How to live, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps…How to liue, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps…

The second thing required for the right conceiving of faith is, after the word of God is once known, To trust God upon his word: yea to depend upon it, & to build upon it. This is the first & principal work of true faith: & it is called by Paul the obedience of faith: ¹and it is made the end and scope of the preaching of the Gospel: and not without cause. For this is the first and principal honour of god to believe him upon his bare word; and thereby to make a confession of the truth of God. This the devil knew right well: and therefore the first thing that he sought to overthrow in Adam, was his faith in the word of God: and the scope of the first temptation, ⟨p. 11⟩whereby he assaulted our Saviour Christ,² was to overthrow that faith & confidence he had in his father: saying, if thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread: but this thou canst not do: therefore thou art not the son of God.

The second thing required for the right conceiuing of faith is, after the word of God is once known, To trust God vpon his word: yea to depend vpon it, & to build vpon it. This is the first & principall worke of true faith: & it is called by Paul the obedience of faith: ¹and it is made the end and scope of the preaching of the Gospell: and not without cause. For this is the first and principal honour of god to beleeue him vpon his bare worde; and thereby to make a cōfession of the truth of God. This the deuill knew right well: and therefore the first thing that he sought to ouerthrow in Adam, was his faith in the word of God: and the scope of the first temptation, ⟨p. 11⟩wherby he assaulted our Sauiour Christ,² was to ouerthrow that faith & confidēce he had in his father: saying, if thou be the sonne of God, commaund that these stones be made bread: but this thou canst not doe: therefore thou art not the sonne of God.