Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

4 Faith is another virtue requisite to the profitable hearing of the Word, I say, Faith, whereby we do not only believe that which is taught us out of the Word to be true, but also apply it unto our selves, as if it were in special directed unto us. The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation▪ ¹saith the Apostle, but to whom? even to every one that believeth. And saith the Author to the Hebrews, ²The Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with Faith in them that heard it. In whose heart there is true Faith, that man will apply the whole Word of-God unto himself, whether it be the threatenings of the Law, to terrify him from sin, or the sweet promises of the Gospel to allure him to holiness; and so maketh much profit of every Sermon he heareth.

4 Faith is another virtue requisite to the profitable hearing of the Word, I say, Faith, whereby we do not only beleeve that which is taught us out of the Word to be true, but also apply it unto our selves, as if it were in special directed unto us. The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation▪ ¹saith the Apostle, but to whom? even to every one that beleeveth. And saith the Author to the Hebrews, ²The Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with Faith in them that heard it. In whose heart there is true Faith, that man will apply the whole Word of-God unto himself, whether it be the threatnings of the Law, to terrifie him from sin, or the sweet promises of the Gospel to allure him to holiness; and so maketh much profit of every Sermon hee heareth.

1. 1Rom. 1. 16.
2. 2Heb. 4. 2.