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…

First, We must bewail our unbelief, dullness, earthly-mindedness, the distemper of our spiritual taste, and conceit of spiritual fullness, labouring to quicken the sense of our misery, and raise the soul to an high prizing of Christ, and hungering after him. Emptiness prepares to receive meat, and hunger gives it a good relish; and if we see our misery and nakedness without Christ, and thirst after him, we sh•ll eat his flesh, and drink his blood with sweet comfort and refreshing.

First, Wee must bewaile our vnbeliefe, dulnesse, earthly-mindednesse, the distemper of our spirituall taste, and conceite of spirituall fulnesse, labouring to quicken the sense of our misery, and raise the soule to an high prizing of Christ, and hungring after him. Emptinesse prepares to receiue meate, and hunger giues it a good rellish; and if wee see our miserie and nakednesse without Christ, and thirst after him, wee sh•ll eate his flesh, and drinke his bloud with sweete comfort and refreshing.

Secondly, Consider how freely the Lord doth tender Christ to be received in his Word and Sacrament. The Lord, I say, faithful in his promises, plentiful in mercies who hath authority to give what he promiseth, off• reth Christ withal the benefits of his death and passion, ⟨p. 433⟩to every poor, despised, thirsty, afflicted soul, who doth desire and will receive him.

Secondly, Consider how freely the Lord doth tender Christ to bee recei•ed in his Word and Sacrament. The Lord, I say, faithfull in his promises, plentifull in m•rcies who hath authoritie to giue what he promiseth, off• reth Christ withall the benefits of his death and pssion,