offaving Faith. 127 1 ert. 5. , Any Gofpel Propofition, fuch as, Chrill came to the World; is the Son of God died and rofe again ; is able to fave Sinners ; is nor the adequate Objea of juftifying Faith, as fome think : Tho' it be neceffary to believe thefe general Truths, and tho' ¡unifying Faith, and this general dogmatick Faith, proceed from one and the fame Habit, Heb. xi. 3. By -that fame Faith that Abel and Enoch walked with, and pleatd God,by that very fame Fairñ. Abraham believed the Power of God, and we believe that the Worlds were created; yet is nót any general Promife the adequate Objed . of ¡unifying Faith. (I.) Becaufe, as (hall be afterwards Mown, Faith looks to ionic parti- cular Good, or to fome, fpecial Good to the Soul in particular ; and becaufe, as hach been. fhown, there is tome Application of the Pro- mites of Salvation in all faving Faith, at fore Time or other, either . more exprefly and diflindly,or in a more confufed, implicite and dark Manner : Therefore the Object of ¡unifying Faith cannot be thegeneral Truths of the Gofpel, :Gal. ii. 20. And hence, look to all the Acts of the Faith of Saints recor- ded in Scripture, ye, will find that they ter- minate not, nor refl on a general Propofition, but are further dire&ed to force fpecial Mercy, . which they apply to thenifélves, 'always ,when they believe, tho not alway cliílinc`tly. (2.) Becaufe may do cordially believt, and give dent
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