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Divided into thirty-three succinct sections, this is Witsius’ careful examination of the doctrine of faith. In only forty pages, Witsius provides a solid and practical basis for understanding of faith in daily life for believers. He goes into detail about various acts of faith for the Christian, such as desiring truth and thirsting after Christ.

SECT. XII All these things tend to this, namely, to teach us, that the assent there is in faith has the greatest certainty, which cannot be outdone by the certainty of any mathematical demonstration; wherefore they speak very incautiously, who contend that the mind may be deceived by a falshood under the notion of faith, since the proper object of faith is the testimony of God, which is necessarily true, and more certain than any demonstration. Nor can any places of scripture be brought, in which
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