Spirituall encrease: or, Conclusions for pacifying the perplexed conscience of the weake Christian

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Spirituall encrease: or, Conclusions for pacifying the perplexed conscience of the weake Christian
Author
Robertson, Bartholomew, fl. 1620.
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London :: Printed by Nicholas Okes, for William Lee, and are to be sold at his shop in Fleete streete, at the signe of the golden Buck, neare Seriants Inne,
1621.
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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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"Spirituall encrease: or, Conclusions for pacifying the perplexed conscience of the weake Christian." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10826.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2024.

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Iustification in the sight of God, by the imputation of Christs merits, is alwayes accompanied with the san∣ctificatiō of the holy Ghost, whereby the inward quali∣ty of the man, though not wholly, yet in part is altered and changed; and is thence∣forth further to bee renued from day to day. In part, I say, because together with

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their sanctification, there is still remnants of originall corruption, by the touch & staine whereof, the holinesse & newnesse that is wrought in vs is defiled: for although originall corruption hath receiued a deadly wound, yet it is not wholly dead; it is dead indeede touching the guilt, but it is not yet dead as touching corruption and infection, and therfore doth infect the works of the most regenerate, for none is per∣fect as long as he continueth in this life. Indeed, God hath quickened vs together with Christ, and hath raised vs vp together, and hath made vs sit together in the heauenly places in Christ Iesus: but that is not yet really, but in hope:

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yea, in our prayers there is much weaknesse and imper∣fections, and distractions; yet God respects the truth, and not the measure of our faith, pardoneth the same for Christs sake, who is our high Priest,* 1.1 to beare the iniquity of our offerings to make them ac∣ceptable before the Lord: ther∣fore the godly say,* 1.2 Enter not into iudgement with thy ser∣uant, O Lord, for in thy sight no man liuing shal be iustified: The righteous fall seuen times a day,* 1.3 and dayly prayeth for forgiuenesse: and when by frailty he doth fal, God doth in mercy looke vpon him, as he did vpon Peter,* 1.4 and cause him to rise againe.

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