Ver. 22. the Epi jtle to the Romanes. 99 je&ively,becaufe itleadeth to Chrift;and in[trurncntally, as the hand of the foule to apprehend it; therefore it is written, Therighteoufneffe of God through faith. Ti m. What are the liindes of faith? S 1 L. Foure;Firft;hiftoricall,which is a knowledge of the hillory and let- ter, or of the do &rine of the Scripture, thence called dogmaticall faith. Se- condly, temporary faith, which is _a Faith knowledge of the truth, with an affent es not of to it for a time, -.Mar. 13.21. Thirdly, te@ively!as miraculous, which is a beleefe that by working a office in the power of God strange wonders us , or ma- may be d Gor. 13. 1, s. Fourth - eria3ly as one i 3' being our ly, juftifying faith, by the which the ;uaict, righteoufneffe of God is received. Of this juflifying faith, there be two parts; the first, is a knowledge of things to be belecved, as John 6.69. Wee know and believe. Secondly,application of than to our felves. T 1 ss. How proveye that there mull bee application in true faith? SIL. Firif, by the commandément, Beleeve the Gofpell, Mark,i6.1,5. Second- ly, by the nature of faith, which is an hand to drawChrift to us. Thirdly, by the example of Scripture,as David, Prat. 18.2. ( -Mary, Luke 1. 28. Thom,t,John 20.28. Fourthly, by reafon, for how can Chrilt profit us, if he be not apply - ed and put on by faith,. And fitly, by the tellimony of the learned,which teach true faith to be particular with applica- tion, as Hierom, Cyril, &c. Ti M. What aliens are required unto faith? S 1 L. There five; Fiat, approbation of things bel_eved- Secondly, expetiti- on in an earnef delireofthem. Third- ly, apprehenfion in a fail laying hold of them. Fourthly,oble &ation in delight- ing my (elfe in them.Fiftly,expc ation, in looking certainly to enjoy them. TIM. What bee the degrees of Faith? S;L. Three -fold; Firíl,fuchafaith which is a true and earneft delire to be- Ieeve the promifes of Chrilt. Secondly, alude Faith, which is a certaine afln- rance, that the fame belongs to us. Thirdly, a fall perfwafion when the heart isdtrongly affured thereof, joyned with a fore and certaine knowledge of things hoped for, Heb: r r, T.' Tim. What i, the objrir of S r L. Chrilt Jefus, in whom v,'ee dó confider three things. Firlt,his perron, God and Man. Secondly, his Offices, King, Frielt,and Prophet. Thirdly, his benefits, Rana on of fns, righteouf neffe, reconcilia ton, adoption, fan &.ifi- cation, eternali lire. T t nt. What are the perfint unto whom God òf reth ChriJltvith l it betfits ?.: S i t. All the beleevers, and only ïhe beleevers. .T r si. What'tbink )e of the deg In- fants, are dal beleevera? SI L. Some thinke them to'bé jriflifled by the beleef oftheChurch.Others think it to be bythe beleef of their parents. O- th'ers,by the beleef of furetics.Others,by Come fecret worke of the Spirit : But I thinke, that they are Paved by their own Faith ; as it is generally written, The j4 man kill live by his ozone Faith. Tine. But they want knowledge, with- out which there it Faith? S a L. True; they lackeknowledge, which is by difcourfe, yet they are not altogether without Conte know- ledge, fuch as for their age they ire capa- b'.e of, as appeareth by this ;.that rea- fon is in child en, though they want the ufe of it. Alfo by the example of Jeremy, John Baptiff, and Chrilt ; all which had the light of the fpirit in their infancy, being fan &ified in the wombe. TIM. What of was made of this? Sit. That men which have not true Faith,fhould labour to get it,feei ng no righteoufneffe is had without it, nor falvation but by it. Secondly, fuel as have it, fhould cherifh and labour to encreafe it by all goód meanes, and bee than kfull to God for it. Thirdly, to i take comfort to our felves, upon the death of young children, feeing God who hath made a Covenant of life with them, doth worke in them to beleefe in'him; K2 DIAL-
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