Idem in ep. ad Eph. •. 4. Tract. d• Eccles. in the entrance fol. 111. •ee putteth down a three-fold faith; first, justifying, and therefore true and perpetual faith; then faith utterly dead; thirdly▪ the mean between both, this (temporary) faith. And he doth demonstrate these two last not to be a true saith▪ neither men thereby to be justified: Although (saith he) there be some to be found, who place a certain […] faith between that which justifieth, which worketh by Love, and is expressly called a living faith, and that which is utterly dead, that is, not working any good. And, indeed, there is a certain temporary ⟨p. 103⟩faith noted by Christ, which although it doth not endure, and profit so far to fructify, yet it putteth forth into bud: This faith, is an assent unto the Gospel: which i• therefore inspired even into reprobate men, that they in some sort should glorify God in their words and deeds, and should commend him to the prayers of the Saints; and withal be stripped naked of all excuse of ignorance. Such was the faith of Cain; (for he also offered sacrifice) of Saul, Ahab, Judas the Traitor, and of all others, who are so far illuminated of God, that in some sort, and for some time, they embrace and taste of the sacred word of God with joy, and are made partakers of the heavenly gifts, and the holy Spirit; and yet by relapse they fall into impiety, and therein perish in obstinacy. Notwithstanding whatsoever life or work is seen in their faith, yet these men remain (endued with a temporary gift, and a lame faith) so long as ⟨p. 104⟩they want a justifying faith, without Christ; therefore (are they) in death and under Gods wrath; and all those motions of faith, in them of what quality soever, and benefits in appearance, are indeed the good works of the good God, as whereby also he is beneficial unto mankind by evil men to the amplifying of […] glory in his infinite bountifulnesse• but to those men they are evil works and sins, who do them yet of an impious mind, because they proceed wickedly, rejecting the blood of Jesus Christ, and justification by him offered. Yet hence is the difference between them, who through this faith, though but vanishing and not regenerating, do confess the Lord Christ in word, and do not apparently deny him in deed;
Idem in ep. ad Eph. •. 4. Tract. d• Eccles. in the entrance fol. 111. •ee putteth downe a three-fold faith; first, iustifying, and therefore true and perpetuall faith; then faith vtterly dead; thirdly▪ the meane betweene both, this (temporary) faith. And hee doth demonstrate these two last not to be a true saith▪ neither men thereby to be iustified: Although (saith hee) there be some to be found, who place a certain 〈…〉 faith between that which iustifieth, which worketh by Loue, and is expressely called a liuing faith, and that which is vtterly dead, that is, not working any good. And, indeed, there is a certaine temporarie ⟨p. 103⟩faith noted by Christ, which although it doth not endure, and profit so farre to fructifie, yet it putteth forth into bud: This faith, is an assent vnto the Gospell: which i• therefore inspired euen into reprobate men, that they in some sort should glorifie God in their words and deedes, and should commend him to the prayers of the Saints; and withall be stripped naked of all excuse of ignorance. Such was the faith of Cain; (for hee also offered sacrifice) of Saul, A•hab, Iudas the T•aitor, and of all others, who are so far illuminated of God, that in some sort, and for some time, they embrace and tast of the sacred word of God with ioy, and are made partakers of the heauenly gifts, and the holy Spirit; and yet by relapse they fall into impietie, and therein perish in obstinacie. Notwithstanding whatsoeuer life or worke is seene in their faith, yet these men remaine (endued with a temporarie gift, and a lame faith) so long as ⟨p. 104⟩they want a iustifying faith, without Christ; therefore (are they) in death and vnder Gods wrath; and al those motions of faith, in them of what qualitie soeuer, and benefits in apparance, are indeed the good works of the good God, as whereby also hee is beneficiall vnto mankinde by euill men to the amplifying of 〈…〉 glorie in his infinite bountifulnesse• but to those men they are euil works and sinnes, who doe them yet of an impious minde, because they proceede wickedly, reiecting the blood of Iesus Christ, and iustification by him offered. Yet hence is the difference betweene them, who through this faith, though but vanishing and not regenerating, doe confesse the Lord Christ in word, and doe not apparantly deny him in deede;
