by Justin Marple | Apr 9, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of the Manner of Hearing Q.25 How is Faith and Love evidenced to the Word after hearing it? A. By preserving it carefully in our Hearts and Memories, Psalm 119:11 Thy Word have I hid in my Heart that I might not sin against thee. Q.26 What is the best Cure for a bad...
by Justin Marple | Apr 2, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of the Word read and heard That the Enjoyments of the Scripture, and an able faithful Ministry to expound and apply them, is a special Mercy to any People, Psalm 147:19-20 He sheweth his Word unto Jacob, his Statutes and Judgments unto Israel, he hath not dealt so...
by Justin Marple | Mar 23, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of Christ’s Ordinances (the ordinary means: word, sacraments, prayer) Do all God’s Ordinances attain their End? A. Yes, there is none of them in vain, but do attain their End, in the Salvation or Damnation of all that come under them, Isa 55:10-11 For as...
by Justin Marple | Mar 16, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of Saving Repentance What are the Signs of true Repentance? A. Fear of Sin, Care to preserve ourselves from it, and Zeal to honour God by new Obedience, 2 Cor 7:11 For behold, this self same Thing that ye sorrowed after a godly Sort, what Carefulness is wrought in...
by Justin Marple | Mar 9, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of Saving Faith How doth the Spirit of God ordinarily produce Faith? A. By the preaching of the Word he ordinarily begets it, Rom 10:17 — Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God ; though sometimes he doth it immediately. What is the true...
by Justin Marple | Mar 2, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of what God requires of us Are these things (faith, repentance, diligent striving in the use of all God’s appointed Means) in Man’s Power to perform that God requires of him? A. Though they are our Duties, yet we have no Power in ourselves by Nature to...
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