44: 44 Of the Manner, firative Knowledge or Agent ; hence Ron. iv. IS. AbrAarn is flrong in the Faith, he flaggered not at the Promife, fo Het,. iii. 6. And elfewhere Faith is frequently called, Confidence, which imports fomething of the Certitude of this Affent. (2.) Confi- der that otherwife Faith were but Opini- on ; Opinion is a weak Affent to any Truth hoiden forth, not a Fear and Jealou.- fy of the Truth of the contradidory Opi- nion, nor can it be'; but otherwife, it's intrinfecal to Opinion to be uncertain, be- . caufe the Grounds of it are not neceffary, but Topick. Hence Faith (3.) relying upon certain and infallible Grounds, the Revela- tion of God's Word, who cannot lie, hence Faith's Affent is certain ; I lay a fure Foun- dation in Zion ; the Grounds of Faith are fure, clear, and certain : Therefore ,Faith's Affent mull be fo too : I grant, Believers doubt, but Faith's Nature is .contrary to Doubting. Ahuman Faith may have Doubt-: ing, yea it is neceffary and intrinfecal to all human Affent-, becaufe human Tefiimony is but probable, and all Men are Liars, and may lie; and the Affent cannot be more cerrain,than the Grounds of it are; but Faith relying upon a fure Foundation, even the Authority of God muff be certain in Re-. fpc(9-. of the Objed ; and whatever fubjec-? Tive Uncertainty there may be, yet it is but
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