138 Spiritual Perfecfion. of all things, by the ruling Providence of God. Do&rival Faith I will confider, i. In its nature. 2. The objets of it. 3. The motives. 4. The efficacy. 1. The natureof it. All the notions of Faith agree in this ; 'tis a dependance upon the truth of another. Thus Truít is called Faith ; becaufe it relies upon the truthof a Promife : And one is faid to keep his Faith inviolate , when he performs the Promife that another rely- ed on. Faith in the propriety of ex, preffion, is an affent for the veracity of the fpeaker : Accordingly, Divine Faith is a firm affent of the Mind to things, upon the authority of Divine Revela- tion. 'Tis diftinguilh'd from Ima'inaa Lion, and from comprehenfive Reafon. Fancy draws aCopy of thole Objets that are perceived by the externalSenfes, or compounds many Copies together , but creates no images of things not per- ceptible by the Senfes. We can ima- gine Mountains of' Gold , becaufe we have Peen Gold and Mountains : We conceivemonftrous mixtures in Dreams ; but no aaors can appear on the theatre of Fancy, but in borrowed habits from fenlble things. But theObjets of Faith Are fuck things , a Eye bath not fen, no°
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