This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 edition. Excerpt: ... humbled for sin; or of being deeply awakened in conscience, that sinners must first believe in Jesus. * No: but as trangressors: as in a perishing state; and as having nothing to preserve them from despair, except what the Scripture says concerning Christ, his offices, and his grace. It is, at least, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 edition. Excerpt: ... humbled for sin; or of being deeply awakened in conscience, that sinners must first believe in Jesus. * No: but as trangressors: as in a perishing state; and as having nothing to preserve them from despair, except what the Scripture says concerning Christ, his offices, and his grace. It is, at least, in this view of the gospel, and of Jesus as revealed by it, that the writer of these pages either enjoys peace, or expects felicity. CHAPTER III. OBJECTIONS ANSWERED. Against the sentiment for which I plead, and in opposition to the course of my reasoning, it has been strenuously urged, ' Repentance includes a holy disposition, and must precede faith in Christ.' But, supposing the priority of repentance to faith were granted, it would infer no valid objection to the principle here defended: except it were proved, that repentance must precede, as constituting an essential part of the sinner's warrant to believe in Jesus. That, however, is not likely to be soon evinced. In what light, then, is true repentance to be considered? As a change of mind, or after-thought? This, indeed, seems to be the literal import of the original word, fitravoia: and that, we acknowledge precedes faith in Christ. For while a sinner is either stupidly inattentive to his immortal interests, or expecting justification by his own obedience, he will not come to Christ. As a conviction of sin, attended with apprehensions of eternal ruin? This also, it is readily granted precedes faith in Christ. For, whoever believes in Jesus, regards him as the only Saviour from divine wrath: which presupposes a conviction of sin, and of its awful tendencies. Nay, we are led, by the language * ' That faith in Christ as a priest, is the foundation of all our obedience to him as a kins;, ...
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