lnftruf1ions for aright comforting LVeque eni~ pr_.eiu~i- 3• Let me adde i Cypri~tn, who at the firfl: rifing WMI& -~om_m~fiutdu~- of the Novatian herefle, wrote thus to ~ntonianm: turo,q11o mmt~s t prem · J · 1· k L 1 r · · d h tcmiamplmam, &ire- "PPe ~oeTnot prejl-tatce t .e 'orol fiMt ts to JU, c~e; BtH t at f1.zm pecc,ttori$ inr.e1.e· he, if Hec finde the 'R_jpent rmce of the {tnner to b cc full, rit, '"!1C r4;.mfa~ia~, and juft, hee may then ratifie th.tt, whiGh foal! !m: here quod rz....;Jo.b_?s fu~rzt h1c ordained by t-u : But if an} one doe deceive m with the jlatutu St veronos a- r b' ~ f R G J ( h · k!,d d ,· . . t' fi 1 em ~ance o epentance, oc£ w o u. not moc e , an .lquu rcemten z.e tmll- . . latione.de/uftrit; Deru, wh~ beho!det~ the heart of man) may ;uc!ge ofthofe thtn.gs 1 qui n·ort cieridetur, & whtch we dtd not well difi:erne, and the Lord may amend qui. cot h~mini.r intu:- the fentenc.e of hu fervants. · th!, de hu q~.eno~ml.· Neither let this Truth· to wit that our a,{furing nM perjpez1mru mdt· f d d ' · d'. . r. . eet, & fervorum fell- o. mercy an par on mufl: be con ttlonall, upon 1Uch tentiam Dominu.J e- hke termes as thefe; if thoH doff belceve, and repent M · mmdct. ~d Anronia- rhou oughteft to doe; lf thefc things bee in truth a,· y~u ~ttm. epdl. J.]Jb. 4· promife andprofeffe, &·c. clifcourage,or trouble any that are true ofheart: For it lhould not prejudice,or hinder;their application ofthe promifes, taking Chrifl: as k Dotlor vjher in His thetr owne affitrance of mercy and comfort : becauie Anfwer ro a iefuite5 they are confcious to themfelvc:s of the fincerity of Chal!cnge,pag.J37· their own hearts. And therefore k Look$ how the Prol Efay~.7. phet Efay WM comforted;when the eAnge/1 fold unto him; 1 Thineiniquity is taken away, and thyfinne purged; and the poore Woman in the Gofpe/1, when leftt~ [leidHnto Her, m Thy finnes are forgiven: The lik§ fonfolatien doth the di.ftre.!Jed}inner receive from ~he m6uth of the Minifter, when he bath compared the.truth of Gods word faithfu!IJ deliveredh] him, with the Work§ if Gods grace in His own heart. .According to that of Elihu: If there bee an Angell, or a_M~n,~er with him, aq In_terpre· ter, one of a thoufand, to dedare unto man hts ngbteoufileffe; then will God have mercy upon Him, and iy, Deliver him from goiqg downe to the pit, I have .tcceiv~ed a re~i.li~ti9n • . ,
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