5 42 Ofthesneanes wherebyvurfaithmay be17ren{tbened. terfaite, for as Toone as the feedeoftrue faith is Towne in vs, and bath taken roote,it fprouteth vp, vntill it come to full ripenes;in which refpe i our Sauior compareth it to a graine ofmuffard{cede, which though- t beoneofthe leaf{ feeds of the garden,yet itgroweth to a great tree. Neither in truth is it poífible that any who haue tailedoftruefaith, andofthole incllirnable benefitswhich it affiirethvs of, fhould content themfelueswith a final pittance,and ncuer labourafter more: for who is it that hailing tailed and eaten alittle bit offoine delitious meate, Both net with a.hungring, appetite'delire more till hebee filled,and fatisfied?who is it thathauing any tiveake title and aßürance ofTome goodlie inheritance,doth not earneftly defire andvfe al good and lawful meanes whey- by his titlemaybe ({rengthened,andhis affürance confirmed? and can we thinke that any haue truelie tailed offaith, and the excellent benefits which accompanie it, as nanielieaffu- ranceofGods loue, and the"remiffìon ofourfinnes, peace of confcience, soy in the holy Ghofl, who content thetfelues with a little modicum and neuer hunger after more ? or can wee imagine that we haue any final' title or true affuranceof thofe vnfpeakable ioyes ofGodskingdome,and that mua- luablepatrimonie ofeuerlaflingglory,ifwe neuer vfe means to confirme our title,and flrengthen our affurance ? Surelie it is impoífible;and therefore ifwe wouldhaueany foundcom- fort andpeace ofconfcience; if weewould euer attaine to a certaine perfwafion thatwe haue true:faith indeed,let vs vfe moft carefullie anddiligentlie all goodmeanes, whereby we may flrengthenand confirme our faith, vntill it grow from a fnallfeede to a great tree, whichwill bring forthplentiful! fruites ofgodlineffe and righteoufüeffe;and vntil it ware ofa fnail fparke,vntoa greatflame which will throughlywarme ourharts with true cornfort,which are naturally frozenwith 'feare and doubting : for howfoeuer Satan cannot quench the leaf{ f arke ofliuely faith,yet he will fo co.ueritwith the afhesofhis tentations,thatwe fhal neither difcerne the light of). Se1.2 ..nor feele the heate thereof. Thefi,jt Now themeanes which we are thus carefullytovfe,are of ..nneaßec to en- , two forts:the fiat tending to the encreafing&firengthening of
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