The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…

SECT. 5. The fourth and last act of Christs power, is the work of Faith.

SECT. 5. The fourth and last act of Christs power, is the worke of Faith.

The Lord having wounded and humbled his elect and laid them down dead at his feet, they are now as unable to believe as they were to humble their own souls, and therefore now the Lord takes them up into his own arms, that they lean and rest on the bosom of their beloved by faith. After Joseph had spoken roughly to his brethren, and thereby brought the blood of their brother to remembrance, and so had humbled ⟨p. 156⟩them; then he can contain no longer, but discovers himself to them, and tells them, I am Joseph whom you wickedly sold, yet fear not; so doth our Saviour carry it towards his elect, when he laid them low: now is the very season for him to advance the glory of his grace, he cannot now contain himself any longer; but having torn and taken away that veil of sin and of the law from off their hearts, now they see the Lord with open face, even the end of that which was to be abolished, 2 Cor. 3. The explication of this great work, is of exceeding great difficulty; nothing more stirring then faith in a true Christian, because he lives by it, yet it is very little known; as children in the womb, that know not that navel-string by which they principally live: I shall therefore be wary, and leaving larger explications, acquaint you with the nature of Faith, in this brief description of it. Faith is that gracious work of the Spirit, whereby an humbled sinner receiveth Christ; or whereby the whole soul cometh out of it self to Christ, for Christ and all his benefits, upon the call of Christ in his word.

THe Lord having wounded and humbled his elect and laid them downe dead at his feet, they are now as unable to beleeve as they were to humble their owne soules, and therefore now the Lord takes them up into his owne armes, that they leane and rest on the bosome of their beloved by faith. After Ioseph had spoken roughly to his brethren, and thereby brought the blood of their brother to remembrance, and so had humbled