Ur. Collin' 4,44Sorolii4 rUCh a party of men lay fo, becaufs no body denies it,behaufe fsflinifters commonly preached it but to take any fold and ferious grouad,they are yet to reek. '113 not with the things of od as with other Arts, as Logick, R.hetorick,Mthonomy chefs Arts the principles is preftippDted to be proved ; noman gots about to prove there is Fteafon, that th-re is Number, that there are heavenly bodies, bmule fettle and experience Chews its But his quite otherwife in the things of Gthi ; for you are not only to run away with the notion, that there is a God, that this God is one) and that theCe are his word and his works ,,, but you Are to know this by experience, becaufe the knowledge of thefe risings Conics in hthinfulion, by faith, by a belief th tt God i2 r For by faith we believe the worlds were me* by the word ofGodJ Heb. I Y.} it is that therefore 1 would pre& you to, that you would labour fhr an ellabliffted fpiric Do not only hear the things' of Gcd but fee them y the ftrit will but blind you, or at bra leave you at great uncertainties, the !aft will fettle you. What was the reafon ofthe holy Apofiles g eel when they wereunder the great- efi threatnings of the High Priefts, and were forbid to (peak in city name of Chrifir, and to (peak ofJullification by faith.and the- Refurenion of Chaff from thedead, and forgiveneffe of fins by him (things that are fu:theft remote from kale and reafon) the Apoftle will tell you, zeh 4, 20, We catt,s3t but fpeak the things we have fern and heard, lience it 12 that poor filly women, that tra refpea of their imbecility and (nit' nit,' of fot, rite terrours of the fire and faggot, /toot hwe been fuch to have brought them to A.poilacy yet they confo ended the great Donors and flabbies when they were brought before them t they were able to burn, though they Couldnot difpute, they behold things that were invilible. It's an excellent thing not to take up the word upon notion, upon opinion but to have an eitablifhed heart throughGrace. I (hall dirtet you in two wordl, act the Lord by prayer to teach you every truths what je.; tut Chriff teaches once, is everlatiingly taught, no word is abi- dingbut what the Lord jefus trachea him felf. Look as it is with Satan, when he cornet to feduce men from the truth, he will pre- lent (Mt a fine notion without, and commonly he darts irs fornt dagling light within, fo that you never knew a 'Remick take up a falfeopinion, but it time with a marvellous deaf of fweetneilie and comfort t wheh the Lord Cita teacheth by his fpirit, he eonicE kith that fight, that fweetnelie, favours and relifb of G sruth3
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