William Romain The Life, Walk, and Triumph of Faith

PREFACE
The design of this little Treatise is to display the glory and allsufficiency
of the Lord Jesus Christ, and to encourage weak believers to
glorify Him more, by depending and living more upon His allsufficiency.
Whatever grace He has promised in His Word—He is
faithful, and He is almighty to bestow; and they may receive it from
Him freely by the hand of faith.
This is faith's use and office, as a hand or instrument, having first
received Christ, to be continually receiving out of Christ's fullness. The
apostle calls this "living by faith"—a life received and continued, with
all the strength, comforts, and blessings belonging to it, by faith in the
Son of God.
He also mentions the work of faith, its working effectually in the hearts
and lives of believers, through Christ's strengthening them, and its
growing in them, yes, growing exceedingly, from faith to faith, by the
power of Him who loves them.
This is the subject.
Every genuine Christian has obtained this true faith, given them of
God, and wrought in their hearts by His Word and Spirit. All Christians
meet with many difficulties every day to try their faith, and to hinder
them from depending continually upon the Lord Christ for all things
belonging to life and so godliness. By what means these difficulties may
be overcome, is plainly taught in Scripture, is clearly promised, and is
attained by faith—which becomes daily more victorious, as it is enabled
to trust that He is faithful who promised.
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