The main principles of Christian religion in a 107 short articles or aphorisms, generally…

Expl. 86. In this description of faith there are several things observable, as (1) concerning the object of it; and this is Jesus Christ, not only as God, though therefore he is to be believed because Truth it self; nor only as God-man, though the Word being made flesh he is to be believed because he is the Revealer of his Fathers will concerning mans Salvation, but as being God-man he is constituted Mediator betwixt God and man, and by virtue of his Mediatorship doth execute the office of a King, of a Priest, and of a Prophet, in order to the Salvation of all those who do believe in ⟨p. 146⟩him, or do heartily receive and embrace him for their all-sufficient Saviour upon the terms of the Gospel; and thus considered he is proposed as the object of saving Faith; yet because without shedding of blood there is no remission, and because we are said to have redemption through his blood, therefore Christ crucified is the most peculiar object of this faith. (2) Concerning the act of this faith 'tis to be noted, that doth not barely exert or put forth it self in a firm assent only to the truth of the Gospel, nor yet in a particular full persuasion that I shall be undoubtedly saved in and through Christ, for true saving faith may be without this full assurance, but 'tis exercised in a free consent of the will that this Saviour shall be our Saviour upon those terms he is offered; namely, cheerful submission both to his Sceptre and to his Cross, and hereupon the affections those everlasting gates of the Soul, as love, joy, delight, &c. are set open that this King of glory may enter in and find entertainment there.

Expl. 86. In this description of faith there are several things observable, as (1) concerning the object of it; and this is Jesus Christ, not only as God, though therefore he is to be believed because Truth it self; nor only as God-man, though the Word being made flesh he is to be believed because he is the Revealer of his Fathers will concerning mans Salvation, but as being God-man he is constituted Mediator betwixt God and man, and by vertue of his Mediatorship doth execute the office of a King, of a Priest, and of a Prophet, in order to the Salvation of all those who do believe in ⟨p. 146⟩him, or do heartily receive and embrace him for their alsufficient Saviour upon the terms of the Gospel; and thus considered he is proposed as the object of saving Faith; yet because without shedding of blood there is no remission, and because we are said to have redemption through his blood, therefore Christ crucifi'd is the most peculiar object of this faith. (2) Concerning the act of this faith 'tis to be noted, that doth not barely exert or put forth it self in a firm assent only to the truth of the Gospel, nor yet in a particular full perswasion that I shall be undoubtedly saved in and through Christ, for true saving faith may be without this full assurance, but 'tis exercised in a free consent of the will that this Saviour shall be our Saviour upon those terms he is offer'd; namely, cheerful submission both to his Scepter and to his Cross, and hereupon the affections those everlasting gates of the Soul, as love, joy, delight, &c. are set open that this King of glory may enter in and find entertainment there.