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The parts of newness of life are specially three: True wisdom, good affections, good works. True wisdom is to advise of good things, and to use good means for ⟨p. 36⟩the execution thereof. This wisdom ariseth of our faith in the word of God. David saith he was wiser then his teachers, and wiser then the ancient: and he renders the cause thereof from the work of his faith. For thy testimonies are ever with me, and they are my meditation. ¹Out of the same fountain spring all good affections. The love whereby we love God, comes of our faith, believing the love wherewith God loveth us. The persuasion of the forgiveness of many sins in the woman that washed Christs feet with her tears,² caused her to show much love to Christ. Godly sorrow, when the heart is grieved properly for the offence ⟨p. 37⟩[…] ⟨p. 36⟩[…] ⟨p. 37⟩of God, ariseth of faith apprehending and believing the mercy of God in Christ. And in every good work, there is a threefold action of faith required. First there is required an act of general faith, which is to believe that the work to be done in his kind pleaseth god. Rom. 14.23. Whatsoever is not of faith is sin. The second is an act of justifying faith, which is to purge the heart, and to cause it to bring forth the good work to be done. Psal. 116.10. I believed, therefore I spake. The third is also an act of justifying faith, and that is when the work is done, to apprehend Christ who by his merit is to cover the defect of the work: because no ⟨p. 38⟩work of ours can please God without remission of sin.