Eighthly, Such as are Spiritually Minded, are justified by Faith; and such have Peace with God.
True Faith in Jesus Christ doth quiet the Soul, and it is an excellent means for to remove all its doubts, and slavish fears; that made the Apostle for to triumph, in that eminent challenge that he makes, Who can lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect? for it is God that justifies; Who is it that Condemns? it is Christ that died, yea, rather that is risen again, who sits at the right hand of God, making intercession for us; And such is his Faith in this Christ, that he is perswaded, That neither Death, nor Life, nor Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, nor Things present, nor Things to come, nor Height, nor Depth, nor any other Creature shall be able to separate us from the Love of God, in Christ Jesus our Lord. Here is a man whose Peace is made with God; though all this Host doth incamp about him, namely, Grim Death, Dreadful Hell, the Grave, the Law or Conscience, yet for all this he will not fear, as long as he knows, God speaks Peace, and hath justified him in his dear Son; those whom Christ hath justified, the Law cannot condemn; those who Christ died for, shall not partake of the second Death; those who Christ hath set at liberty, Satan cannot bring into Bondage; those whom Christ hath comforted, tribulation shall not discou∣rage; those whom Christ hath refreshed with his presence, di∣stresses shall not come nigh; those whom Christ undertakes to preserve, Persecution shall not hurt; those whom Christ feeds, famine shall not destroy; those whom Christ hath cloathed with the lovely Robes of his own Righteousness, shall not be naked; those whom the Father, Son and Holy Spirit guards, shall not