4 An Expofition of the Epijlle Dol1rine1: fortho there is but one Truth, yet Errours about Truth are divers; and he calls them Strange, that are brought in differing from the Faith the Apo– fl:lestaught, and w~< cncegiven. And he infbmceth in one, namely, the putting an Holinefs, in an elell:ive outward abfrinence from fome Meats rather than others (fo in the next Words.) But what any one thing was there that would of all other fix, and ballance their Minds again{! this, and all other fuch empty Doll:rines, and waverings towards fi1ch Superfritions? He adds, for it is a good thing that the Heart befrablifhed with Grace. Both inherent Grace in the Soul it felf, (for the NeJv Creature tafres and difcerns Tmth as the 'Palate doth Meat.) As alfo with the Doll:rines ofFree Grace, without us in God's Heart toward us, as it is decla– red, and taught in the Scriptures, and in this Chapter, a-nd in the fecond of this Epifrle; and let their Hearts beftablijhed, and ballafred, and made fleady with thefe, and they will not ea!ily be to!Jed to and fro, and carried away with every Wiml ofDoUrine, by the flight of Men, &c. as the Apoflle [peaks, Chap. 4· 14. ofthis Epiflle. And the latter Sence ofGrace, in that Heb. 13. I underfland to be principally meant : for the Doll:rine ofGod's Grace revealed to us in the Go– fpel,is eminently flyled the Grace ofGod bringing Salvation; TitiH 2.1 1. but yet withal, take in thofe 'BleffingJ, and blefi'ed Operations wrought within us, which our Apofrle here enumerates, in Chap. 1. and goes on to do it in chap. 2. to ver. 1 r ofthat Chapter; the working of which in thefe Ephejam he all along afcribes unto the Grace; the exceeding Riches ofGrace, Mercy, and Love in God, foun– ded in Elel:tion,and Redemption ; and thefe,together with his Doctrine ofGrace, will keep you fledfafr and immoveable. I fhould now add, as the cuflom of Expolitors likewife is, Come more general Analylis, or Divilion ofthe whole Epiflle; but let that fuffice, which in going over the Particulars, will arife naturally to every Man's Obfervation : That the halfofit,to the end ofthe third Chapter,is Doctrinal, laying down the Myfleries ofSalvation, and Man's Mifery; the other half to the end, is wholly Practical, exhorting to feveral Duties in all forts ofRelations. I haften to the Expofition it Celf. An
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