324 General/direaions for a scas.1 rar.r- hearts, which is the faith of filch as are accepted with God, 2 Cori 3 5. Now it were firange, if the bleffedSpirit fhould bidus examine and fearch for that, which could nor poffibly be found out. Againe, if a man cannot be certaine, that he beleeves with all his heart, that is, truly and, fincerely ; Philips interrogatory to the Eunuch,fly, 8.37. hadbeene in vaine,and the Eunuchs reply rafb and unadvifed. ANA, was cleerely of this mind, that a man may be ac- Zini=quaintedwith the fincerity ofhis faith.* There is, faithhe, a 4"gloriandi,vt Hove. kindofglorying in theoonfiiexce, when thou knowell thyflit,: is ris fidem tuam cf. fintere, thy hopecertaine, thy love without difembling. finceram,nore- is d n ie fpem tuam many, fay they, beleeve, and are deceived ; thinking have certam , noveris they n that which they have not ; How then can a man charitatem tuam die fine diffimula. be certaine ? Anfiver. So thoufands amongft us, by the falfe fpeclacles of prefumption, making the bridge of Gods mercy broader then it is, and larger then his truth, which confines it onely to broken hearts; are wofully deluded, and ready everymoment tobe drowned in the dungeonof fire and brimffone : muff therefore thofe fewwhoare fincerely humbled for their fins, trulybeleeve,andupon good groundhave part in it,bealfo de- ceived?Becaufe mad men,and men afleep,know not well that theyare afleepe, and rage ; muff thereforemen truly waking, and wife, not know certainely they are awake, and in their wits ? The common people generally conceiveof the Sans magnitude,that it is not pail a foot round;rnua therefore the certaintyof knowledge,that it is many times bigger then the earth,bedenyed to the skilful Aftronotner?Some mendream that they are rich, tumble themfelves arnonga their golden heapes,and it is not Co indeedwhen theyawake; dothnoman therefore certainely know whether heberich or no ?. imam&gni ele a Conceive proportionably of repentance, an infeparabie ea° companion andeffeet of true faith,, which is then faving, bet, idec in cor- dein°, & tenet cexciffimi aimed, &clamant conrcientia, dicenteAugullino Proinde Esrefipifeen dam, quafidei vet a,eft individua comes, num effaus...Vcraque habernr.r--_certiturlinevalvifi; onis interna,feuteftimoniiproprii COICES:&Spiritus Dei reitificamis Spiricui noitro, von II SarkisR010.16.Tes. when
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