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A false faith not justified by care for the poor prov'd in a sermon preach'd at St. Paul's Church, August 28th, 1698 / by Luke Milbourne ...
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Milbourne, Luke, 1649-1720.
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Wing M2031; ESTC R9394
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be_v only_a faith_n which_o can_v justisy_n both_o they_o and_o their_o work_n and_o evidence_n that_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o divine_a spirit_n and_o that_o neither_o the_o jew_n by_o their_o ceremonial_a rite_n nor_o the_o gentile_n by_o their_o moral_a virtue_n can_v be_v justify_v since_o salvation_n can_v be_v attain_v only_o by_o faith_n in_o that_o jesus_n who_o the_o jew_n deny_v and_o the_o gentile_n till_o preach_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o now_o abraham_n believe_v in_o this_o saviour_n by_o faith_n he_o see_v his_o day_n and_o rejoice_v 8.56_o john_n 8.56_o and_o therefore_o his_o work_n without_o regard_n to_o circumcision_n or_o uncircumcision_n be_v accept_v st_o james_n dispute_n be_v against_o those_o who_o talk_v mighty_o of_o their_o faith_n and_o pretend_v much_o to_o orthodoxy_n in_o that_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n live_v in_o sin_n trespass_v upon_o law_n omit_v duty_n and_o bring_v a_o scandal_n upon_o their_o profession_n i._n e._n they_o know_v what_o be_v propound_v to_o the_o church_n to_o be_v believe_v but_o the_o substance_n of_o that_o faith_n have_v make_v no_o impression_n on_o their_o heart_n from_o such_o therefore_o work_n be_v more_o particular_o require_v to_o justify_v that_o faith_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o it_o be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o true_a faith_n to_o be_v operative_a if_o they_o do_v not_o work_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o neither_o do_v they_o believe_v abraham_n believe_v in_o the_o messiah_n to_o come_v and_o he_o believe_v in_o that_o god_n who_o have_v promise_v he_o but_o have_v he_o not_o offer_v to_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n at_o god_n undoubted_a command_n he_o have_v by_o that_o refusal_n renounce_v his_o faith_n for_o how_o can_v he_o believe_v in_o god_n who_o will_v not_o obey_v he_o i._o e._n how_o can_v faith_n be_v true_a without_o work_n thus_o faith_n and_o work_n which_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n indeed_o be_v inseparable_a one_o from_o another_o work_n come_v from_o a_o unpurged_a mind_n be_v of_o no_o value_n but_o the_o apostle_n always_o teach_v we_o 2.14_o apostoli_fw-la docent_fw-la fidem_fw-la aptam_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la nos_fw-la purpet_n purgatis_fw-la dâ—â—i_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sinctum_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la pidem_fw-la sieri_fw-la efficacem_fw-la per_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la gal._n 5.6_o ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o spe_fw-la eam_fw-la comitante_fw-la exurgat_fw-la plus_fw-la valere_fw-la &_o fide_fw-la &_o spe._n 1_o cor._n 13.13_o grot._fw-la â—â—sac_fw-la 2.14_o that_o faith_n purge_v we_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v give_v to_o such_o as_o be_v purge_v and_o so_o faith_n be_v make_v effectual_a by_o love_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o love_v which_o rise_v from_o faith_n and_o hope_n together_o be_v more_o valuable_a than_o faith_n or_o hope_n by_o themselves_o be_v again_o eternal_a life_n say_v grotius_n be_v the_o end_n at_o which_o faith_n aim_v 18._o effectus_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la tendit_fw-la pides_fw-la est_fw-la vitâ—_n aeterna_fw-la sed_fw-la ita_fw-la demum_fw-la effectum_fw-la consequitur_fw-la si_fw-la adfit_fw-la purgatio_fw-la à _fw-la vitlis_fw-la dilectio_fw-la &_o dilectionis_fw-la opera_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o v._o 1â—_n ego_fw-la fidem_fw-la meam_fw-la non_fw-la jactitans_fw-la sed_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la dans_fw-fr operam_fw-la modestiae_fw-la patientiae_fw-la dilectioni_fw-la fâ—cile_fw-la cuivis_fw-la persuadebo_fw-la etiam_fw-la tacens_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o i_o veram_fw-la fidem_fw-la nam_fw-la perpetua_fw-la illa_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la &_o in_o malis_fw-la constantia_n qualis_fw-la illo_fw-la saeculo_fw-la apparebat_fw-la causam_fw-la aliam_fw-la quam_fw-la veram_fw-la fidem_fw-la â—â—bere_fw-la non_fw-la poterat_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o v._n 18._o and_o faith_n obtain_v its_o end_n when_o it_o be_v attend_v with_o purity_n from_o vice_n and_o love_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o love_n again_o these_o word_n i_o will_v show_v thou_o my_o faith_n by_o my_o work_n he_o illustrate_v thus_o i_o not_o boast_v of_o my_o faith_n but_o always_o exercise_v myself_o in_o modesty_n patience_n and_o love_n will_v easy_o convince_v other_o that_o i_o have_v true_a faith_n though_o i_o be_o silent_a for_o that_o universal_a holiness_n and_o constancy_n in_o suffering_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o apostolical_a age_n can_v have_v no_o other_o original_a but_o true_a faith_n true_a sound_a faith_n then_o in_o his_o sense_n be_v the_o necessary_a parent_n of_o acceptable_a good_a work_n and_o this_o be_v plain_a too_o from_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o samaritan_n a_o lawyer_n ask_v our_o saviour_n what_o he_o shall_v do_v to_o inherit_v eternal_a life_n &c_n luk._n 10.25_o &c_n &c_n our_o saviour_n ask_v he_o again_o what_o he_o read_v in_o the_o law_n he_o answer_v thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o strength_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n and_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o the_o first_o be_v the_o work_n of_o faith_n the_o second_o of_o love_n our_o lord_n agree_v with_o he_o immediate_o thou_o have_v answer_v right_a this_o do_v and_o thou_o shall_v live_v now_o here_o be_v no_o question_n about_o the_o necessity_n of_o faith_n or_o the_o object_n of_o it_o the_o lawyer_n ask_v not_o who_o be_v that_o god_n who_o i_o shall_v love_v so_o nor_o be_v the_o question_n about_o the_o necessity_n of_o love_n to_o other_o that_o be_v agree_v on_o too_o but_o it_o be_v about_o the_o object_n of_o that_o love_n and_o who_o be_v my_o neighbour_n to_o which_o christ_n answer_v in_o the_o parable_n a_o man_n go_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n he_o be_v robe_v wound_v and_o leave_v in_o the_o way_n a_o priest_n and_o a_o levite_n who_o country_n who_o common_a faith_n who_o office_n oblige_v they_o to_o compassion_n pass_v he_o by_o but_o a_o samaritan_n no_o heretic_n but_o a_o apostate_n say_v grotius_n one_o of_o a_o nation_n perpetual_o at_o feud_n with_o the_o jew_n 6._o samaritas_fw-la judaei_n ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d capitaliori_fw-la quam_fw-la ullovalios_fw-la odio_fw-la prosequebantur_fw-la grot._fw-la in_o lâ—â—_n c._n 10.33_o non_fw-la proponitur_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la samaritano_n cum_fw-la haereticis_fw-la conferamus_fw-la l._n socinus_n de_fw-fr hâ—ret_n puniendis_fw-la p._n 24._o s._n 6._o see_v he_o pity_v he_o relieve_v he_o at_o present_a and_z takes_z care_n of_o he_o for_o the_o future_a and_o this_o man_n the_o lawyer_n confess_v be_v the_o wound_a man_n neighbour_n because_o he_o act_v like_o one_o indeed_o the_o inference_n be_v go_v and_o do_v thou_o likewise_o i_o e._n lay_v aside_o all_o animosity_n whatsoever_o when_o thou_o see_v a_o proper_a object_n of_o mercy_n and_o show_v mercy_n wheresoever_o it_o be_v needful_a but_o this_o set_n the_o samaritan_n before_o the_o lawyer_n for_o a_o example_n in_o a_o parable_n no_o more_o prove_n that_o a_o man_n of_o a_o false_a or_o no_o faith_n may_v be_v save_v by_o his_o work_n of_o mercy_n than_o that_o the_o ox_n or_o ass_n in_o the_o prophet_n or_o the_o ant_n in_o the_o wiseman_n may_v be_v save_v because_o the_o sluggard_n and_o rebel_n against_o god_n be_v send_v to_o learn_v industry_n and_o obedience_n from_o they_o nor_o do_v it_o prove_v do_v good_a to_o those_o in_o want_n 6._o sermon_n on_o mr._n firmin_n p._n 104._o act._n c._n 6._o to_o be_v of_o a_o more_o common_a and_o general_a influence_n and_o therefore_o more_o please_v to_o god_n than_o a_o right_a faith_n or_o true_a knowledge_n any_o more_o than_o that_o the_o seven_o appoint_v to_o serve_v table_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o church_n be_v on_o that_o account_n preferable_a to_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v authorise_a to_o teach_v or_o make_v disciple_n of_o all_o nation_n the_o inference_n from_o the_o parable_n be_v clear_a if_o a_o profess_a enemy_n can_v be_v so_o kind_a to_o his_o enemy_n what_o shall_v a_o child_n of_o god_n do_v who_o be_v no_o man_n enemy_n scap._n christianus_n nullius_fw-la est_fw-la hostess_fw-la tertul._n ad_fw-la scap._n how_o shall_v he_o not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o be_v outdo_v in_o any_o work_n of_o kindness_n or_o benignity_n but_o if_o this_o bounty_n to_o the_o poor_a be_v enough_o to_o save_v a_o man_n whether_o his_o faith_n be_v right_a or_o wrong_n 73._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laertius_n lib._n 8._o s._n 73._o empedocles_n who_o throw_v himself_o into_o aetna_n that_o he_o may_v be_v repute_v a_o god_n have_v a_o better_a right_n to_o that_o honour_n when_o out_o of_o his_o own_o estate_n not_o from_o the_o contribution_n of_o other_o he_o give_v portion_n to_o promote_v the_o marriage_n of_o many_o poor_a maid_n at_o agrigentum_n as_o laertius_n tell_v we_o which_o be_v a_o very_a noble_a kind_n of_o bounty_n 363._o v._o menagii_fw-la observationes_fw-la in_o laertium_fw-la p._n 363._o and_o the_o pythagorean_n who_o have_v all_o thing_n common_a can_v not_o have_v miss_v of_o it_o particular_o clinias_n the_o