Peden SetítTj: Fifthly, Faith a5ivates Graces in a way of dependence on the Spirit of Chrifl: This is inflar omnium; Commands, Patterns, Promifes, Pro - vidences, are ineifeftual without it. The New Creature moves not but by influence from the Head; the holy Spirit mutt firft fir up the neft of gracious Principles, and then Love and Joy,and all other Graces Phew forth them - felvcs. As the Humane Nature of Chrif never afted in a feparate way, but did all in Union with the Divine : So the Believers Graces do nothing apart, but all in Union with Chrift, Thofe who think that gracious Powers or Principles may go alone and aft themfelves, know not the life of Faith ; in which all Gra- ces hang upon Chritt as beams upon the Sun. The Milevitan Council pronounces an Ana- thema on thofe that deny the A jutorium gra- tie, which worketh to will and to do. And the Araufican fpeaking of that AIdjutorium. faith, Quoties bona agimus, Deus 'in nobit atque nobifcum, ut operemur, operator. When we do good, God works our work! in us and with us. What the life of Faith is, St. Paul excellently defcribes, I live, yet not I, but Chrifl liveth in me, faith he, Gal. 2. 20. And again, Ilabour, yet not I, but the grace of God with me, it Cor: r 5. to. Faith is ever in dependence, leaning on its Beloved, and breathing after the holy Spirit, that the gales thereof may make the fpicy Graces flow out ; and upon this depen- dence the Spirit comes down in auxiliary Glace, and there is an effeftual working in U 4 every 295
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