Chap. 1 .Se&.f Looking #nto 1efos. :Book IV. fubjeCl: to Godswrath, we may anfwer, that Chrift did beare his Fathers wrath, that he might make our peace; if he tell us tha~ we are fubjeet to the curfe ofthe law, we may anfwer, that Chri.ft hath redeemed m from thecurfe of:he law, when he wao mt.-de a curfe Gal. J· 13 ; . f orm: ifhe tell us that we are hts bond-fiaves, we may anfwer, that we were fo indeed in times pall:, but Chrift hath payed his Fatl1er the price of oqr redemption, and hath fet us free : if he tell us that we areunjuft, and t.herefore iliall be condemned before Gods judgement feate; we may anfwer, that Chrifrwho was innocent was therefore condemned,· that we who are guilty pight thereby be acquitted; and that he that came to fave us, will bimfelfe judge us, and therefore we need not ~oubt of mer«y, if we plead the merits of Chrift: or if Sat han will not be thus anfwered by us, why then Chri£hans ! there's no other way but to fend him to Chrift ; to this P.!lrpofe we may tell him that Chrifr is our Advocate, a·nd ifhe will needs difpute, let him go to · Jefus; he is both able to plead our caufe, and to anfwer all the . fuits that are made a.gainft us. 4· I may adde hearing, reading . meditating, on Gods Word, . holy conferences, bufie employment in the works of our particular callings; living by faith, I muft not-ftay on all thefe means; . , only remember amongft the reft that one of Chrift; watch a11d Matth. 2.6. 11 • pray, that yeenter not into tempttit ion; praying againft ii: is a denymg of it, and a grea· part of the vittory; for it is a difclaiming che entertainment of it'; it is a poGttVe rejettion of the crime, it is a calling in au~uliaries from above, co make the vittory more certainc: co us. Hence one fweetly advifeth, if temptation fe • s stpon rhee, do thou jet uptn g od ; for he u ao fuon overcome M thou art, ao f opn moved to good, M thou art to evil; he u ao quickly invitd to pitie thee~ ~ tliou art to aok_him; provid(d thoJt doft not finally reV in the petttton, bm paJTe into 11Elion, and endravo.ur bJ all means toquench the flame newly_ k,inled in thy bowels , before it c~me to deveur th~ mar_;OJw tht~t u in thy bones: _indeed a £hong prayer, and a lay, mcunous, unoHervant walkmg are contradittrons in . Religion; and ~herefore watch, andpraJ:; and prar, a1ul wat,·h ~ . SE..C.Ti
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