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…

They have allowance to believe the obtaining of that which Christ hath prayed for, and they ask of God in the Name of Christ according to his will. p. 289 3. What one believed upon ordinary and common grounds, that is the privilege of all believers. ibid. 4. It is a great glory to God, that we live by faith on him concerning our future estate. p. 289. 290 The acts of faith concerning perseverance. 1. It makes a man sensible of his own frailty. p. 290 2. It stirs up holy jealousy and suspicion, least we should cool, decay, start aside or fall back. ibid. 3. Faith instantly crieth unto the Lord for help and strength, and continual supply of grace. p. 291 4. Faith desireth, digesteth and feedeth upon the wholesome food of life. ibid. 5. It putteth forth it self to perform all duties of holiness and love with life and fervour. p. 292. 293 6. It coveteth increase of grace and sanctification. p. 293. 294 7. It receiveth new supply of grace continually from Jesus Christ the fountain of grace. ibid. 8. It assureth of perseverance through the promises of grace. p. 294. 295 Means to stir up our selves to believe these promises of perseverance. 1. We must heartily bewail our proneness to sin, aptness to decline, inability to withstand any one temptation, or set one step forward in the way to Heaven. p. 295. 296 2. We must stir up our selves to rest upon God through Jesus Christ, for establishment and confirmation. p. 296. 297 3. We must pray instantly that God would uphold ⟨image 16⟩us, and make us to see that he will establish us unto the end. p. 297. 298

They haue allowance to belieue the obtayning of that which Christ hath prayed for, and they aske of God in the Name of Christ according to his will. p. 289 3. What one belieued vpon ordinary and common grounds, that is the priuiledge of all belieuers. ibid. 4. It is a great glory to God, that we liue by faith on him concerning our future estate. p. 289. 290 The acts of faith concerning perseuerance. 1. It makes a man sensible of his owne frailtie. p. 290 2. It stirres vp holy iealousie and suspition, least wee should coole, decay, start aside or fall backe. ibid. 3. Faith instantly cryeth vnto the Lord for helpe and strength, and continuall supply of grace. p. 291 4. Faith desireth, digesteth and feedeth vpon the wholesome food of life. ibid. 5. It putteth forth it selfe to performe all duties of holinesse and loue with life and feruour. p. 292. 293 6. It coueteth increase of grace and sanctification. p. 293. 294 7. It receiueth new supply of grace continually from Iesus Christ the fountaine of grace. ibid. 8. It assureth of perseuerance through the promises of grace. p. 294. 295 Meanes to stirre vp our selues to belieue these promises of perseuerance. 1. Wee must heartily bewaile our pronenesse to sinne, aptnesse to decline, inabilitie to withstand any one temptation, or set one step forward in the way to Heauen. p. 295. 296 2. Wee must stirre vp our selues to rest vpon God through Iesus Christ, for establishment and confirmation. p. 296. 297 3. Wee must pray instantly that God would vphold