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…

Fifthly, It disposeth and moveth the heart to absolute, uniform, unpartial and constant obedience to every commandment, and that in one estate aswell as another. In Scripture, to believe in Christ, and to keep the Commandments mutually infer one another, either capable of others properties. Faith includes the complete and practical knowledge of good and evil, inclining the faculties of our soul to avoid all commerce with the one, and embrace every branch of the other. It frameth the Image of God or Christ in our minds, and proposeth him as a pattern for our imitation in all our works, thoughts, and resolutions:¹ It acknowledgeth his sovereignty, assenteth faithfully to his will and pleasure, embraceth soundly every part of the holy truth of God, and sticketh so fast that nothing can come betwixt the heart and it: from whence issueth universal respect to all and every precept. Faith doth not admit one part of the Word and exclude ⟨p. 391⟩another: nor receive it barely into the Head, and shut it forth of the heart: but entertaineth it wholly, diffuseth the virtue of it into every power of the soul, & changeth the natural disposition into the quality of the truth. And thus by faith the soul is kindly disposed to follow the Lord, whithersoever he goeth before us. If the heart be dull and untoward, the best course to redress what is out of order, is by quickening our assent to the good pleasure of his command, and our confidence in his mercy.

Fiftly, It disposeth and moueth the heart to absolute, vniforme, vnpartiall and constant obedience to euery commandement, and that in one estate aswell as another. In Scripture, to belieue in Christ, and to keepe the Commandements mutually inferre one another, either capable of others properties. Faith includes the compleate and practicall knowledge of good and euill, inclining the faculties of our soule to auoid all commerce with the one, and embrace euery branch of the other. It frameth the Image of God or Christ in our minds, and proposeth him as a patterne for our imitation in all our workes, thoughts, and resolutions:¹ It acknowledgeth his soueraignetie, assenteth faithfully to his will and pleasure, embraceth soundly euery part of the holy truth of God, and sticketh so fast that nothing can come betwixt the heart and it: from whence issueth vniuersall respect to all and euery precept. Faith doth not admit one part of the Word and exclude