144. Of the .Obje .After. 5. The Material Obje6 of Faitf, and that which Faith believes, is not Salvati- on in general, but our. Salvation in particu-. lar As Chrift's Merits and Grace is the for mal Object of Faith; fo our Salvation is the material Obje± that we believe thro' the Grace of our Lord yefus. As xv. 11. Hence the Salva- tion of our Souls is the End of our Faith, the Scope and Markwhich Faith hach in its Eye to {hoot at and reach ; for Faith Both dole with the Promife. Now, what is the Pro- mife ? Even Eternal Life. i yohn ii. 2 5 . and this is the Promife which he bath promifed us, even Eternal Life, i `fohn iv. 16. Tie have known and believed the Love that God bath to us. John v. i i. The Record that we are tobelieve,. aspwe would not make God a Liar,is,Tiiat God bath given us eternal Life. Hence the Apofile commands Timothy to lay hold on EternalLife. This is always either expreiy or implicitely. This I havelargely proven already, feemyRea- foes for particularApplication of thePromifes. After. 6. The Promi{es of the Gofpel, or Covenant of Grace, promiling Chrif abfo- lutely with all his' Benefits to Sinners in Or- der to Salvation, . or the .Promife of Salva- tion, or Eternal Life through Jpfus Chrill crucified abfolutely, is the formal and ma- terial, aquate and compleat Objet of Faith : or I look on thefe to as one, to believe on -Clarit for my Sal Lion, and to belie
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