Part. I .Cap.6. AfflictedConftiencu. 1 H~tngring and thirfling. deftres are evidtnces of 11 1 'Dy~e of Repentance repentingkart. . . . cap.•5· · . m True de .fireargues the prefence ofthJ11!/ de fired, .ami .,. T ... · ·r 1 hftl . f' .~..uponpa.3:t. yet a~i!,Ues nott e e mg o tt. p. 1o.;8. n It m{ily not .b~e dij[emb!ed,. t~at there. a:e in the n. Bjftdd in his Expo. "Worldmanydefinttton.r, or defcnpttons ofFattk, fuch htwnup~mt~e. EpiHie M do not C(;mprehend in them,that only thin.g;whic:h-u the. to rpe Co!o1h:ms)cap. chieft flay of thoufandt of the dean [i!rvants of god; I.vcr£'4. and that u, ckjires,which may no.t bee denyed to 6ee of the natlm ofFaith, I exprej{e my meaning thtU: That • when a UJ;[an,or woman ufo farre exercifed in the fJ.iritua!lf~kingoftheLordhu god; That he would·6ee Willing to pt~rt with the \Vor~d, and all thintf thereof, if he had them 'in hu owne pof{effion, fo that hy the Spi· rit and Promifos ofGod het! m~'!,ht 6e ajfured, that the finnes. ofhu former lift, and foch as prefent!y doe 6urthen his Soule were forgiven him; and that he might f/eleeve that Cjod"Were 1tow Gecome hu God in Chrifl: I Would not. doubt to pr;onounce that thu Per[on ( thuo pr-iz;,;n,'!, remiffion offinnes at thi.l rate, tht.1t he Would fol! nil to buy thu pearle) did undouGted!y believe, 'Z(_ot onely hecaufe it u a truth (though fl Paradoxe) that tha Defire to believe u Faith. 13ut alfo 6ecaufo our. Saviour C hrift doth not doubt to affirme that they are 6!ej[ed,, that hunger and thirO: after righteoufi1effe, pecaufe Maq-.6. they .(haU befa,tisfi.~d. And to bjm that is athirfi I Revel.u,6. wlllgivetodri.nkeofthe water of life freely. . ~nd David doubted not to (ay, The Lord heareth the de- Pf.1l.l o.17. fire ofthe humble. · · · · ~ I think!;,-wh~iifoev~r-.thehumNed .Jinmr fees ttn in- · ~ Rogm: of ,l)_edham jimte,_ ex_cellency tn Chrifl,and thefavour ~fqod 6y him, m. Ius Doffnne of · t~ttt u m~rewor.th r_hen all the world; and {o ftts hH' FasthJc!p.z~pag.uB. - hear.t uptm tt ~hat he u re(olved tofoe'«: itWithout c~vz.finj and to part \Vtth all for the obtaining it~now I tak. it, u Faith 6egmt... · what graces thou ttnfat"ned(y dcjr,qJ.; ttndqo~1ftatltfy, · ufeft the'!1e.tnes to attain;;IhfJt#JajA P There ,.
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