A treatise of faith divided into two parts. The first showing the nature, the…A treatise of faith diuided into two parts. The first shewing the nature, the…

This is the witness of the renewed conscience, enlightened by the Spirit, and directed by the Word, whereby the Believer comes to know what God hath wrought in him. For no man can be said to Believe that he doth Believe: but he believeth the promises by faith, and knoweth himself to be a Believer by the w•tnesse of his Conscience, renewed by the Spirit. The conclusion of faith, grounded upon the former propositions, the one expressed in Scripture, the other evident by the witness of Conscience is, Therefore my sins are forgiven, or I shall be saved. The order of climbing to this assurance, is the rather to be marked, that weak Christians, who want the comfortable sense and feeling of this mercy, might learn to seek it in due order, as the way is laid down before them in the Word; and not deject themselves without cause, as though they were utterly destitute of faith in Christ, because they want the sense of this assurance, and so could do nothing acceptable, because it is not done in faith; nor tire themselves in a preposterous course, not knowing where to lay the foundation or begin their work.

This is the witnesse of the renewed conscience, enlightened by the Spirit, and directed by the Word, whereby the Belieuer comes to know what God hath wrought in him. For no man can be said to Belieue that hee doth Belieue: but he belieueth the promises by faith, and knoweth himselfe to bee a Belieuer by the w•tnesse of his Conscience, renewed by the Spirit. The conclusion of faith, grounded vpon the former propositions, the one expressed in Scripture, the other euident by the witnesse of Conscience is, Therefore my sinnes are forgiuen, or I shall be saued. The order of climbing to this assurance, is the rather to bee marked, that weake Christians, who want the comfortable sence and feeling of this mercy, might learne to seeke it in due order, as the way is laid downe before them in the Word; and not deiect themselues without cause, as though they were vtterly destitute of faith in Christ, because they want the sence of this assurance, and so could doe nothing acceptable, because it is not done in faith; nor tire themselues in a preposterous course, not know•ng where to lay the foundation or beginne their worke.