420 Faith alone. we are juftified by it, its aa and Duty is fuch, or of that na- ture, as that no other Grace, Duty or Work can be afociated with it, or be of any Confideration. And both thofe are evidently confirmed in that Defcription which is given us in the Scripture of the Nature of Faith and believing unto the Juftification of life. I know that many Expreffions ufed in the Declaration of the Nature and Work of Faith herein, are metaphorical , at leaft are generally efteemed fo to be. But they are fuch as the Holy Ghoft in his Infinite Wifdom thought meet to make ufe of, for the Inftru& ion and Edification of the Church. And I cannot but fay, that thofe who underfland not how effe&ually the light of knowledg is communicated unto the minds ofthem that believe by them, and a fenf of the things intended unto their Spiritual Experience, feem not to have taken a due confideration of them. Neither whatever Skill wepretend unto, do we know always what exprefíions of Spiritual things are Metaphorical. Thofe oftentimes may feem fo to be, which are moll proper. However it is molt fate for us to adhere unto the Expreflions of the Holy Spirit, and not to embrace fuch feules of things as are inconfiftent with them, and oppofite unto them. Wherefore, t. That Faith whereby we are juftified, is moll frequently in the New Teflament expreffed by receiving. This notion of Faith hath been before fpoken unto, in our general En- quiry into the ufe of it in our Juftification. It (hall not there- fore be here much again infifted on. Two things we may observe concerning it. (t.) That it is fo exprefred with refpeót unto the whole Objeil of Faith, or unto all that Both any way concur tinto our Juftification. For CI.) We are laid to receive Chrifi himfelf. Vnto as many as have received him, he gave power to become the Sons of God, Joh. t. 12. As you have received Chrifi Jefits the Lord, Col. 2. 6s In Oppo- li.tion hereunto Unbelief is expreft by not receiving of him, Joh. r.
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