Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

the Word of God came forth for making the Tabernacle, but Bezaleel had a fractical proof of it in the spirit of Wisdom given him for the work: Or as it was with Saul, the Word came forth touching the Kingdom, but Saul had a Practical proof of it in the spirit of Government vouchsafed unto him. And so it is with the Believer; The Divine Law is experimented in the spirit of obedience, and each particular Command is proved by some inward aptness answering thereunto. A notable instance of this Inscription we have in Maius the German Divine, who in his extreme sickness, having Consolatory Scriptures recited to him, bravely answered, Tace, tace, omnia cordi meo insixa tenco; hold your peace, I have all in my heart: Promises I suppose he meant; and without dispute the Precepts were there also.

the Word of God came forth for making the Tabernacle, but Bezaleel had a fractical proof of it in the spirit of Wisdom given him for the work: Or as it was with Saul, the Word came forth touching the Kingdom, but Saul had a Practical proof of it in the spirit of Government vouchsafed unto him. And so it is with the Believer; The Divine Law is experimented in the spirit of obedience, and each particular Command is proved by some inward aptness answering thereunto. A notable instance of this Inscription we have in Maius the German Divine, who in his extream sickness, having Consolatory Scriptures recited to him, bravely answered, Tace, tace, omnia cordi meo insixa tenco; hold your peace, I have all in my heart: Promises I suppose he meant; and without dispute the Precepts were there also.

Secondly, Faith experiments it by the Divine Presence helping and comforting the Believer in acts of Obedience. The Rabbins say, That if two sit together conferring of the Law, the Shechinah is among them. And without doubt if but ⟨p. 340⟩one single Believer be not a talking merely of the Law, but a doing of it, the Divine Presence is with him. Thus the Prophet to Asa, The Lord is with you, whilst you be with him, 2 Chron. 15.2