. . ·~ \ · . _. .Theftrft Commindeminl. ~. ~ · . S3 · Ljkewife·Pttul, when God had promifed to bellow vpon ~a.~1:l'_• · · himall that were in the ffiippe, bee wouJd not negleCt Jhe meanes :for when theMariners would.craftily haue gotten · themfelltes away in the be_>ate, hee (uftcred it 1iot, but tellet ·· them; that ifthey went a~way ;.~they :fuouldbe alT'drowned, as ~hey lhould indeed. For as Godhad ~ppointed to faue all, . · 'fo ·hce had appointed to faue them ·all together,and by theit··· flaying together, one to helpe another. So for our feeding, . he that would fay, he tru!ls--that God would feede him, yet · would riot llirrehis hand to·put meate into his mouth, all 1 menwould fay that- he counterfaited : for bee that trufleth that God wiUf~ede. hitn; will eate that tne:lte which God ' bath appojnted for ·his tiou.rHhment. So,that rnan _whichho– peth for a croppe, will not fit at home and be idle: but hee, _. that ~rulleth that God will giue hi~a·good harueG, will be · diligent in feed-time, and performe-other points of good · husbandrie; and hec, that vfeth this in confdcnce to God, . fheweth, that hee doth trutl in God. So for tbe foule: ifyou . fay,ItrutlGodwiUgiuemeeuerlaHing life, then you win · pray, then _you wiH- h~arc·; the \¥ordtthea. you-. will me– dfiitate vpon...the Word, and receiue the:Sacraments: o- .. therwife, if you' will perfccute rh:e lviinillers of God, and · be troublefome to thofe.' that teach you, an.d bee careleffe · · of all Gods orodinances,- thefe wo.r~s ·bee but winde; you.· doe not·nu-ll th~t God wHl faue your fotile, . what euer .. b'ragges you rnake.,·:And in ~ trlJ·th:; thottgh there pee mariy · atnong vs, that fay, they ·hopc,'to ·bee ·failed ,/as well:as,the :. _p.roudefl (as they that b~- proud~ ahVay thi~ke others as i .proudasthemfelues} yet they doe but deceiue their owne : hearu, they h::tue,no faith ill God, for ·theirfaluation : for if: they had,they;wotlldhar-ketli C.oi1ferre; and-·learne;andkeep_.> 'tllemfe1ues vnfponed (if thi$ .vvic-ked;w6rld; and ·doe.·other·,. things which Go-dhath~ppninted; as rh~anes· for our (al~ : · Uatien : and .n~t:IJ ·ltO 'morepron1.ifed to faue any\Wlt.p(?Ut ; them~thanthatone fhou-1d liuewithouf me~t~~ r- ' l . -; Afecond.note ,.cltai,·true confidence is· Not to bee -dif ... · % ~ . tour.1ged when W~ W31lt·the mcan'es.:t\s · ~h'en we .haue.them ~Wee ~illno.t;ndlin>tllenrsf~~vth~n~weerwant~hcmw . _will · l i. •
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