Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Again, all the good works that we do, give not so much glory to God as faith; now nothing is so dear unto God as his glory; and therefore faith is most acceptable to God, and therefore it is said, Abraham believed and gave glory to God, first by his believing him to be such a God as he professed himself to be; and so that which makes him evident to all the world, to be a God most merciful is, the receiving of Christ by faith: Further in this doth the true worship of God principally consist, now God delighteth in his worship, and the worship of God consisteth not only in the bowing of the knee, but it mainly consisteth in the inward persuasion ⟨p. 434⟩of the heart, when a man is persuaded that God is a most holy, a most wise; just and merciful God, and out of this he worshippeth and obeyeth him, and this is an act of faith; Remember therefore that faith is that which God doth principally c•ll for, and therefore faith goeth far before works, in as much as without faith it is impossible to please God, Let us therefore be exhorted to labour to believe, seeing it is a thin•s so acceptable to God, and that this exhortation be not in vain, it is needful for men to know whether they believe or no, to this end therefore I will give you two or three signs of faith.

Again, all the good works that we do, give not so much glory to God as faith; now nothing is so dear unto God as his glory; and therefore faith is most acceptable to God, and therefore it is said, Abraham believed and gave glory to God, first by his believing him to be such a God as he professed himself to be; and so that which makes him evident to all the world, to be a God most merciful is, the receiving of Christ by faith: Further in this doth the true worship of God principally consist, now God delighteth in his worship, and the worship of God consisteth not onely in the bowing of the knee, but it mainly consisteth in the inward perswasion ⟨p. 434⟩of the heart, when a man is perswaded that God is a most holy, a most wise; just and merciful God, and out of this he worshippeth and obeyeth him, and this is an act of faith; Remember therefore that faith is that which God doth principally c•ll for, and therefore faith goeth far before works, in as much as without faith it is impossible to please God, Let us therefore be exhorted to labour to believe, seeing it is a thins so acceptable to God, and that this exhortation be not in vain, it is needful for men to know whether they believe or no, to this end therefore I will give you two or three signes of faith.