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Epbefianf,
Chap.6.
V
E
R,10,
voureth corruption,
paffe
without a cenfure.
iob
rather
fanL`tified
his
houfhould
on
fufpicion, and jealoufie,
then
negleéted
matters
already
apparently
evil!.
Now
followeth the third,ivhich anfwereth to the greaves,or
legge-
harncffe,
[and
your
feet
!hod.]
a.
For the
meaning
:
Some doe conftrue the preaching
of
the
Gofpell
of
peace, the readineffe
to confcffon; but
this
is
rather
a
fruit
of
our being fhod, then
the
¡booing
it
felfe.
And
this
is a
more parti-
cular
thing,
as
which agreeth with times
of
perfecutions, and perlons
called
to
make confeffion. But all
the parts of
this
armour
agree to
all
times,
and
to
all perlons.
The
fenfe
is;
being !hod
with
fuch fur-
niture,
as
the
Gofpell
of
peace
doth
helpe
us
to.
Now
the Gofpell
of
peace
doth
tell
us
two things, that
make
us
fully appointed for
all adverfities ;
that God
is
through
Chrifta
mer-
ciful!
Father:
for
,
all
enmity
is
killed
in
his
Croffe. Secondly,
is
doth
affure
us,
that
every
thing that
can
befall
is
made for as.
r
car.
3.22,23.
Whether
they
be -thingsprefent,
or
things
to
come,
all are
yours,
and ye
Chrifts,
and
Chrift Gods.
Not
life
onely,
but death
is
ours; that is,
is
made
to
ferve
for our
good.
So the
foule,
knowing
theft
things,
is
harneflèd to goe
in
the waits of
tribulation. Secondly,
for the ufe:
it
ferveth
in
undergoing our daily
aliEtions:
for,
every
day bath his mifery.
Secondly,
in palling
thefe extraordinary
evils
which
!hall
betide
us
:
through
many
aflliêtions
we
muff
looke to
en-
ter into
the kingdome
of
God,
v111r
14.22.
as
the
ufe
of
boots and
greaves
is
againft
all
rouglineffe
of
theway,
that
we
may tread
on
flin-
ty paths,
or thornes,and that without
taking hurt.
Nom
the
Devil!
mállfirfllabour
to
keepe
rra
from
feeking after
this
peace,
by
lulling
us
afleepe
with
a
falte peace,
as
this ;
if
God
did not love
thee, thou fhouldeftnot thus profper, thou haft notroubles
,
nothing
but
peace !hall
follow thee.
But
we
mull learnt
to dáflánguáfh betweenea
true
and
falfe
peace.
Firft, this
is
grounded on no outward thing, but on
forgiveneffe
of
fin. Rom.5.T.
Then
beingijuftifìed by
faith,
we have peace
towards
God through
Jefus
Chrift:
this
is
brought to us,
and applied
by the
Gofpell,
by
prayer, the Gofpell
of
peace,
Phi/.4.6.
Be
nothing
care
-
full, but
in
all
things let your requefts
be (hewed
to God,in prayer
and
fupplication.
Now,
the worldlings
peace
is
fo much
the greater, the
leffe
the Gofpell
is
preached
to
him
:
for
,
this light will not let
him
fleepe
;
and for wading
to it by
prayer
,
by
beleeving
the
mercy
of
God,
and promife
that
all
things
fhall
worke for
his
good,he
knoweth
not what
theft
things
meant.
Secondly,
the devill
will tell
us
that
have our part
in
this peace,
There
is
no
peace
to the
wicked,
Efay
48.
ult.
Thou
haft much wickedneffe
which God cannot but
hate.
vdnf.
The
wicked,
who
is
not
juftified
through
faith, can have no
peace
:
but
Chrift
hath covered
mine imperfcEtions.
Thirdly;
thou never kneweft what trouble meant, till thou
cameft
to