Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

Fifthly, Faith actuates Graces in a way of dependence on the Spirit of Christ: This is instar omnium; Commands, Patterns, Promises, Providences, are ineffectual without it. The New Creature moves not but by influence from the Head; the holy Spirit must first stir up the nest of gracious Principles, and then Love and Joy, and all other Graces show forth themselves. As the Humane Nature of Christ never acted in a separate way, but did all in Union with the Divine: So the Believers Graces do nothing apart, but all in Union with Christ. Those who think that gracious Powers or Principles may go alone and act themselves, know not the life of Faith; in which all Graces hang upon Christ as beams upon the Sun. The Milevitan Council pronounces an Anathema on those that deny the Adjutorium gratiae, which worketh to will and to do. And the Arausican speaking of that Adjutorium. saith, Quoties bona agimus, Deus in nobis atque nobiscum, ut operemur, operatur. When we do good, God works our works in us and with us. What the life of Faith is, St. Paul excellently describes, I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me, saith he, Gal. 2.20. And again, I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God with me, 1 Cor. 15.10. Faith is ever in dependence, leaning on its Beloved, and breathing after the holy Spirit, that the gales thereof may make the spicy Graces flow out; and upon this dependence the Spirit comes down in auxiliary Grace, and there is an effectual working in ⟨p. 296⟩every part of the New Creature; Love in the Spirit, as it is called, Col. 1.8, and Joy in Spirit, and every other Grace in the Spirit, budding and blossoming, and filling the face of the life with holy fruits. Only it must be remembered, that this Dependence is in Gods way, where Christ is experimentally Immanuel, God with us; to stir up all holy Graces into act.

Fifthly, Faith actuates Graces in a way of dependence on the Spirit of Christ: This is instar omnium; Commands, Patterns, Promises, Providences, are ineffectual without it. The New Creature moves not but by influence from the Head; the holy Spirit must first stir up the nest of gracious Principles, and then Love and Joy, and all other Graces shew forth themselves. As the Humane Nature of Christ never acted in a separate way, but did all in Union with the Divine: So the Believers Graces do nothing apart, but all in Union with Christ. Those who think that gracious Powers or Principles may go alone and act themselves, know not the life of Faith; in which all Graces hang upon Christ as beams upon the Sun. The Milevitan Council pronounces an Auathema on those that deny the Adjutorium gratiae, which worketh to will and to do. And the Arausican speaking of that Adjutorium. saith, Quoties bona agimus, Deus in nobis atque nobiscum, ut operemur, operatur. When we do good, God works our works in us and with us. What the life of Faith is, St. Paul excellently describes, I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me, saith he,