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Take notice, Reader, that in Conviction of sin, because we believe not, the holy Spirit doth by the Word convince the Sinner; First, That he is an unbeliever, ⟨p. 17⟩and hath not obtained the precious Faith of God's Elect, whereby the Soul is united unto Christ, Eph. 4. v 13. adopted the Child of God, Gal. 3.26. justified, and all its sins pardoned, and at peace with God, Rom. 5.1. and now the convinced sinner sees he is without God, without Christ, and without Faith. Secondly, That he must believe, or he cannot be saved, Mar. 16.15, 16. He that believeth not, shall be damned. His praying, mourning, reforming, though they are good in themselves, and are his duty, yet the doing these, or any other; yea all other holy duties, without this precious Faith in Christ, will not, cannot save him; and now the sinner is convinced, that there is an indispensable necessity of his believing in Christ for salvation. Thirdly, That he cannot believe. Faith is not of our selves, it is not of Works, Eph. 2.8, 9. They err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the holy Will of God revealed therein; who say, that men may believe, if they will; and they have power in themselves to believe. Ask now the sinner that hath been convinced of sin, by the holy Spirit and ⟨p. 18⟩Word of God, because he believes not (and is commanded to believe, 1 Joh 3.23.) I say, ask that convinced sinner, if it hath power of himself to believe; or if Faith in Christ be of our selves, or of our good works, or of holy duties; and he will tell you, No; Nay, Nay, Faith in Christ is not of our selves; Jesus Christ himself is the Author and Finisher of Faith, Heb. 12.2. It is not of our works; but it is the Faith of the Operation of God, Col. 2.12. It is the exceeding greatness of God's mighty Power, that doth make the soul of a sinful sinner (convinced of sin because he believes not) willing and able to believe in Christ,