Confolationsaping hardnefreofheart. 497 and triiferable eilate then in former times. And this the Apo- file `Paul fheweth vntovs inhis ovine example,Rorn.7.9.For rt (faithhe) Iwas once.liuewithout the law, 6,it when the corn. m.tndercntcame,fin remitted. i o. But Idied: axd thefameco nandement which was ordainedvn-to lifè, was found to be unto meunto death. Andverfr 3.tv4s that thenwhich wasgoodmade death vnto mee ? God forbid : but fine that it mfrht appeare fnne,wrottght death inmee by that which is good, thatfnnem:ght bee out ,o, f meafurefnfisll by the commandement. So that the preaching ofthe law doth not make vs more finfull, but re- uea?eth thofe fumesvnto vs which beforewe difcerncd not. As therefore thefunne fhining upon force filthieplace loth not make it fo filthie, but onelydoth make it manifef} which was notfeene in the darke ; and as the wholcfotne Phyficke is not the caufe ofthofecorruptions whichit purgethout,but by expelling them out of thebodyfheweth themvetovs: fo theheauenly light andfoueraigne Phyficke of Gods word dothnotworke invsour filthie corruptions and hurtfull hu- mors offinne, but it rcuealeth them vnto vs, whereas before times by reafon ofour ignorance and blindneffe they were fecret and hidden. When therefore out of the former premiffes this conclu- §.Se8.6. Pion is inferred, either by Satan, who continually like ama- That wee are litiousenemie feeketli our deflruaion, orbyour owne cor- not to i eglea ruptflefh (which is impatient ofany rough handling, and hcaringthe therefore would rather haue vs ficke Hill then indure and f hieformer Paine in being cured) that -it were better for vs to furceale insperfaions. the hearingofGods word, as fcruing to noother erd but to increafe our condemnation; Ietvs in any cafe rehíl fuch mo- tions; as beingmoil dangerous temptations, which being entertained, willbring vs toutter ruin and cndleffe deflru- ion: forifwee depriue our fettles of this heauenly light, the dipetl will eafilie leade vs Ludy,icke unto all Inne and wick neffee; ,fwe long abf }aine from this comfortable food ofourfoule .,.,:y wilbehun gat flamed, andall thegraces of Gods fpirit will waxe faint and die invs; if we diftrme our !Clues of this fword of the fpirit, Satan without any refi- nance will ouercomc vs and take vs captiucs, forcing vs as K k his
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