%am. 111 OfthemeIneswhereby ourfaith may to f regthened. 543 ting and infidelitie,wee are in feruencie offpirit to crie out with the fatherofthepofleffed child :Lord Ibeleeue,helpemy vnbeleefe; Mark.9.a'4.And thenwee may beafrured that the Mark.9.24. Lordwil hearevs,and fatisfie our godlydefires,making vs to growvp from faith to faith, till at lengthwee attainevrto Euch a fulneffe ofperfwafion, that wee íhall bee able truelie tofay with the Apoille ; lam perfwaded that neitherdeath nor life,nor Angels,norprincipalities, nor perrers,nor thingsprefent,. nor things tocome, nor height, nor depth, norany other creature fhallbeabletofeparate vs from the loneofGod,w-hich is in Chr f left's.' oar Lord : as it is Rom.S.38.39, And thefe are the meanes which properlie tend to the 4,Se17,3, f}rengthening and increafing ofour faith; which whofoeuer>ofthe meanes carefullie and confcionably vfe,they Thal affuredly find.themwhereby true of eauall for this purpofe. Now wee are to fpeake ofthofe. may bee pre- meanes whereby weemay bee preferued froimdoubtingand oubd g and defperation,ofwhich I (hall not needto fpeakemuch,feeing, defyeratton. themoil ofthefe points arehandled before. thefirli The firft meanes to preferáe vsfrom defperation,is to call continuallie vnto our remembrance, that theprotnifes ofthe Gofpell are generall and indefinite,excluding nonehowvn- worth le andfinnefuli foeuer they be, ifthey doenot exclude themfelues through their owne infidelity.So Mat. z .14,S,our Muth., Sauiour calleth all.laufnbled and repentant ffnners. without exception,faying.,Come veto twee allye that labour an-dare kea- ute laden, and I will of e..you. And lohn 3.16.Godfo lowed thë lohn 3.16. world that he fnthis onelÿbelouedfen,that as manyas bdleaeue.in himIhouldttotperi/h, but' haueeiierla/l Mg.life.So Mat.9.t 3.our auh.9.13. Sauiourfaith;that hecarenot to-cal the righteeus,but(inner r to repentance; either then refufe4thename-ofrepentant fnncr,or acknowledge that he came,tofaue thee.<And Iohn 6.40. our Iohn Sauiour faith, that it is hisfatherswillwho fènt him,that every rnasrcho beleeueth in him ffboátld-hasta.euerlafftng. life. Seeing therforeGod taketh no exception; nor exclúdeth 'any,letvs not exclude ourfeluesthrough our want offaith& infidelity. Secondly,w'ee_are to-confider that the. Lord bath not only ThefesonS propoûded his gratiousromifes vntovs, butalfo,huh corn,- manes... . rnanded to belectic_t}fern.. So Mark;.. á.,i ..Repent and iì rk.r t5d- bclee/e .
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