The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

2 Always in order of Nature. As we say, The Truth of a Proposition is ever in order of Nature, before the Knowledge of the Truth of it, Things must bee in Esse, before they can be in Cognosci: Things must Be, before they can be known to Be: So there must be pardon of sins, before there can be Assurance of pardon. A man must be Justified, before he can be assured he is Justified. Justification must needs go before the Apprehension of Justification.

2 Alwayes in order of Nature. As wee say, The Truth of a Proposition is ever in order of Nature, before the Knowledge of the Truth of it, Things must bee in Esse, before they can bee in Cognosci: Things must Bee, before they can bee known to Bee: So there must bee pardon of sins, before there can bee Assurance of pardon. A man must bee Justified, before hee can bee assured hee is Justified. Justification must needs go before the Apprehension of Justification.

Now, that which apprehends Justification, is not Justifying Faith, but follows, it: For Apprehension follows Justification. No man can truly apprehend himself to be Justified, till he be Justified.

Now, that which apprehends Justification, is not Justifying Faith, but follows, it: For Apprehension follows Justification. No man can truly apprehend himself to bee Justified, till hee bee Justified.

But Justifying Faith is in nature before Justification.