A tenth Expression or Similitude, is that of buying, Ho every one (crieth the Prophet Isa. 55.1.) that thirsts, come to the waters, and he that hath no money, come buy, &c. so Rev. 3.18. Buy of me eye salve, &c. It says this much, that God in the Gospel sets forth as in a Market, to Sinners, rich and rare Wares, and good cheap, or at very low and easy Rates; and that Believing is like buying up of the Wares; Life Eternal is holden out on condition of believing on Christ, and the poor Sinner thinks that a good Bargain, for it takes no Money from him: Rev. 22.17. This is called willing, whosoever will, let him come and take of the water of life freely; the Soul hath a good will to the thing. It is held forth by several other Expressions in the Scripture, it is called a cleaving to the Lord, or sticking to him, Josh. 23.8. and Acts 11.23. it is called hearing, hearkening, and inclining of the ear, Isa. 55, 2, 3. an attentive concerned, and holily greedy listening to, and taking hold of this Offer; it's a cleaving to the Lord, as Woodbine or Ivy cleaves to an Oak, because its life depends on it: And Deut. 30. and Josh. 24. it's called a choosing of the ⟨p. 25⟩Lord, and that upon deliberation, as knowing that we have need of Him, that He is a Saviour suited completely to all the necessities of our Souls, and that we are warranded to Believe on Him; it's the native act and exercise of Faith to choice Christ among all the Wooers that are courting the Soul: So likewise it's set out under trusting and committing, Psal. 37. Commit thy way to the Lord, trust in Him; I know saith Paul, 2 Tim. 1.12. He is able to keep that which I have committed to Him; it's to give Christ the credit of your Salvation; it's one thing to give a Man the credit that He is true, and another thing to concredit Him with our greatest concerns; we will credit many whom we will not thus concredit our selves to, nor commit our concerns to; the former (when these are applied to God) is Historical Faith, but this latter is Saving Faith, when we dare trust and lippen our selves to Him, and to His Word, and we think this Expression holds forth as much of the nature of Saving Faith as any of the former, if we could take it up, when we dare concredit our selves to Him because He hath said the word:
A tenth Expression or Similitude, is that of buying, Ho every one (cryeth the Prophet Isa. 55.1.) that thirsts, come to the waters, and he that hath no money, come buy, &c. so Rev. 3.18. Buy of me eye salve, &c. It sayes this much, that God in the Gospel sets forth as in a Mercat, to Sinners, rich and rare Wares, and good cheap, or at very low and easie Rates; and that Believing is like buying up of the Wares; Life Eternal is holden out on condition of believing on Christ, and the poor Sinner thinks that a good Bargain, for it takes no Money from him: Rev. 22.17. This is called willing, whosoever will, let him come and take of the water of life freely; the Soul hath a good will to the thing. It is held forth by several other Expressions in the Scripture, it is called a cleaving to the Lord, or sticking to him, Josh. 23.8. and Acts 11.23. it is called hearing, hearkening, and enclining of the ear, Isa. 55, 2, 3. an attentive concerned, and holily greedy listening to, and taking hold of this Offer; it's a cleaving to the Lord, as Woodben or Ivy cleaves to an Oak, because its life depends on it: And Deut. 30. and Josh. 24. it's called a choosing of the ⟨p. 25⟩Lord, and that upon deliberation, as knowing that we have need of Him, that He is a Saviour suited compleatly to all the necessities of our Souls, and that we are warranded to Believe on Him; it's the native act and exercise of Faith to choice Christ among all the Wooers that are courting the Soul: So likewise it's set out under trusting and committing, Psal. 37. Commit thy way to the Lord, trust in Him; I know saith Paul, 2 Tim. 1.12. He is able to keep that which I have committed to Him; it's to give Christ the credit of your Salvation; it's one thing to give a Man the credit that He is true, and another thing to concredit Him with our greatest concerns; we will credit many whom we will not thus concredit our selves to, nor commit our concerns to; the former (when these are applyed to God) is Historical Faith, but this latter is Saving Faith, when we dare trust and lippen our selves to Him, and to His Word, and we think this Expression holds forth as much of the nature of Saving Faith as any of the former, if we could take it up, when we dare concredit our selves to Him because He hath said the word:
