The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise

That which is the main and the proper object of faith, to that the soul first looks, and to that the soul is first united: for all union comes by operation in this kind, but the Godhead is the first object of faith in believing; the Godhead, and the third person of Trinity, they are the first objects of faith; therefore, say they, in the whole course of Scripture, faith is cast upon the Godhead, as Isaiah 50.10. Who so is wise amongst you, that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant; he that walketh in darkness and hath no light, let him trust in the Name of the Lord, and stay himself upon his God; all the phrase of Scripture runs thus: Trust, and hope, and rely upon the Lord. So John 14.1, 2. vers. Let not your hearts be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me: mark this Now did a man believe upon the Father, as Father only, then he did not believe upon the Son; or did he believe only upon the Son, as Son, then he did not believe upon the Father, but in that he believes upon the Father ⟨p. 42⟩and the Son: It is therefore plain that he falls first upon the Godhead; and seeing it is so that we must believe upon the Father, Son and Holy Ghost; therefore we are not to believe upon one of them only, but upon the whole Deity and the divine nature, and all the three Persons in the divine nature: for as the Schoolmen say, that which doth appertain to this, as this, belongs to this and to none other. Now we believe in all the whole Trinity, and therefore we close with all three, the Father, Son, and holy Ghost: and hence it is that these Divines observe, that when we are said to believe in the Scriptures, and in the promise (not that any do it properly) but so far as the promise that God in Christ, revealing, and promising, and communicating himself: so far we believe in the promise, that is, in his faithfulness, truth and mercy, revealed in the promise.

That which is the maine and the proper object of faith, to that the soule first lookes, and to that the soule is first united: for all union comes by operation in this kinde, but the Godhead is the first object of faith in beleeving; the Godhead, and the third person of Trinity, they are the first objects of faith; therefore, say they, in the whole course of Scripture, faith is cast upon the Godhead, as Esay 50.10. Who so is wise amongst you, that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voyce of his servant; he that walketh in darknesse and hath no light, let him trust in the Name of the Lord, and stay himselfe upon his God; all the phrase of Scripture runs thus: Trust, and hope, and rely upon the Lord. So