Mofes his Seife - deniall. Failed,and fainofffrom the truth, when the tryall came. Theexample of Doflor Pendleton, men ioned in the bookcif Martyrs, is re- makable in this kinde,the ftory is gene- rally known : Tht: Doátor was full of confidence and refoludon, and pro"ef- fed, That thefefat fides ofhis Mould file in the f re , before he rwott aiyeeld ; and y t ho fhamrfully ¡lee forfooke the Caufe of Gcd, you all know. Thcde wi,o vauntrnoft, wve many tim.'s the l.-aft courage, thofe cre 'tures who have rh`greatt_ft hcarsof flefh, are the, molt timerous, as theStag, the Panther, and theHare. it s not noagh that totis in profeffionoftheir refolutions, fpeake as thcy i-hink, and as they areperfwaded for t1ì pt.&nr; this is no to betrufied to : for he.th-attru(lshis Ownheart, afool,' fii` s Solomon, Prov.28. Itisgood cot]n_ fell Luther givesa GermalMinifter ,roan Epittiche write to him ; Waik in feare and contempt of your kit, andpray to the Lord thar, hk' m ty doeall thingsond do nor you ? hink todoany rhing,but be 1 you a Sabbath unto Cbrifl, fo his exptef- t1 ;n ; ç, ( thatis) rejlyour Spirits in Chrifl. What'. Ambula timore contemptu tui, (g° ara pominum ut ipfe tua om- niafa;iut, W, tu nihilfa- ciits , ¡'ed fis Sabbacum ejld Gabrieleriz Yydymum Iva-arena *iIlderbur- genfem, 1
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