168 The Lie of Faith. time of my departure is at hand ; I .have fought a goodfight, I bave ftnifhedmycattle, 1 have kept the faith ; henceforth there is laid up for me a Crowns of Rigbteoufnefs, which the Lord the Righteous Judgegullgive me at that day ; and not to me on- ly, but to them alfo that love hie appearing, a Tim. 4.6, 7, 8. And fomuch for the General Direîiions to be obferved by them that will liveby Faith : I only add, that as the weli,do- iñg of all our particular duties, dependeth molt on the conz- mon health attd foundnefs of the foal, in its flare grace ; Co our living by ,Faith in all the particular cafes after in(lánced, doth depend more upon theftGeneral Direh#ions, than on the particular ones which are net tobe adjoyned. CHAP. I. An Enumerationof the Particular Cafes in which efpeciafly Faith mußbe nfed. r. How to live by Faith on G 0 D. TH E General Direftions before given muli be pratkifed in all the Particular Cafes following, or inorder to them : But befides them, it is needful to have fotne fpecial Direeiions for each Cafe. And the particular Cafes which I (hall inftance in are there : r. How to cxercife Faith on GOD himfelf: 2. Upon Jefus Chrift : 3. Upon the I-fily Ghoft : 4. About the Scripture Precepts and Examples : 5 . About the Scri -pturc Promifes: 6. About the Thrcatnings : 7, About Par ; don offin, and juftification : 8. About Sanótification,and the excrcifes ofother Graces ; 9. Againft inward vices and temp- tationsto at` ual fin : ro. Incafe ofProfperity r t. In Adve - fity and particular AffliEtions : r z. In Gods, Worfhip, pub- lick and private 13. For Spiritual Peace and Joy : 14 For the World, and the Church ofGod ; 15, Forour Relations : 16. In loving others as our fetves : 17. About Heaven, and following the Saints : 18. How to die in Faith : 19. About the coat?tg ofÇhrift to Judgment. `}®D
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