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

For God is no where else so fully manifested to man, in that Goodness, Love, and Mercy, which it most concerneth us to know; and the knowledge of which will be most healing and sanctifying to the soul: But of this I must speak more in the chapter next following.

Direct. 16. Let Faith make use of every mercy, not only to acknowledge God therein, but to have a pleasant taste and relish of his Love.

Direct. 16. Let Faith make use of every mercy, not only to acknowledge God therein, but to have a pleasant taste and rellish of his Love.

For thus it is that they are all sanctified to Believers, and this is the holy use of mercies: Remember that as in order to Understanding, your eyes and ears are but the passages or inlets to your minds; and if sights and sounds went no further than the senses, you would be no better, if not worse than beasts: So also in order to Affection, the taste and sense of sweetness, or any other pleasure, is to pass by the sense unto the heart; and what should it do there, but affect the heart with the Love and Goodness of the giver. A beast tasteth as much of the sensitive sweetness of his food and ease as you do: ⟨p. 185⟩But it is the Believer who heartily saith, How good is the Author and end of all this mercy? whence is it that this cometh? and whether d•th it tend? I love the Lord because he hath heard the voice of my supplication, Psal. 116.1. O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, Psal. 145.15, 16