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Roty the thrifilem

be:`n

foiledmaybe

rait

d.

r

19

Now

the

meanes

whereby

being

fallen he may

rife.

again,

-

is

by

vnfained repentance,when

as

he

is

heartily

forie for

his

finne, becaufe

theréby,hee

bath

difpleafed

=his

lowing

and

gracious

father,audlledfaltly

purpofeth

far the

time

to

come

to

leaue and

forfake

'

thofe

finnes,

into

which

by the malice

of

Satan and

his

owne

infirmitie he

is

fallen

;

and by

a

liuely

faith,whenhas hee

loth

applie

vnto

himfelfe

all

the

mercifull

promifes

made

veto

all

repentant finners..For

though faith

in

nature

gò

before repentance, yet the

a&

and

fruit

offaith,

whereby

we are

affured

ofGods

mercie

in

the

free

forgiue-

nes

dour

finnes,alwaies commeth

after.

Where

by

the

way

we may

notea

difference

betweene the "dffereree

'flue

ofGods

children and the wicked

:both

fall

into

finne,

ch

de

veryoften,

both

alto

commit heinous and

-

grieuous

finnes

;

and

the

wk.

yeafometimes the

childe

of

God

falleth

intò

more

fearefull

iced.

and horrible

firmer,

then

a

meere

worldling

;

but

herein

the

rhiefe

difference

betweene them confifleth,that the child

of

God

after

his

fall

is

vexed

and grieued,and lab oureth to

rife

againebyleauing

and forfaking

the

finne

which

is

odious

vnto

him; but

the

wicked

mangy

after

his

fall

neuer

forroweth

-nor

grieueth,but rather

refolueth

to

liue

fill

in

his

finne;and

to

commit

it

ag-aine

and

againe«vith greedines and

delight

when

he bath

any occafion

offered.

But

here

the

weak Chriflian

whole

foule

is

opprefl`ed

with

pea

2;

the

heauie

waight

offinne will

fay

vnto

me;

alas

this

is

finali

Th

e

complaint

comfort

veto

mee

which you

fpeake

,

neither

can

I

hereby

of

the

vvea&e

'bane any affurance

that

I

am

the

rhilde

of

God;

for after

-1

chrtr7ian,

am fallen.into finne, loch

is

the hardnes

of

my

heart that

I

cannot bewaile nor'bc

forrie

for

it;

and whereas euery

finall

worldly

loflè

or

crate

maketh

me

mourne,

weep and

waile,

when

by

my

finne

I

haue offended

God, I

cannot

flied

a

teare,

nor

Phew

any

true

figne

ofheartie forrow;

and

fuch

is

mine

vntowardnes and corruption,

thatrin

flead

of

forfa-

king

my finne,

I

am

readie

to

fall

again

vpon

the

next

oc-

cafion:

and

therefore

I

cannot

ham

-any

faith or

full

affu-

rance

of

Gods

promifes

made' in

-Chrift,

feeing

they are

all

limited

and

refirained

to

thofe

fanners

which repent and

amend.

I

That