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

Whereas Unbelief doth sensualize a man, beasts a man, as Nebuchadnezzar, Dan. 5.20.21. Hence we read, An Unbelieving heart is called a gross heart, — make their heart gross: so Faith doth raise up a man, spiritualizes a man. A Believing heart is a fine heart, a spiritual heart, It refines the soul.

Whereas Unbeleef doth sensuallize a man, beasts a man, as Nebuchadnezzar, Dan. 5.20.21. Hence wee read, An Unbeleeving heart is called a gross heart, — make their heart gross: so Faith doth raise up a man, spiritualizes a man. A Beleeving heart is a fine heart, a spiritual heart, It refines the soul.

Faith doth raise up a man as high above reason, as reason doth raise a man above mere sense. It sets a man as high above a man, as Reason doth a man above a Beast.

Faith doth raise up a man as high above reason, as reason doth raise a man above meer sense. It sets a man as high above a man, as Reason doth a man above a Beast.

Faith is the Spirit of Grace. Not only a spiritual Grace: but the Spirit of all our spiritual Graces. It hath nothing but spirituality in it; and hath to do with nothing but spiritual things; with God, with Christ, with Heaven, with Justification, pardon of sin. All which are spiritual things, far above sense; nay, and Reason too: their objects reach not so high, which things though they be Real, and none more Real, yet they are spiritually Real, not sensually; Real to Faith, not to sense, nor to Reason neither. And therefore unbelieving men do esteem these things either mere-nothings, or they are next door to nothing in their thoughts; Imaginary things: Notions secundae: which have no foundation in Being, no existence in the World.