106 Of the Manner, rnifon of Sins, and Faith are in one Iri- ftant of Time, and, as all Union, is with the Extreams : And hence a Man may believe that,whichwithout his Faith (hail never come to pals, and the Reafon is, becaufe a Man is not bound to believe he {Ball be laved, whether he believe or not, for this were falle, and Prefurnption; but believing, through the Grace of Chrift, that he (hall be Paved, by this his Faith he comes to be Paved : Sup- ofe to follow the Example of the Pour- traiáure a little, That one laid to you, Look á,nd perceive firth a Picture looking to- wards you, will it follow the Pourtraidure looked on.you, beforeyou looked on it ? No ; fo tho' when I believe, I particularly apply the Prornifes, and fee them looking towards me: Yet d9th it not follow, that they there- fore enunciate. that Good to me particular- ly, which in believing I fee them enunci- ate to me, before I believe ; and there is no Change in the Promife, but in me who be- lieves, that,was an Unbeliever, thro' which it comes to pals, that the Promife enunci- àtes othervvife to me than it did before. But, 2dly, Confider, That a Man's Salva- wation, which, I lay, we are bound to be- lieve particularly,, is not any preterite Thing, out a future Thing, and which depends upon two Kinds of Caufes and Conditions : which ,ifwing, our particular Salvation, will like- wife
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