The deceit fulnefe of Mates heart. 377 himfelf firong with them that are of upright heart. 1- lowloever they may be weak in themfelves, yet they flail feele Gods ftrength perfe cingit feefe in their weal neffe. For as it is in the Pfalme , with the Ptal. 1s. upright thou wilt be upright; thou wilt not faile him in his need. No, The Lord is neere to then; that call pr!, 145. Is. upon h. im,that call upon him in fret h,he is neere with the powerfull prefence of his Spirit,to help them in all their needs, to relieve, and fuccour them againft all their infirmities and temptations, Whereupon the Pfalmift prayes : Doe good, 0 Lord, to them that Pfal. iat.4. are true in heart ; yea, and affures us out of his own experience that God ic goodtolfrael,even in the mid- Pial.73. as deft of affi Lion and temptation ; but what ifrael i to the pure in heart. And Paul promifeth filch as are RoA,r. :Q,;. Pimple to evill, that is fincere- hearted, that they (hall not alwayesbe held captive under their infirmities, but at length Sathan fhall be trod under their feet. it is the wont of the Lord to reward the fincericy of a little grace , with abundance of great graces. Nathanael, before his comming to Chrift , could have no great knowledge, yet being a true lfraelite, Cohn .49. ;o. void of guile, Ctirift further enlightens him, gives him the fa3ht of the true Me ffiah., not onely bodily, but fpirituall,indues him with true faich,and promi- fes him ftill greater matters. Alas, the weak and dim knowledge that the poore Eunuch , and Cornelius had in the myfterie of godlinefl'e : yet becaufe ac- cording to the poore meafure of knowledge they had, they worfhipped God fincerely, an Evange- Aass.ro. lift was lent to the one , and both an Angel, and an Apoftle to the other , bringingthe reward oftheir fince -
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