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A08201 Abrahams faith: that is, The olde religion VVherein is taught, that the religion now publikely taught and defended by order in the Church of England, is the onely true Catholicke, auncient, and vnchangeable faith of Gods elect. And the pretensed religion of the Sea of Rome is a false, bastard, new, vpstart, hereticall and variable superstitious deuise of man. Published by Iosias Nicholls, an humble seruant and minister of the gospell in the Church. Nichols, Josias, 1555?-1639. 1602 (1602) STC 18538; ESTC S113254 207,023 348

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all_o the_o world_n by_o the_o flood_n yet_o there_o posterity_n fall_v from_o god_n &_o this_o be_v find_v in_o abraham_n and_o his_o father_n house_n so_o that_o they_o be_v clean_o fall_v from_o god_n &_o worship_v other_o god_n which_o in_o deed_n be_v no_o god_n which_o doubtless_o have_v not_o be_v but_o by_o this_o original_a corruption_n for_o what_o do_v they_o either_o by_o understanding_n or_o will_n to_o prepare_v or_o dispose_v themselves_o to_o grace_n or_o what_o work_n find_v we_o they_o do_v to_o please_v god_n just_a nothing_o but_o god_n call_v abraham_n and_o in_o call_v of_o he_o endue_v he_o with_o faith_n and_o so_o he_o by_o faith_n obey_v &_o please_v god_n as_o be_v interpret_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o 11.8_o the_o heb._n 11.8_o hebrew_n by_o faith_n abraham_n when_o he_o be_v call_v obey_v god_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o it_o be_v by_o faith_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v mere_o the_o supernatural_a gift_n of_o god_n spirit_n as_o 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nor_o soften_v nor_o swaddle_v with_o clout_n who_o no_o eye_n pity_v but_o be_v cast_v out_o in_o contempt_n of_o his_o person_n &_o then_o say_v god_n to_o the_o whole_a generation_n of_o israel_n as_o one_o man_n &_o that_o begin_v in_o abraham_n when_o i_o pass_v by_o thou_o i_o see_v thou_o pollute_v in_o thy_o own_o blood_n &_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n thou_o shall_v live_v and_o a_o little_a after_o i_o spread_v my_o skirt_n over_o thou_o and_o cover_v thy_o filthiness_n yea_o i_o swear_v unto_o thou_o &_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n and_o thou_o become_v my_o &c._n &c._n in_o which_o word_n allegorical_o
covenant_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v their_o god_n in_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n upon_o this_o he_o require_v obedience_n in_o a_o godly_a life_n do_v insinuate_v that_o they_o which_o profess_v the_o faith_n that_o god_n be_v their_o god_n must_v declare_v their_o faith_n by_o obedience_n to_o his_o commandment_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v in_o a_o other_o place_n 6.11_o place_n deut._n 6.11_o beware_v thou_o forget_v not_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n not_o keep_v his_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n which_o show_v plain_o that_o where_o disobedience_n be_v there_o be_v no_o faith_n for_o how_o can_v he_o have_v faith_n that_o forget_v he_o in_o who_o he_o shall_v believe_v hereupon_o all_o their_o disobedience_n rebel_a and_o provoke_v of_o god_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v say_v to_o be_v this_o 4.1_o this_o psal_n 78.22.32_o heb._n 4.1_o they_o believe_v not_o god_n and_o this_o do_v moses_n aim_v at_o when_o he_o say_v thou_o have_v set_v up_o the_o lord_n this_o day_n to_o be_v thy_o god_n and_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o ordinance_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o unto_o faith_n in_o covenant_v with_o god_n this_o be_v a_o inseparable_a consequent_a that_o if_o we_o embrace_v god_n by_o faith_n we_o ought_v to_o follow_v his_o commandment_n by_o our_o deed_n and_o he_o that_o do_v not_o this_o latter_a bewray_v that_o he_o have_v not_o with_o a_o true_a hart_n and_o faith_n receive_v the_o former_a therefore_o the_o prophet_n which_o expound_v the_o law_n in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n say_v thus_o 1.6_o thus_o mat._n 1.6_o a_o son_n honour_v his_o father_n and_o a_o servant_n his_o master_n if_o then_o i_o be_v a_o father_n where_o be_v my_o honour_n and_o if_o i_o be_v a_o master_n where_o be_v my_o fear_n etc._n etc._n now_o we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v son_n no_o way_n but_o by_o faith_n therefore_o this_o prophet_n intend_v that_o we_o be_v not_o join_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o faith_n either_o as_o his_o people_n 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