Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

as it was in Christ on earth, the Humanity always ministered to the Divinity, so it is with the believer, so far as his faith acts, all his faculties and graces are but as it were so many gardens, aery rooms, and working-houses for the holy spirit to walk, breath, and work its pleasure in. Hence the believer is said in Scripture to walk in the spirit, pray in the spirit, live in the spirit, doing all under the conduct thereof: after some such sort as this doth the believer work out his salvation with fear and trembling, in a way of humility and holy dependence upon God, who worketh to will and to do of his own good pleasure. We have an eminent instance of this in holy David, see how he hangs upon God in the 119 Psal. thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts, but O that my ways were directed to do so, ver. 4, 5. I will keep thy statutes, but O forsake me not utterly, ver. 8. with my whole heart have I sought thee, but O let me not wander from thy commandments, ver. 10. I will run the way of thy commandments, but do thou enlarge my heart, ver. 32. I love thy precepts, but quicken me O Lord according to thy loving kindness, ver. 159. I have chosen thy precepts, O let thine ⟨p. 192⟩hand help me, ver. 173. how working is David, and how depending? how sweetly do mans obedience and Gods influence accord together? this a believer practically understands, and none but he: whilst others labour to fathom it by speculation, the mystery is too deep for them, but the believer hath it practically and in experience every day.

as it was in Christ on earth, the Humanity alwayes ministred to the Divinity, so it is with the believer, so far as his faith acts, all his faculties and graccs are but as it were so many gardens, aery rooms, and working-houses for the holy spirit to walk, breath, and work its pleasure in. Hence the believer is said in Scripture to walk in the spirit, pray in the spirit, live in the spirit, doing all under the conduct thereof: after some such sort as this doth the believer work out his salvation with fear and trembling, in a way of humility and holy dependance upon God, who worketh to will and to do of his own good pleasure. We have an eminent instance of this in holy David, see how he hangs upon God in the 119 Psal. thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts, but O that my wayes were directed to do so, ver. 4, 5. I will keep thy statutes, but O forsake me not utterly, ver. 8. with my whole heart have I sought thee, but O let me not wander from thy commandements, ver. 10. I will run the way of thy commandements, but do thou enlarge my heart, ver. 32. I love thy precepts, but quicken me O Lord according to thy loving kindness, ver. 159. I have chosen thy precepts, O let thine