126 Of. the. 4bjeCt ny believe, that upon their believing they .íhould. be faved, who yet neither can nor will believe. All the Damned in Hell now believe, that could they have believed, they fhould never have felt their prefent Tor- ments: But fuch as close with the right Ob- jea of Faith, (hall certainly be faved. (2.) Becaufe, the Faith, to which the Promife is . made, is the Aét, and therefore cannot have its felf for its ObjeEt, as it is here, if thou believefl thou(halt be faved: In which Propofi Lion Salvation is promifed to believing, which is the Ad, of juíiify'ing Faith. Now I ask, What is the Objec=t of that Faith, which is the Condition of Salvation ? if the fame Pro- pofition, then the fame Queflion will return, and fic in infinitum: then Faith muff be both the A& and Obje&. (3.) Becaufe there is no Infrumentality in this Propofition to juffity a Sinner, if thou believefl thou fhalt be faved ; for till the Condition be performed, it faith not thus, and to fay, if ye were difchargedof the Debt ye are purfued for, ye fhould then have a Sentence of Abfolution in your Fa- vours, will not fuffain in Law : So, tho' Faithf fhould plead, that whofoever believes fhould be.faved, it were not relevant in Law to ab solve the Soul: Therefore Faith muff be fomething elfe than a Belief of this general Propofition ; If thou believefl thou fbalt be Ja- wed. 4fèrt. 5.
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