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match.

i

1.30.

§:Sec7.6.

:not

God

is

not

angry

with

The

:bough he

fee-

meth

to

frown('

Ca

I.

20,2

T.

PfaItn,10

3

o6 That

g

ads

anger

tevards

the

fitithfull

is

fitaljle

oily,

"111'

m

intilttude

of

linfull

fief%

and for

finite

condedJîrnein

thefleft,

that

the

righteonfizoffe

of

the

/awe

might

be

fulfilled in

vs,

as

it

is

Rom.8.

3

.4.

Moreouer,' we

are

not

now

tied

to

performe

o_

bedience

to

the

law,to

the end

that

thereby

we may be

ittfli-

fied,nor yet

1113.11

we for

the imperfeelions

ofthis

our obedi-

ence be in

danger

of

condemnation,

but

now

onely

it

is a

means

before our conuerfion

to

bring

vs

to.Chrifl, by

fhew.

ing

vnto

vs

our

finnes

and

infufficiencie

in

our

felues,

and

after our conuerfion

it

ferueth

for arule-or

fquare,according

to

which we

are

to

frame

our hues

in holineffe

and

righte-

oufneffe,

that

fo

we

may

Phew

our

thankefulneffe

vnto

our

heauenly father for his ineftimable

benefits,_

by

glorifying

his name in

a

godly

life.

And

becaufe rhis-alfo

is

bitter

and

vnpleafant

to

flefh

and blood,

therefore the

Lord

hath alto

granted

and

giuen vnto

vs

his

holy feirit, which mortifieth

our corruptions, whereby

we

are

made

leffe

prone vnto fin;

and quickneth

vs

in the

inner man, inabling

vs

to performe

obedience

in fome meafure

to

thelavv

of

G

ad,with

alacritie

and cheerefulneffe,

fo

that now

his

commandments

are

not

grieaoas

vnto vs,

as

the

Apoifie

fpeaketh,r

John

5.3.

but

his

yoke which

fo

much galled

vs

while we were

rebellious,and

like

vntamedoxen,

is

now

become

eafie,

and his

burthen

which heretofore

was

fo

heauy and irkefome ,

is

now

be.

come

light,as our

Sauiour

telleth

vs,Marth:II.3o:

Fourthly,the tempter

may

obie&

to

the weake confcience

which

laboureth vnder

the

burthen

offinne,that

our

Sauiour

Chrift hath

not

redeemed

vs

from the

anger

ofGod

due

for

finne,

feeing we

-I'M

fee

his

frowning

countenance, and

ap

.

prehend the

feorchingheate ofhis wrath

inflamed

againft

vs:

but let

all

know,that ifthey

trulybeleeue

in

Chrift,

and only

rely

themfelues vpon this

their Mediator,

if

their finnespaft

grieue thein,and they

purpofe for

the time

to

come3-to-labor

that theymay

forfake them

;

then they

are

reconciled

vnto

God

by

Chrif},

and in him hee

is

become

their louing and

gracious

father,

as

the Apoftle telleth

vs,

Col.r.20.2

I

.

Let

mt

fuch

therefore

be

difcouraged,

if

God

feeme

to

frowne

;pm

them

for

a

time,

for he

will

not

frOwne

for euer,nor

vaies

retainc

hi,s

anger,as the PfalinifIfpeaketh,

Pfal,t

Nah

,