Chap. 19. fln E.Ipóftion upon the BookofJ O B. Verf. 28. 417 Thirdly, They who make Inch an outward profefìion,of faith from a root offaith within, fhallcertainly be laved ; Hea- ven (hall receive them, and (hall not we receive them ? Heaven will open its gates to entertaine them, and Mall we thrnft them out of the world ? Whyperfecuteye me, feeing the root ofthe mat- ter is inme. And if theybenot to be pertained, who hold the fundamen- talls, or chiefe do trines neceffary to falvation, what (hail we thinke then of their perfecution, who oppofe thofe that doe not onely hold fundamental!, but molt fuperltruelive truthes too, which belong to faith and a good life. Many filch have fal- len under perfecution, upon their diffenting about force out- ward formes oforder or worfhip. Further, lob fumes here to be his own witneffe, he doth not ftay to receive tellimony from his brethren, that the root of the matter was in him, but himfelffaith,the root of the matter isfound in me ; which may teach us firlt, They who have the root ofthe matter in them, may know they haveit. Grace comes from light, and is light. Grace carrieth light to'difcover it felfe by, unleffe God hide it from us, and put our light intodarkneffe, our candle under a bed or under a bufhel. He that hath grace dothnot alwayes know it, this roote, may lye fo deepe under-ground, that he in whom it is cannot fee it, or fay iris in me. Yet this roote how deepe foever is difcerna- bie in it felfe, and is often clearely difcerned by thole in whom it is. Secondly. It is lawfull, and a dutie in force cafesftr a man ro give tefii- mony to himfelfe. Yob's friends thought there was nothing in him but a rooteof wickedneffe, and hypocrifie, buthe faith the root ofthe matter is in me. Let anotherpraife thee, and not thine own mouth ( faith Solomon) Thats molt comely and fo itfhould be, yet fometimse aman mutt, and may fpeake for himfelfe, to maintaine his owne innocencie, and advancethegloryofGod, which may be dark- r:ed by the filenceof man. H h h Thus
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