Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at…Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at…

To this horned Argument we answer thus: There are sundry acts of special faith: for my purpose at this time, take notice of two.

To this horned Argument wee answer thus: There are sundry acts of speciall faith: for my purpose at this time, take notice of two.

1. A fiducial assent, resting upon the merit of Christ, an affiance, dependence, adherence, reliance, or if there be any other word expressing that act of an humbled soul, whereby it casteth and reposeth it self only upon Gods promise in Christ, for the obtaining of remission of sins, and everlasting life. In this act, the poor soul enlightened and affrighted with sight and sense of its sin and misery, and seeing an infinite impossibility of satisfying God for the one, or freeing it self from the other, by any means or merit in heaven or earth; but only by the propitiatory mediation of ⟨p. 322⟩Jesus Christ: it throws it self into his arms, grasping fast about him, hides it self in the clefts of this Rock, from the storms of Gods fiercest and fiery indignation, apprehends in him plentiful redemption, and all-sufficiency of salvation; and therefore plies him with strong cries and tears for mercy; bespeaks him in all terms of confidence and affiance: My Lord, and my God, my hope, my fortress, my rock, my strength, my salvation; save me, or I sink; hold me fast, or I am lost for ever. You may see sometimes a little infant, upon apprehension and approach of some sudden danger, how heartily and hastily it runs into the mothers arms for succour and safety: even so a truly wounded soul, pursued by the terrors of the Law, and frighted with the dreadful sight of Gods frowning countenance, flies with speed into the bosom of its blessed Redeemer, clings inseparably unto his bleeding wounds for everlasting protection; and there rests upon the freeness of his Love, merit of his Passion, and truth of his Promise, as upon a Rock of Eternity, never to be removed: not the concurrent rage of all the Devils in hell, or powers of darkness, being ever able to make a divorce. By this act we are accepted for just before the Throne of Grace, for Christs sake and sufferings.