2. A righteous man lives more Spiritually as he lives a life above others; whereas they live no higher than Reason*. The just lives by Faith, Heb. 10. 38. A righteous man moves in an higher Sphere, he penetrates the Clouds, Moses saw him who is invisible, Heb. 11. 27. Sense and Reason are too low of stature to see Christ; Faith climbs up, not into the Tree as Zacheus, but within the Veil*, and there sees Jesus: An holy person sends out Faith as a Spy ⟨p. 30⟩to view the land of Promise; Faith unties difficulties, Rom. 4. 18. Who against hope believed in Hope: Against the hope of sense, Abraham believed in hope of the Promise; faith anticipates future things, and makes them present: When God told Abraham what a glorious Country he would give him Abraham looked upon it as if it had been actually done, and he had taken livery and seisin*: Faith can live upon God in the deficiency of visible comforts, Hab. 3. 17. Although the Fig-tree doth not blossom, yet I will rejoice in the Lord: A righteous man believes that if God will save him from hell, he will save him from want; if he will give him a kingdom, he will not deny him daily bread.
2. A righteous man lives more Spiritually as he lives a life above others; whereas they live no higher than Reason*. The just lives by Faith, Heb. 10. 38. A righteous man moves in an higher Sphere, he penetrates the Clouds, Moses saw him who is invisible, Heb. 11. 27. Sense and Reason are too low of stature to see Christ; Faith climbs up, not into the Tree as Zacheus, but within the Vail*, and there sees Jesus: An holy person sends out Faith as a Spy ⟨p. 30⟩to view the land of Promise; Faith unties difficulties, Rom. 4. 18. Who against hope believed in Hope: Against the hope of sense, Abraham believed in hope of the Promise; faith anticipates future things, and makes them present: When God told Abraham what a glorious Country he would give him Abraham looked upon it as if it had been actually done, and he had taken livery and seisin*: Faith can live upon God in the deficiency of visible comforts, Hab. 3. 17. Although the Fig-tree doth not blossom, yet I will rejoyce in the Lord: A righ•eous man believes that if God will save him from hell, he will save him from want; if he will give him a kingdom, he will not deny him daily bread.
- *Nihil a•it ultra suam speci•m.
- *Heb. 6. 19.
- *Supersunt nobis speranda multa quae sistit fides, ac veluti sub manum posit. •ac. Cappell.Supersunt nobis speranda multa quae sistit fides, ac veluti sub manum po•it. •ac. Cappell.