The ¶apti,tmoofthe &'unuch. àqy fcïlinhhCoaeaantr. Thus much to thew the necefrtyofvnfainedneffe, and of cPfal,ys,;,'o doing that with the hear:, which weedoe in all things whichconcerne God, and fobyconfcquencein the matter ofFah h. GodisT nth, Chrillis Truth, the holy Ghofl is theSpit itofTruth.Howcan Faith make vnionbetwixt Godand vsvnleteitbeFaithof truthd' Thispointwillnotbefoprofrtableintheappli- deThefo- ,. cation,vntelle we lookea littlemore ncerely into o,to findeout,what that ipe. ciall point is,in relpeti whereoffaith is laidto be with all theheart. Theheart is thefeat and fountaine ofall the afeetions. Aman therefore beleeueth with ah theheart, when that which isbciceued isbecome (as it were) thecenter ofall his affections, the mainenmrke and maaerof his loue,delight, toy, &c. fo that whatfoeuer e11áis loved or delighted in, is fo refpeicd onely forthe fakeofthat principal! (Cope, andto farce forth as it leadeth and draweth towards it. As for example; The Maineobieet OfFaith is Chrill: nowthen to leleeteein Chritecirh allthe heart, is tofallen a manswhole afhance,his whole loy,hiswhole content-,, tricot onlyupon him ; So that Choft bearcth the whole Tway andprincipality inhis affeetions: and the maineend, whyhis faith workethand if riueth towards hitrt,andwhyhe defareth to be united tohim,isnot fo much the good & falua- tion of his owne foule, as the enioying of him, in whom allfuluffe da'elleth Col.i.{ and inwhom the treaf res ofall goodnetfeare layd vp. Theremay bee a rely. Mgand a beleeuing uponCholt, vwhichmay be laid to betrue,andvndilfc n: bled, in this refped, becaafe theparty in whomit is, Both indeeddoe thatwhich heprofeffeth to doe, neither cloth fpeakecontrary tobis fecret thoughts, when' hee Pith heebelceueth in Chrll, and yet isnot this theFaithwith all the hears herefpekenof: As forexample; I doubt not but aPapillfpcaketh truly andas bee meaneth, when lire faith he heleeucth tobe CanedbyIdus Chrill, yet not- widaitanding, therewan tech in him this quality of beleeuing withallthe beano' becaufehee bath alfo a ferret dependence upon the helpe of Saints, upon the inured-lionof theVirgin Mary, upon'the meritof Come worke,or rationof his owne: Heere Chrift hash notall his heart, becaufc hee hat) diúided it be; twixt him andCome otherobietts. So againc among ourfelues, I doubt not but. many profelfe foothly, ánd without fraud inavouchingthat they haste taliall their hopeoffaluation onelyupon IefusChrift, andyet theft it a defeA in their Faith, and that in this particular, that it is not withal' theheart, becaufe their heart draweth =towards Chrift, feeketh nottobee knit to Chrift onely for Chriltsfake, and becaufeof thatworth and excellency which is conceited to be in him, but forfome otherby-refpe&,and for their owne fakes. For let metnakë this knownevaro you, (which is not generallyconldered,) it is poffible for á reprobateto goe thusfarre namely, to acknowledgethere is no faluation in any other but in Chrill,to difcIaimeall hope fate onelyby him,todelire trusty and' withhis foule tohave apart in him, and toaccount himfelfehappy if hee might haue fauour withGoathroughhim ; thus farce he may çome,and yet ltil Chrill bath not allhis h'eari, becaufethe principalsdrift and aime of hisrefpeAing Chrill,is, Iris owne faluation by Chrill. Why (-will fame man fay)what ¡hall a man elfeMint atinbeleeuingvponChrift, butonelyfalustionbyChrill! An= (wet: I denynotbut thatit islawfullto loue Chrill, arid to refiupon'Chrit for faluatious lake, hut faywithall,that hee which elteemeth Chrill for nothing elle but tobmfairedby him;fkall neuer bee fauud by him: My beat is tomy Teife, i ticnet fo Chrill ifI makeaccountof himandfeeke tohim onelyfor my benefit. So then, thrift-is belatedwithallthe.heart,when theenioyingof Chrift is the (copebf our beleeuing. I delire norm( enioyChrill fo touch btcaufc ( wouldbeefatted, as thus, I &firetobee faued that I might enjoyChrift; my heart is to Chiaas to the main,-to mineowne faluation as to the inferiour; andas to a'matter therefore.unify worthy the deiring; beeaúfeit leadethunto Ghrift,Thus I hope wenow fee,r,thatthatFaithwhich is effeetualio faluation
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