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…

1. The efficient cause of Faith, it is a work of the Spirit. 2. The subject, or matter in which it is seated, viz. the soul of an humble sinner. ⟨p. 163⟩3. The form of it, viz. the coming of the whole soul to Christ. 4. The end of it, viz. for Christ and all his benefits. 5. The special ground and means of it, viz. the Call of Christ in his Word.

1. The efficient cause of Faith, it is a work of the Spirit. 2. The subject, or matter in which it is seated, viz. the soule of an humble sinner. ⟨p. 163⟩3. The forme of it, viz. the comming of the whole soule to Christ. 4. The end of it, viz. for Christ and all his benefits. 5. The speciall ground and means of it, viz. the Call of Christ in his Word.

1. The efficient cause of Faith.

Faith is a gracious work of the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit therefore is the efficient cause or principal workman of faith; the Spirit doth not believe, but causeth us to believe; tis not principium quod, the principle which doth believe, but principium quo, the principle by which we do: the souls of all the elect (especially when humbled) are, of all other things, most unable to believe: nay look as before compunction and humiliation, Satan held the soul captive chiefly by its lusts and sins; so now when the Lord hath burnt those cords, and broken those chains, all the powers of darkness strengthen themselves, and keep the soul under mightily, by unbelief; What do you tell me of mercy? (saith the soul) tis mercy which I have continually resisted, desperately despised; why do you persuade me to believe? Alas! I cannot; tis true, all that which you say is true, if I could believe, but I cannot see Christ, I cannot come at Christ, I seek him in the means, but he forsakes