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Epbefianr,Chap.G'.
VER.10.
is
friended, he
hopes to have
his caufe
ended, though judgement
is
to
come from the
Lord
;
if
the
Judge himfelfe were made for us
,
and
if
all meanes
be
at
hand,
we can
rat;
we
are fo fledge
that
till
fomething
croffe us,
the Lord
is
not cloven to
,
and
fought
to
by
us.
Again;
if
this
or that (requifite
in
our
judgements) cannot
be
obtained
;
though
we
were never
fo
diligent, we diflraft,
and fufpeét
the
fucceffe, fay
-
ing,
that
it cannot prove
well. And
againe,
in
the third
place
,
when
we
havethings, our
affeEtions
doe more
lively worke on this
orthat,
which
fell
out (as men fpeake) more luckily , then on
Gods
blefling,
which
is
all
in
all.
Which
fheweth our fecret refling
in
the
creature.
Fourthly,
our
totteringwhen
we are
tryed
;
If
we did
walk
e,
uniting
on
God,
we fhould be
like
mount Sion
,
foure fquare
;
men howfoe-
ver
throwne downe,
(landing
firmely,
whereas the lealt
thing doth
unfettle
us.
Shall God
offer
to
paffehis
word,
yea give his
Indenture
to
me, for
all
good things,
(hall I
not looke after it
e
the points
of
our
hearts
Rill
turned to the power, goodneffe,
faithfulnefl'e
of
our
God,
which
was
and
is
the matter of
our confidence
e
If
weather
tàile
a
while,
men are,
as
if
God
would
quite
forget them
:
if
doings doe
decay,
fuch
a
world for
taking
they have not knowne the
like
:
if
crof-
fes
overtake
us,
we
arc at
our
wits ends. He
that hath
crutches, if
he
leane
noton
them walking,
take
away
his
crutches
,
he walketh
íäll:
but
take away
a
criples
crutches,
that goeth
on
them,and
he
commeth
to the ground prefently.
So
if
we
did
not
like
to
criples
leant
on thefe
things,
we fhould
not
be
fo eafily
throwne downe
in
their removall
:
fo
the impatient breaking
off
in
holding the
proni¡fe,
the
double
dili-
gence and exceflive
care.
c
Mat.6.3.
Shall
he
not
doe
much more for
you, O
ye
of
little
faith!
The
fhifrs
and finfull courfes
which
men
admit to thrive
by,
all
prove,
that
there
is
not right faith
in
us
towards
God.
Now the
cure
ofthis
is,
by being
difpleafed with
our Elves
raking
up
our foules
in
this
manner;
If
the
King
or
a
great man fhould threa
ten
me,
would
I
not be afraid,
and carefull to decline
their wrath
Shall my
God
threaten me,
and I
be
fecureand careleffe
a
If
I
have
a
mans
word or bond that
is
of
worth,
I
write upon
the matter
, as
if
I
had
it:
Shall I not joyfully reft
is
the
word,
Peale
and
oath
of
my
Gode
If
a
man
of
worth
fhould be asked
a
pawne and not credited
on
his
word,
he
would
take it
in
evill part
:
What
a
fhame
is
it,
that
I
will not believe
God,further
then
I
have his caution
e
If
I
would
not
truy
a
man for
a
few pence,
would I
craft
him
for pounds
e
Cannot
I
trait
God for the things
of
this life,
and
doe I
fay
truly ,
that
I
truft
him for
life
everlafling
e
With
fuck
reafoning,
a
man muff make
that
fin
loathfome
to
his
foule
;
and then feeing himfelfe
a
maffe
of
unbe-
liefe,
mutt looke unto
Chrill,
and call
to
him,
as
the author
and
fini-
fher
of
faith,
muff cry
Lord help my
unbeliefe,
mull
fee
the promifes
before him, and
chain
himfelfe
fat}
to the
meditation of them.
Seeing
then we fhould give fuch diligence this
way,
how
are they
then to
be
blamed,
that
feeke
not afterit,
lying
in
unbeliefe
a
How
are
others.