Certain select cases resolved specially tending to the right ordering of the heart, that…

2. The Second End and Use of them is this. To create and draw out faith in Jesus Christ in the promises. For as the Law begets terror, so the promises beget Faith. Now no conditional promise firstly begets Faith, because he that is under any condition of the Gospel, in that man there is a presupposed faith. Its Gods absolute promise that firstly begets faith, for faith is not assurance, but the coming of the whole Soul to Christ in a promise, John 6. 35. And then the Soul believes in Christ, when it comes to Christ, now this God works in the Gospel. 1. The Soul is raised up by hope. And being raised, it Secondly comes to Christ, which is faith, by vehement unutterable desire. And being come to him, it 3. Embraceth Christ by love, and thus the match is made, and the everlasting knot is tied.

2. The Second End and Use of them is this. To create and draw out faith in Jesus Christ in the promises. For as the Law begets terror, so the promises beget Faith. Now no conditionall promise firstly begets Faith, because hee that is under any condition of the Gospel, in that man there is a presupposed faith. Its Gods absolute promise that firstly begets faith, for faith is not assurance, but the comming of the whole Soule to Christ in a promise, Iohn 6. 35. And then the Soule believes in Christ, when it comes to Christ, now this God workes in the Gospel. 1. The Soule is raised up by hope. And being raised, it Secondly comes to Christ, which is faith, by vehement unutterable desire. And being come to him, it 3. Embraceth Christ by love, and thus the match is made, and the everlasting knot is tied.

Now as you have heard, the absolute promise works hope of relief from Christ: and ⟨p. 31⟩if it works hope, it also works a desire, or coming to Christ by desire. Oh! that thou Lord wouldst honour thy grace, thy power, thy love, thy promise, in helping me a poor castaway. And thus faith is created (as it were) by this absolute promise: for it cannot but move the heart of any one that ever felt his want, to cry mightily to the Lord for help, if he hath any hope, seeing the Lord hath promised to do it for some. Oh saith the Soul, that thou wouldst do it for me: And surely, were it not for this absolute promise of God, no Soul would desire, because he would have no hope to be saved, or to seek for any thing as from the hands of God. And thus you see to what end God makes, and to what use a Christian may put these absolue promises.