Christ crucified, or, The marrow of the gospel, evidently holden forth in LXXII sermons,…

We entered to speak of the great Duty of a People that hears the Gospel, and the great mean whereby these News become delightsome, and that is, by Faith to receive the Report of the Gospel, or to Believe on Christ reported of in it; This is clearly implied, for the regrate which holds out the sin, is, Who hath believed our report? and therefore the great Duty must be, to Believe, and by Faith to receive the Report. We come now to speak of the Use, and because it's the great design of the whole Gospel, yea, it's the design of the Law also, both of which level at this End and Scope, even Faith in Christ. It will be expedient, and no ways impertinent, that we insist a little on this, especially when so many thousands are utterly ignorant of Faith, being Strangers to what Believing in Christ is, and so great Strangers to the native End of the Gospel, and out of the way of getting good by the Preaching of it, so that to this day, they have not learned this one Lesson, to wit, concerning Faith in Christ, and other Lessons will be to little or no purpose till this be learned.

We entred to speak of the great Duty of a People that hears the Gospel, and the great mean whereby these News become delightsome, and that is, by Faith to receive the Report of the Gospel, or to Believe on Christ reported of in it; This is clearly implyed, for the regrate which holds out the sin, is, Who hath believed our report? and therefore the great Duty must be, to Believe, and by Faith to receive the Report. We come now to speak of the Use, and because it's the great design of the whole Gospel, yea, it's the design of the Law also, both of which level at this End and Scope, even Faith in Christ. It will be expedient, and no ways impertinent, that we insist a little on this, especially when so many thousands are utterly ignorant of Faith, being Strangers to what Believing in Christ is, and so great Strangers to the native End of the Gospel, and out of the way of getting good by the Preaching of it, so that to this day, they have not learned this one Lesson, to wit, concerning Faith in Christ, and other Lessons will be to little or no purpose till this be learned.

We shall not insist to speak at large of the Doctrine of Faith, but only in a plain way, glance at what this great Duty is, that is required of the Hearers of the Gospel; it's Believing in Christ savingly, or Saving Faith, for no other thing will hold off the Complaint against you; ye will be complained of, though ye would believe with all other Faith, therefore it's this Faith that is here meant.