CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

2. Which is practical and operative, for it's a known Rule, that among the Hebrews, Words of Knowledge are put for all the affections and effects that use to follow such Knowledge; Thus God is said to know the way of the righteous ▪ Psa. 1. That is, so to know as to approve and preserve the righteous, and in this sense To know the true God is taken so to know as to do all those things that are commanded by him, and the reason why the Scripture comprehends all under knowledge, is, because this is the Introduction and gate to all practical piety: Although to know here is more particularly taken for believing, for it's a good Rule that Divines have, whereas Faith hath three acts ingredient to it: 1. Knowledge. 2. Assent. 3. Fiducial application. The Scripture describeth the whole nature of Faith sometimes by one act, sometimes by another: In other places it's described by assent, and most frequently by trusting, but here by knowledge; For whereas the Papists would make ignorance rather of the definition of faith then knowledge, they show plainly what an ignorant faith and Religion they would have people take up with.

2. Which is practicall and operative, for it's a known Rule, that among the Hebrews, Words of Knowledge are put for all the affections and effects that use to follow such Knowledge; Thus God is said to know the way of the righteous ▪ Psa. 1. That is, so to know as to approve and preserve the righteous, and in this sence To know the true God is taken so to know as to do all those things that are commanded by him, and the reason why the Scripture comprehends all under knowledge, is, because this is the Introduction and gate to all practicall piety: Although to know here is more particularly taken for beleeving, for it's a good Rule that Divines have, whereas Faith hath three acts ingredient to it: 1. Knowledge. 2. Assent. 3. Fiducial application. The Scripture describeth the whole nature of Faith sometimes by one act, sometimes by another: In other places it's described by assent, and most frequently by trusting, but here by knowledge; For whereas the Papists would make ignorance rather of the definition of faith then knowledge, they shew plainly what an ignorant faith and Religion they would have people take up with.