2 58 The Life of Fait& demption and Salvation,, viz. pardon of lira, and fuftifcat.im, Adoption, Saeefification and Glorification; and all things ricecC-' fary hereunto. This TO is an ad of all the three faculties: (for three there arc) even of the whole man : Of the vitalprier, the underffanding and the rail/ and is moll properly called Apra- UicalTruf}; loch as truJfing a- Phyfician with your life and health ; or a Tutor to teach you ; or a Moiler to govern and reward you ; or -a Sbip and Pilot (as aforefaid) to carry you Càfe through the dang,irs ofthe Sea : As in this fund itude Affiance as in the ussderttanding is its Ajient to the fifciency and fddity, of the Filet. and Ship (or Phyfician) that I truff Affiance in the mil/ is the cbufing of this Snip, Pilot, Phyfician to venture my life with, and refuting all others ; which is. called confene, when it followeth the motion and offer of him whomwe tru-If. Affi,ence in the vital power ofthe foul, is thefortitude and venturing all upon this c!,. fen Tru/tee :..which is, the quieting (in tome mcafuse) ditturbrng fears, and the exitus or cona;us, or hilt egrets of she foul towards exeerr- tien; And whereas the quarrelling pievifl i,norance of this age, path caufcd agreat deal of bitter,reprnac;ful,uncharitable con tension on both fides, about the queflion, How far rtiedience belonged; tofaith ? whether as a part, or end, or fruit, or confe- pent ? in all this it is cattily drteerned, that as- alliance or Jis6jetlion differ fromobedience, and hiring my air to a Matter, dì(I reth from obeying him; and taking a roan for my Tutor, diffcreth from learning of him; and Marriage d,ffcreth from conjugal duty; and giving up my felf to a Phyfician, diftèreth from taking his counfel and medicines; and taking a roan for my Pilot, diflèreth from being conduüed by him; fo doth our ftrft Faith or ChriJtianity differ from a/ival obedience to the heating precepts of our Saviour. It is the covenant of obedience and eonfent to it, immediately entering us into the prallice :. It is the feed ofobedience ; or thefoul, or life of it, which will im- mediately bring it forth, and ad it. It is virtual, but not a/ual obedifnce to Chrift , becaufe<it is but the ftafl confent to his Kingly Relation to us ; uniteyou will call it that Inception from whencs ail obcdienco.followcth. Eat it may be aüual. (comtpon)
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