Sermons on the Most Interesting Doctrines of the Gospel

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. 1830. Excerpt: ... such a man from the care of God, and wrapped him in his own vain care. Thus hast thou, godly reader, out of this short text a most plentiful instruction of christian life, how thou must live toward God and thy neighbour, namely, that thou must believe that God is all things unto thee, and thou again must be all things unto thy neighbours, that thou must show thyself such an one to thy neighbour as God hath showed himself unto thee, that thou must receive of God and give to thy neighbour; all which are contained in faith and love, the whole sum of all Christianity. SERMON XX. CONCERNING THEM THAT ARE UNDER THE LAW, AND THEM THAT ARE UNDER GRACE. Galatians iv. 1--"J. Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all, Sfc. This text toucheth the very pith of St. Paul's chief doctrine, the cause why it is well understood of so few, is not, for that it is so obscure and hard, but because there is almost no knowledge of faith left in the world, without which it cannot be that one should rightly understand St. Paul, who everywhere treateth of faith with such force of the spirit as he is able; I mutt therefore speak somewhat, that this text may be made plain, and that I may more conveniently bring light unto it in expounding it, I will speak a few words in manner of a preface. First, therefore, we must understand that that treatise, wherein is treated of good works, doth far differ from that wherein is treated of justification, as there is very great difference between the substance and the working, between a man and his work. Now justification is of man, and not of works; for man is either justified and saved, or judged and condemned, and not works. Neither is it in controversy among the godly, that ma...