The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

Faith is well enough described to them, that understand what is implied, by the usual shorter description; as, that it is a believing acceptance of Christ, and relying on him as our Saviour, or for salvation: Or, a belief of pardon, and the heavenly Glory as procured by the Redemption wrought by Christ, and given by God in the Covenant of Grace: But the reason is, ⟨p. 157⟩because all the rest is connoted, and so to be understood by us, as if it were expressed in words: But the true and full definition of it is this.

Faith is well enough described to them, that understand what is implyed, by the usual shorter description; as, that it is a believing acceptance of Christ, and relying on him as our Saviour, or for salvation: Or, a belief of pardon, and the heavenly Glory as procured by the Redemption wrought by Christ, and given by God in the Covenant of Grace: But the reason is, ⟨p. 157⟩because all the rest is connoted, and so to be understood by us, as if it were exprest in words: But the true and full definition of it is this.

The Christian Faith which is required at Baptism, and then professed, and hath the promise of Justification and Glorification, is a true Belief of the Gospel, and an acceptance of, and consent unto the Covenant of Grace: Particularly, a believing that God is our Creator, our Owner, our Ruler, and our Chief Good; and that Jesus Christ is God and man, our Saviour, our Ransoms, our Teacher, and our King; and that the Holy Ghost is the Sanctifier of the Church of Christ: And it is an understanding, serious consent, that this God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, be my God and reconciled Father in Christ, my Saviour, and my Sanctifier; to justify me, sanctify me, and glorify me, in the perfect knowledge of God, and mutual complacence in Heaven; which belief and consent wrought in me by the Word and Spirit of Christ, is grounded upon the Veracity of God as the chief Revealer, and upon his Love and Mercy as the Donor; and upon Christ and his Apostles as the Messengers of God; and upon the Gospel, and specially the Covenant of Grace, as the instrumental Revelation and Donation it self: And upon the many signal operations of the Holy Ghost, as the divine infallible attestation of their truth.