rroaervs. chap,q.ver.2: 9 his Church and children, whole fate doth as much require cóntinuall grace, as the light ofa l.impe bath neede ofoyle to anaintaine it. Confutationoftheir impious error, that thinke the word vre, r, and Sacraments containe onely emptie ihewes of happines long to corne in another world, and nothingprefent,but dry and witheredpromifes.What is this, but to charge God to be adeceiuer,andbeingvoide ofall mercie and fidelitie,tof}arue his people?Wewould deem hima miferable mailler or honk- holder, thst hauirfg corne and fore of prouiíion in prefent, fhould yet keepe his familie faíing, and feede them onely with a bare hopeofharuef} to`come.TheScripture teacheth it not to bee agreeable to tnercie to put off our needy neigh- Ch.3 zsà bour till tomorrow,whenwe haue wherewith to relieuehim to day, and certaine it is, that the Lord doth not require more iuf}iceand compafsionofhis creatures,thenhimfelfe will Phew his owne children.But tholemen finde the cafe to be fo : they fpeake by experience, they neuer got anygood by comming to filch exercifes,it is like to bee true,but why ? they came not as friends,but as fpies, and fpies will bee efpiedout and turned away emptie. The comforts ofthe word and fpirit be prepa- red for them that loue God. r.Cor.2.9, Inf }ruaion,that ifwe at any time faile ofgood 1iscceffe in 2 the feruices of God, that wee impute it to ourfelues, and not lay the blame vpon his ordinances : they were not barren of vertue andpower,but we werewanting infaith or repentance, or in performanceoffome filch duties,whereby we fhould haue beene better prepared. Confotation, that it we feelewant of any grace,or ofpower againf} any finne, it is neuer out of feafon to feeke fupply, we (hall be lure to preuaile whenfoeuer wee faithfully labour for it,and that as God hath ;race alwaies ready for vs in this life, fo is glory andbleffedneffe from cueslaf}ingpreparedfor vs in, the life to come.c.Arat. 2 5.34. C. She'
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