434 Horn, are rie to live by Faith Sei Y 1. of Curing the Lug of the Eyes, by plucking them out and to flake the thirfl of Riches by a profufe caring of it into the Sea, to conquer the Worlds Honour and Applaufe, by Turning Hermit,' and hiding of it's Head in a lonely Cave. No, Faith prepares the Sou' for a Nobler way, of YiCtory, not by (lighting the Bait, but by digefling ()fit into Food ; by ufing of creature - comforts, as fo marl Rounds,in 7acoís Ladder,to Mount it's fell and others, the Nearer Tieaven. Faith confiders, that the King of Heaven expecis His Toll, Tribute, Cuflorne, out of all our ° Luk.t2.4e. Receits, that where much is given, there more is ° required : and jarflly fears, leí1 if it fhould not pay it's. God the Interefl, it fhould, and that P Ifa.5.2, &c. juflly, forfeit and lofe the Principal. Therefore the more 'cis p dung'd, and drefl, and pruned, the mere abundant chillers it brings forth, and fuck as are acceptable to the palate of the Vine- dreffer. 4. Becaufe all my enjoyments proceed from Gods Free -Gift, or rather h' isLoan,therefore they mug and 'ball be readily furrendred,to Gods Call. If God will continue the %outward Comforts,f:iith F 'aith, i will own and improve His Bounty, and yet if He thinks fit ro call in Hui debts, I till revere and fr mit to his Soveraignt y. Let God give, and give abundant- ly, yob will Blefs. Lec God tdke, ?ob knows, He r ai s bit- his own, ,;nd q Job 1.21. on that account will blefs him Then fob has learnt co tie fs a q taking, as well as a giving God, H.f.re are Lands, Houfes, Children, Parents, dear enjoyments ind..ed, but yet f.ch as are not my Fee fiMple; faith p Luk.i4.33. Faith. i am only a Tenant at will. r All thefe, yea and much mere, nay Life and All mull and 'hall be denyed, rr fgn'd, when God calls for them. A Gracious heart knows that he cannot pcili6ly makef mach of his worldly enjoyments,any other way,as by offering them up for ('hrifls fake, and refagning them ro Chriffs C <<I1. 114. ry's cintírentcould never have been car i d to a better market ,than it was, when poured cr freely, on her dear Savi <asrs Head,. Be a Believers enjoymer,ts,wbat the\ never fo great never fo precious, fuppfe His Veffel laden with Pearls, c I TIm.1.19 yet even there íM11 overboard, rather than hazard the f weak of F,:ith, or a Good Coní cience. 5. Now [enjoy mofl from God, now even now 'tis nectffiry that IJ7ossld trxf moflly,yea,wholly , nd only in god. ihus7chc/baphat,2Cro.2o.r2. Thus Afa, though he had an Army almot Innumerable, no le'£s than 2 Cron. 14. t five hundred and f ourfcore Thoxfand men, All oft hem ,tghty h1, n 11, ii. of Valour, yet he l ,oks on all .,f them as cyphers, às nothing without a .Ged,and therefore now pus forth his Trull IA GoId,'and flees to him for help. Here indeed was a Noble truft. ' l'is eli ficult to truft God is our greata wants, bur mere difficult, to 7r&s`I him in our greateft Ivcwl.
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