Quote by William Ames
Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God,

Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us. – William Ames

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From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a double act which bears on the spiritual communion exercised between God and us the hearing of the word and prayer. – William Ames

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Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for us today, for then Abraham and the other prophets would not have given assent to those things which were revealed to them from God without any intervening help of the church. – William Ames

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The goodness of a thing created is the perfection of its fitness for the use which it serves. Now that use is either particular or universal. – William Ames

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Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 – Bible

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There are divers men who make a great show of loyalty, and pretend to such discretion in the hidden things they hear, that at the end folk come to put faith in them. – Marie de France

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Politicians are usually the first to forget that if you assume someone else is acting in bad faith, they will do the same to you. Questioning motives poisons the well. – John Sununu

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Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith. – Paul Tillich

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