A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

1 A particular application to mine own heart, that he is a Priest, King and Prophet to me. And

2 Where this faith is, it works such a frame of heart in me, that I trust on him alone for my salvation, and out of him I look for none? in his blood I look to be pardoned; in his Prophetical office, I look to be guided; and I look to him as a King to subdue my rebellious heart; this kind of Faith is a certain mark of Regeneration,

2 Where this faith is, it works such a frame of heart in me, that I trust on him alone for my salvation, and out of him I look for none? in his bloud I look to be pardoned; in his Propheticall office, I look to be guided; and I look to him as a King to subdue my rebellious heart; this kind of Faith is a certain mark of Regeneration,

1 From the removal of all other causes, for a man to look up to him, as the Christ, the anointed of God, this is above the reach of flesh and blood, ⟨p. 345⟩and this kind of faith makes a man blessed, Mat. 16.16, 17. The hand of faith is a work of Gods Spirit; for take the state of nature, it reaches no further then this, Flesh and blood looks to satisfy by the works of the Law; and this was the stumbling block of the Jews, they sought righteousness by the Law, Rom. 9.3. this is natural ever since Adam, for his principle being given to Adam, Do this and live, this still cleaves to us by nature, and this is the Religion of all the Nations, to look to be saved by the works either of the natural or moral Law.