able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked Ephes. 6. 16. We are the circumcision c. Who rejoyce in Christ and have no confidence in the flesh Phil. 3. 3. Putting on the brest-plate of faith and love and for an helmet the hope of salvation 1 Thes. 5. 8. Therefore we both labour and suffer reproach because we trust in the living God who is the saviour of all men especially of them who believe 1 Tim. 4. 10. Fight the good fight of faith lay hold of eternal life 1 Tim. 6. 12. The word c. did not profit not being mixed with faith in them who heard it c. For we who have believed do enter into rest c. For he who is entred into his rest he also hath ceased from his own works Heb. 4. 2 3 10. That by two immutable things c. we might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul both sure and stedfast c. Heb. 6. 18 19. Faith enabled men to do and suffer great things for God See at large Heb. 11. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick and the Lord shall raise him James 5. 15. Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation c. receiving the end of your faith even the salvation of your souls 1 Pet. 1. 5 9. To them who have obtained like precious faith with us 2 Pet. 1. 1. This is the victory which overcometh the world even our faith 1 John 5. 4. â—…dly In its effects or the fruits by which it 's known to be true Examine your selves whether ye be in the saith 2 Cor. 13. 5. All men have not faith 2 Thes. 3. 2. It 's called the faith of Gods elect sound and unfeigned faith 2 Tim. 1. 5. Tit. 1. 13. chap. 2. 2. That the trial of your faith being much more precious than that of gold c. might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ 1 Pet. 1. 7. Be ready always to give c. a reason of the hope that is in you 1 Pet. 3. 15. He who believeth will not make haste Isa. 28. 16. The people of Nineveh believed God and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloath c. Who can tell if God will turn and repent c. And God saw their works that they turned from their evil way c. Jonah 3. 4 5 8 9 10. The vision is yet for an appointed time but at the end it shall speak and shall not lye though it tarry wait for it c. Behold his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him but the just shall live by faith Hab. 2. 3 4. The woman who had much forgiven unto her loved much and expressed it much and Jesus said Her sins which are many are forgiven for she loved much but to whom little is forgiven the same loveth little Luke 7. 38 42 43 47. And the Apostles said unto the Lord Increase our faith Luke 17. 5. Mar. 9. 24. The faith of poor impotent people made them wait at the Pool for the moving of the water and though they were disappointed often yet still waited John 5. 3 4 5 6 7. We cannot but speak the things we have seen and heard Acts 4. 20. When the Eunuch had believed he went on his way rejoycing Acts 8. 38 39. Purifie their hearts by faith Acts 15. 9. If we hope for what we see not then do we with patience wait for it Rom. 8. 25. Rejoycing in hope Rom. 12. 12. The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing Rom. 15. 13. We having the same spirit of faith according as it is written I believed and therefore have I spoken We also believe therefore speak 2 Cor. 4. 13. We are confident I say and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord c. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we perswade men to believe 2 Cor. 5. 8 11. Examine your selves whether you be in the faith prove your own selves know you not your own selves how that Jesus Christ is in you except ye be reprobates 2 Cor. 13. 5. In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing nor uncircumcision but faith which worketh by love Gal. 5. 6. In whom after that ye believed ye were sealed with the holy spirit of promise Ephes. 1. 13. We give thanks to God remembring without ceasing your works of faith c. patience of hope 1 Thes. 1. 2. We who believe do enter into rest Heb. 4. 3 10. We might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us Heb. 6. 18. By faith Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet moved with fear prepared an Ark c. By faith Abraham when he was called to go c. obeyed and he went out not knowing whither he went c. confessed themselves strangers c. By faith Abraham when he was tryed offered up Isaac c. his only begotten son of whom it is said c. By faith Moses c. refused to be called the son of Pharoahs daughter chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt for c. Heb. 11. 7 8 13 17 18 24 25 26. What doth it profit my brethren though a man say he hath saith and have not works can faith save him c. faith if it hath not works is dead being alone or by it self yea a man may say Thou hast faith and I have works shew me thy faith without thy works and I will shew thee my faith by my works Thou believest that there is one God c. but wilt thou know O vain man that faith without works is dead Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar Seest thou how faith wrought with his works and by works was faith made perfect c. faith without works is dead James 2. 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 26. Jesus Christ whom having not seen ye love in whom though now ye see not yet believing ye rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory 1 Pet. 1. 7 8. Unto you therefore who believe he is precious or an honour 1 Pet. 2. 7. We know that when he shall appear we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is And every man who hath this hope in him purifieth himself as he is pure 1 John 3. 2 3. The dangerous state and issue of Unbelief When Lot had told his sons in law that God would destroy the city and had advised him to get out they believed him not and were destroyed in the overthrow Gen. 19. 12 13 14 25. He did not many
far off and to them who are near c. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and forreigners but fellow-citizens with the saints and of the houshold of God Eph. 2. 13 14 15 16 17 8 19. And having made or making peace through the blood of his cross by him to reconcile all things to himself by him whether they be things c. And you who were sometimes alienated and enemies in your minds by wicked works yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death to present you holy and unblameable c. Col. 1. 20 21 22. It behoveth him to be made like unto his brethren that he might be a merciful and faithful High-Priest c. to make reconciliation for the sins of the people Heb. 2. 17. Who his own self bare our sins c. by whose stripes ye were healed for ye were as sheep going astray but are now returned unto the shepherd and bishop of our souls 1 Pet. 2. 24 25. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God 1 Pet. 3. 18. Justification and Sanctification before God Let not them who wait on thee O Lord God of Hosts be ashamed for my sake let not those who seek thee be confounded for my sake O God of Israel because for thy sake I have born reproach shame hath covered my face I am become a stranger to my brethren c. for the zeal of thine house c. and the reproaches of them who reproached thee have fallen upon me c. Psal. 69. 6 7 8 9 10 c. Surely shall one say In the Lord have I righteousness and strength c. in the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and shall glory Isa. 45. 24 25. By his knowledg shall my righteous servant justifie many for he shall bear their iniquities Isa. 53. 11. I will sprinkle clean water upon you and ye shall be clean from all your filthiness and from all your idols will I cleanse you c. I will also save you from all your uncleannesses c. Not for your sakes do I this saith the Lord God be it known unto you Be ashamed and confounded for your own ways O house of Israel Thus saith the Lord God in the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities c. Ezek. 36. 22 25 29 32 33. The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come c. for he is like a refiners fire c. He shall purifie the sons of Levi and purge them as gold and silver c. then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord Mal. 3. 1 2 3 4. The Pharisee prayed thus God I thank thee that I am not as other men are extortioners c. I fast twice a week c. And the Publican standing afar off would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven c. saying God be merciful unto me a sinner I tell you This man went down unto his house justified rather than the other Luke 18. 10 11 12 13 14. And by him all who believe are justified from all things from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses Acts 13. 39. Therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith as it is written The just shall live by faith Rom. 1. 17. The righteousness of God without the law is manifested being witnessed by the law and the prophets even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them who believe c. Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ whom God hath set forth c. to declare his righteousness c. to declare I say his righteousness that he might be just and the justifier of them who believe in Jesus where is boasting then c Wherefore we conclude That a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law Rom. 3. 21 22 24 25 26 27 28. Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness Now to him who worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace but of debt But to him who worketh not but believeth on him who justifieth the ungodly his faith is counted unto him for righteousness even as David describeth the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works c. He received the sign of circumcision a seal of the righteousness of the faith c. that he might be the father of them who believe though they be not circumcised that righteousness might be imputed unto them also c. for the promise c. not to Abraham or to his seed through the law but through the righteousness of faith c. It was imputed to him for righteousness now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed unto him but for us also to whom it shall be imputed if we believe on him who raised up Jesus c. who was delivered for our offences and was raised again for our justification Gen. 15. 6. Rom. 4. 3 4 5 6 11 13 22 23 24 25. Being justified by faith c. much more then being now justified by his blood we shall be saved c. The free gift of many offences unto justification c. As by one offence judgment came upon all to condemnation even so by the righteousness of one or by one righteousness the free gift came upon all men to justification of life c. By the obedience of one shall many be made righteous Rom. 5. 1 9 16 17 18 19. There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus c. Whom he did foreknow c. them he also justified c. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect it is God who justifieth Who is he who condemneth it is Christ who died yea rather that is risen again c. Rom. 8. 〈◊〉 29 30 33 34. The Gentiles who followed not after righteousness have attained unto righteousness c. which is of faith But Israel who followed after the law of righteousness hath not attained unto the law of righteousness Wherefore because they sought it not by faith but as it were by the works of the law Rom. 9. 30 31 32. They being ignorant of Gods righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God for Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one who believeth c. The righteousness which is of faith saith on this wise c. for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness Rom. 10. 3 4 6 7 8 9 10. Christ Jesus who of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification c. 1 Cor. 1. 30. But ye are washed but ye are sanctified but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus 1 Cor. 6. 11. God was in
in or amongst you the hope of glory Col. 1. 27. Jesus who delivered us from the wrath to come 1 Thes. 1. 10. God hath not appointed us unto wrath but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ who dyed for us that whether we wake or sleep we should live together with him 1 Thes. 5. 9 10. 2 Tim. 1. 9. Chap. 2. 10 11. Believe on him to life everlasting 1 Tim. 1. 16. Jesus Christ who hath abolished death and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel 2 Tim. 1. 10. Not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to his mercy he hath saved us c. Tit. 3. 5. He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them who obey him Heb. 5. 9. Ephes. 5. 23. By his own blood he entred in once into the holy place having obtained eternal redemption for us c. they who were called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance c. He shall appear c. unto salvation Heb. 9. 12. 15 28. Receiving the end of your faith even the salvation of your souls 1 Pet. 1. 9. The God of all grace who hath called us into his eternal glory by Jesus 1 Pet. 5. 10. And this is the promise which he hath promised us eternal life 1 Joh. 2. 25. 2 Tim. 1. 1. In this was manifest the love of God towards us because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him 1 Joh. 4. 9. This is the record that God hath given to us eternal life and this life is in his Son he who hath the Son hath life c. 1 John 5. 10 11 12. Keep your selves in the love of God looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus unto eternal life Jude v. 21. See more in the next Chapter CHAP. XI How Men have the benefit of this Salvation or by what means it becomes theirs in particular By Faith THE just shall live by his faith Habak 2. 4. Abram believed in the Lord and he counted it to him for righteousness Gen. 15. 6. Rom. 4. 3. He who believeth and is baptised shall be saved Mark 16. 16. Blessed is she who believeth that there or for there shall be a performance of those thing which were told her from the Lord Luk. 1. 45. Jesus said to the woman thy sins are forgiven c. Thy faith saved thee go c. Luk. 7. 48 50. But to as many as received him to them he gave power or the right or priviledg to become the sons of God to them who believe on his name John 1. 12. The son of man must be lifted up That whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life c. He who believeth on him is not condemned c. He who believeth on the son hath everlasting life John 3. 14 15 16 18 36. He who heareth my word and believeth on him who sent me hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life c. Whom he hath sent him ye believe not c. And ye will not come to me that ye might have life John 5. 24 38 40. What shall we do that we may work the works of God Jesus answered and said unto them this is the work of God that ye believe on him whom he hath sent c. He who cometh to me shall never hunger and he who believeth on me shall never thirst c. This is the will of him who sent me that every one who seeth the son and believeth on him may have everlasting life c. He who believeth on me hath everlasting life c. I am the living bread which came down from heaven if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever c. Whosoever eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life John 6. 28 29 35 40 47 51 54. He who believeth in me though he were dead yet shall he live and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never dye c. John 11. 25 26. Jesus said unto Thomas reach hither thy finger c. Be not faithless but believing c. Jesus said unto him because thou hast seen thou hast believed blessed are they who have not seen and yet have believed c. These things are written that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God and that believing ye might have life through his name c. John 20. 27 29 31. Through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins Act. 10. 43. By him all who believe are justified from all things c. Act. 13. 39. We believe that through the grace of our Lord Jesus we shall be saved Act. 15. 11. Sirs what must I do to be saved And they said believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and thine house Act. 16. 30 31. I kept back nothing which was profitable c. Testifying both to the Jews and also to the Greeks repentance towards God and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ Acts 20. 20 21. That they may receive forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith that is in me Act. 26. 18. The Gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation unto every one who believeth c. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith as it is written the just shall live by faith Rom. 1. 16 17. Now the righteousness of God without the law is manifest c. Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them who believe c. Jesus Christ whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood c. That he may be just and the justifier of him who believeth in Jesus c. We conclude that a man is justified by faith without c. It is one God who shall justifie the Circumcision by faith and uncircumcision through faith Rom. 3. 21 22 25 26 28 30. To him who worketh not but believeth on him who justifieth the ungodly his faith is accounted for rightecusness c. We say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness c. Therefore it is of faith that it might be by grace c. It was imputed to him for righteousness c. For us also to whom it shall be imputed if we believe on him who raised up Jesus our Lord c. Rom. 4. 5 9 16 22 23 24. Being justified by faith we have peace with God c. We have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand c. Rom. 5. 1 2. We are saved by hope c. Rom. 8. 24. The Gentiles c. have attained unto the righteousness which is of faith c. But Israel hath not attained c. because they sought it not by faith Rom. 9. 30 32. Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to
every one who believeth c. If thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness c. For the scripture faith whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed Rom. 10. 4 9 10 11. Isa. 28. 16. For by faith ye stand 2 Cor. 1. 24. A man is not justified by the works of the law but by the faith of Jesus Christ Even we have believed in Jesus Christ that we might be justified by the â—…aith of Christ and not by the works of the law c. And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the son of God Gal. 2. 16 20. Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness c. God would justifie the heathen through faith c. They who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham c. That the promise through faith of Jesus might be given unto them who believe c. We are all the children of God by faith in Jesus Christ Gal. 3. 6 8 9 11 22 26. We through the spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision nor uncircumcision availeth any thing but faith which worketh by love Gal. 5. 5 6. In whom also after that ye believed ye were sealed with the holy spirit c. Ephes. 1. 13. By grace are ye saved through faith Ephes. 2. 8. We have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him c. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith Ephes. 3. 12 17. Not having mine own righteousness c. but that which is through the faith of Christ Phil. 3. 9. You are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God c. Col. 2. 12. God hath c. chosen you to salvation through sanctification c. and belief of the truth 2 Thes. 2. 13. Now the end of the commandment is Charity c. and of faith unfeined 1 Tim. 1. 5. Wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus 2 Tim. 3. 15. Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ c. Of faith towards God c. but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises Heb. 6. 1 12. Cast not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompence of reward c. Yet a little while and he who shall come will come and will not tarry Now the just shall live by faith c. We are not of them who draw back to perdition but of them who believe to the saving of the soul Heb. 10. 22 35 37 38 39. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Kain by which he obtained witness that he was righteous c. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death c. He had this Testimony that he pleased God but without faith it is impossible to please God For he who cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them who diligently seek him By faith Noah c. And became heir of righteousness which is by faith Heb. 11. 4 5 6 7. For you who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation For you who do believe in God who raised him c. 1 Pet. 1. 5 21. Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner-stone c. and he who believeth on him shall not be confounded 1 Pet. 2. 6. This is his commandment that we should believe on the name of his son Jesus Christ and love c. 1 John 3. 22 23. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God c. This is the victory which overcometh the world even our faith Who is he who overcometh the world but he who believeth that Jesus is the son of God c. He who believeth on the son of God hath the witness in himself c. You that believe c. that ye may know that ye have eternal life 1 John 5. 1 4 5 10 13. Blessed be God c. who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 1 Pet. 1. 3. Of Faith in its Nature and Objects and Use Benefits and advantages further the nas before as relating to this Salvation Holding the mistery of faith in a pure conscience c. Without controversie great is the mistery of godliness God was manifested in the flesh c. 1 Tim. 3. 9 16. 1. In its Nature and Objects I know my redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth and though after my skin worms destroy this body or after I shall awake this body shall be destroyed yet out or in my flesh shall I see God whom I shall see for myself and mine eyes shall behold and not another c. Job 19. 25 26 27. Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone c. He who believeth shall not make hast The Centurion said Lord I am not worthy c. But speak the word only and my servant shall be healed for I am a man under authority c. And I say to this man go and he goeth and unto another come and he cometh c. When Jesus heard this he said c. I have not found so great faith no not in Israel c. Many shall come from east and west and shall sit down with Abraham c. Matt. 8. 8 9 10 11 13. The woman of Canaan would not be put off though Christ spake harsh to her whereupon Jesus said to her O woman great is thy faith be it unto thee as thou wilt Matt. 15. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28. Simon Peter said thou art Christ the son of the living God And Jesus said unto him blessed art thou c. For flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee but my father which is in heaven Matt. 16. 16 17. The woman of the bloody Issue said if I may but touch his clothes I shall be whole c. Jesus said unto her thy faith hath made thee whole go in peace Mark 5. 27 28 29 34. Jesus said unto them have faith in God c. And shall not doubt in his heart Mark 11. 22 23. O fools and slow of heart to believe all which the Prophets have spoken Luke 24. 25. His own received him not but as many as received him to them he gave to become c. John seeth Jesus coming unto him and saith behold the Lamb of God who taketh away the sins of the world This is he of whom I said after me cometh a man who is preferred before me for he was before me c. And I saw and bare record that this is the son of God c. Andrew said to his brother Simon we have found the Messias which is being
interpreted the Christ c. Philip said to Nathaniel we have found him of whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets did write Jesus of Nazareth the son of Joseph c. Nathaniel said Thou art the son of God thou art the King of Israel Jesus said Because I said c. Believest thou thou shalt see greater c. John 1. 11 12 29 30 34 36 40 41 45 49 50. He who hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true John 3. 33. The Samaritans believed on him for the saying of the woman c. And more believed because of his own word and said unto the woman now we believe not because of thy saying for we have heard him our selves and know that this is indeed the Christ the Saviour of the world c. Jesus said to the nobleman go thy way thy son liveth and the man believed the word which Jesus had spoken and he went his way c. And himself believed and his whole house John 4. 39 41 42 50 53. He who believeth on him who sent me c. Had ye believed Moses c. But if ye believe not his writings c. John 5. 24 46 47. Simon Peter answered him Lord to whom shall we go thou hast the words of eternal life And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ the son of the living God John 6. 68 69. For if ye believe not that I am he ye shall dye in your sins Joh. 8. 24. The man who was born blind Christ cured and when the Jews had cast him out Jesus heard of it and when he had found him he said unto him dost thou believe on the son of God and he answered and said who is he Lord that I might believe on him c It is he who talketh with thee And he said Lord I believe and he worshipped him John 9. 35 36 37 38. Jesus c. whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never dye Believest thou this She said unto him yea Lord I believe that thou art the Christ the Son of God which should come into the world John 11. 25 26 27. He who believeth on me believeth not on me but on him who sent me John 12. 44. That when it is come to pass ye may believe that I am he John 13. 19. Ye believe in God believe also in me John 14. 1. The father himself loveth you because ye have loved me and believe that I came out from God c. Now we are sure that thou knowest all things c. By this we believe that thou camest forth from God John 16. 27 30. I have given unto them the words which thou gavest to me and they have received them and they have known surely that I came out from thee and they have believed that thou didest send me John 17. 8. 1 John 5. 10 11. Thomas c. said unto him my Lord and my God c. Jesus said c. blessed are they who have not seen yet believed These things are written that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God John 20. 28 29 31. The Eunuch said what doth hinder me to be baptized And Philip said If thou believest with all thine heart thou mayest And he answered and said I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God He baptized him Acts. 8. 36 37 38. Paul preached Christ in the Synagogues that he is the Son of God c. Proving that this is very Christ Act. 9. 20 22. ch 17. 3. God gave them the liâ—…e gifts c. Then hath God also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life Act. 11. 17 18. We believe that through the grace of our Lord Jesus we shall be saved even as they Act. 15. 11. Believing all things which are written in the Law and the Prophets and have hope towards God which they themselves also allow that there c. Acts 24. 14 15. Paul said be of good cheer for there shall be no loss c. Be of good chear for I believe God that it shall be even as it was told me Acts 27. 22 23 24 25. To him who worketh not but believeth on him who justifieth the ungodly his faith is accounted â—…or righteousness c. Abraham against hope believed in hope c. And being not weak in faith considered not his own body now dead c. But was strong in the faith giving glory to God and being fully perswaded that what he had promised he was able also to perform And therefore it was imputed unto him for righteousness Rom. 4. 5 16 18 19 20 21 22. Now if we be dead with Christ we believe that we shall also live with him Rom. 6. 8. We are saved by hope but hope which is seen is not hope for what a man seeth why doth he yet hope for it But if we hope for that we see not then do we with patience wait for it c. I am perswaded that neither life c. Rom. 8. 24 25 38 39. The righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise say not in thine heart who shall ascend inâ—… heaven That is to bring Christ down from above or who shall descend into the deep That is to bring up Christ from the dead But what saith it The word is nigh thee in thy mouth and in thy heart that is the word of faith which we preach That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness Rom. 10. 6 7 8 9 10. No man can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the spirit of God 1 Cor. 12. 3. Our preaching is not with inticeing words c. That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men but in the power of God 1 Cor. 2. 4 5. We also believe and therefore speak knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus and shall present us with you c. While we look not at the things which are seen but at the things which are not seen c. are eternal 2 Cor. 4. 13 14 18. We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved we have a building of God an house not made with hands eternal in the heavens c. We are confident I say and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord c. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we perswade men c. 2 Cor. 5. 1 6 7 8 11. That we should be to the praise of his glory who first trusted or hoped in Christ Ephes. 1. 12. Buried with him in baptism wherein also you are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God who hath raised him from the dead Col. 2. 12. We pray for you always that our God would c. fulfill all the
good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith with power 2 Thes. 1. 11. Therefore we both labour and suffer reproach because we trust in the living God who is the saviour of all men especially of them who believe 1 Tim. 4. 10. Fight the good fight of faith lay hold of eternal life 1 Tim. 6. 12 When I call to remembrance the unfeined faith that is in thee c. I am not ashamed for I know whom I have believed and am perswaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day 2 Tim. 1. 5 12. According to the faith of Gods Elect c. In hope of eternal life which God who cannot lye promised before the world began c. Rebuke them sharply that they may be found sound in the faith Titus 1. 1 2 13. ch 2. 2. The word c. did not profit them not being mixed with faith in them who heard it Heb. 4. 2. Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen c. For he who cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them who diligently seek him c. By faith Abram c. Sojourned in the land of promise c. For he looked for a City which hath foundations whose builder and maker is God through faith also Sarah her self received strength c. Because she judged him faithful who had promised c. These all dyed in the faith not having received the promises but seeing them afar off and were perswaded of them and imbraced them and confessed c. Abram offered Isaac c. Accounting that God was able to raise him up from the dead c. Moses had respect to the recompence of reward c. as seeing him who is Invisible and some refused deliverance that they might obtain a better resurrection Heb. 11. 1 6 8 9 10 11 13 17 19 26 35. chap. 6. 18. Blessed be God c. who hath begotten us again to a lively hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ c. Whom having not seen ye love in whom though you see not yet believing c. who by him do believe in God c. That your faith and hope might be in God 1 Pet. 1. 3 8 21. To them who have obtained like precious faith with us 2 Pet. 1. 1. Who is a lyer but he that denyeth that Jesus is the Christ 1 John 2. 22. We know that when he shall appear we shall be like him For we shall see him as he is 1 John 3. 2 3. We have seen and do testifie that the father hath sent the son to be the saviour c. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God God dwelleth in him and he in God And we have known and believed the love which God hath unto us c. 1 John 4. 14 15 16. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God c. Who is he who overcometh the world but he who believeth that Jesus is the Son of God c. We know that the Son of God is come c. His Son Jesus Christ this is the true God and eternal Life 1 John 5. 1 5 20. But ye beloved build up your selves in your most holy faith Jude vers 20. 2dly In its Use Benefits and Advantages further I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the Land of the living Psal. 27. 13. Behold God is my salvation I will trust c. therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation Isa. 12. 3. Jesus said unto the blind man believe ye that I am able to do this They said unto him yea Lord then touched he their eyes saying according to your faith be it unto you And their eyes were opened Matt. 9. 28 29 30. Luk. 18. 42. When Peter came out of the Ship he walked on the water to go to Jesus but when he began to fear he began to sink c. And Jesus said unto him O thou of little faith why didst thou doubt Matt. 14. 28 29 30 31. When Christ saw the faith of the Woman of Canaan Jesus answered and said unto her O woman great is thy faith be it unto thee even as thou wilt and her daughter was made whole Matt. 15. 26 27 28. The Disciples came to Jesus apart and said why could not we cast him out And Jesus said unto them because of your unbelief For verily I say unto you if ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed ye shall say to this mountain remove hence unto yonder place and it shall remove and nothing shall be impossible unto you Matt. 17. 19 20. Mark 11. 23. The saith of the Woman with the bloody-issue derived virtue from Christ to heal her c. Jesus said to the Ruler when news was brought that his daughter was dead be not afraid only believe and Christ raised her Mark 5. 27 28 29 34 36 42. If thou canst believe all things are possible to him who believeth c. He cryed ouâ—… Lord I believe help thou my unbelief Jesus healed his child Mark 9. 23 24 25. What things soever ye desire when ye pray believe that ye receive and ye shall have them Mark 11. 24. He who believeth on me as the scripture saith out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water but this spake he of the spirit which they who believed on him should receive John 7. 38 39. If thou wouldest believe thou shouldest see the glory of God John 11. 40 Christ prayed only for those who had and afterwards should believe in him John 17. 20. Through faith in his name hath made this man strong whom ye see and know yea the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect souâ—…ness in the presence of you all Act. 3. 16. What doth hinder me to be baptized And if thou believest with all thine heart thou mayest Act. 8. 36 37. Putting no difference between them and us purifying their hearts by faith Act. 15. 9. Rejoycing in hope Rom. 12. 12. The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing Rom. 15. 13. We are always confident knowing that whilest we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord for we walk by faith and not by sight we are confident I say and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord 2 Cor. 5. 6 7 8. They who are of faith the same are the children of Abraham c. We received c. the spirit through faith Gal. 3. 7 14. In whom after that ye believed ye were sealed with the holy spirit Ephes. 1. 13. In whom ye have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him c. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith Ephes. 3. 12 17. Heb. 4. 16. Above all taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be