The Life ofFaith.. 347 Object. But be that believetb may be as furs that be believetb, as that the Scripture is true. Anfw. But not that he is fincere, and exceedethall hypo- cites and common believers: At lea(t there arc but few that get fo full an affurance hereof. Object(. The Spirit witneftb that we. areGods children: And to believe the Spirit, is to believe God. Anfw. TheSpirit is oft called in Scripture, the witnefs, and pledge, and earmJt, in the fame fence that is, it is the evidence of our right to Chat and life. ¡fany man have not his Spirit, he is noneofhis, Rom. S. g. And hereby we know that be dwel -. ab in us, by the Spirit which he bath given us. As the Spirits Miracles were the witnefs ofChrift, Heb, a. 3, &c. obje Lively, as evidence is called witnefr. 2. And withal! the Spirit byillu- mination and excitation hcipethus to fee it fellas our evidence. 3. And ro rejoyce in this difcovery. And thus the Spirit wit- ucffeth our adoption. But none of there are the proper ob- jeds of a Divine Belief. r. The objective evidence of holineff . in us, is the objcd of our rational felt - acquaintance, or con- fcience only. z. The illuminating grace by which we fee this, is not anew DivineTe(tinronÿ, or proper Revelation, or Word of God ; but the fame help of grace by which all other divine things are known. And all the Spirits grace for our under-. (landing of divine Revelations are not new objective Revela- tions thcmfelves ; requiring a new adof Faith for them. A word or proper Revelation from God is the objcd ofdivine be- lief, otherwife every illuminating ad of the Spirit for our un der(fanding Gods Word, wouldbe it fella new word, to be be- lieved, and fo in infinitum. Errour 33. Doubting of t-be life so come, or of the truth of the Gopel, willnotfiendwith layingFaith. Contr. It will not (land with a confirmed Faith; but it will witha fincere Faith. He that doubteth of the truthof thepro- mife, fo far as that he will not venture life and foul, . and all his hopes and happincfs,temporal and eternal upon ir, hath no true Faith : But he thatdoubteth, but yet fo far b:beveth the Gofpel, as to take God for his onlyGod and portion, and Chriti for his only Saviour, and the Spirit for his Sanctifier, and will ca(t away life, or all that Rand to competition , Xx z bath
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