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The life of faith Wherein is shewed the general use of faith in all the passages of a Christians life. Together with a discourse of right judgment on Joh.7.24. By H. Lukin.
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Lukin, H. (Henry), 1628-1719.
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cor._n 10.4_o 5._o our_o member_n which_o be_v weapon_n of_o sin_n to_o uncleanness_n be_v make_v instrument_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o holiness_n rom._n 6.19_o our_o good_n or_o riches_n which_o be_v fuel_n to_o our_o lust_n be_v now_o consecrate_v to_o god_n use_n and_o by_o faith_n we_o have_v recourse_n to_o jesus_n christ_n for_o daily_a supply_n of_o grace_n whereby_o we_o be_v enable_v to_o stand_v out_o against_o all_o the_o power_n of_o hell_n and_o through_o which_o we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n eph._n 6.10_o rom._n 8.37_o isa_n 40.30_o second_o by_o faith_n we_o overcome_v the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n as_o we_o set_v to_o our_o seal_n that_o god_n be_v true_a joh._n 3.33_o man_n fall_v at_o first_o by_o believe_v the_o devil_n rather_o than_o god_n gen._n 3.3_o etc._n etc._n and_o we_o must_v now_o stand_v by_o believe_a god_n rather_o than_o the_o devil_n how_o effectual_a will_v this_o be_v against_o temptation_n to_o atheism_n blasphemy_n unbelief_n despair_n if_o we_o can_v keep_v close_o to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o when_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o any_o temptation_n to_o unworthy_a thought_n of_o god_n to_o distrust_v his_o promise_n or_o argue_v against_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o word_n let_v we_o present_o suspect_v the_o hand_n of_o satan_n as_o david_n suspect_v the_o hand_n of_o joab_n 2_o sam._n 14.19_o god_n be_v true_a and_o can_v lie_v but_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n of_o it_o joh._n 8.44_o three_o it_o be_v by_o faith_n that_o we_o make_v use_v of_o all_o our_o spiritual_a armour_n so_o that_o some_o from_o those_o word_n above_o all_o ephes_n 6.16_o do_v infer_v the_o usefulness_n of_o faith_n for_o the_o secure_v all_o other_o part_n of_o our_o spiritual_a armour_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v take_v upon_o they_o all_o and_o not_o