of Faith, ,i i thereof, and that it is good and wholfome ; but will never eat thereof nulefs he be hungry So it is here. (2.) It appears from the No- tions and Metaphors under which Faith is , exprefffed in Scripture ; filch as, Rolling on the Lord, coming to, and receiving of Chrifi ; which manifetly import Tome At of the Will. (3.) Becaufe by Faith we are married and united to Chrift, which cannot be without the Af- fe&ions. (4.) Becaufe the whole Soul comes to Chrift, yoel ii. 12. and therefore not the Underftanding cgnly ; (5.) Becaufe Faith acts cordially, and works by Love, Gal. v. 6. Ais 12. which cannot be without the Wil (6.) This will appear, if you confider, that Unbelief wh,ichis the contrary of Faith, is forne. Way in the Will, or is a Defea in .the Will. Hencerhhn V. r. re will not come tò may me that ye have Life : 'Tis from the Will they believe not or come not to Chrift ; attd therefore Faith inuft be in the Will Ajl/ert. 3. The Will concurs to believing three Ways. (r.) Originally and efficiently as the commandingPrinciple, moving and in- citing the Underflanding to confider and me- ditate on the Gofpel : Hence 'tis complain'd of, None flirreth up himfelf to lay hold on the Lord. Ifai. lxiv. Ignorance is a Privation in the Ur derftanding ; and yet the Apof le faith, That Tome are wilfully ignorant, 2 Pet. in. 5. And hence Faith's, A:irent maTixfaid, tocome from
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