III.) 3. There is yet one thing more that may be separately considered, tho’ it cannot actually be separate from the preceding, which is implied in the being _altogether a Christian_. And that is the ground of all, even faith. Very excellent things are spoken of this throughout the oracles of God. _Every one_, saith the beloved disciple, _that believeth, is born of God. To as many as received him, gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name._ And, _this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith_. Yea, our Lord himself declares, _He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and cometh not into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life_. 4. But here let no man deceive his own soul. “It is diligently to be noted, the faith which bringeth not forth repentance and love, and all good works, is not that right living faith, but a dead and devilish one. For even the devils believe, that Christ was born of a virgin, that he wrought all kinds of miracles, declaring himself very God: that for our sakes he suffered a most painful death, to redeem us from death everlasting: that he rose again the third day: that he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father, and at the end of the world, shall come again to judge both the quick and dead. These articles of our faith the devils believe, and so they believe all that is written in the Old and New Testament. And yet for all this faith, they be but devils. They remain still in their damnable estate, lacking the very true Christian faith.”[5] 5. “The right and true Christian faith is (to go on in the words of our own church) not only to believe that holy scripture, and the articles of our faith are true, but also to have a sure trust and confidence, to be saved from everlasting damnation by Christ. It is a sure trust and confidence which a man hath in God, that by the merits of Christ his sins _are_ forgiven, and he reconciled to the favour of God,――whereof doth follow a loving heart, to obey his commandments.” 6. Now whosoever has this faith, which _purifies the heart_, by the power of God, who _dwelleth therein_, from pride, anger, desire, _from all unrighteousness_, from _all filthiness of flesh and spirit_, which fills it with love stronger than death, both to God and to all mankind; love that doth the works of God, glorying to spend and to be spent for all men, and that endureth with joy, not only the reproach of Christ, the being mocked, despised, and hated of all men, but whatsoever the wisdom of God permits the malice of men or devils to inflict; whosoever has this _faith_, thus _working by love_, is not _almost only, but altogether a Christian_.