282 What it it to liveby Faith touching ry good worke, he mull neceffarily afcribe the whole praifeunto the gloryof. Gods grace, upon which he do,h depend. 7''Im artojfait- encerningper- Theaefs offaith concerning perfeverance be thefe and feverance, fuck like. I. Firfl, It makes a man fenfible ofhis: owne.frantic, and infirmity,howweakeand feeble he is, aptnot only to fall, buteven to fall away,ifhe werenoturholden,by the grace : Co1.3..5. andpower ofGod.Not that weare fn f cient ofourfelves to thine any thing& ofourfele ;es:but our/ufciencie ù ofGod. Naturallywe trull in our (elves, and are prefumptuous of t our ftrength : but when by faith we goe forth of our felves unto God for helpe, we can fee nothing in our felvesbut weaknefleand frailtie. 2 Secondly, It ftirres up holyjealoufie and fufpition, lefl we fhould cook,decay, Hart afide, or fall backe. Faith is hold and,tiinerons, confident and fufpirious: confident in Iol..9.28, God , fufpttious of our felves. I was amid( faith Gara(s.Spiritu j Job j of all my work,ft ; knozoing, that ifIdid oPickedly, aft Watch pag:, thou wo.d ff not acquit me. And this fufpition lothbeget 8 4: care to fhunne occafions of finne, and watchfitlnef e to prevent fpiritual'i:diiuempers, Aman jealous ofhis health is wane in his diet : and he that hath his foule in fufpi- tion will ever be queftioning with it,and watching over it leàft he(houïdoffaad. Triis fealoulie iseverwaking, apt to earl the wort} that may fall out, but to counfellthe heft, that is, tokeepe farre; from the occafions ofin, abftaine from all appearance of- evi l,and take heedeofthe Inane in ! lawfull bufìnefïes of this life. And furely, in this kinde, confideringour great;fraìlty, it is more behoovefullfor a man tobe fouie :,fhat too beedie andcautelous, then to be a little too fecure and felfe confident to be firfpitiousof his weakneffe that he maybe enabled by God and become firong inhim, then while he is foole-hardieand firong in his owne conceit, to run into danger,and prove weake in }nail. 3 Thirdly, Faith ¡pliantly cricth unto the Lord for helpe, and
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