The Soul's Conflict with Itself

And thus we see the necessity of a double principle for faith to rely on, 1. God, and 2. the word of God revealing his will unto us, and directing us to make use of all his Attributes, Relations, and providence for our good; and this •rd hath its strength from him who gives a being and an accomplishment unto it; for words are as the authority of him that uttereth them is; When we look upon a Grant in the word of a King, it stays our minds, because we ⟨p. 300⟩know he is able to make it good; and why should it not satisfy our souls to look upon promises in the word of a God? whose words, as they come from his truth and express his goodness, so they are all made good by his power and wisdom.

And thus wee see the necessity of a double principle for faith to rely on, 1. God, and 2. the word of God revealing his will unto us, and directing us to make use of all his Attributes, Relations, and providence for our good; and this •rd hath its strength from him who gives a being and an accomplishment unto it; for words are as the authority of him that uttereth them is; When wee looke upon a Grant in the word of a King, it stayes our mindes, because wee ⟨p. 300⟩know he is able to make it good; and why should it not satisfie our soules to looke upon promises in the word of a God? whose words, as they come from his truth and expresse his goodnesse, so they are all made good by his power and wisedome.

By the bare word of God it is that the heavens continue, and the earth (without any other foundation) hangs in the mids of the world; therefore well may the soul stay it self on that, even when it hath nothing else in sight to rely upon; By his word it is that the covenant of day and night, and the preservation of the world from any further overflowing of waters continueth; which if it should fail, yet his covenant with his people shall abide firm for ever, though the whole frame of nature were dissolved.