jufiifyingfrith is dparticular confidence. meto beleeve ; bee bathgiven meehis promife, andoffers mercie, andbeleeving I fhallbe faved. The faith of trueBeleevers,oeth further than the faith ofDevils candoe. But they may,and doe beleeveor know, thatChrift died ingenerali for (inners, and that they (hall be Paved who beleevein him. If juf+ifyingfaith have not init force particular confidence, then it is not oppofed to defpaire, fo as to expel! it. For things that will not en- dure theone the other, muf + havecontrarietie; as fire and water : ifthe one doenot fight and drive forth theOther, then may they dwell together. But true faith and utter defperation cannot Eland together, but doe expel! each other. Moreover, true faith in Chrifl doth breed confi- dence andboldneffe; accordingto that, Let us enter with confidence andboldneffe throughfaith onhim. True faith therefore bath init particular confidence in thegrace of God. Foras nothing can makehot, which bath not heat in it feife: fo nothing can make confident, which after, force mannerbath not confidence in it. Toa receive is to take in particular to amans felfe, or toapprehend and lay holdof forconveying athing tohimfelfe. But to b beleeve onChrif+and to receive Chrif+, doeboth import the fame thing. Therefore tobeleeve onChrif+, is to ref+ upon him for the conveying of his benefits particularly unto us. Meat nouriiheth not, unleite it bee eaten and digefled ; a plaif+er heales not, if itbee notapplyed ; apotionwill not worke, ifit be not received. (hrif it the true bread oflife, that came downe f omheaven, upon whomwe mu(t feed by faith,ifwe wouldbe partakers of his benefits : and feed up- onhimwecannot, ifwe doe notparticularly beleeve in him forour felves. The worke of redemption re±naines proper toChrifi: but the benefit of his death is communicated to everie member ofhis myflicall body, for their juflifica- rion : Andhow canwee hope tohave our finnes forgiven, if wee be not made one withhimbyfaith, and ref+ upon the promife made in him for pardon? That profefsion which `Patel makes, may herebe confidered.; know in whom I G have jam.i.6. Mattb.6.30; and rg..;,. Rom.4.zo. Heb.to.2;. a Matth.I.xo. and Z.O. s Joh.:7.a. b Joh.t.r2. Col.,,.6. Rom.S.rzt. Heb;$.rq. Joh 6;g.
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