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led
with
many corruptions, and therefore cannot
abide
the
examination
of
Gods
exaet iuflice,
till their
iinperfeaaons
be
couercd by Chrifls righteoufnefl'e, and their corruption.
wafhed
away
with
his
moll
precious
blood
;
now Chri
:i
and
his merits cannot by any
other
meanes be applied
unto
vs,
but
by the
hand
of
a
liuely
faith.
Laflly,
ifall
outworks
and
henefl
dealing
be
not
done in
zeale
ofGods
glorie,
&
referred to this end
that Gods
name
may be
magnified,they
are
not
acceptable before
God
for,
the
caufe
why he would
haue our
light
Thine.
before men,is,
that
he
our heauenly father
may be glorified,as
it
is
Matth
and
the
maine end wherefore wee fhould
haue
our con
-
ueríàtion honefl amotigfl the Gentiles
and
vnbcleerrers,
that
they which
fpeake euiil
ofvs,
as
ofeuill
doers, may,
by
our
good
works which they thall fee,glorifie.God
in the day
of
their
vifitation,as
it
is
I.Pet.z.I
2.
.
And therefore
-let
notSatari
deceiuevs; inperfWading
vs
to
refl
in
ciuill
honeflie
;
for
ifit
be
feuered from
true pictie,
from fauing knowledge,frorn
f
ncere loue
ofGod,iuflifying
faith,
and
a
zeale.
ofGods glorie,
it
will
not
bee acceptable
in
his
,fight;
as
proceeding
from the loue
of
our
felues,
and
other
carnall
refpe6,
namely
to
obtaine.
praife
or profit
thereby.
And thus
Satan
dealeth
with
dull
worldlings.But ifthofe
which
he
incountreth
be profeffors
of
religion,
then
he
fee
-
k:eth
to
perfwade them,
that
ifthey
outwardly
performe
the
duties ofpiety,as
the
hearing
ofGods
word,the publike
and
private calling
vpon
Gods
naine, the frequent receiving
of
the
Sacraments;
if
they
attaine to
the knowledge
and"pro-
feflìon
ofreligion,and
can tip
their tongues with
godlinefle;
then they
may liue
how they
lift
ainongfl their
brethren,
negle6 ing
all
the
duties
of
the
fecond
table,
fo
they
out-
wardly
obferue the
firfl;
for
though
they
be barren
ofgood
works,'deflitute ofcharitie,filled with pride,addi6led.to
co-
uetoufi-ieffe,
oppreffron, and all
deceitfull
dealing;
yet they
!hall bee iuflified
by
their faith,
and approoued
of
God
for
their outward
profefl?on fake.
But
let
fuck men know
that
:
this
of
Satan,to
caufe.
vs
to
fall
into
his
r