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…

Thirdly, By faith we receive the promised Spirit, as the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of the purchased possession.¹ Because ye are sons, God hath ⟨p. 261⟩sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, ²Abba Father. The holy Ghost doth first infuse the grace of faith into our hearts, whereby we believe: but believing, and being made the sons of God, we receive the Spirit more fully and manifestly, dwelling in us to sanctification, and assurance of our Redemption. By the benefit of the holy Ghost faith springeth in us, by which faith the abundance of the self-same spirit is increased: and so of a greater faith, is still made a greater increase of the Spirit. In whom after ye believed, ³ye were sealed with the Spirit of promise. He that believeth, ⁴out of his belly, shall flow rivers of living water. And these gifts of the Spirit, which we receive by faith from Christ our Head, are the beginnings of that glorious life we expect and look for; one in substance, different in degrees: and according to the measure of grace received, so is the life of glory begun in us.

Thirdly, By faith we receiue the promised Spirit, as the earnest of our inheritance, vntill the redemption of the purchased possession.¹ Because ye are sonnes, God hath ⟨p. 261⟩sent forth the Spirit of his Sonne into your hearts, crying, ²Abba Father. The holy Ghost doth first infuse the grace of faith into our hearts, whereby we belieue: but belieuing, and being made the sonnes of God, wee receiue the Spirit more fully and manifestly, dwelling in vs to sanctification, and assurance of our Redemption. By the benefite of the holy Ghost faith springeth in vs, by which faith the abundance of the selfe-same spirit is increased: and so of a greater faith, is still made a greater increase of the Spirit. In whom after yee belieued,