An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

First, Consider, that to trust in God is a gracious gift wrought in us by his Spirit. No man is able of himself, or by himself to rest upon God alone, not regarding or looking above all second causes, unless he be enabled thereunto by God. For to trust is an act of faith, as is to be showed: and faith that is in many places made to be the gift of God, and not accomplished by our strength. Whereas then you have many people, whose mouths are full of trusting in God, ⟨p. 316⟩you must know, that such speak they know not what. For none can trust in God, but he that is enabled thereunto by the grace of God. For as Peter's body could not walk upon the waters without sinking, because of the natural weight of the body, unless Christ had in a wonderful manner supported it. So neither can a man look higher than means, than instruments, unless the Spirit of God lift thy soul up. Yea, because man is so apt to live by sense, consisting of a sensible body, and therefore the things of sense most affect him; Hence it is, that if there be more difficulty to work one grace than another, because of the more immediate opposition of the soul against some duty more than another; We may say, that a man is sooner brought to be just, liberal, and to perform the duties of the second Table, yea many duties of the first Table, than this. No wonder then it be made a gracious gift of God. Hence

First, Consider, that to trust in God is a gracious gift wrought in us by his Spirit. No man is able of himself, or by himself to rest upon God alone, not regarding or looking above all second causes, unless he be enabled thereunto by God. For to trust is an act of faith, as is to be shewed: and faith that is in many places made to be the gift of God, and not accomplished by our strength. Whereas then you have many people, whose mouths are full of trusting in God, ⟨p. 316⟩you must know, that such speak they know not what. For none can trust in God, but he that is enabled thereunto by the grace of God. For as Peter's body could not walk upon the waters without sinking, because of the natural weight of the body, unlesse Christ had in a wonderfull manner supported it. So neither can a man look higher than means, than instruments, unlesse the Spirit of God lift thy soul up. Yea, because man is so apt to live by sense, consisting of a sensible body, and therefore the things of sense most affect him; Hence it is, that if there be more difficulty to work one grace than another, because of the more immediate opposition of the soul against some duty more than another; We may say, that a man is sooner brought to be just, liberal, and to performe the duties of the second Table, yea many duties of the first Table, than this. No wonder then it be made a gracious gift of God. Hence