or Form of Faith. Reafoi 6th. Becaufe this General Affent is but a confuted Faith, and we are command- ed to have a certain aid' diftin& Faith, but if Faith apply not 'particularly, it will be but a confuted Faith, of which no Account can be given. Reafon 7th..Pecaufe the Grace of God manifefted in the Gofl el, , ïs in fore Mea- fure, obfcured by Inch as fay,that the Ground ofparticular. Application is not,in the Word, but who ground it partly upon fome ACt of the Creature : For they fay, we are per- fwac ed' of our Salvation, we believe to be laved, becaufe we know that we believe, -or love the Brethren, and the Scripture promifes Salvation to fuch only : And, therefore we cannot apply Salvation till we knob we have believed, for the Scripture- Promifes are only to Inch, and being only to fuel , we cannot apply to ()Lit felves, until we Rrft know that we are the "clualifi .d Perlons to whom the Promifes are made; and if fo, then the Promifes are not full and free, but all con- ditional : Then Chrifi carné not to five Sin- ners; and a Sinner, till he believe, cawlot meddle with filch a Prorniie ;` and fo that Promife should not be fo much the Ground of Faith, as that' tl " Promue Ihould ire grounded on our" Faith Then, God 1ffii lies not the Ui-godly : How the Promiles at made to Faith and how they are the Foun- dation
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