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…

§. 1. Justifying faith,¹ which not only believeth God speaking in his Word, but mebraceth all divine truth as containing the chief good of Man, as being the most perfect, doth necessarily require before it faith historical, & comprehend all other kinds under it. It may be defined, a lively and obediential affiance or confidence, whereby we rest upon Christ for salvation, receive the promises of grace temporal and spiritual, stick to the Commandments as good both simply and in comparison, and feed upon the word with savour and delight. More largely, It is a wonderful and supernatural gift of grace, wrought by the Holy Ghost through the Ministry of the Gospel in the heart of Man a sinner, acknowledging and bewailing his offences, whereby he doth not only assent to the whole truth of God, and is certainly persuaded that Jesus Christ is appointed of God to be the author of salvation to them that believe in him, and his Saviour if he do believe: but doth rely, cast and repose his soul upon Christ his Saviour, and by him upon God as a loving Father in him, cleaving inseparably to the Word of truth as good both simply and in comparison, and feeding upon it as the wholesome food of life.

§. 1. IVstifying faith,¹ which not only belieueth God speaking in his Word, but mebraceth all diuine truth as containing the chiefe good of Man, as being the most perfect, doth necessarily require before it faith historicall, & comprehend all other kinds vnder it. It may be defined, a liuely and obedientiall affiance or confidence, wherby we rest vpon Christ for saluation, receiue the promises of grace temporall and spirituall, sticke to the Commandements as good both simply and in comparison, and feed vpon the word with sauour and delight. More largely, It is a wonderfull and supernaturall gift of grace, wrought by the Holy Ghost through the Ministerie of the Gospell in the heart of Man a sinner, acknowledging and bewayling his offences, whereby hee doth not only assent to the whole truth of God, and is certainly perswaded that Iesus Christ is appointed of God to be the authour of saluation to them that belieue in him, and his Sauiour if hee doe belieue: but doth relie, cast and repose his soule vpon Christ his Sauiour, and by him vpon God as a louing Father in him, cleauing inseperably to the Word of truth as good both simply and in comparison, and feeding vpon it as the wholsome food of life.