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

3. A strong Faith will believe nothing contrary to his belief. All the temptations of Satan, all the arguments of men shall never be able to reason him out of his Faith.

3. A strong Faith will beleeve nothing contrary to his belief. All the temptations of Satan, all the arguments of men shall never bee able to reason him out of his Faith.

A weak Faith is quickly brought to deny his conclusion, to yield up the cause: Satan may make a man unsay, what formerly he hath said. But a strong Faith will hold the conclusion against all Satan's sophistry. His Faith hath been gotten up by many invincible experiences; from Gods behaviour to him, as a Father; from the souls behaviour to him, as a Child. And all that Satan can do, shall not out-reason his Faith. What a man saith by feeling; a temptation may make him unsay: but what a man saith by ⟨p. 155⟩Faith, nothing can make him unsay.

A weak Faith is quickly brought to deny his conclusion, to yeeld up the cause: Satan may make a man unsay, what formerly hee hath said. But a strong Faith will hold the conclusion against all Satans sophistry. His Faith hath been gotten up by many invincible experiences; from Gods behaviour to him, as a Father; from the souls behaviour to him, as a Child. And all that Satan can do, shall not out-reason his Faith. What a man saith by feeling; a temptation may make him unsay: but what a man saith by ⟨p. 155⟩Faith, nothing can make him unsay.

If Satan do assault such a man, and tell him, God doth not love him; God is not his Father: yet will the soul bind it self to this Mast, and hold his conclusion against all, with the Church,