Mofes his Selfe.deniall. applying the Moud of Chrift to therm, and fo is ffren2thens. Fourthly, Faith is a guickninggrace, it Pets all other gr .ces on worke, it purs life and adivitie into them all ; I liveby theFa rh ofthe Sonivse ofGad fayes Saint Paul; and ofpecially it lets love on work, which is a grace exceedingly powerful. Faith woikes by love. If a to ins faith be up, all his graces will be fo too; and it that be downe, all other graces are weakeanddowne with it. Gulielmos Pa. rißenjis reports of a Chrvftall, that it hash fuch a vertue, As when the venues ofother pretious itones are extinCt, it will revive them 2gaine: Faith is fuck a Chrifiall to revive the vertue of all graces. When Davids heart was fo downe, that hechides himfelf fo much, P1'í}43.5 Why art thou cafedowne oh my foule he labors tó recover himfelf byhisFaith ; ftill trutt in God; he is the health of my countenance, and my God. Faith brings life, andmaintain.es life in the foule: for it path themolt itn mediateunionwith Chrift, and there- fore the livelineffe and as1ivity of odr graces depends much upon it norm M hr-:'7.`é; 173 Ut vrer ali is lapidi tretiofis ex tlîlcuolo - attagu f ujìi. tare*.
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