VER. 18. 8phefians, Chap.z. 309 we fee him make fore that he fpeáketh , we truft his word; as the V- furer beleeveth the borrower,he makes no doubt but a man will bee his words- matter in paying tenne pounds while he bath a pawne of twenty: this is togive credit to the pledge,not to the perfon. Trolling on acivili mans word or bond we doe feek them carefully, and are glad when we havegotten them,and as we fay, we write upon them, thatwe fhall have fo much money, at fuch a day , upon a fubftantiall mans word or bond, given us. But God who promifeth all good thingsin this life,as well as in the life to come, his feales we Peek not after,which is a figne ofour great unbeliefein them. While wee have meanesor good likelyhood ofthis or that, we are well; let thefe fayle, we aretroubled. Which fheweth that we reit not upon the word of God,which is as fore in the want of all things, as in abundance. VE R. 18. Fer through him wee both bave an entrance unto the VERS. 18. Father by one Spirit. Now the argument followeth, proving that they had heard e/lrgufr the doêtrine ofPeace effeetually taught: thus it ttándeth. Such as dare goe to God the Fa , fay in prayer, calling him 4bba Father : Such have the NON of reconciliation effectually taught them. But both lew andGentile now goe to the Father through Chrill in the Spirit. Therefore bothof them have had publithed to them the Gofpell ofPeace, Firft then in general!, we fee whereonely the word ofPeace bath taken place, namely in fuch as have acceffe to God. This is anunfeparable corn- Doer. t: panionofreceiving the word of Peace powerfully , free acceffe to nccelfe to God ever tot- God the Father. It is impoffible that we thould prefume to befuiters tower thepre- to God,untill the wordofreconciliation hath been applyed in us ; till tailingofthe by preaching wehave been brought to Faith, and fo to Peace toward word. God: How fhall they callon bim in whom they have not beleeved:' Rom. 1 o. r4. Whofevir commeth to God, muff be perfwadedthat Godis, andthat he is a rewarder of themthat feekhim. Iob. 27.;8. What hope bath the HypocriteifGod take away his foule? We fee that if Princes bee dif- pleated with any , theparty dare not come into pretence, much leffe Heb. it. 0. be a Petitioner,untill indignation isthroughly quenched. Look upon Abfalon and behold, beedurft not preffeupon his Father , though in part reftored to favour: Much leffe can any finner (till the word ofre- conciliation bath been fowcd in his heart, which doth teach him that God is pleafed with him in Chrift) dare to enter the prefenceof God. So that we may hence learne,how to know whether the Gofpell of ye; Peace bath foul ntertainment in usor not , ifwe have recourfe'to Anote or God through 01111ft; it is anevident argument that Peace and recon- right recel- ciliation is gone before. ving theword. Now in the verfe is layd downe the doétrine of invocation. In it prayermiac: l we have; 1. Toconfider of the nature of it: It is an entrance or E e comming
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