3 12 Mr. Coil il's FareweC Sermon. truth, as will be impollible for you to let it go : Hence whent. Chrift would confute the Pharifes, that had the witnefs of his Father in his works, he faith, John 5. 37. 'Ye have neither beard his voice at any time, nor feen his fhape it's an excellent thing to fie the fhape, and he al the voyce of God. 2. 13C well rooted upon Chaff, or elle you will never be(flee blifhed in any truth of Chria : If you mifs the Lord )(las by the grace of Faith, you will never hold fait the Deanne ofFaith: you are built upon the Do&rine of the Ape:dies, (not their per* ions) upon which the Lord 'Vas is the corner-Stone : he that does not know jefus Chrift himfelf, will certainly lofe his Faith What's the reafon the irony ground in time of perfication fell away ? why theyhad not root, they were not planted upon the Lord jefas. Rule 3. Thirdly , thole truths that God bath taught you, and thole ways of worfhip God bath committed to y ,u, love them as your lives, love them above your lives 5 for no man will ever con - tend -to hold them, if he do not love them e thiOgs of low price anddeem, are prefently let go he that loves the Word above his life, will let lifego rather than the Word.: If you receive not the Word out of love, every Impoftor at d falfe prophet. every fear and terror of men will rob you of it : Hiae the soord in thy heart, faith Solomon, love the truth dearly, It was a great fprech of Calvin, Never did any one apollatize from the tr.tbs of ;elms Chrifi', but it was lecarefe he did not love the truth : And 'I adde this, That never did any apultatize from the ways and truths ofJefu, Chrif'i, but it was becaufe they did not receive them in love, or elle they have loft their love ; for there is a decay of aff, &ion, as well as having no 2ffeEt:on : If you love them, what will you not Infe fir for them ? (but more of that by and by,) Rule 4. Fourthly, Guard all the truths of God, and thole ways of God that have been taught you ; guard them flrongly, efpeeiali ly truths that are molt materi4 and fundamental : for leading truths are like Captains of Araries, if they be routed, the whole rout follows thquil There is great oppofition that will be made sold:
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