} or Form of Faith: Devil and mäny Reprobates believe the Go- fpel Truths, and that therefore this cannot be juffifying Faith. They will answer, true, but that they give not Aflènt with a lively Faith which is fruitful ; now they call it a lively Affent, and therefore is not that Faith which is dead. (z.) Some, who think this comes too near the Papias general Aílenr, wherein they place the Nature of juftifying Faith, do therefore deny the cotnpleat Na- ture of laving Faith to confift in this Affent but they fay, the Will muff be content to receive Chrift on his own Terms, or as o- thers who confider and underhand better what they fay, There is a Wiilingnefs to have Chrift; a Confent to, and an Appro- bation of the GofpeI-Device of faxing Sin- ners ; that upon this they think the Soul is united to Chrift, and, being united to him, is jullifyed by him, with whom by this Aa of Faith they are united ; fo that the princim pal Act of Faith by which they are united with Chrif}, and juftifyed, lies wholly in the Will And they fay, That rho' a Man knows not whether he hath any Intereft in Chrift or not, or may be cannot get it believed he (hall be benefited by Chrift; yet do they Confenr, and are willing that Chrift be their King, Prieif, and Prophet; . the Ground of this Faith, they make the Gofpel-OfferÁ now, fay they, when Folk refleas, and: find, 3 th;ft:
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