Coales from the altar; or Foure religious treatises to kindle deuotion in this colde age. Written in French by Mounsieur du Moulin: and translated into English by N.M.

Faith applyeth to all the faithfull, the promises of the Gospell.

This application whereof I haue spoken, which you must make to your selfe, from the promises of the Gospel, to gather such a holy assu∣rance, it is necessarily required by Faith. For to beleeue in Iesus Christ, it is not enough to beleeue in grosse, that there is a Iesus Christ, and who beleeueth in him, hath eternall life: neither is it enough to beleeue that the promises of the Gospell are altogether true; the Diuell beleeueth so much, yet notwithstanding hee hath no true beleeuing faith: But to beleeue in Iesus Christ, is, when the faithfull beleeueth that there is saluation in Iesus Christ for him; which the Diuell cannot beleeue.

And the true iustifying faith, where∣by the iust liueth, chiefely consisteth in that, that we apply and appropri∣ate vnto our selues, euery one in his own particular, the promises of salua∣tion, that euery one in his owne be∣halfe, may say, that which S^t. Paul saith, in the person of euery one of the faithfull, Gal. 2.20. I liue in the faith of the Sonne of God, who hath loued me, and giuen himselfe for me; and in the 2 Tim. 1.2. I know whom I haue beleeued, and I am perswaded that he is able to keepe that which I haue committed vnto him, against that day; and Rom. 8.37.38. I am assured that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other crea∣ture can separate vs from the loue of God, which he hath shewed vs in Ie∣sus Christ our Lord. This faith doth not bring vs a simple opinion or

coniecture of our saluation, but a certaine knowledge, following that which Saint Iohn saith, 5.14. Wee know that we are translated from death to life, And Iohn 10. We know that we are of God, and I haue saith he, 1 Ioh. 5.13. written these things to you which beleeue in the Name of the Sonne of God, to the end that you should know that you haue eternall life. This faith freely lets vs goe to the treasure of Gods grace, Heb. 4.10. With assurance, as hee saith in the 10.22. euen with a true heart and a full assurance of faith, as Saint Paul saith, Ephes. 3.12. that, by Iesus Christ we haue boldnesse and accesse, in our beleefe, by the faith which wee haue in him. This faith is called, Hebrewes 11.1. the substance of things hoped for, that is to say, that maketh things beleeued and hoped subsist in our soules, neither more nor lesse then if we were already in

the very Actuall possession and in∣ioying. This Faith maketh vs finde peace and rest in our soules and con∣sciences, chasing away the feares and terrours which sinne would set be∣fore vs, with the apprehension of Gods iudgements, following that which Saint Paul saith, Rom. 5. Verse 1. That being iustified by faith, we haue peace with God through Ie∣sus Christ our Lord, by the which also wee haue beene led by Faith to this grace; wherein we hold our selues fast, and glorifye our selues in the hope of the glory of God.