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I answer, True, Experience•• Sol. are good encouragements […] ⟨p. 145⟩the future acts of faith, but the Word of God is still the ground of faith: They are not intrinsical grounds, but extrinsical motives.

I answer, True, Experience•• Sol. are good encouragements 〈…〉 ⟨p. 145⟩the future acts of faith, but the Word of God is stil the ground of faith: They are not intrinsecall grounds, but extrinsecall motives.

You may consider the experiences, either in things granted and performed, or in ¹the manner of their performance. Thou hast had Gods favour, thou hast had an answer, but how did thou obtain them? was it not by believing? was it not by waiting upon some good word of Promise? Thy enjoying of them did not prevent thy believing of the word of Promise, but the believing of that word of Promise did let in and bring unto thy soul that sweet and gracious experience: And therefore thy experience was not the ground heretofore, nor is it now; only thus far it serves as a singular furtherance to faith, that that God on ⟨p. 146⟩whom heretofore thou didst believe, and from whom (in believing) thou receivedst such gracious helps and answers, will again (he being the same for ever, and his Promises being Yea and Amen) by further believing on his Word, renew his gracious goodness and merciful favour unto thy soul.

You may consider the experiences, either in things granted and performed, or in