This is founded in all the great points and mysteries of Religion. As for instance, what is the ground of all the Petitions in the Lords Prayer? Our Father. What interest have we to all the Petitions, and to every Article of the Creed, if there be not a particular application? I believe God the Father to be my God, Jesus Christ my Saviour, the Holy Ghost my Sanctifier, remission of sins, and life everlasting is mine. We do no more then the Devils. Now every truth in Scripture is written for our comfort, and shall it be no more comfort to us, then to the Devils? doth the Scripture intend us no more comfort then the Devils? yes; but the Devil may say for the Church, there is remission of sins, and a God and Saviour; but not ⟨p. 209⟩for me, and that is his torment, he cannot come to particulars. So the Sacraments are to seal a particular faith, as every one in particular taketh the bread and wine, so by a particular 1faith, every one may say, Christ is mine, his death is mine, blood-•hed mine, remission of sins and interest of Christ is mine. It doth not seal a general faith in the Clouds, but a particular assurance, that it belongeth to every one. And so in the words of the Catechise, the ministerial questioning of sinners, is intended, that every one that believeth, should apply it. If thou believest, and if thou believest, thou shalt be saved, and thy sins shall be forgiven thee. So that if we regard prayer and faith, if we regard the Sacraments, or the use of the Catechise, all enforce a particular faith. If we have not particular faith, we lose the virtue of all. So it is for the Commandments; put case, no man is named in particular, yet every one ought to ply in particular, that they ought to abstain from such a sin, and perform such duty; if they do so, they shall be glorified, if not, they shall be ⟨p. 210⟩punished. And there is the same reason in faith, as in obedience. A man is condemned in Law, though not named in Law, because the general is set down here, and every man ought particularly to apply it, I ought not to have done so, and so. So that it overturneth the end of all, if a man labour not for a particular faith. To go farther. Now if I disableth this interest of particular faith of Gods love, and Christs love, • loose the comfort of weak faith where it is true. What condition were they in now, when Christ biddeth them go?
This is founded in all the great points and mysteries of Religion. As for instance, what is the ground of all the Petitions in the Lords Prayer? Our Father. What interest have we to all the Petitions, and to every Article of the Creed, if there be not a particular application? I believe God the Father to be my God, Jesus Christ my Saviour, the Holy Ghost my Sanctifier, remission of sins, and life everlasting is mine. We do no more then the Devils. Now every truth in Scripture is written for our comfort, and shall it be no more comfort to us, then to the Devils? doth the Scripture intend us no more comfort then the Devils? yes; but the Devil may say for the Church, there is remission of sins, and a God and Saviour; but not ⟨p. 209⟩for me, and that is his torment, he cannot come to particulars. So the Sacraments are to seal a particular faith, as every one in particular taketh the bread and wine, so by a particular 1faith, every one may say, Christ is mine, his death is mine, blood-•hed mine, remission of sins and interest of Christ is mine. It doth not seal a general faith in the Clouds, but a particular assurance, that it belongeth to every one. And so in the words of the Catechise, the ministerial questioning of sinners, is intended, that every one that believeth, should apply it. If thou believest, and if thou believest, thou shalt be saved, and thy sins shall be forgiven thee. So that if we regard prayer and faith, if we regard the Sacraments, or the use of the Catechise, all inforce a particular faith. If we have not particular faith, we lose the vertue of all. So it is for the Commandements; put case, no man is named in particular, yet every one ought to ply in particular, that they ought to abstain from such a sin, and perform such duty; if they do so, they shall be glorified, if not, they shall be ⟨p. 210⟩punished. And there is the same reason in faith, as in obedience. A man is condemn'd in Law, though not named in Law, because the general is set down here, and every man ought particularly to apply it, I ought not to have done so, and so. So that it overturneth the end of all, if a man labor not for a particular faith. To go farther. Now if I disablethis interest of particular faith of Gods love, and Christs love, • loose the comfort of weak faith where it is true. What condition were they in now, when Christ biddeth them go?
- 1Sacraments seal a particular faith.
