rerf.Í2. ROVE 1U3 3: 5r dangers, and that is firne; the guiitinelfeof it is taken away by remiflion,and the puni(liment by his fuffritog, and thepower by Ins grace, &what then is the peril that we (hold land in fearcof? Secondly, he rnaketh all his fruitful!, and the fruit is a fence to Gods trec's,though mensbe more beatenandbrokenbyctadgcls and poles for that which growah vpon them. Thirdly , euery one of them that haue Chrift for their roote, 3 BaneGod the Father for their dreflèr and keeper : Iohn T 5. And therefore if any thing be hurtful' in then7,he taketh it away : ifa- ny thingbe wanting to them, hemaketh fupply : ifviolencebe atternpttd agairité thètn, he relifleth rt . Thishapninefre of the Church and vfeofparticular Chrihians BothGod himlelf fpeak . of, making profeffion of his prouident care of them in thepro- phecy ofl/air:h,Sing,faith he,oft hevineyardofred winc.ltheLordEly 27,t, doe i;,eefc it : Iwill water of emery moment : leaf anyaß;.iie it 1;3411 (eepe it night and day. Fourthly,one efpeciall part ofthe lap that thrift the root of Chriftians cloth fend veto his branchcs,is thefpiritofpraicr,and that maketh their praiers fit to comevp to him , andhe maketh themmeet to heprefented to his father:now then in al their trou- bles they Will fure(ycry to him, andwhenfoeuer theydocry he tatilf moreCurdy Beare therz,andwhenfoeuer hehcaieth them v'ill moll atfuredly helpe them. InatuCtion,to trie in what Ratewe {land by the roote that we Vré.z growvpon. Euety man and woman, entryperfon that is defcen- ded from 4d..am is a branch of a tree ; either growing naturally, as he was borne in the oldhocke, audiohe is fulled toGods- difpleafure and iudgements ;or elk is ingrafted into Chrifì as be- ing newborne, and fo hath his part in Godsfavour andmercies. ifwe would therefore haueour heartsat liberty,without dreadof calamities andmifcry, wemuff draw all our fafety fromwhence: we derive our faluation,and that is from the Lord Iefus our Saui- our,andour_being iuhitin,and growing in him, and comrnunioiii with him . External( meanes will not fuffice to tecu7c. vs from hu. is without this inward medicine, &deliverance from plagues by Gods owne hand will not comfort vs, without therapedof this caufee Confolatiora.
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