InflruCUons for A right comforting Sect. 2, 5•. And why may not ~ata~ fometimes, by Gods. p~rm1ffion, be iuff.:red to mfl~Cl:, and fafl:c:n his fiery darts of terrours and tc:mptatwns upon a mans c<:mfCience ; Continue them there fome while with much anguitb and horrour, for fome fecret holy end kene and feeming go~d to divine wifedome; and at lengrl~ remove and reure them, not upon fucceffion of any fc:mnd comfort, or true peace, from the promifes of bfe, and pardon ol fin; but only upon ameere cetfation ofthe devils pleaiure to torment,and terrific: any longer? Not that He can hurt the leafty or mort con~ t'mptible creature that ever God made, when He pleafe: but that it pleafeth God fometimes to give _him thera~nes, and leave to rage. Q!!ieting the con- :kience in this Ca:K:, is no comfortable cure from po- {itive help : but a·oounterfeit pall-iation by ceafing.to; }Jurt. See Satans proportionable pratl:ifes in matters ofWitchcrafi,in Gijfards Dilllogue concerning WitchN6~ They. who h~vclindWitchcrafts,pag.H • . c::ountcrfcJted cerrou~s 6. Nay, let me-here further, befOre I patfe out of onely. h · d··r. . .· fl b · · f a As Divines affirme t. e pomt, lrcover unto you amyu,ery, ut 1t 1s o that an Hypocrite ma; iniquity and horrible Hypocrifie. 1 have knowne have fhewes fJ{ every fome (would you thinke it?) who have a countergrace. See Mafier Ro- feited. even. trouble of C01ifcience • and made !hew gers of E>tdham, DoClr. ' . ofFaith,cap.t. P'!g· s. .Anddoe outwardly a!J thing> whiGb true {briflians doe. Sec 'Pcrkins in his Treatile; How /arre a 'I(Sprobf1.te may-gor, .'and (eigne, . whatjoevcrGods chi!d,·en doe faitbfa/ly, '1'-(:,ot.~irm~ hypocritf1.<~ ea firty:p·e smnia,qt11t fiddes vere efficiunt. ~hamier. Tom. 3.lib. I~· cap_. ao. fcB. S'· SG .f doubt not, but Hec.may reprcfenr outward ly even the _ dejeCtion~, comphint ' , and fad;bcha.vicurs ot One truly troubled in Confcic:ncc. And that 'fo cunningly, tj1at he may f n· a while deceive judicious Mimficrs. Some Painters have hadjucb a gift m the live!yexprejfil1J,Df the fo;·mcs of Birds .and other Beafls,!llat tHte BjrdJ andli vi.1g Beafls have bin deceived in tal:ing them fvr thai;- Mates B;t £rh ; Hypocrite puts dollmthe Painta: /or by his gto ·:~.i ng ,and .~li[leri11gJhewes in, a1 / ou_twarci work~ ,hedotb fo pcrfeClly rcfe'11bfe the t ue (/;ri[tian ,that he deceivetb , not as tbe P amter, Jifly btrds, bll-t, r~afonable men ; yea, learmd and e.zperiencut {bl·i(tiam. tY1ke il'l hi£ Difcovcry of the de~ ceitfuln.dfe of Mam h~.arr, c:1p, :z. pa~. 2Q. Nay may he not therein out goethem? .As · I nf[e gold iN gli[Jering gm beyond trl<e; cwd biredmoHrtters in lamentation btyol~d the ~ecea• fod Parties own fnen ~·s; arJd fawning jl1ttcrers in outwardcomplements of jnendfh1p, bejond true friends them(etvcs : StJ ma;• Hypocrites in O/Jt}'.'ard wor~e.r [ecme to cari'J 1t aWJJ j~om.. . tbefouneMl cbrif!iims. ~~bid, . · . . h Wlt .
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=