3. When we enquire after Faith that is infallible, or believing infallibly, which, as we shall show hereafter, is necessary in this case, we do not intend an inherent quality in the Subject, as though he that ⟨p. 19⟩believes with Faith infallible must himself also be infallible; much less do we speak of Infallibility absolutely, which is a property of God, who alone from the perfection of his Nature can neither deceive nor be deceived. But it is that Property or Adjunct of the Assent of our Minds unto divine Truths or supernatural Revelations, whereby it is differenced from all other kinds of Assent whatever. And this it hath from its formal Object, or the Evidence whereon we give this Assent. For the nature of every Assent is given unto it by the nature of the Evidence which it proceedeth from, or relieth on. This in divine Faith is divine Revelation, which being infallible, renders the Faith that rests on it, and is resolved into it, infallible also. No man can believe that which is false, or which may be false, with divine Faith, for that which renders it divine, is the divine Truth and Infallibility of the Ground and Evidence which it is built upon. But a man may believe that which is true, infallibly so, and yet his Faith not be infallible; That the Scripture is the Word of God is infallibly true, yet the Faith whereby a man believes it so to be, may be fallible, for it is such as his Evidence is, and no other; He may believe it to be so on Tradition, or the Testimony of the Church of Rome only, or on outward Arguments, all which being fallible, his Faith is so also, although the things he assents unto be infallibly true. Wherefore unto this Faith divine and infallible, it is not required that the Person in whom it is, be infallible; nor is it enough that the thing it self believed be infallibly true, but moreover that the Evidence whereon he doth believe it be infallible also. So it was with them who received ⟨p. 20⟩divine Revelations immediately from God: It was not enough that the things revealed unto them were infallibly true, but they were to have infallible Evidence of the Revelation it self; then was their Faith infallible, though their persons were fallible. With this Faith then a man can believe nothing but what is divinely true, and therefore it is infallible; and the reason is, because Gods Veracity, who is the God of Truth, is the only Object of it;
3. When we enquire after Faith that is infallible, or believing infallibly, which, as we shall shew hereafter, is necessary in this case, we do not intend an inherent quality in the Subject, as though he that ⟨p. 19⟩believes with Faith infallible must himself also be infallible; much less do we speak of Infallibility absolutely, which is a property of God, who alone from the perfection of his Nature can neither deceive nor be deceived. But it is that Property or Adjunct of the Assent of our Minds unto divine Truths or supernatural Revelations, whereby it is differenced from all other kinds of Assent whatever. And this it hath from its formal Object, or the Evidence whereon we give this Assent. For the nature of every Assent is given unto it by the nature of the Evidence which it proceedeth from, or relyeth on. This in divine Faith is divine Revelation, which being infallible, renders the Faith that rests on it, and is resolved into it, infallible also. No man can believe that which is false, or which may be false, with divine Faith, for that which renders it divine, is the divine Truth and Infallibility of the Ground and Evidence which it is built upon. But a man may believe that which is true, infallibly so, and yet his Faith not be infallible; That the Scripture is the Word of God is infallibly true, yet the Faith whereby a man believes it so to be, may be fallible, for it is such as his Evidence is, and no other; He may believe it to be so on Tradition, or the Testimony of the Church of Rome only, or on outward Arguments, all which being fallible, his Faith is so also, although the things he assents unto be infallibly true. Wherefore unto this Faith divine and infallible, it is not required that the Person in whom it is, be infallible; nor is it enough that the thing it self believed be infallibly true, but moreover that the Evidence whereon he doth believe it be infallible also. So it was with them who received ⟨p. 20⟩divine Revelations immediately from God: It was not enough that the things revealed unto them were infallibly true, but they were to have infallible Evidence of the Revelation it self; then was their Faith infallible, though their persons were fallible. With this Faith then a man can believe nothing but what is divinely true, and therefore it is infallible; and the reason is, because Gods Veracity, who is the God of Truth, is the only Object of it;
