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…

3. This is such a faith, as the devils may have, James 2.19. and reprobate men may have, 2 Pet. 2.20, 21. Heb. 10.26. There is a wilful refusing of the known truth.

3. This is such a faith, as the devils may have, Iames 2.19. and reprobate men may have, 2 Pet. 2.20, 21. Heb. 10.26. There is a wilfull refusing of the known truth.

4. It is the Papists aim to vilify faith hereby, by describing it by that which is one ingredient in it, but excluding that which is principal; those phrases therefore of believing Christ to be come in the flesh, 1 John 4.3. and that he is the Son of God, Mat. 16.16. as if this were the only object of faith, are not to be understood exclusively, excluding other acts of faith, which the Scripture in other places sets down clearly; but inclusively, as supposing them to be contained herein: for as we in our times describing faith by relying upon Christ for salvation, do not exclude hereby our believing that he is the Messiah; but we include it, or suppose ⟨p. 160⟩it, because that is not now questioned, the truth of the Gospel being so abundantly cleared; so in those times, they described Faith by one principal act, to believe that he was the Son of God, and come into the flesh, because this was the main and principal thing in question then: and if the Lord had not set out faith by other acts in Scripture, we should not vary from our compass in such expressions in the Word in these days, for their faith then, is exemplary to us now; but because the Word doth more fully set it out in more special acts, hence we set it out also by them; for tis evident, as the Jews did believe in a Messiah to come, so they did also believe, and look for all good from him,