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Obj. THese foure sorts of faith are not the same in substance, they differ only in property, which (as the Gospel) is contained and included in the Law, as a tree in the seed.
Ans. If that were true, then it were possible for them which have the one, to have the other; and so Devills also which in some sort beleeve, (as I have shewed) should also be capable of justifying faith. And as to that you say, that justifying faith is contained in the Morall Law, we are to distinguish of the Law,* 1.1 for it is sometimes taken more largely, either for all the Scrip∣tures of the Old Testament, as Luk. 16. 17. It is more easie for heaven and earth to passe away, then that one title of the Law should faile. So Joh. 15. 25. It is written in their Law, they ha∣ted me without a cause, which testimony is found in Psal. 35. 19. or else the Law is taken for all the Book of Moses, and so the Law and the Prophets are named together, Mat. 7. 12. This is the Law and the Prophets; but the Law sometimes is taken more strictly for the Morall Law, whereof the Apostle speaketh, Rom. 7. 7. I know not sinne but by the Law, and so the Apostle oppo∣seth the law of works to the law of faith, Rom. 3. 27.
Now as the Law is taken generally, either for all the old Scrip∣tures written by the Prophets, or for the writings of Moses, it cannot be denied, but that faith in Jesus Christ, is in this sence both contained, and commanded in the Law, for the Lord spake of Christ by the Prophets, Luk. 1. 7. and Moses wrote of Christ, as our Saviour saith, Had ye beleeved Moses, ye would have belee∣ved me, for Moses wrote of me, Joh. 5. 15. but as the Law is strict∣ly* 1.2 taken for the Morall Law, the law of workes, which contai∣neth only the ten words, or Commandements in the decalogue, so we deny justifying faith to be in the Morall Law, and that for these reasons following.