of faving Faith. 157 rai Work; and the Beginning of all faving differencing Good,and which difcovers Chrift to the Soul really, that is, Makes the Soul fee Chriil as he is, tho' imperfe&ly, yet tru- ly, not only as he is Mann, but as he is God- Man, the glorious Beams of the God -head breaking through, and appearing in the Face of Chrift, 2 Cor. iv. 6. as he is full of Grace and Truth, and Glory, fo as the Soul can- not but cleave and adhere to,and trufl on him ; They that know thee, will put their ` 'rufl in thee ; and Ldve, Joy , and Glory in him only, and above all whereas this idolatrous Apprehen- fion of Chrift is a sneer dead Fancy, and is lifelefs, (like external Idols) doth not tranf form the Soul into the fame Image, nor hum- ble, nor rejoice the Soul, but the Soul, con- tinues in the fame Cafe it was; and as they are affee ed with Chrift, fo with every other Thing, with God, with Death, Hell Hea- ven, with Sin, and other fpiritual Matters, which the natural Man cannot conceive, becaufe ;fpiritually diferned But,as a blind. Man who never faw, doth Colours ; fo it forms its own Apprehenfìons of thefe Things, and fees them in . its carnal Light, which mifappre- hends every Thing, and conceives not truly of Things as they are in themfelves ; and hence doth not affect his Heart fuitably, be-- caufe they are' not real, but painted Fancies. Now this fpiritual Light which difcovers Chrift,
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