[An apology for the treatise, called A triall of faith. Concerning the precedency of repentance for sinne, before faith in Christ for pardon]

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[An apology for the treatise, called A triall of faith. Concerning the precedency of repentance for sinne, before faith in Christ for pardon]
Author
Chibald, William, 1575-1641.
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[London :: N. Okes for S. Man,
1624]
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Chibald, William, 1575-1641. -- Tryall of faith -- Early works to 1800.
Justification -- Early works to 1800.
Faith -- Early works to 1800.
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"[An apology for the treatise, called A triall of faith. Concerning the precedency of repentance for sinne, before faith in Christ for pardon]." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A18602.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.

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The Apology.

I grant it, but not to prooue an abso∣lute and totall impurity in mans heart be∣fore Faith, as they doe: but that there is not purity enough to saluation, without Faith in Christ, and that it stirres vp the heart of a man more to labour for an in∣crease of sanctification begun. But though they had, yet doe not I thinke it reasona∣ble or possible for euery Writer among the Protestants in these dayes to main∣taine euery position in Diuinity, of xposi∣tion

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of Scripture, that hath beene giuen and deliuered by others in former times.

To conclude, If a man bee elected in Christ, and for his sake, before he be actu∣ally in him, or haue any faith in him, why may they not for his sake also, bee in part sanctified before Christ bee actually in them by Faith, or Faith bee wrought in them actually?

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