The Soul's Conflict with Itself

Hereupon trust is a dependant grace answerable to our dependant condition; ¹it looks upon all things it hath or desires to have, as coming from God and his free grace and power; it desireth not only wisdom, but to be wise in his wisdom, to see in his light, to be strong in his strength, the thing it self contents not this grace of trust, but Gods blessing and love in the thing, it cares not for any thing further then it can have it with Gods favour and good liking.

Hereupon trust is a dependant grace answerable to our dependant condition; ¹it lookes upon all things it hath or desires to have, as comming from God and his free grace and power; it desireth not onely wisdome, but to be wise in his wisdome, to see in his light, to be strong in his strength, the thing it selfe contents not this grace of trust, but Gods blessing and love in the thing, it cares not for any thing further then it can have it with Gods favour and good liking.

1. 15. Trust is dependant

Hence it is that trust is an obsequious and an observing grace, stirring up the ¹soul to a desire of pleasing God in all things, and to a fear of displeasing him; He that pretends to trust the Lord in a course of offending, may trust to this that God will meet him in another way then he looks for: He that is a tenant at courtesy will not offend his Lord; hence it is that the Apostle enforceth that exhortation to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, ²because it is God that worketh the will and the deed, and according to his good pleasure not ours; Therefore faith is an effectual working grace, it works in Heaven with God, it works within us commanding all the powers of the soul, it works without us conquering whatsoever is in the world on the right hand to draw us from God, or n the left hand to discourage us; it works against Hell and the powers of darkness; and all by virtue of trusting as it draweth strength from God; It stirs up all other graces and keeps them in exercise, and thereupon the acts of other