Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

Precepts are effluxes out of Gods holiness, and faith takes them in by obediential subjection, both must continue and be owned by faith, as long as there are grace and holiness in God. The true believer neither with the Antinomian picks out the promises from the precepts, nor yet with the Hypocrite doth he pick out only such commands as do not cross his beloved lusts, as the Papists have razed out the second Commandment in some of their Catechisms, because of their outward images, so the Hypocrite razes out the displeasing Commandments in his practice, because of the Idol-lusts in his heart; but the true believer, as David, is for all the wills of God, without any salvos, because without any indulged lusts.

Precepts are effluxes out of Gods holiness, and faith takes them in by obediential subjection, both must continue and be owned by faith, as long as there are grace and holiness in God. The true believer neither with the Antinomian picks out the promises from the precepts, nor yet with the Hypocrite doth he pick out only such commands as do not cross his beloved lusts, as the Papists have razed out the second Commandement in some of their Catechisms, because of their outward images, so the Hypocrite razes out the displeasing Commandements in his practice, because of the Idol-lusts in his heart; but the true believer, as David, is for all the wills of God, without any salvoes, because without any indulged lusts.

Thirdly, This resignation is made purely upon a Scriptural warrant. There may be hay and stubble in the believer, but there is none in his faith; which, so far as it is faith, stands only upon holy ground. All faiths assents stand upon Scripture-propositions, all its affiances upon Scripture-promises, and all its obedience upon Scripture-precepts: What Balaam said by an over-ruling providence, that saith the believer by the instinct of faith, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord to do less or more, Num. 22.18. he would not as to doctrinals be wise above what is written, nor as to worship be religious above what is written, nor as to mercies and comforts be an expectant above what is written. He would not as to