~go Book IV. Lo~king unt~ 1-efr~s. many of his dif~;iples fell <\Way, then f~id Jefys ~o ~h~ twelve, will lob. I". 6/1, 69 . ye a\fo go away? Peter anfwers for thq rdl, to whom fh.alt w: go ?--why Lori), webe{eeve, aNd (lrq furq that thou. ert the Chrijl, the Sgnne of rhe {irving God: not Qnly worfhipping of (;hri£1:, QQt beleeving in (;'hn~ is a righ~ ;l_cknowledg.ement that (;hri£1: i~ God. 4· A,nd as th_cy belecveq, fQ ~bey obey~:d ;yo hav~ R:om. 6. I7· obqed frg'@ the hrart (faid PaultQ hi$ Ro111ans) tha.t forme afdoMaH. '9;to, [tripe whiQh rpa; delivered to you; no foon<:v Peter and Andrew 21 ' h~ard ~he voyce of Chri£1:, fq/!r,rp me, but ~hey left t~ll tmd followed him: and no fooner {amei and {ohn heard ~he fame voyceof Match. 9 . 9 . l;\lrifi:,fo/lqw mr.hut th~y left all apdfollQwed him; and no fooner John a. 31 , Matthew,jitting fit the rec,iteof cufl~me, heard th11t VO)Ce of [hrijf follow mf, but he ~ofe line/followed hirn. Why, then are ye my difcip/cJ indeed, (faid Chri£1: to the beleqvipg Jewes) •f JB con : in;~e in mJ Word. Come then, put thy feMe 0 my foul, to Jhe teft; thou haft fe~n, ~nd hei\rd the wonderful pa!f<1ge~ of Chri!ls life; the baptifme of Chri£1:, thf fafring of Chri£1:, the temptations of (:hrifr, thg manifefratiQn~ of Cprift, the doCl:rine ofChrift, the miracles of Chrift, the holinetfe of Chrift ; and is this the itfuc ofall? do£!: ~hou now begin to admire, and .adore, and beleeve, ~nd to ob¢y this [hrijl? is thy heart warmed ? thy affx:cl:ious !>ind)ed ? ForbJ tells us ~hat theWord of God hath three degrees 9f operarion in the hearts of his chofen, firft it fal/erh to mens ear1 as the found of many waters~ a mighty great, and co.nfufedfound, ~tnd which commonly 6rings neither terror nor jo;, hut;eta wondering a,nd tt.ek,nowledgement ofaJlrange force,ana m9re than huma1u power this is that effect which many felt heari11g ChriH, when they wer; ~t- .!.12,17'· 11Jloni(hed at hu doClrine, a.r tu:ching ~ith authority; wh.1t mant~er ofdoflrim iJ this ? never man JPakf /ikf this man : the nrxt effeEt Luke 4 • it, is the v oyce of thunder, which bringeth not only wonder, but feare i 11l[o ; not only ~lleth the eares with found, apd the heart with ajlot~ifoJpbn 7;;. 46. ment ,. but moreover foa/e.!th an4 terrijieth the confr:iepce : the thi!<tl ejfeCl is the found of harping, while the word not onlJ rtzvifoeth with 1admiratim, u,ndftrik§th the confr:ience with terrour, but aJfo laftly ji!leth it with fweet peace find joy In the prefent cafe give me leave to a ~ ke ; 0 my foul, art thou flruck into a maze at the mighty miracles, and divine doctrine of Jcfus (hrift? doft thou fall down and worllup hirn as thy Lord and thy God? do£!: thou bel.eeve in him, and rel}'e on him for life cwd fa! vation ! do£!: thou ~bey
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