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…

Seeing this is the right way to conceive faith, to know the word of god and to trust him upon the same word, all such as would live by faith, must have their harts kindled with a desire to do the things before ⟨p. 16⟩named, specially to give credence to every word of God. We may not forsake God for any creature: now we forsake him, when we distrust him in his word. Again not to believe God, is very Atheism. For by this means God is made a liar, and his glory and majesty is abolished. It is the greatest part of our glory to believe God:¹ as Christ saith, He that receives his testimony, puts to his seal, that God is true: that is, gives unto God, as it were, a testimonial of his truth, and thereto puts his hand and seal. And what greater honour can there be then this, that the creature should give testimony to the creator?

Seeing this is the right way to cōceiue faith, to know the word of god and to trust him vpon the same word, all such as would liue by faith, must haue their harts kindled with a desire to doe the things before ⟨p. 16⟩named, specially to giue credence to euery word of God. We may not forsake God for any creature: now we forsake him, when we distrust him in his word. Againe not to beleeue God, is very Atheisme. For by this meanes God is made a lyar, and his glorie and maiestie is abolished. It is the greatest part of our glorie to beleeue God:¹ as Christ saith, He that receiues his testimonie, puts to his seale, that God is true: that is, giues vnto God, as it were, a testimonial of his truth, and thereto puts his hand and seale. And what greater honour can there be then this, that the creature should giue testimonie to the creator?

1. 1Joh. 3.31.