i. . . . ,.. . ..... . / x o Of the Act gECT, L Some general Rules neceffary to be obferved, in Order to the right uptaking of juflifying Faith. THere are then four or five general ,No- tions, or Principles, touching Faith, which are of undoubted Verity, to which all our uptaking of Faith mull be fquared and conform'd, and which, as fo many Rules, we mull lay down ; by confìdering of whichex- a&ly, we may come to force Difcoveries, and fatisfying Apprehenfions of this Myflery, which force not noticing, have'foully*and dan; geroufly erred. Firfl Rule. Our Uptakings andconcepti- ,' ons of Faith mull anfwer the Notions and Exprefiions of Scripture, by which the Na- ture of Faith is holden out to us: And there- fore did we ferioufly confider what receiving, believing, taking, retingon Chrifl, marrying of Chrift, and looking tohimwere, which are the chief Notions, under which, Scripture doth let out this Myfiery to us, mull be of fingular Ufe to dire& us aright in this Matter. Rule 2d. Faith being an Eccho, or an Anfwer toGod's Call in the Gofpel, it mull i therefore have, in the Nature of t, that which anfwers that Call : If therefore we would
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