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A49463 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. Lukin, H. (Henry), 1628-1719. 1660 (1660) Wing L3477; ESTC R213826 80,145 275

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it_o primus_fw-la felicitatis_fw-la gradus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la delinquere_fw-la secundus_fw-la delicta_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la cyprian_n epist_n 55._o next_o to_o innocency_n repentance_n be_v the_o great_a happiness_n 2._o we_o shall_v judge_v a_o right_n of_o other_o man_n action_n not_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v busybody_n in_o other_o man_n matter_n or_o severe_a cato_n censure_v every_o thing_n which_o belong_v not_o to_o we_o but_o sometime_o we_o be_v concern_v to_o make_v a_o right_a judgement_n of_o other_o man_n action_n 1._o that_o we_o may_v not_o partake_v of_o their_o sin_n 1_o tim._n 5.22_o by_o approve_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a 2_o john_n 10_o 11.2_o that_o we_o may_v not_o condemn_v they_o and_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o our_o
peter_n cast_v in_o his_o net_n though_o he_o have_v toil_v long_o in_o vain_a he_o will_v do_v it_o at_o his_o command_n luk._n 5.5_o if_o a_o believer_n shall_v be_v enjoin_v such_o thing_n as_o the_o prophet_n be_v oft_o enjoin_v as_o ezek._n 4.8_o 12._o unless_o as_o some_o think_v these_o thing_n be_v only_o represent_v to_o they_o in_o vision_n and_o they_o be_v not_o real_o to_o do_v they_o see_v smith_n his_o select_a discourse_n of_o prophecy_n he_o will_v not_o stick_v at_o they_o but_o do_v all_o thing_n without_o murmur_a or_o dispute_v even_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v most_o against_o interest_n heb._n 11.8_o yea_o against_o natural_a affection_n heb._n 11.17_o ezek._n 24.18_o three_o faith_n do_v embrace_v the_o promise_n that_o be_v lay_v hold_v on_o they_o thankful_o accept_v they_o isa_n 56.6_o and_o rely_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o mercy_n promise_v abraham_n be_v strong_a in_o the_o faith_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n and_o against_o humane_a hope_n believe_v in_o divine_a hope_n not_o regard_v any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v object_v against_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n rom._n 4.17_o etc._n etc._n let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o every_o man_n a_o liar_n yea_o every_o thing_n a_o liar_n sense_n and_o reason_n he_o consider_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o they_o can_v plead_v against_o a_o promise_n how_o happy_a may_v a_o christian_a be_v if_o he_o can_v live_v by_o faith_n in_o this_o particular_a trust_v god_n upon_o his_o bare_a word_n when_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o vouch_v he_o when_o we_o have_v neither_o sense_n nor_o reason_n to_o second_v our_o faith_n but_o the_o promise_n have_v a_o more_o peculiar_a influence_n into_o our_o spiritual_a life_n by_o they_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n 2_o pet._n 1.4_o that_o be_v be_v make_v godly_a like_a to_o god_n in_o holy_a disposition_n and_o inclination_n and_o the_o promise_v conduce_v hereto_o both_o moral_o and_o as_o i_o may_v speak_v 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faithfulness_n in_o the_o great_a affliction_n because_o it_o judge_v not_o by_o sense_n measure_v not_o happiness_n by_o present_a enjoyment_n and_o so_o make_v not_o thing_n before_o we_o a_o evidence_n of_o love_n or_o hatred_n eccles_n 9.2_o but_o reckon_v of_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o tendency_n of_o they_o to_o the_o promote_a our_o everlasting_a happiness_n wherefore_o david_n acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v in_o faithfulness_n that_o god_n have_v afflict_v he_o psal_n 119.75_o god_n be_v therein_o faithful_a to_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o soul_n now_o this_o do_v much_o case_n the_o burden_n of_o affliction_n we_o can_v easy_o bear_v that_o which_o we_o know_v be_v do_v out_o of_o love_n the_o wound_n of_o a_o friend_n be_v better_o than_o the_o kiss_n of_o a_o enemy_n prov._n 27.6_o we_o be_v impatient_a of_o a_o enemy_n besiege_v we_o in_o a_o city_n or_o imprison_v we_o in_o a_o castle_n when_o we_o can_v well_o enough_o be_v content_a our_o physician_n shall_v 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