Fifteen sermons on various subjects, viz. Of faith in general [&c.]. Vol.12 [of Sermons] publ. by R. Barker - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1703 Excerpt: ...the Faith among all nations for hit Name where the belief of the Gofpel is called the obedience of Faith. Rom. 10.16. But they have not all pbeyed the Gofpel'. for Ej'atM failh Lord who hath believed oar report? But if Faith do not include Obedience, how could he prove that there were fome tliat did not obey the Gofpel, becaufe Iftiah faid, there were fome that did not believe it? And fo likewife by comparing, i 'Tim. 4. 10. where he is faid to be the Saviour of them that 9A,/ believe, with Heb. 5. 9. where lie kVolume is faid to be the author of eternal SalXII. vation unto all them that obey him. As alfo by comparing, Gal. 5. 6. where it is faid, For in jefets Chrift, neither circumcifton availeth any thing, nor ancircumcifion: but faith which worketh by love, with i'Cor. 7. 19. CircumciCion it nothing, and uncircnmcifion «f nothing: but the keeping sf the commandments of God. And fo likewife by thofe Texts, where Unbelief and Disobedience are equivalently iifed..1 will but mention one, Heb. 3. 12. The Apoftle, from the Example of the Jfraelites, catitions Chriftians againft Unbelief, Take heed, brethren, lejt there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. And repeating the fame caution in the-next Chapter, at the n. verfe, he varies the Phrafe a little, Lejt any man fall after the fame example of difobedience; the word is aVaGaas, wliich irir deed our Tranflators render Unbelief, but that confirms that which I bring it for, that Difobedience and Unbelief are the fame. And fo likewife we find Faith and Difobedience op pofed pofed Frequently in Scripture. John rx 3. 36. He that believeth on the Soti, Sermon hath ever lading life: and he that be-VIII. lieveth not the Son, hall not fee life. In the Greek it is, he tha...