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…

Now seeing we have such promises from God, it followeth necessarily, that a Christian is allowed to believe,¹ that God of his free grace in Christ, will purge him from the filthy remainders of sin, and renew him more and more after his own Image, in righteousness and true holiness.

Now seeing we haue such promises from God, it followeth necessarily, that a Christian is allowed to belieue,¹ that God of his free grace in Christ, will purge him from the filthy remainders of sinne, and renew him more and more after his owne Image, in righteousnesse and true holinesse.

1. 1A Christian is allowed to believe these promises.A Christian is allowed to beleeue these promises.

In the covenant of grace which God made with his people, he promiseth to take away their hearts of stone, ¹and to give them hearts of flesh; to put his law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; to put his fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from him: and to give them a new heart, and to put his Spirit within them. But what God promiseth, faith receiveth. It is no presumption, but true obedience to assure our selves from God, of whatsoever he hath past his promise and entered into band and covenant freely to give.

In the couenant of grace which God made with his people, hee promiseth to take away their hearts of stone, ¹and to giue them hearts of flesh; to put his law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; to put his feare in their hearts, that they shall not depart from him: and to giue them a new heart, and to put his Spirit within them. But what God promiseth, faith receiueth. It is no presumption, but true obedience to assure our selues from God, of whatsoeuer hee hath past his promise and entred into band and couenant freely to giue.