Genesis — Chapter 15
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Verse 0
17. Therfore when the sunne was set, there arose a darke mist, and there appeared a fornace smoking, and a flake of fire passing betwene those diuisions. 18. That day God made a couenant with Abram, saying: To thy seede wil I geue this land from the riuer of Ægypt euen to the great riuer Euphrates, 19. the Cineans, & Cenezites, the Cedmonites, 20. and the Hethits, and the Pherezits, the Raphaims also, 21. and the Amorreans & the Cananites, and the Gargasites, and the Iebusites.
Verse 6
Belieued God.] S. Hilarie (li. 9. de Trin.) and S. Ambrose (li. 1. de Abraham. c. 3.) by this example teach vs, what manner of faith is reputed to iustice, to wit, such a faith as without tergiuersation, or requiring of proofe or reason, doth simply belieue that which God once faith, because he is omnipotent, how farre soeuer the thing that is said surmounteth our vnderstanding. For so heroical was the act of Abrahams faith, promptly belieuing Gods word in a matter most hard to his former conceit, that for the same he receiued singular prayse; and for the like afterwards was called The father of manie Nations (c. 17. v. 5.) and by S. Paul The father of al that belieue (Ro. 4. v. 11.) where the Apostle teacheth that Abraham had no iustice, nor estimation of iustice before God, vntil he belieued in Christ (v. 18. 19. 29.) because al workes before that faith are insufficient. Neither was this a sole faith, but had other necessarie vertues of hope, and charitie, humilitie, reuerence, obedience, and the like ioyned with it. Wherfore S Iames testifieth that Abraham was iustified by workes (that is by workes following faith, not going before faith.) For Faith (faith he) if it haue not workes, is dead in it-self, (c. 2. v. 17.) And by workes Abrahams faith was consummate (v. 22.) And concludeth thus: Doe yee see, that by workes a man is iustified, and not by faith only. v. 24.
Verse 17
17. Therfore when the sunne was set, there arose a darke mist, and there appeared a fornace smoking, and a flake of fire passing betwene those diuisions. 18. That day God made a couenant with Abram, saying: To thy seede wil I geue this land from the riuer of Ægypt euen to the great riuer Euphrates, 19. the Cineans, & Cenezites, the Cedmonites, 20. and the Hethits, and the Pherezits, the Raphaims also, 21. and the Amorreans & the Cananites, and the Gargasites, and the Iebusites.