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…

Verily, verily I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, ¹and this life is in his Sonne. He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son hath not life. Now the Scripture saying, He that believeth hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, doth import that faith and the fruits thereof be such from which the godly through the power of God never fall.² And for further confirmation the Scripture testifieth, that Christ hath prayed for his people that their faith should not fail, that they should be kept from the evil. This cannot be restrained to the Apostles,³ but it is the common privilege of all the faithful; Neither pray I for these alone; but for all them also which shall believe on me through their word. And the intercession of Christ; even for this particular blessing of the not failing of faith, never ceaseth, is ever effectual, and speedeth always. And that nothing might be wanting to full consolation in this point, we are assured from God, that he will perfect the the work of grace which he hath begun.⁴ Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lod Jesus Christ. Being confident of this very thing, ⁵that he which hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, ⁶who also will do it, that is, (as goeth immediately before) preserve your whole Spirit, and soul and body blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁷The Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and keep you from evil.

Ʋerely, verily I say vnto you, Hee that heareth my word, and belieueth on him that sent mee, hath euerlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death vnto life. And this is the record, that God hath giuen to vs eternall life,