I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

Sixthly: Yea, Faith works best sometimes, when it works in the dark; as it works best when it works alone, so sometimes, it works best in the dark. Men can work well in the light, but not in the dark; but though a mans condition be very dark, yet Faith can work then; Faith works best when it works in the dark: Faith loves to work like Christ, and Christs greatest action of Obedience, was in the darkest time, when he was on the Cross. I remember a Speech of that good old man, Mr. Dod, when a man that was troubled in his mind lay a dying, he said to him, Sir, what will you say to Christ? when he was dying, did he not say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And was not Christs highest piece of Obedience upon the Cross, in the dark, in a dark condition? Faith works best sometimes in the dark.

Sixtly: Yea, Faith works best somtimes, when it works in the dark; as it works best when it works alone, so somtimes, it works best in the dark. Men can work wel in the light, but not in the dark; but though a mans condition be very dark, yet Faith can work then; Faith works best when it works in the dark: Faith loves to work like Christ, and Christs greatest action of Obedience, was in the darkest time, when he was on the Cross. I remember a Speech of that good old man, Mr. Dod, when a man that was troubled in his mind lay a dying, he said to him, Sir, what wil you say to Christ? when he was dying, did he not say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And was not Christs highest piece of Obedience upon the Cross, in the dark, in a dark condition? Faith works best somtimes in the dark.

Seventhly: Yet further, Faith, it works best at the last, and the longer it works, the better; for Faith grows by experience, and the longer that Faith works, the more experience it gets; and the more experience Faith gets, the stronger it is, and therefore Faith works best at the last. Now put all these together, Faith is a Work, and Faith is a Friend to Work, and Faith is the first Worker, and Faith is an Universal Worker, and Faith works best when it works all alone, and Faith works best sometimes in the dark, and Faith works best at the last; and certainly you have the first, namely this, That true saving Faith is a doing Grace, it is a working Grace. But