Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

Secondly, Mere Reason digging in the Letter of Scripture, arrives but at notions and shadows of knowledge, and though these be as the sands on the sea shore, they are but a form of knowledge, Rom. 2.20. but when the light of faith comes, there is sound wisdom, Prov. 3.21. or, as the original word is, essence; a thing which can no more be made up of mere notions, then a body can of shadows. Faith is the substance or subsistence of ⟨p. 25⟩things hoped for, Heb. 11.1. Without it, notions and literal knowledge have no hypostasis in the heart; the spiritual world is as it were lost; God and Christ and Heaven, are but notions: But as soon as faith comes and makes the day-break in the heart, the spiritual world subsists afresh. God is God, and Christ is Christ, and Heaven is Heaven to the soul, all of them are realized by faith; there is a good treasure in the heart, far more substantial then Arts and Tongues and School-notions can make.

Secondly, Meer Reason digging in the Letter of Scripture, arrives but at notions and shadows of knowledg, and though these be as the sands on the sea shore, they are but a form of knowledg, Rom. 2.20. but when the light of faith comes, there is sound wisdom, Prov. 3.21. or, as the original word is, essence; a thing which can no more be made up of meer notions, then a body can of shadows. Faith is the substance or subsistence of ⟨p. 25⟩things hoped for, Heb. 11.1. Without it, notions and literal knowledge have no hypostasis in the heart; the spiritual world is as it were lost; God and Christ and Heaven, are but notions: But as soon as faith comes and makes the day-break in the heart, the spiritual world subsists afresh. God is God, and Christ is Christ, and Heaven is Heaven to the soul, all of them are reallized by faith; there is a good treasure in the heart, far more substantial then Arts and Tongues and School-notions can make.