fF xi 8 z p f the Manes, Man whofe Faith only gives him Peace, and Sufpenfion from the Lathes of his Confcience IfFaith purify not thy Heart, fatisfy and feed thy Soul, thy Faith is a dead Faith, and fo will fooner damn thee, thro' thy lippening to it, than fave thee; Ufe z. Hence be exhorted to try your Faith whether it be ordial Believing or not ; for there is a great Difference between a dead naked Afient, and a cordial or hearty Affent to any Truth. A Man in a foreign Country, hears by a lure Hand, that the 7 irk bath gotten a Victory over the Perfians ; and at the fame Time he hears, that his beloved Wife is recovered of a dangerous Difeafe; that all his Family is well, and that his Affairs profper : There is a great Difference I fay be- twixt thefe two He believes and affents to the one cordially and gladly, becaufe he is much therein concern'd, and hence welcomes the Meífenger ; he likewife believes the other, but they have no ImpreTlìon on his Heart, 'tis a naked, heartiefs, unconcern'd Aßènt ; hence the Gofpel is not only afáithful Saying, but worthy of all Acceptation, i Tim. i. 15. ,QQuefi. Hove Mall I know, if Ì have cor- diallybelieved the Gofpel ? I anfwer, if your whole Soul hath received the Gofpel and Chrift, if thou judgeft the faithful Saying wor- thy of all Acceptation, then thou believes cordi- ally ; I know fox= (who bcwray the Want of
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