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…

But what one believed upon common and ordinary grounds, that is the privilege of all believers which they are allowed to receive. It is a great glory to God that we live by faith on him concerning our future estate, and rely upon his grace, that shall encounters we shall be more then Conquerors, through him that loved us. For this is to take God to be our God, not only to put our confidence in him in prosperity and adversity, when we have means or means be wanting, for our souls and bodies: but also to relic upon him, that he will make us walk in his Commandments, and put his fear in our hearts, that we shall not depart from him; that he will perfect his work begun in us, finish our fai h, and preserve us unto his everlasting kingdom This faith doth give unto God the praisent all grace which he is pleased to bestow, and of all works of grace which he effecteth by us. He that relieth upon the good use of his free-will, must necessarily ascribe the praise of his perseverance in part, if not principally, unto ⟨p. 290⟩himself: but he that resteth upon the Lord for establishment against all spiritual enemies, and ability unto every good work, he must necessarily ascribe the whole praise unto the glory of Gods grace, upon which he doth depend.¹

But what one belieued vpon common and ordinarie grounds, that is the priuiledge of all belieuers which they are allowed to receiue. It is a great glory to God that wee liue by faith on him concerning our future estate, and relie vpon his grace, that shall encounters wee shall bee more then Conquerours, through him that loued vs. For this is to take God to bee our God, not only to put our confidence in him in prosperitie and aduersitie, when wee haue meanes or meanes be wanting, for our soules and bodies: but also to relic vpon him, that he will make vs walke in his Commandements, and put his feare in our hearts, that wee shall not depart from him; that hee will perfect his worke begun in vs, finish our fai h, and preserue vs vnto his euerlasting kingdome This faith doth giue vnto God the praisent all grace which he is pleased to bestow, and of all workes of grace which he effecteth by vs. Hee that relieth vpon the good vse of his free-will, must necessarily ascribe the praise of his perseuerance in part, if not principally, vnto ⟨p. 290⟩himselfe: but he that resteth vpon the Lord for establishment against all spirituall enemies, and abilitie vnto euery good worke, hee must necessarily ascribe the whole praise vnto the glory of Gods grace, vpon which hee doth depend.