Chapter 16: Of Good Works 1._____ Good works are only such as God hath commanded in his Holy Word, and not such as without the warrant thereof are devised by men out of blind zeal, or upon any pretence of good intentions. (Micah 6:8; Hebrews 13:21; Matthew 15:9; Isaiah 29:13) 2._____ These good works, done in obedience to God’s commandments, are the fruits and evidences of a…keep reading

Chapter 15: Of Repentance Unto Life and Salvation 1._____ Such of the elect as are converted at riper years, having sometime lived in the state of nature, and therein served divers lusts and pleasures, God in their effectual calling giveth them repentance unto life. (Titus 3:2-5) 2._____ Whereas there is none that doth good and sinneth not, and the best of men may, through the power and…keep reading

Chapter 14: Of Saving Faith 1.  The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts, and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the Word; by which also, and by the administration of baptism and the Lord’s supper, prayer, and other means appointed of God, it is increased and…keep reading