A. That through an acquaintance with his attributes they might be enabled to exercise faith in him so as to obtain eternal life. [§ IV. ¶ 2.]
Q. Could men exercise faith in God without an acquaintance with his attributes, so as to be enabled to lay hold of eternal life?
A. They could not. [§ IV. ¶ 2,3.]
Q. What account is given of the attributes of God in his revelations?
A. First, Knowledge; secondly, Faith, or power; thirdly, Justice, fourthly, Judgment, fifthly, Mercy, and sixthly, truth. [§ IV. ¶ 4,5,6,7,8,9,10.]
Q. Where are the revelations to be found which give this relation or the attributes of God?
A. In the Old and New Testaments, and they are quoted in the fourth lecture, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth paragraphs.*
Q. Is the idea or the existence of these attributes, in the Deity, necessary in order to enable any rational being to exercise faith in him unto life and salvation?
A. It is.
Q. How do you prove it?