The covenant of life opened, or, A treatise of the covenant of grace

There is a legal faith, a duty commanded, the object of which is twofold. 1. Truths relating to the mind revealed and to be revealed. So Adam had a habit or habitual power to believe the Law and the Gospel upon supposition, it should be revealed. As a whole man believes skill in his Physician to prevent diseases ere they come, and to remove them, when come. Its folly to say Adam stood in need, before he fell, of a supernatural power to believe Evangelic truths, if he believed God to be true, he had such a power as to believe all was true, that God should reveal. 2. Adam had a faith of dependency, to rely upon God in all possible evils feared.

THere is a legall faith, a duty commanded, the object of which is twofold. 1. Truths relating to the mind revealed and to be revealed. So Adam had a habit or habituall power to beleeve the Law and the Gospel upon supposition, it should be revealed. As a whole man beleeves skill in his Physitian to prevent diseases ere they come, and to remove them, when come. Its folly to say Adam stood in need, before he fell, of a supernaturall power to beleeve Evangelick truths, if he beleeved God to be true, he had such a power as to beleeve all was true, that God should reveal. 2. Adam had a faith of dependencie, to rely upon God in all possible evils feared.