Q172. That I was once without it, you intimated before, but must I take it without proof for granted?
I will give you a proof or two: God hath concluded them all in unbelief. And again it is said, faith cometh. And again, the Holy Ghost insinuateth our estate to be dreadful before faith came.
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
1
Romans 11:32
“For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.”
2
Romans 10:17
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
3
Galatians 3:23
“But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”