Imperfect - pp. 113-248 waching ; M. 519,520 coin A Collection of posthumous and orphan LECTURES: Delivered at St. Pauls and St. GILES his Church, BY The Right Honourable AND Reverend Father in God LANCELOT ANDREWS, or spices Lord Bishop of VVinchester. Never before extant. ̓Αποθανὼν ἔτι λαλεῖται. Heb. 21. 4. LONDON, Printed by R. Hodgkinsonne, for H. Moseley, A. Crooke, S there is nothing that a Christian i a ἐλπίδΘ, Heb. ous meanes of its atchievement: For, as the highest degree of perfect Happinesse, is to be actually present with Chrift in Heaven; so the highest de gree of imperfect happinesse (Juch of which wee are capable in this valley of Teares) is our affurance of hope that we shall be happy in perfecti- * Πιερορία on. Now amongst the severall Requisites and meanes of Bliffe, our invoking of God Almighty is not the least: for whosoever shall call up- bRom.10.13 on the name of the Lord shall be saved; But as we cannot call upon him in whom we have not belee ved, nor beleeve on him of whom we have not yet heard; so neither can wee heare without Preacher. Upon which it followes; That because verse 14, Faith d commeth by Hearing, and Invocation by a verse 17. Faith, therefore (in order of Nature, though not of Dignity) Invocation is the third step; Faith 2 a the |