A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

It is granted among all Christians, that all our helps, our relief, our deliverance from sin, Satan, and the world, are from Christ alone. This is included in all his Relations unto the Church, in all his offices and the discharge of them; and is the express Doctrine of the Gospel. It is no less generally acknowledged, at least the Scripture is no less clear and positive in it, that we receive and derive all our supplies of Relief from Christ by Faith, other ways of the participation of any thing from him, the Scripture knoweth not. Wherefore it is our duty on all occasions to apply our selves unto him by Faith, for all supplies, Reliefs and deliverances: But these men can find no life nor power herein, at least if they grant that somewhat might be done this way, yet they know not how to do it, being ignorant of the life of Faith and the due exercise of it. They must have a way more ready and easy, exposed to the capacities and abilities of all sorts of Persons good and bad, yea, that will serve the turn of the worst of men unto this end. An Image therefore must be set up for common use, instead of this spiritual application unto Christ for relief, and this is the making of the sign of the Cross. Let a man but make the sign of the Cross on his forehead, his breast or the like, which he may as easily do as take up or cast away a straw, and there is no more required to engage Christ unto his assistance at any time. And the virtues which they ascribe hereunto are innumerable, but this also is an Idol, a teacher of Lies, invented and set up for no other end;