ebe famfíp15oott 93 Heathens and wicked men in the world may be faved by believing it (hall be fo. Then let your Tenant be. sieve that he bath money when he bath none, and be- lieve that he bath paid your rent when he bath not. Believing God, fuppofeth fotne word of his to be be- lieved : And what word of his promifeth Salvation to the ungodly ? We muff believe the Gofpel,that C4tritt pardoneth andfavethall that truly (e) Believe in him, that is, Take him practically for their Teacher, their Saviour and Lord, to fanáifie them by his Spirit, and mortifie their worldly flefhly lulls, and make them a holy and heavenlypeople. To take Chriff for fuch a Phyfician and Saviour ofyour foul is truly to believe And to doubt ofthe truth of his word,' is the doubting ofunbelief. But fo is not every doubting of our own fincerity. Adrunkardmay doubt he is not lober, and yet not thereby doubt of the Gofpe! of Chrift. "El. If poor menhave no more wit than to hearken " to all that you would put into their heads, you will "drivethem all into defpair at laff. P. We do but teach them how to prevent everla(fing defpair. There is no hope of being faved in defpite of God, or againft his will. And to cheri{h fuch (f) hopes (of being faved without Holinefs) till time be paf, is the way to Helliíh delperation. What if the King tell his Subjects, Ifyora murder there is no hope of your lives ; I will not pardonyou, Will you fay to them, Go on and kill men ; do not defpair ; the King doth ill to put you upon defperation ? What if- you had (e).7o/1.1.6,7,8,9,10,1T 512d- 3.16,19.Ltxk.19.27. Mat.7.21,22,23.(f)Ifa.48.18,22. & 57. 21. 59.$. :ter 4.IQ.d.. 6.14. 0-$,II. e 2$.9,.Ez,ck; 13,I0,16.1 Thrf.5.3 been
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