In this timeless and soul-searching treatise, Faith and Repentance by Francis Fuller the Elder (1637Ð1701), readers are confronted with the essential terms of the gospel covenantÑfaith in Jesus Christ and true evangelical repentance. With clarity rooted in Scripture and a pastoral heart sharpened by experience, Fuller unfolds the nature, necessity, and operation of these graces as the foundation of salvation. ÒRepent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted outÓ (Acts 3:19); ÒBelieve on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be savedÓ (Acts 16:31).
Fuller warns against presumption and superficial religion, exposing the folly of those who rest in a mere profession without the inward transformation required by the gospel. With warm exhortation, theological precision, and unflinching honesty, he calls the reader to a living faithÑa faith that forsakes self-reliance and casts the whole soul upon Christ alone.
The work is divided into three distinct parts:
I. A Treatise of Faith Ð detailing the nature of saving faith, its object, the difference between dead faith and living faith, and the soulÕs full reliance on the righteousness of Christ alone.
II. A Treatise of Repentance Ð unfolding the true marks of repentance unto life, not as a work of the flesh but as a gift of GodÕs Spirit, producing godly sorrow, hatred of sin, and a sincere turning unto God.
III. A Discourse on Self-Denial (An Appendix to the Treatise of Faith) Ð laying the axe to the root of self-love and self-righteousness, and revealing the utter need to abandon all confidence in the flesh for a full cleaving to Christ.
First penned in the furnace of post-Restoration nonconformity, this work remains as urgently needed now as it was then. It is no small matter to examine ourselves whether we be in the faithÑand in FullerÕs pages, we are led to do so under the light of GodÕs Word., salvation, faith, repentance, christian walk, self-denial, holiness, Francis Fuller| 9781626635258 | 114PAGES