494 q Luke ThefccondBooke ofDiuinitie, CH A P.90 Firft, By a feriousmeditation of theLaw ofGod, condemning all finne, and teaching vs what is his good and acceptable Will. Secondly , By confederation of the Tudgements of God, and of the punifhment due to finne. Thirdly By calling to minde the loue of God in Chrif} , and the end of our Redemption , which is that being deliraeredout ofthe hand(fall ourfoes, weemight firms him in Holine(e andRighteoufnefe all the dayet ofour life, Luke 1.74,75.OurFaith he doth aflrult, by labou- ring tobring vs vnto defpaire for our finnes committed. His flights to worke it, are likewife two : Firll, Aggrauating of our offences, to make them feeme vnpardonable. Secondly, Terrifying the Offender with Gods Iudge- nients ; both which wee are to refill by theMeditation of the fweet promifes`m.ade , without exception vnto all that repent, and beleeue the Gifpelh Of thcfe temptations, end there will bee none : there- fore in them al wemull take heed we neuer be fecure;one temptation is to be looked for after another:for our ene- 5.E3. mie neuer is at ref+,,.Pet.5.8.And Co wegreade ofChrill himfelfe,that when the Deuill departed from him (after he had tempted him all he could) it was but for a while. TheEft and 'ail thing is the iffue of all this Conflict, that howfoeuer by the violent ftormes and tempefis of temptations, our Faith and Holinefhe may before batten red and fhaken , yet neuer it can bee loft but like the Cammomill,themore it is trodden downe, the more it rifethvp : and as a mightie fire, that many paylesofwa- ters are throwne vpon,or other engines and deuices vied to (mother and keepe it downe,at the Taft it burtieth out againe,and flamcth more then it did before. Wherefore this mull make vs to fight couragioufly, becaufe we are affured of the vi&orie : for wee fight not by our own( firength, but in the tlreugth of him who hath ouer.. come.
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