The Tree of Faith, or The Tree of Life

[I] have raised all the powers and forces of my soul to give itself up to this high and heavenly calling, which is the holy profession of faith. From now on, the life that I am to live must consist entirely of this, for my Lord has affirmed and established his word to me anew.

§ 7. The Spirit presses hard upon me for this endeavor original: "ply," meaning a specific task, direction, or fold of business, declaring to me that I must stand and move forward steadily upon the foundation of faith original: "Faith's bottom". The work I am responsible for original: "chargable withal" is great, and for this, O God, my own strength is only small. Therefore, I call upon your omnipotence God's all-powerful nature, for that must be my "all in all" to make me a practitioner in this high and heavenly calling. The matter—