Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

they discern not spiritually the beatitude objectively exposed to view in the Gospel, till faith draw off the veil from their hearts, but as soon as that is done, the way into the holy of Holies is manifest, and passable, and so the […] instinct after happiness receives a compleature. Now this precious faith, being precious in the least minim of it, may be considered either in its first and lowest measure, or in its fruits and glorious progresses. In its first and lowest measure, it is the very condition of the Gospel, and puts a man by virtue thereof into a state of salvation; whosoever believeth, even with the least degree of precious faith, shall be saved. I shall therefore first treat of it according to the lowest measure, which hath salvation entailed on it, and then proceed to the progresses and fruits thereof; and according to the lowest measure, it may be thus described. Precious Faith is a grace of the holy Spirit, whereby the heart supernaturally illuminated, doth so believe the testimony ⟨p. 6⟩of God in the sacred Scriptures, as in a way of trust or dependence to resign and yield up it self unto Jesus Christ as Mediator, and in and through him unto God, according to his word. In general, it is a grace of the holy Spirit: in special, there is in it, first a supernatural illumination, which is as the womb of the morning, in which this child of light is conceived, and then (which is the first-born of that light) there is a belief of the testimony of God: and lastly (which makes up the total sum of this grace) there is a dependant yielding or resignation of the soul unto the Mediator, and through him to God, according to the word. I shall in order treat of all these, and so unsold the description at large.

they discern not spiritually the beatitude objectively exposed to view in the Gospel, till faith draw off the vail from their hearts, but as soon as that is done, the way into the holy of Holies is manifest, and passable, and so the 〈…〉 instinct after happiness receives a compleature. Now this precious faith, being precious in the least minim of it, may be considered either in its first and lowest measure, or in its fruits and glorious progresses. In its first and lowest measure, it is the very condition of the Gospel, and puts a man by virtue thereof into a state of salvation; whosoever believeth, even with the least degree of precious faith, shall be saved. I shall therefore first treat of it according to the lowest measure, which hath salvation entailed on it, and then proceed to the progresses and fruits thereof; and according to the lowest measure, it may be thus described. Precious Faith is a grace of the holy Spirit, whereby the heart supernaturally illuminated, doth so believe the testimony