Meditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many years sinceMeditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many yeares since

Now then in as much as we are bound to yield an evident assent unto the Articles of our christian Faith, both intellectual in regard of the truth, and fiducial in regard of the goodness of them respectively to our own benefit, and salvation. Necessary it is that the understanding, be convinced of those two things. First that GOD is of infallible Authority, and cannot lie nor deceive, which thing is a principle unto which the light of nature doth willingly assent. And secondly that this Authority which in Faith I thus rely upon is indeed, and infallibly Gods own Authority. The means whereby I come to know that may be either extraordinary, as revelation; such as was made to prophets concerning future events: or else ordinary, and common to all the Faithful. For discovery of them we must again rightly distinguish the double Act of Faith. First that Act whereby we assent unto the general truth of the object in it self, secondly, that Act whereby we rest persuaded of the goodness thereof unto us in particular, with respect unto both with these doth a double question arise.

Now then in as much as we are bound to yeild an evident assent unto the Articles of our christian Faith, both intellectuall in regard of the truth, and fiduciall in regard of the goodnes of them respectively to our owne benefit, and salvation. Necessary it is that the understanding, be convinced of those two things. First that GOD is of infallible Authority, and cannot lie nor deceive, which thing is a principle unto which the light of nature doth willingly assent. And secondly that this Authority which in Faith I thus relie upon is indeede, and infallibly Gods owne Authority. The meanes whereby I come to know that may be eyther extroardinary, as revelation; such as was made to prophets concerning future events: or else ordinary, and common to all the Faithfull. For discovery of them we must againe rightly distinguish the double Act of Faith. First that Act whereby wee assent unto the generall truth of the object in it selfe, secondly, that Act whereby we rest perswaded of the goodnes thereof unto us in particular, with respect unto both with these doth a double question arise.

First touching the means whereby a believer comes to know that the testimony, and authority within the promises,