of Faith. 177 gars wifhing to be 'rich. Spira always pro- feffed, that he would fain believe, but he could not. Hence, Rev. xxii. 17. There is a Willingnefs to have the Waters of Life, and there is a Taking of them Faith is the taking and receiving the Waters_of Life, not our Willingnefs to receive them, which is but a Difpofition of the Soul, by which it is made fit ro believe ; nor is Faith the chufing of an Object under the Notion of its Goodnefs : For what elfe is this Elee- Lion of an O.bjed, but the Soul's Propeno fon towards, and Union with fuch an Ob- jeá, by Love or Refire. Now. Faith is nei- ther Love nor Defire, but they are diftinf Graces from Faith, and though they at- tend and accompany Faith, yet are they not,Faith formally : Befides,' this is contra- ry to daily Experience, which fliows us, that many love and defire that which they no- ways believe to gct. Sá then were Faith in the Will eflentially, then were Faith Love or Defire, which it is not, but an Opera- tion and Fruit of Faith, which partly is in 7ïce of the Form of Faith, and di.f in- guitheth it from that common, formal and hypocritical Faith, which hath no Fruits or Influence upon the Soul at all : As if a Man oromife me a Sum of Money, if I know im to be faithful and refponfble, I believe in his, Word and rat there; this I3gm
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