fe/fe,inriching examination. full atfurance ; but cvet bya zealous and profitable purfuit of the ID("anes of grace and ~nowledge, preaching, reading, prayer, meditation, confe- -rence, ufe of the Sacrameats, finging ofPfalmes, confcience and faithfulneffe in our calling, mercifulneffe to the poore, &e. He that bath true faith, I wHI ever have both an eye and hean ta:-rhefeholy : meanes, thefe godly exerdfes. .· . 4· There is alfo adead faith J which is to be fot.md inmany profe1for·s,and thofe that make great fhew of forwardueffe in Chrifiiinity: When men have goodfroreofknowledge, foliow the Word and Sacraments with diligence, . are able to.difcourfe with underfranding,and dexterity of pointsofre-· ligion, have good refpecr to the Comi:nandements of the firfr .Table: ·But -in dealings with their bre- · thren they !hame their profeffion, deny the power : of Chrifiianity,, and plainly fhew thlt their f-ai_th · is without life, and their lifewithout the fruit ofa jufrifying faith ; · their.fecret and ·cJofe <tonvey- .·_ ances.for enricning themfelves unl~wfully, t1I1d ~nlargingthdr efiates by extortion an d . oppreffion~ doe cleerly difcovet the deadneffe of their faith~ and<:fcarhof their foules in finne. 5~ Fifthly, there i$ a temporary faith,:which.I 5 may thus define: . · . .. . .. : 1 ~~clt>rar.y _. It is a generall grace of Go£;! wrought in the If; · . hearts of fame formall profeffors, by the II!inifie- · rie of the Word foundingin theirearesJ and by an . .in[eriour.'operation qf his · fpirir, r w.her~l?y .. tqej_~ mmd~a.reJn feme ·meafure ipligbtned;a_J)dde~igQ.-_ tedwttntheWord; whereupon may.fuiiow - fem~ ·. '·' .. ,. / ' .. G 3 kinde ----------------~~~~~~~~~~--·'·
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