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¹Faith is an Act of a regenerate person, whereby knowing, and assenting unto the Promises of God, and to this Truth in particular, that Christ is the Messiah or Saviour of the World, doth rest upon him for Justification, Sanctification, and consequently for Salvation.

1. 1Definition.

Now to explain this Definition.

1 I say, that Faith is an Act; for we speak not of Faith in actu primo, as an habit infused, and implanted in us, but in actu secundo, as an Act whereby we are justified, for we are not justified by Faith as an habit, or as a grace inherent in us, but (as I said) by Faith as an Act, as it goeth over to Christ; as we see here the Promise is not made to the Habit, but to the Act of Faith. He that believeth, &c. That is the first, I call it an Act,

1 I say, that Faith is an Act; for wee speak not of Faith in actu primo, as an habit infused, and implanted in us, but in actu secundo, as an Act whereby wee are justified, for wee are not justified by Faith as an habit, or as a grace inherent in us, but (as I said) by Faith as an Act, as it goeth over to Christ; as wee see here the Promise is not made to the Habit, but to the Act of Faith. Hee that beleeveth, &c. That is the first, I call it an Act,