprehend_v in_o god_n in_o his_o word_n rom._n 4._o 20_o 21_o 22._o the_o act_n of_o faith_n be_v sometime_o attend_v with_o much_o strife_n and_o struggle_v for_o satan_n say_v to_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o thou_o to_o look_v to_o christ_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n christ_n say_v come_v unto_o i_o believe_v i_o will_v ease_v thou_o now_o for_o the_o soul_n to_o rest_v upon_o the_o fidelity_n and_o 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3._o 17._o isai_n 53._o 11._o also_o to_o say_v we_o be_v not_o justify_v before_o god_n or_o in_o his_o sight_n until_o we_o believe_v be_v to_o say_v we_o must_v add_v our_o work_n to_o christ_n to_o make_v up_o our_o justification_n before_o god_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o than_o we_o in_o part_n save_o ourselves_o and_o if_o we_o do_v join_v with_o christ_n in_o this_o work_n why_o may_v we_o not_o join_v with_o he_o in_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o for_o that_o may_v be_v esteem_v one_o of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o justification_n without_o which_o we_o can_v be_v justify_v but_o this_o derogate_v from_o christ_n and_o all_o such_o tenet_n we_o be_v to_o hate_v with_o execration_n for_o say_v christ_n i_o have_v tread_v the_o winepress_a alone_o and_o of_o the_o people_n there_o be_v none_o with_o i_o isai_n 63._o 3._o we_o rather_o say_v if_o we_o believe_v not_o yet_o he_o abide_v faithful_a he_o can_v deny_v himself_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 13._o what_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 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