So 'Iheorderof the caP:fes rance.Luk.I 5.11 .Ac't.8.... Rtptnt oftbu ,.;,;_ A1 Efa. 4•· l· Thefmokingfl"''"Jh•llheoot quench. ~tdneffr, •ndpr•JYod, th•t if it bepojfi!lle, th: Faith is then faid to beeweakeand feeble thought ofthine heart ma]htforgium thee. Rom. when as.) oftbofe fiuc degrees aboue mentio~ 8. z6.Thefpirit ht/;>llhourinftrmitlts:[oriOek_noJ> ned,either the firfr, which is /znowledge, or the nor wh4t to pr, tU Wttmght :-hut tbcJpirit it Jelfe fift,which is t~pplic~ttion ofthe promif~s is very m111keth retJutjtfor ''-", withJigbnwhich tiW'Itotbe fetble,the refi remaining ftrong. Ror:ll,. 14 , 2 • txpreffed.Hof.I4•l,3'· 0 l[r11el, rttHrNe vnto the Onebeleeues thAt he maJ tal dl!J things, •nd 11 nother Lord thy God,fortbooh.j/f.Otn6Jihine iniquity. which u W<•~t,«tsh«rbs. 3· Let not himrim,._ T akevnloyou words,&turnetothe Lord,&foy tB teth, deJP;;e, him th!lt 14Uth not: And/et not kJim him,T 4k! •W'!7~liniq~tity,&receiue VJ gr~tciouflJ• n-hich eateth not,iHdf.~ him -which tllttth: for God The fifth ariGng ofthe former, is an efpecihath rwiued him. The Apofrlesalthough~hey all perfwaGon imprinted intbe heart by the beleeued, that Chritl: was the Sonne ofthe Iiholy Ghofr,'wbereby euery faithfull man doth uingGod; yet they were ignorant ofhis death particularly apply vnto himfelfe thofe proandrdurrec'tion.Mat.I6.z6.Ioh.6.6 9 .Math. mifeswhich are made in tbe Gofpd.Mat. 9· •· 17.».Luk-9-45.Th<J tmdrrfl•odnotth.r \!lord· TheybrtJUght vrtto lmn~ wu~fi,;k!. of the podjie,'Jf~r it TVJU hidft:~mtbtmthat th~JCOH/dnot pe 1w;H; iwg an 4 bed : a•d-when Jefsu f4W thtir (4ith 1 hee B Jt.Afl. I .6. They A~kedhimfoying 1 Lord,l~ilt thoH [aid v~:to the fi'lz' 11ft bep~tljit,SI1n,be ofgood ce~mr~Hore llt this time the k.,ingdome '" lft 4 tJf fort,thJfim•re (orgiuen thee.Mat.I 5· 28. 0 \lloFor the better knowledge of this kindeof m4n, great Uthyft~ith,btit vllt~thee IU thoHdifi· faith,we mull: obferue thefc: tworules : reft. Gal••.•o. 1/iNe,yt: notl•ow, but Chri/1 I. A feriou•deGreto beleeue, & anendea- /iues in me:andth•t '"""' liue inthtflefb, lli•e b7 uourm obtaine Gods fauour, is the feede of thef•ithoftbeSo..eofGod, who h•th lootdmee, faith. Mat.;. 6. 8/efjcdMttheywhicb hunger•nd ••d.~iuenhim{t/f•forme. tb'f/fafter roghuo•Jnts: for tbel fl••il befatufteJ. This perfwafionis, and ought to be ineue• Reu.zt.6. 1\lli&giue to him th•t u• thirj/, •ftht ry one, euen before he haue any experienceof nuBof th< '"'"' •flif<fi"/y.Pfal. "15·19· Ht \lliU Gods mercies.Math.I 5. 22. A "''"'"",• C•n•- fulfil/ the dtfjrtof themth•tfc.rthim: he.l[. will 11ite1came tiNrofthefom~ co11ffs, 411dcryeJ,{Jt)ing heart: their cry,4ndWill {auethem, For in fttch as vntobim, Ht4ue mercJOII me, 0 Ltrd, the[onne of begin tobeleene, and to be renucd, the mjndC Dauid,~~ny daNghttri4 mifer•bly 'liexedwithaJiwill not lie idle, but being mooued by the houen,&c. >3,>4,25,>6,>7·Ioh.20.>9·Itfsufaid ly Ghofr, ltriuewith doubtfulnes and dtltrufr vnto him,Th~INIUJbeclluje thliH hAjlfeene me, thou and endeauourtoputtheir afftntto the fiveet: belttuefl: bleJftd<rethey which h•utnot pens; •nd C promifc: made intheGofpell, and firmely to h•uebeleeued. Hebr.II.I. F•ithu thegro~~~rd of apply the lame tothemfeluts, and in the fenfe _ tb;ngs huptdfor, ••d theeuidtnce •f things which of their weakcnelfe, deGre afsillance from a- •re •ot jime.InPhilofophie we firfr fee a thing boue; and thus fjirhisbefrowed. trae by experiece,& afterward giueour affent I I. Goddoth not defpife the leafr fparke vnto it:asinnatural Philofophy;I am perfwaoffaith, iffobe,it, by little and little, doe ended thatfuch a wateris hot, becaufe when I creafe,and men vfethe meanes to encreafethe put minehand intoit,I perceiue by experiece fame.Luk.I7.5. The Apofll<>(•idvnr. the Lord, an hotquality.But in the prac'tife of faith it is E:ncre4ftourf4ith. 6. And the Lordfoid, if yee quite contrary. For fir!t, we mufr confentto h•dfaith A4 moch.u agrAine of U~t•JI•rd,{eede, the word ofCod, reGfring all doubtand diffi- •ndJho•ld f•y 1mto thu m•lberrytrte, 'Piuckf thy dence,& aftcnvard wil& experiece & feeling [t/ftvplry the rootts, ondpl•nt thy ftlfoin the Sea, ofcomfort follow. 2. Chr. 20. >O. Puq•osrtrujt "jlJould•uen •b<J;os:Man mufr therefore frirre in the LurdyoHr God,lmdJ'fba/1 beaffired:6elttue vp his faith by meditation ofGods word,fcrihu Profhw,andJ'jhaRprofper. They therefore ous prayers, and otherexcrcife belonging vndovery ill, who aro frilina doubtoftheirfal. to faith. nation, becaufc as yet,they fcele not in them- D The highefr degree of faith, il•"'"""•, • fidnes,efpeciall motions of Gods fpirit. f•Daffur•nce, whichis notonely a certaine and Thus much concerning the way which God true, but alfo a f•ll perf,.ffion of the he'-tt, vfethinthe begettingofFaith. There are bewhereby a Chrifrian much more firmely taGde this, z. norablc degrees offaith. The one king hold on Chrifr Iefus, mak<th full and reis,rhe lowefr, & as I may fpeake,the pofitiue foluteaccountthat God loueth him, and that degree,the other isthe highefr,or fuperlatiue. he will gine to him by name, Chrifr and all his The lowefr dc~rce of faith, is called gracespertaining to tternall life. Rom. 4.20. O).t)'?"''ri", alittleor wcake faith,likc agraineof INtith~didhe doNbt ofth6 promife ofGodthr~ugh mufhrd-feed,or fmokingflaxe,whichcannei.. 1 vnbel~efo, bHt wll4 j/rmgthnudin rhe faith, 11nd ther giueomheat nor flame, but oncly fmoke. lgaue,gl(Jrie to God. 21. Beeingf1111) affored, th;;t he Marth.8. 25. Hu 'Di{ciples -•~edhim,[aymg, "'hich hadpro"!ifed, ""''"hie •If• to doe it. Rom. S11ut vs Mafltr,twe pcrijb.26. And bee[aid VntQ 8.38. I'"" pei-fwaded,thtu nrithtr life,nor de11th, them)wh, are re fea'~'[t•fl)O Je (JfJiulefitith?Mat. !&c. Clfn feparate 111 fi'om the loue of God whir:!: I7.lo.lfye1JaNt(aitb.umuchAJagr•incofmulisinCbri{lle{ill. 1 Samneh7-36. Thyforuanl /lard·fotde,yeJhtt!l(a) vnto thU mo~tntaine, Re- (flue both l.;,t Lyon <1nd tht Bt4re: thtnfo.re this moouehtt:cetfi]Onderpl4ct; anditjha/Jrcmooue. vncircumc;{td Philijline jhAO be~ne ofl thnn
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