The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God…

The Minor. But this particular persuasion or assurance, that Christ is mine, and forgiveness mine, is but an Act of the understanding giving an assent to this Conclusion or Proposition as true, upon such Premises laid; but here is no act of the will, such I mean, as we have opened in the reception of Christ; there may be an act of the will indeed, as the will may move the understanding to assent; as we say, You may believe me if you will; but that act of the will terminates there, and is not such an act as we have mentioned: Our ancient Divines use to oppose doubts to faith commonly; but to what faculty doth doubting pertain, I pray, but to the understanding?

The Minor. But this particular perswasion or assurance, that Christ is mine, and forgiveness mine, is but an Act of the understanding giving an assent to this Conclusion or Proposition as true, upon such Premises layed; but here is no act of the will, such I mean, as we have opened in the reception of Christ; there may be an act of the will indeed, as the will may move the understanding to assent; as we say, You may believe me if you will; but that act of the will terminates there, and is not such an act as we have mentioned: Our ancient Divines use to oppose doubts to faith commonly; but to what faculty doth doubting pertain, I pray, but to the understanding?

Third Argument. That which is not cross to the corrupt heart of man, nor doth directly empty a man of himself, that cannot be the essence of saving Faith.

But the particular persuasion that Christ is mine, the assurance my sins are forgiven, is not cross to the corrupt heart of man, nor doth directly empty a man of himself.

But the particular perswasion that Christ is mine, the assurance my sins are forgiven, is not cross to the corcupt heart of man, nor doth directly empty a man of himself.