326 7heSegal,: efet7uallcalling toChriff. I, Firff, the next principle and the e fficicut cause offaith is the Spirit ofGod, undeniably, repor- ting this favour of God unto the foule; this is that which tti orkes faith , and the hand from whence itcomes. a S condly,the matter ofwhich faith is minted, is this,it is etfc&uaily perfwadedof, andaffected with this goodneffe of the Lord thus reported this is the firme earth (as I may fay) on which faith 'lands; and whereby it is able to reft it felfe upon the promife. Thirdly, the nature and forme of faith is this, therepofi>>gof the foule upon the Lord, and his fpeciall tävour fo reported, for the ground, why any mangoes toGod, s,becaufe hewas effectual- ly perfwadedof, and alfo affected with the good- neife ofGad ; as it is with Tome outlawed trai- tour,hedares nor goe to the court,unleffehe will goe tohis ruine, b<caufe hee know :s there is no- thing expo&edbut cruel! execution ; but ifonce he come to feehis pardon fealed under thebroad Peale, and that there is fo,ne hopeofmercy, then hee willingly goes to the court: what was the ground of his goinghome? even this, becaufe bee was effethially perfwaded,, that the King had a favour to him : fò it is with an hum- bled firmer, humbled in the fight of his finne, and broken, becaufe of his Lords difpleafure againff him: and when the foule hath this cer- tification from thehand of the Spirit, that the Lord intends good tohim, then the foule goeth and faith, Lord I durft not have beene .here, but tl.at.
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