Howfaith draw1sothcr graces; drawes with it all other graces after this man– ner; He~ rhat bdcevs .... God, hath a good opinion ofhim; he loves him 5 Hee th:zt)oves him,mull: necdesbe full of good workes. Be– fides> he that beleeves him, when God fh?ll · f<1y to him, I 11m thy exccedinggreat reward, fee thJt thou keepe clofe to me, thou ault have an ey,e upon me) and walke with me from _ day tod1y. Let a man beleeve that Godis Al!– ftjficient, that he will be aSumie and a_Shield to him, and hisexceedinggr(at reward, he wil be . I ready to doe it. t..Al;raham did [o V:lhen God called him from his Fathers Houfe, and from his kindred,he was , ready t? qoe fo; whenGod would have him to offer uphis onely fonne, he was ready to do it: For he beleeved God, he be .. . leeved his promife, and his abilitie and willing– nelfetohelpe him; he beleeved his AImighty power,and therefore whatfoevcr God bid him doe, he would doe it; he prefet;r·cdGodpefore his:owne eafe, before his owne profit, before his onely Sonne whom he loved: Let anym~m heleeveasAhrahdmdid, andofneceffiry it V\,'-ill , produce good ~vorkes; Let a man beleeve true- ' ly, andtruth·ofbeliefe will bring forth truth ofholinelfe: And therefore we heare what Saint lames faith, Jam.1. Ah':ahatpw.u juftified by" Faith / It is hue: but, faith he, A6r·akams Faith had workes joyned withit: · Fo~ it was, not adead,a counterfeit Faith,but:a true Faith, Iam. z., I and being atrue Fait~, you fee, A6rahAm had workeS:.afwellas Faith: For. when God ba?e ·. btm ~--------------------~-~,----~~~--------- V
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