or Form of Faith. 8¡ it : It is not Abfolution in general that he pleads, but Abfolution for himfelf; becaufe of Chrift made Wifdom, Righteoufnefs, Sanai fication and Redemption. (7.) And lafily, By Hope and Expeaation : The Soul hopes to be faved by Chrift; Faith believes the Pro- mife of Salvation made to Believers; and Hope looks out, and waits for the Acçona - plifhment of this Promife: For Faith is the Subflance of Things hoped for. All thefe Ways doth Faith vent it felf in particular Applica- tion of the Promife of Salvation. SECT. III. Reafons for particular Application of the Pro mifes. LL the former applicatory Acts of Sal- vation, are not the formal As of Faith, or Faith formally, but they are Paid to be the Ads of Faith, in that they flow from Faith, and that Faith worketh by them. I know tome modern Divines Teem to fiep out of this Road, and do not exprefs them-- (elves in this Manner, fo as to fay, that par- ticular Application of the Promifes is not of the Effence of Faith ; fo as that every Believer, when he believes, loth neceílarily conclude, that Chrift died for him, that God will be his God, that Chrift will fave F 2 or
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