EpifikofS. Paalto Titue. CHAP.2.2. Firff, thegroundoffound faith, is a fufficient meafure of knowledge 349 of the things of God reuealed in the word , in a found and incorrupted r iudgcment: for fo the Apol}le affirmeth, Rom. i o.a 4. that for the wor- Ground. king offaith, there mu(} be the interpretingand deliucring of doótrine out of the word,and an attentiue hearingand vnderf}anding ofic,wher- by after a fott the fonne ofman is lifted vp that we may beleeue , Iob.3. 14. Now euery degree of knowledge and meafure ofunder(}anding , is not a fufficient ground of found faith ; but fuch a meafure as is able to difcernebetween things that differ: for how canchildren in knowledge be grown men in the faith?or how cananycome to that ripe ageoffaith heremeant, but fuch asthrough long cu(lome, haue their fenfes exerci- fed todifcerne both good and euill? Thismuf} then be fuch a knowledg Heb.S.. as enableth a manboth tomaintain the truth, and conuince the gainfay-, ers ; and fo hold his owne comfort by di(lin61, and particular; yea fome depth of knowledge; without which fo forte he fhall be from foundnes, ' as that he (hall he dangeroufly carried with eucrie winde ofdo6trine.' There isafulnesofknowl edge, which theApof}lecommendethintheRo - goR,,,S,4, manes,and this is a notable fit ground for this foundnes offaith. Hence it followech,that all that implicite faithof the lay-Papif}s, folded vp in I an idle fanciewithout knowledge,is unfound andvngrounded : for can any but aPapifi,beleeue he knowes not what? Secondly,theobieft of a found faith more general!, is the whole word y ofGod,fromwhich faith can no more be feuered, then the !names from obieci. the funne:but more fpecially the proper obie6t is the couenant ofgrace inChrifl:yea Chrift himfelfe, togetherwith all his merits ; and all the promifesofmercy freely propounded in theGape); which is therefore called the wordoffaith.Herme all Popifh faith is here proouedagaincvn- Xom,10.8. found,becaufe it is corrupt in the obie6} :leaning it lelfe in (lead of the word,vpon canons,councels,traditions,vnwritten decrees:as alto expe- 6ting faluation without the free couenant of grace, by the merit of works;whereas in iuf}ificacion before God,all worker,all beafling,are ex- cluded,Rom.3.27,and4.24. Thirdly, the>vorke, of a found faith is twofold, t. affent, 2. appli- cation. The former is a certaine and firme affent, whereby we fet a feale work 3 unto all the promifes oftheGofpel,as moll fore and certaine;holdinge- uen an Angelaccurfed that fhould bring any other do6lrine : and kee- Gala.S. ping fare the profe ion of our hope withcea waueri g"in full. a4urance of Heb.344 vndet(l anding. Pot faith is noopinion or fancie,but°hath in it a certain- Colo(r,asr. ticanfing from the fledfal}aes ofthe promife,and word of God. Hence arc all fuch exhortations, as that, a.Cor.16.13. Stan faith, The latter workeoffaith is application, whereby a
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