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…

If Christians be not persuaded that God will mortify their corrupt affections, and build them forward in holiness, they shall very much stagger, coldly set upon the practice of Christianity, be off an on, unstayed, often fainting at the difficulty of the work, dismayed at their manifold slips, strong corruptions, and little prevailings against them.

If Christians be not perswaded that God will mortifie their corrupt affections, and build them forward in holinesse, they shall very much stagger, coldly set vpon the practice of Christianitie, be off an on, vnstayed, often fainting at the difficultie of the worke, dismayed at their manifold slips, strong corruptions, and little preuailings against them.

Our own strength is too weak for the work of holiness; as to defeat the policies of Satan, to repress and vanquish the lusts of our rebellious hearts & allurements of the world: much more to change and cleanse our hearts, which are by nature and custom in sin so deeply polluted. If we have not faith to believe that God will aide, assist, and bless us in our endeavours, yea, and do the whole work for us; what courage can we have to go about it? What success are we like to find in it? What shameful foils and repulses shall we sustain?

Our owne strength is too weake for the worke of holinesse; as to defeat the policies of Satan, to represse and vanquish the lusts of our rebellious hearts & allurements of the world: much more to change and cleanse our hearts, which are by nature and custome in sinne so deeply polluted. If wee haue not faith to belieue that God will aide, assist, and blesse vs in our endeuours, yea, and doe the whole worke for vs; what courage can we haue to goe about it? What successe are we like to find in it? What shamefull foyles and repulses shall we sustaine?