,4, Roty the thrifilem be:`n foiledmayberaitd. r19 Now themeanes wherebybeing fallen he may rife. again, - is byvnfained repentance,when as he is heartily forie for his finne, becaufe theréby,hee bath difpleafed=his lowing and gracious father,audlledfaltlypurpofeth far the timeto come to leaue and forfake ' thofe finnes, intowhich by the malice ofSatan andhis owne infirmitie he is fallen ; and by a liuely faith,whenhas heeloth applie vntohimfelfe all themercifull promifes made veto all repentant finners..For though faith innaturegòbefore repentance, yet the a&and fruit offaith, wherebywe are affured ofGods merciein the free forgiue- nes dour finnes,alwaies commeth after. Whereby thewaywe maynoteadifferencebetweene the "dffereree 'flueofGods children and the wicked :both fall into finne, ch de veryoften, bothalto commit heinous and - grieuous finnes ; andthewk. yeafometimes thechilde ofGod falleth intòmore fearefull iced. and horriblefirmer,then ameereworldling ; butherein the rhiefedifferencebetweene them confifleth,that the child of Godafter hisfall is vexed and grieued,and lab oureth to rife againebyleauing and forfaking the finnewhich is odious vntohim; but thewickedmangy after his fall neuerforroweth -norgrieueth,but rather refolueth to liue fill in his finne;and to commit it ag-aine and againe«vith greedines and delight whenhe bath any occafionoffered. Buthere theweak Chriflianwhole foule is opprefl`ed with pea2; the heauiewaight offinne will fay vntome; alas this is finali Thecomplaint comfort veto meewhich you fpeake , neither can Ihereby ofthevvea&e 'bane any affurance that I am the rhilde of God; for after-1 chrtr7ian, am fallen.into finne, loch is the hardnes ofmy heart that I cannot bewaile nor'bc forrie for it; and whereas eueryfinall worldly loflè or cratemaketh memourne, weep andwaile, when by my finne I haue offended God, I cannot flied a teare, nor Phew any true figne ofheartie forrow; and fuch is mine vntowardnes and corruption, thatrin flead of forfa- kingmy finne, I am readie to fall again vpon thenext oc- cafion: and therefore I cannot ham -anyfaith or full affu- rance of Gods promifes made' in -Chrift, feeing they are all limited and refirained to thofe fanners which repent and amend. I That
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