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ieas
main
fi
perteuer4
ce take,
n
from
ex
imples,an
f.7
3
x
derftand
it,that
it
was neuer
vpright
at
all,
but that it
was
not
vpright,as
his
fathers,that
is,in
that
meafure and
degree,
as
appeared
by
thofe many and grieuous
finnes
into which
he
fell.
The
fixth example obiec`ied.is
of
Peter,
from
which they
§
Set-1.6.
conclude
as
from
the
ref+
:
The
example
of
Peter loft
his
faith,and
fell
from grace ;
Peter.
But
Peter
was ele& and
regenerate
And therefore
forne
ele&
and regenerare,may
lofe
their
faith,and
fallfron4grace.
The
propofition, which
is
falfe, they
indeuour
to prooue,
becaufe
Peter contrarie
to
his
knowledge
and confcience,fell
into that
hainous
finne
of
denying
his
Maf+er.
But
this
ar-
gument
is
of
no
force,
feeing
`Peter
fell
into
this
firme
not
vpon
defperate malice,
or
with
full
confent
of
will, liking
and approuing
his apofiafie;
but through
infirmitie and
prefent feare, he
was
violently
carried captiue
into
this
fin,
difallowing
his backflidin:g,
and firming againft
his
feare-
fulneffe.So
that
as
one
fairh,Confeffio
defects
in
ore,fed
fides
non
duguf.
defecit in corde:
The
confiant and open
profeffion
ofhis
faith
was
wanting
in his
mouth,
but
faith was
not
wanting
in
his
heart. And this will
manifef
+lÿ
appeare
if
we confider
the
former gratious
promifes made
vnto
him
by Chrifi, namely,
that
the
gates
of
hell
fhould not
preuaile
againii that faith,
wherëßfhe
had made
confefi
`ion
,'and
that
howfoeuer
Satan
Mat
h.T6.
had defired
to
lift
hiin
as
wheate,yet
fo
earnefily
had
he
prai-
Luk.z
Z.
3
=.,
ed vnto
his
father,
that
his
faith
fhould not
faile.
And there-
fore either Chrifis
promifewas
voide,
and
his
prayer
vain
e,
(which withoutblafphemie cannot be
affirmed)
or
elfe Pe-
ters
faith failed
not,
howfoeuer
he was
fhreudly lifted and
-
hhaken
with
Satans
tentations.
But
againfi
this
they obie&,
that
Chrifis
meaning
was,
that
his faith
fhould not
finally
and
vtterly
faile, and
there-
fore it
might
fora
time
bee
quite extinguifhed, and after-
wards againe
renewed.
I
anfwere,
Chrif+s
meaning
is
better
vnderf+ood
by
his.
owne words, then by
their
vncertaine
geffes.
Now
Chrif+
doth not
fay,
`Peter
I
haue prayed
that
thy
faith faile
not vtterly,
or
that
.failing
it
may againe bce
renewed,