4. Secs. 14. Palm./ zgor. Matth,'.af, 700 06ieElton! takenfroM tèflimonie.r ofScripture,anfwered, true faith is a particularperfwafon,thisonly a general notion or opinion ; that apprchendeth and applieth peculiarly all thepromifesoflife and faluation to the beleeuer, but this is deflitute ofthis apprehenfion and application : that is con- flant and permanent, but this as it is grounded vpon worldly and carnali refpeóìs; fo when they faile (as they doe in the timeof tentation)then this faithalto faileth. Nowour Sauiour Chrift in this place fpeakethnotofthis true iuflifying faith, of which only the dueflionofperfeue- rance is vnderflood,but ofthe other temporarie faith ofhy_ pocrites,asmay appeare in the text it felfe; forfiri it is laid that fuch haue no rootes,but only beare the leaues ofanout- ward profeffion, which in the day of tentation, when the funne offaffli6tion arifeth,vvithereth and dieth;whereas they who hauea truefaith, haue for the roote thereofacertaine perfwafionofGods loue, and fauour inChrifl,the remiffion oftheir fins,and eternali life and happines;fromwhich roote f ring not only the faire greene leauesofanoutwardprofef. lion, but alfa the ripe fruits ofholines and righteoufies. Se- condly,it is laid, that they beleeue for a time only,and in the timeoftentation goe away;whereas they who trulybeleeue, are likeunto meant Sion,whichcannotbemoued,6Ht , andethfa f foreuer,as it is Pfalm, i 25.z . they are built vpon the rocke Iefus Chrifl, to that though the winds ofafflió ion, and floods ofperfecutiAn blowand beate againfl them, yet they (hall not fall,becaufe theyare grounded vpon this rocke, as it is Matth. 7.25. Latlly, they receiuing the feede of the word,bring forthonly a blade,which is but a fhewofgodli- nef%,which continueth not, but by and by is feorched and wincercth;but they whoare indued witha truefaith,like the good ground,receiuing the fcede of the word id an honefl and good heart, keepe it, andbring forth fruite with pati- ence. Seeing therefore this place alleaged, is not tobevn- dcrflood of true iul+ifying faith, but of the faithofhypo- crites,which is nothing elfebut a fhadow or vaine opinion offaith, and the falling away ofthe calling of an outward profefiion; therefore it makethnothing againfl theperfeue- ranceofthofe who are truely faithfull. The
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