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.

Title

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.

Author

Chibald, William, 1575-1641.

Publication

London :: Printed by G[eorge] P[urslowe] for Iohn Teague: and are to be sold in Pauls Church-yard, at the signe of the Golde Ball,

1622.

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Subject terms

Faith -- Early works to 1800.

Sermons, English -- 17th century.

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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A18606.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL, D. LANGTON, D. of Divinitie, and President of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford; and to all the Fellowes and Students of that worthy SOCIETIE.
• TO ALL MY LOVING NEIGHBOVRS, THE Inhabitants of the Parish of St Nic. Col. Abby in Old-Fish-street, London: W. C. their Pastor wisheth that they may be kept, by the power of GOD, through faith unto Salvation, by IESVS CHRIST.
• THE PREFACE.
  • question - 1
  • question - 2
  • question - 3
  • question - 1
  • question - 2
• A TRIALL OF FAITH. THE FIRST BOOKE.
  • CHAPTER I. Of the Necessitie of the triall and examination of our Faith.
    • REASON 1.
    • REASON 2.
    • REASON 3.
    • REASON 4.
    • REASON. 5.
    • REASON 6.
    • REASON 7.
  • CHAP. 2. Of the Equity of the tryal of Faith.
    • REASON. 1.
    • REASON 2.
  • CHAP. III. Of the benefit and profit of the Tryall of Faith.
    • REASON 1.
    • REASON 2.
    • REASON 3.
  • CHAP. IIII. An answere to some ob∣iections, against the former doctrine.
    • 1. OBIECTION answered.
    • 2. OBIECTION answered.
    • 3. OBIECTION answered.
  • CHAP. V. Of imagined inconveni∣ences in trying of our Faith.
    • 1. OBIECTION answered.
    • 2. OBIECTION answered.
  • CHAP. VI. Of a conceited impossibi∣lity, that ordinary Chri∣stians should ever bee able to try their Faith.
    • 1. OBIECTION answered.
    • 2. OBIECTION answered.
• THE SECOND BOOKE.
  • THE FIRST RULE.
    • CHAP. I. Of the Definition of a sa∣ving faith, or of faith in Christ.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Definition of faith required to salvation, among the Papists.
      • I. ARGVMENT.
      • II. ARGVMENT.
        • 1. OBIECTION answered, particularly taken from Heb. 11.1, 3.
        • 2. OBIECTION answered. From Rom. 4.3.
        • 3. OBIECTION answered: From Ioh. 20.31.
        • 4. OBIECTION answered.
    • CHAP. III. Of the Definition of a sa∣ving faith, given by some Lutherans.
      • REASON. 1.
      • REASON 2.
      • REASON. 3.
      • REASON 4.
      • reason - 5
        • 1. OBIECTION answered: From Rom. 8.38. 2. Tim. 1.12.
        • 2. OBIECTION answered from 1. Ioh. 4.16.
        • 3. OBIECTION answered: From Heb. 10.22.
    • CHAP. IIII. Of the use and applicati∣on of this first Rule.
  • THE SECOND RULE.
    • CHAP. V. Whether doest thou un∣derstand the use, and end of faith in Christ?
  • THE THIRD RULE.
    • CHAP. VI. Whether doest thou know and understand, how faith in Christ doth save and iustifie us?
  • THE FOVRTH RULE.
    • CHAP. VII. Whether diddest thou get thy Faith by the ordi∣nary meanes, by which God usually workes Faith in the hearts of his children?
  • THE FIFT RULE.
    • CHAP. VIII. Whether wast thou right∣ly prepared to beleeve in Christ, by other gifts of the Spirit, that hee worketh in men, before they have a saving faith?
      • Of the state of the Question, and how farre I affirme Repentance goes before faith.
      • Of the proofe of the point, that Repentance is begunne before faith in Christ.
      • ARGVMENT. I.
      • ARGVMENT. II.
      • ARGVMENT. III.
      • ARGVMENT IIII.
      • ARGVMENT. V.
      • ARGUMENT VI.
        • OBIECTION 1.
          • Solution.
        • OBIECTION 2.
        • OBIECTION 3.
          • Solution.
        • OBIECTION 4.
        • OBIECTION 5.
          • Solution.
        • OBIECTION 6.
          • Solution.
          • The application and use of this point.
  • THE SIXTH RULE.
    • CHAP. IX. Whether doest thou find in thy selfe, that thy faith is effectuall, and lively, to the amending both of thy heart and life, and to the bringing forth of the fruites of faith in new obedience.
      • How faith becomes so effectuall.
      • The use and application of it.
  • THE SEVENTH RULE.
    • CHAP. X. Whether doest thou labour in the use of the meanes, to feele in thy soule the comforts of a saving Faith?
      • A saving faith is comfortable to the Soule.
      • What be the particular comforts of a saving faith.
      • The meanes by which faith in Christ be∣comes so comfortable.
      • Why we should labour for the comforts of Faith.
      • The meanes of attaining spirituall com∣forts by faith in Christ.
      • The application of this Rule.
  • THE EIGHTH RULE.
    • CHAP. XI. Whether doest thou use the meanes to grow in Faith, and to streng∣then it?
      • Christians must labour to strengthen their faith.
      • Why Christians must strengthen their Faith.
      • What be the meanes of strengthning our Faith.
      • That Christians may strengthen their faith by these meanes.
      • The application and use of this Rule.
• The Table.
• Texts of Scripture alledged, and in part expounded by occasion.
• Faults escaped. p. for page: l. for line: r. for reade.