through Naturall 199 they will prey upon me. Yea,Lord, And if they do come into the ark :, and into the (hip, the very 'tench of all the beafts will poyfon me : Vet notwithftanding all thefe Difficulties, and all thefe difcouragements , Noah prepared an Arke, Why ? For be beleeved, andhe beleeved with a Saving,ju- flifying F aith. So, if you look into theNew Teflament, that is full of this: What abundanceof difficulties did the wife men go through that came to worfhip Jefus Chrift ! They were commanded to go worfhip him that was borne Kingache Jewes : They might have faid. thus : What is the King of the Jewes tous ? We know no fuch King : Shall we go out of our own King- dome , andout of our own Country to worfhip the Kingof the Jewes ? The defpifed people of the Jewes ? When they came at 7erufalern ; the learnedmen, theTriefis , and thole' thatwere of that Country; they knew none fuch : when they came at the place where Chrift was borne, they found him in aStable ; and they might have aid : Is this the King of the :i ewes ? Is this his Pallace ? What ? A Stable for his Pallace? What ? Are thefe horfe, are thefe his Courtiers ? L this a King ? 'Tis impoffible he fhould be a King : Yet notwith- ftanding,they went :thy ? becaufe they beleeved, and this their Faith carryed them through all. What abundanceof dirFculties did Matthews Faith carry him through ? The Lord commanded Matthew to follow Mats 9. thim : Matthewfollow me ( fayes Chrift) and fo he did : But he might have faid thus : Whether fhall I follow this man ? ' I have a good calling, I have fo many hundreds coming in by the yeere from the Cullome-houfe ; this manhath not wher- on to lay his head : I fhall be a begger ; all my friends will call me a foole : Notwithilanding Matthew leaves all and followes Chrift : Why ? ,lie beleeved, with a faxing, juftify- ' ing Faith. , What abundance of difficulties did Zachem's Faith carry him through ? Zachem (fayes our Lord to him ) haft ' and Luk. 194. come donne ; for Imull' abide with thee this day : he camedown he received him into his houfe ; and being there he fayes,Lord, C c behold,
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