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Secondly,¹ Faith hath the great honour above all other graces, to be the condition of the second Covenant; therefore surely it is some great matter that faith enables to do; whatsoever keeps covenant with God, brings strength, though it self be never so weak: As Samsons Hair, what is weaker then a little hair, yet because the keeping that, was keeping covenant with God, therefore even a little Hair was so ⟨p. 189⟩great strength to Sampson: Faith then that is the condition of the covenant, in which all grace and mercy is contained, if it be kept, it will cause strength indeed to do great things.

Secondly,¹ Faith hath the great honour above all other graces, to be the condition of the second Covenant; therefore surely it is some great matter that faith enables to doe; whatsoever keeps covenant with God, brings strength, though it selfe be never so weake: As Sampsons Haire, what is weaker then a little haire, yet because the keeping that, was keeping covenant with God, therefore even a little Haire was so ⟨p. 189⟩great strength to Sampson: Faith then that is the condition of the covenant, in which all grace and mercy is contained, if it be kept, it will cause strength indeed to doe great things.

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Thirdly,¹ Faith hath high and glorious things for its object; it is God himself, his electing, redeeming love, the Lord Jesus Christ in his natures and offices, the glorious mysteries of redemption, &c. that it exercises it self upon: It could not have to deal with these things, if it were not a most excellent grace, full of admirable virtue and efficacy.