An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

And that act of believing [I would not believe] is the general act of faith, namely, a firm assent to the truth of what another speaketh. An assent to the truth of it two ways. To the truth of it: First, Historically, that such a thing was spoken or done;¹ and then Logically, that the thing is true which is spoken. When he saith, I would not believe that God hath done this, his meaning is, I would not assent to it, as done for my sake, or for my voice; not that he would not believe the thing was done at all. He assented to the word and answer of God, when he did receive it; but in that restriction, he would not believe it, namely in reference to himself, that he hath hearkened to his voice.

And that act of believing [I would not believe] is the generall act of faith, namely, a firm assent to the truth of what another speaketh. An assent to the truth of it two waies. To the truth of it: First, Historically, that such a thing was spoken or done;¹ and then Logically, that the thing is true which is spoken. When he saith, I would not believe that God hath done this, his meaning is, I would not assent to it, as done for my sake, or for my voice; not that he would not believe the thing was done at all. He assented to the word and answer of God, when he did receive it; but in that restriction, he would not believe it, namely in reference to himself, that he hath hearkned to his voice.

1. 1[Greek or Hebrew] Graecè [Greek or Hebrew],〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Graecè 〈non-Latin alphabet〉,

To hearken is more then to hear;^*