A tryall of faith by the touch-stone of the Gospel, the word of faith. Whereby Christians may discerne whether or no, they have a saving faith. First preached in the parish church of St Nic. Col. Abby London, by William Chibald pastor there; and now published for the further benefit of that his congregation, and all other that confesse with their mouth the Lord Iesus, and with their heart beleeve on him vnto salvation.

Chibald, William, 1575-1641.

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THE SECOND BOOKE.

THE FIRST RULE.

CHAP. III. Of the Definition of a sa∣ving faith, given by some Lutherans.

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1. OBIECTION answered: From Rom. 8.38. 2. Tim. 1.12.

*The first Text concernes Paul the A∣postle, who though hee say of himselfe, that he is certainely perswaded, that nothing shall be able to separate him from Christ, yet cannot this proove, that this certaine Page 163 perswasion of salvation was the act of faith, whereby he was iustified in Gods sight: 1. because then Paul should have beene iustified, by beeing assured of iu∣stification, or salvation, which I have proved impossible before.

2. Because the perswasion, or assu∣rance of salvation that was in Paul, was such a thing in nature, and was so wrought, as it is in all the rest of Gods children; but their assurance of salvati∣on, is an effect or consequent of their faith in Christ, as hath beene prooved by two Arguments before, and there∣fore must Pauls assured perswasion of his salvation be the like.

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