through Naturall /Popo/Phil/tics. 200 fpeak evill of you. I appeale to thee (man or woman) in i thine own foule, doeft thou not thinke that thy former con- dition, was an ungodly condition ? yes : and then quiet; then confciencequiet, then friends quiet , then Satan quiet : and now confcience accufes,and now Satan accufes , and now friends fpeak evil!. Oh ! therefore, fay, Carely, this is nothing but aTemptation : and beleeve it ( beloved ) it is halfe a vi- t.:10y over a Temptation , to know that a Temptation is but a Temptation. In the third place. Now,noW ejpecially; fet thy felfewith all thy might to venture upon7eftu Chrifi. : Labour much in ven- turing upon jecus Chs ift now. Mark. Faith is nothing elfi. but ,..9e, Soules venture : it ventures to Chrift : it ventures on Ch ' c it v lAuf esfor Chriff. It Vc,tt at CS to Chrift,in oppofition to all legall terrours. It ventures on Chrift , inoppofition to all our ownguilt/44e. It venturesfor Chrift , inoppofition to all 'Difficulties , and aifcouragements : The proper nature of faith is toventure : and what need weventure,if there were no difficulties? Dif- ficulties properly call for venturing. ( Marke it ) Do diffi- culties arife? Now fet thy felfe toventure uponJefus Chriff. Ifa manbe to go home over fome water , or River , and the water rites , he fayes withhirrifelf , how (hall I get over this water ? The longer I ftay , the more it rifes : he begins to go into it,andhe comes back againe : but ( fayes he ) there is no other way, as good firft, as at the laft ; I muff venture, I muff over, there is no other way ; and fo he ventures. So fay I nowunto thee : This thoumull come unto at laft (poor foule ) Difficulties, and difcouragements arife, to 'lave thee off fromChrift at the laff thou muff venture upon Jefus Chrift , at the hit you muff venture , notwithftanding all your guilt you begin to do it, and you are ready to go back; but know this , fiat or laff you muff venture uponChrift : hadft thounot better do it at the firft ? Ohl therefore,when ever any difficulties do arife, putthy felfe upon faith : fay, come, 0myfrag!there is a difficulty , now venture on Jefus Cliiift. D d In 1
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