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Conforts
for
tho
fe
who
fee
pend
feele
tbeír imperfect
ons.
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the
worke
of
our faluation
unto
our
felues, and
not
whollie
attribute it to Gods
mercie and
Chriíls
oncly and all-
fuffi-
dent:
:merits
:
and
therefore the Lord hath left
in vs
the
re-
likes
of
finne
and manifold inlperfeóhons,
that
hereby
it
may
appeare
that
we are
not
faued fór
our owne
worthincffe
and
deferts,but
of
his:free
grace and
v-ndeferued
loue.
Secondly,
he
hath
left
in
vs
thefe relikes
of
finne
and ma-
nifold
imperfe
&ions,
to the
end
that
there
might
be conti-
nual)
matter
and
a fit
obie&,wherein
he
might
cxercife,
and
byexercifing manifefl, to the
praife
ofhis
grace,
his
pati-
ence,
long
fuffering,
loue,
goodneíl'e,and infinite mercie,in
the pardoning
and forgiuing
ofthem;
which would
not
fo
plainelie appeare
ifat
once hec
had indued
vs
with
perfe&t
righteoufneffe.
Thirdly,that herebyhe might
make way
for
the manife-
4,Seli.tI.
ílation
ofhis
power
in
our
weakneffe and
imperfections.
If
That
ht
might
wee
were
perfeulie
righteous and
indued
with
all
grace,
it
Jhevv
hi:
pow-
were no
wonder
if
wee
íhould
withf}and Satans
tempta
raneur
tions
and
get
the
vpper
hand
in
the
fpirituall
combat;
but
feeing
we
are
ofour
felues
finfull, exceeding weake and full
of
all imperfeC,Iions,hereby
is
the infinite power
of
God
manifefled;in
that
we
are
notwrthilanding enabled,to
with-
.
¡land
Satan
and
all
the
power
of
hell
which
.oppofe
:them-
felues
againfi
vs, feeing
nothing
elfe
could
vphold
filch
feeble
weakneffe
againíl
fuch
puiffant
might.
Of
this the
A-
poille fpeaketh,
2.Cor
12.8.9.
for
hauing
oftentimes
be-
sCor.
12.:9
9.
fought
the
Lord
to
bee
freed
from the corruptions
of
his
.
flefh,
he
receiueth
thisanfwere,
that
Gods
grace
was
frufficient
for
him,and
that
his power:
was
made perTea
through
rvea+l
eneffeò
Fourthly,hereby
the
Lord
continuallyputteth
vs
in
mind
.Se`.i2..
of
his
mercie and manifold
benefits,to
the-
end
that
we
daily.rhathe
might
-
tailing
ofthem,may alfa
daily
returne vnto
him
thanks and
ßirrcVivp1©'
praife.
If
he
fhould
at once
free
vs
from finne, and indue
vs.contimuall
with
a
full
meafure
of
grace and perfe&righteoufileffe, wee
tbamkfu1ac1T
'
'
.
would
Toone
be forgetftill
of
his
abundapt
mercies;
and this
forgetfulneffe
would-worke
in
vs
vnthankfulneffe,
and
this
vnthankfulneffe would
make
vs
neglect
his
worfhip
And
fer
-
uic.e.
And therfore he doth.not
at once:inrich
vs;
but
lets
vs
continua
1.Se
7.to.
hat there
might
be
aft
obutl
of
has
mercie
andpa-
tience.