afons nsouivgvs to the diligent hearing ofÇods word, 329 .cmeour affections; not onely tobeget the graces ofGods (pint invs,but allo to nourifh and increafe them ; not onely to teachvs what we fhoulddoe,but alto to flirre-vs vp to the doing thereof; and the word ofGod is not onelya light for our feete to Phew vs the way,but altoa pricke in our fides to makevs goe in theway,and a bridle inour mouthes tokeepe vs fromwandring ; it is notonelyprofitable to reach,but to im- proue,tocorre1 and infrua in riçhteoufnes. That the manor Godmay beabfolure,being'madeperfect vntoallgood'orkes,as it .Tim3. ¡6, ìïs,2.Tim,3.i 6.it is not onely profitable for doctrine, but for edification,exhortation and confolation,as appeareth,a.Cor, I.Cor.i ;. 4.3'. And therefore it is not fufficient to come once or twice to theaffemblies öfGods faints,but we mull aboueal things . delire with the Prophet Dauid, that wee may dwell in the bottleoftheLordall thedaies ofour life, to beholdthebeautieofpfaln.27,f theLord,and tow/it his temple, Pfalm.27.4. For thoughour knowledge be neuer fo great, yet fo long as we haue any fin hanging on,or any grace imperfe6 in vs,wehad need to bee continual' hearers ofGods word, for the fiippreflingofthe oneand perfecting oftheother. CHAP. XIX. Satans temptation, whereby heeperfradeth men that Me Scripturesarenot Gods cvord,anfrered, T2; He fecoicitemptationwhich Satan fuggefleth into §,Secs. a. 4,..t Iv mensminds,to the endhe may moue them tonew- The tempte2i- k, i. lea the hearingofGods word, or though they do ono heare it,to reiea it throughvnbeliefe,he thus frameth.What folly is it to take fuch paines in hearing theScripture, and what madnes is it fo fledfaflly to beleeue it, fBing thou knowefl not whether it be Gods word, or the fubtil deuice of mansbraine, tokeepe thepeople inawe, and to reflraine them frô fuch fecret faults,asotherhumane lawesratifiedand confirmedwith temporal' and'outwardpunifhments and re.. wards cannot keepe them'frot ; becaufe the lawes ofprin- ces cannot (no more than the lawgiuers themfelnes) either forcfee,
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