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A08173
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The countesse of Mountgomeries Eusebeia expressing briefly, the soules praying robes. By Ro: Nevvton.
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Newton, Robert, b. 1576.
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desire when wee pray beleeue that wee shall haue it and it shall bee done vnto vs. And Saint Iames bids Iam. 1.6 Aske in faith and wauer not and wee shall receiue our desires And Christ againe Math. 7.7 Aske and yee shall receiue And Iohn 16.23 Whatsoeuer yee aske the Father in my name he will giue it you But alwayes the condition is that we aske in faith I but you will say there 's all the doubt for how may I know that I haue faith I purpose not heere to handle at large the nature and properties of a liuing faith but onely to satisfie the weake and wauering in a word or two I 'le teach you to know faith As Saint Iohn sayes 1. Joh. 5.8 There are three that beare witnesse in Heauen the Father the Word and the Spirit and these three are One And there are 3. that beare witnesse in Earth the Spirit and Water and Blood and these 3. agree in one So Saint Paul sayes 1. Cor. 13.13 There are 3. that abide in one Faith Hope and Loue and these 3. giue witnes vnto one that Christ Iesus dwells in him Faith witnesseth with the Spirit vnto vs that wee are the Children of God Rom. 8.16 And hope and loue witnesse vnto faith that it is a true and liuing faith as breath heate and motion witnesse and approue that the body is aliue so loue and hope approue vnto our hearts that our faith is aliue There is a dead faith Iam. 2.26 a faith without workes a faith without hope and loue the two infallible companions of true faith But true and liuing faith which Saint Paul calls the faith of the Sonne of God because he by his Spirit begets it in vs and is the proper obiect of it hath alwayes with it hope and loue by which the effects and power of it appeares to God to Angels to Men to God first then to man To God 1. In beleeuing his promises made vnto vs in Christ Act. 16.31 2. In seeing our lamentable estate by nature Ephes 2.1 how we stand subiect to his eternall wrath eternall death eternall bondage vnder sinne and Satan 3. In sorrowing for our sins generall particular 2. Cor. 7.11 4. In confessing them Mat. 3.6 vnto God 5. Praying for and hoping of pardon for Christ his sake Act. 2.37 6. In hungring after righteousnesse Mat. 5.6 7. In continually endeuoring to hate sinne Acts 2.42 and please God Psal 97.10 Againe as it 's working by loue and hope to God so also it 's approuing it selfe to Angels and Men by humility and meekenesse Mat. 11.29 for true faith is neuer proud 1. Thes 5.14 by patience and long suffering for it murmures not by charity and almes deeds according to the talent receiued from God either by actuall relieuing or affectionate desiring to doe so visiting the sicke Math. 25.35 36. comforting the comfortlesse helping the poore cloathing the naked and in a word neuer resting to doe All good not enuying 1. Cor. 13. not boasting not rayling not speaking il not disdaining nay not seeking her owne things not couetous not lasciuious not wickedly angry not thinking ill not reioycing in any sin But suffers all things indures all things beleeues all things and hopes all things Gen. 15.16 17 18 19. with Abraham it 's constant in beleeuing and obeying God Acts 8.13.20 28. with Paul it 's valiant in suffring all crosses all afflictions for God with Dauid it 's patient in all calamities hanging still on God Iob. 19.25 with Iob euen in the fire of triall and the boyling furnace of Satans sifting it cleaues fast vnto and holds by God and euery day growes from strength to strength Psal 84.7 better'd in knowledge better'd in affection better'd in obedience till at last it come to say with Dauid Psal 23.4 Thought I walke in the valley of the shadow of death I will not feare and with Saint Paul Rom. 8.38 Nothing can seperate mee from Christ Iesus because with Iob Iob 19.25 26. it knowes that our Redeemer liues and that we shall rise vp againe with him to glory This this is that true and liuing faith wherewith wee must offer our sacrifice to God But if any finde not in their hearts these things nor these fruits of faith in their liues know yet for their comfort that there is a lesser degree of a true and liuing faith which though it be compared to smoaking flaxe Esay 42.2 a bruised reed for the weakenes of it yet is it a most sure Anchor-hold and receiues perfect acceptance with God And this little faith is when though wee know not Gods promises of saluation by Christ exactly neither are able to apply them to our selues perfectly and strongly as Paul and Dauid Psal 23. Rom. 8.38 Acts 16.30 Luke 3.10 12 14. Acts 2.37 and others did yet wee doe earnestly desire to repent and haue our sinnes pardoned seeking by all meanes of fasting praying weeping wishing and conferring with such as are able to help vs to bee reconciled to God hoping of his mercy and thirsting after righteousnesse Rom. 14.1 dayly increasing in grace still making better better progresse in Religion Such a faith as this once was in the Apostles the very attendants and continuall companions of Christ who though they beleeued Christ to be the Sonne of God Math. 16.16 yet they knew not of his Death and Resurrection till afterward Ioh. 6.6 Math. 17.23 Luke 9.45 Iohn 20.9 Such also was the faith of those Disciples at Ephesus whom Paul found ignorant of the very being of the Holy Ghost by whom they had receiued power and grace to beleeue in Christ Acts 19.2 And they that haue this Faith though but little small as wanting the fulnesse of that strength by which they might be able to say with Paul that they are assured there 's layd vp for them a crowne of righteousnesse 2. Tim. 4.7 8. which God will giue them at the last day yet may they with boldnesse and confidence haue accesse to the Throne of grace For GOD hath promised that to him that is athirst Reu. 21.6 he will giue of the Well of the water of Life freely And our Sauiour himselfe cryed it once in the great day of the great Feast of Tabernacles that All that are thirsty should come to him and drinke Iohn 7.37 And if any be laden with the burden of sinne Mat. 11.28 Come vnto him and he wil ease them For thirsting after righteousnesse Mat. 5.6 and remission of sinnes is one of the chiefe of those mercies of God which whoso hath alreadie is become partaker of eternall happinesse and in the end shall bee fully satisfied 4. Yet now though we haue faith liuely and true from which our requests must proceede this faith of ours must haue his warrant his ground his stay from the Word of God So