Ball - BT770 B3 1637

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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