TheSoutes eye' au4 calling toChrift, 317 which phrafe the Seowagints never n èd,as they are observed :, for it is one thing tobeleeve, that there isa God,and another thing to beiecve into God : faith faffensupon theGodhead, firf}ly, as 2 Corin. 6, t T. where the Apoflle faith, Hee that joynetbhimfelfe to an harlot, is one, body but hee that joyneth himfelfe. to the Lord is onefirit, :: theSpirit ofGod fets a faith° of foule upon thePoore fan- ner, that it flings it fèlte upon God : that which firtflymuffbe the obje&of faith, that faith muft firftly reft upon, a:, that whichis able togive that fuccour which it wants: now becanfeGod only is infinite,he alone is able to fiuccour a man accor- ding tohis wants : therefore faith muff arff goe tohim : weneed pardon,and therefore faith goes to God,whoonly is ab', to pardon ; and weneed power,and faith goes toGod, who isable to fife. cour us thus irisan infinite Godonly,thát muti create this power in us, and therefore nothing butGod muff firffly be beleeved in; we beleeve in the. promile,becaufe God is there, and becatife in the promife onlywee findea fulneflè offuflïci- ende, to fupply what ever wee want or ,need : thereforewhy {hould faith goe toany thing elle? nownothing can fave a man, bat God infinir, and therefore faithgoes tonone but him, and makes anendofall controverfies betweene Godand the foule, it takes away all divifions, andbrings the foule intofavour againe, and makes it acceptable toGod through themerits of Chrii }, fo that now the anger ofGod is appeared; Aft, a 6. 17. when God feu Paul among the heathen, he gave him S f this
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