There are no sounder theological believers than devils , and yet their conduct is not affected by what they believe, and consequently they still remain at enmity to the Most High God. A mere head-believer is on a par therefore with fallen angels, and he will have his portion with them forever unless grace shall change his heart. Every religion except one puts upon you doing something in order to recommend yourself to God. But it is the business of the glorious gospel to bring near to us, by the hand of the Holy Spirit, a righteousness ready wrought, a robe of perfection ready made, wherein God's people, to all the purposes of justification and happiness, stand perfect and without fault before the throne. The soul is the life of the body.
Faith is the life of the soul.
Christ is the life of faith. And this is the record , that God hath given to us eternal life , and this life is in his Son. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him . No, this species of rebellion appears to be the sole prerogative of ruined man . A god whose will is resisted, whose designs are frustrated, whose purpose is checkmated, possesses no title to Deity, and so far from being a fit object of worship, merits nought but contempt.