Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture

All saving Faith receives Christ, Joh. 1. 12. Indeed the strong Believer receives him with a stronger and steadier hand than the weak one doth, who staggers, doubts, and trembles, but yet receives him, and consequently is as much interested in the blessed privileges flowing from Union, as the greatest Believer in the world. Such are Christs complacency in our persons and duties, his sympathy with us in our troubles and affections, and our interest ⟨p. 129⟩in his person and purchase. And is not this matter of exceeding joy? Is it not enough to melt, yea, overwhelm the heart of a poor Sinner to discover and feel that in his own heart, which entitles him to such mercies.

All saving Faith receives Christ, Joh. 1. 12. Indeed the strong Believer receives him with a stronger and stedier hand than the weak one doth, who staggers, doubts, and trembles, but yet receives him, and consequently is as much interessed in the blessed priviledges flowing from Union, as the greatest Believer in the world. Such are Christs complacency in our persons and duties, his sympathy with us in our troubles and affections, and our interest ⟨p. 129⟩in his person and purchase. And is not this matter of exceeding joy? Is it not enough to melt, yea, overwhelm the heart of a poor Sinner to discover and feel that in his own heart, which entitles him to such mercies.

Secondly: From the least degree of saving faith we may infer as plenary a ¹remission of sin, as from the strongest. The weakest Believer is as completely pardoned as the strongest, Act. 10. 43. By him all that believe are justified from all things. All that believe without difference of sizes, strength, or degrees, the least as well as the greatest, the Believer of a day old, as well as the Fathers and Worthies of greatest name and longest standing.