3°4 itillification byfaith.Faitbandfeelinc . Thepafliuefaith refpeaeth both theend,which is faluacion itfelfe,and the meaneswhich bringvnto theend : the endastobeleeue,thae Chrift Iefus isMadeofGod to vswildomy, righteoufnes,fanaification and redemption : the meanes, as the right vfe oftheword, prayer,andSacraments,&c. z Theywhich beleeue not Gods word and holypromifes, cannot perceiuewhen he fulfilletli them : Mofer beleeuíng the promifesof the Manna before,did beholdand con- eaujeofvn fider ofthe trueth of allGods promifes whenbee law them performed : but the ffraelites thaak:futner notbeholding it before,now whenGod performed it,theyknewnot whackmeant. This weefee in the threatnings of God,whichwhen they arenot beleeued, then- if the Lorde ftrike fuck with licknes,&c. they thinke it is fortune, or fòmeother chance, andfo profit nothingby it. And fo whenthe Lord helpeth out ofany danger, andweebeleeue not his promite,made tovs before;theri we attributeit to phificke, or fome othermeanes,and fo are neuerthankfull. CaUentatioa, 3 Ifwecannot reft by faithin thefauour ofGod,thoughweewantoutward things,it ii certainethat weneuer truly eftcemed the fauour of God : andthole neuer felt truly the forgiuenes of their finnes, which hauing it cannotbe content toforgoe other things :wee mutt then learntto reft inthefauour ofGod whatfoeuer it bringeth withit. 4' This is true faith when weyeeld to thewordand beleeue it,thoughweefeelenot the sxperámmtall effe&:for when wee beleeue after experience, this is experimental) and bath not fuck frith. commendations. Andthis is foalfo in the threatnings,whenwemeafure themnotby our fenfes : but whenwebeam him threatenvs for fome finne which is invs, then wecertainly beleeue that hewill punifh,and therefore wee trembleand ftudie to preuentthat wrath. Andas wepreuentthe threatnings,by gluing creditto the bare word : fo that is truefaith Eurhandfre". inthe promifeswhen weebeleeue them, though wee feelenot the effect: for feeling is the Any. effe& of faith. Therefore when we are in =fern, tutu then hearing and recordingGoda proinifes,wee mutt beleeue them andreft in them, thoughweefeele not prefeiht comfort. Andthis is the caufewhywe cannot feeGodwhen he accomplifhethhis promile,becaufe at the firft wee did not beleeue his wordwhen weheard it. And this is the caufèthat in- ners cannot yeeld when they are punifhed, butdoe make a ftumbling blocke of that which rhould leadethem to repentance. And this is the caufe that anyof Gods chil- dren doe profitin humilitie beforeGod byafi&ions, becaufe they fielt gapefòme credit to the word,though in much weaknes and duffles. But thewicked are foby thediuellbe- witched,that they canprofit nothing by their affliótions,becaufe theyfirft hardened their hearts againftthe word. 5, orium. 5 Noali,Iab,Zacharie,Cornelius were iuft men, but wee muff know thetwo Courts of ins pintoriú. Iattire : The firlt is the KingsBench, where ye haue ftri& iuitice, the other is theChan- Tens coverts of cerie,where there isamitigation ofthat ítri& courfe of iuttice. In thefirft courtthere is ia/tiee. none foundha; in the fecundcourtof acceptation,tome are accepted for full men. By his` !ri&iufticeGod requireth that weekeepe all thecommandements, that wehaue but one end,that we ueuer iweruefromGod. Inhis court ofacceptation bee requireth firlt, thatweehaue an end errant to keepeall, a full purpofe tobane refpe& to all ; to flatter ourfelues inno finne,but being toldeof it,to be readie to lament : this God forhis aunt accepteth for obedience to all hiscommandements. Secondly,for our end if weebane a general! intent,tllough weefade in fome,God iudgeth the leffe by thegreater. Thirdly,if wee be willing to lofein fundrie cafes ourgoods, and allwee haue,rather than difpleafe God. Fourthly,God acceptethfor continuance,if we Periue to continue,if wefail yetfel- doine,ard rife quickly,andrunnemore fwiftly. In refpe&of our neighbour, Godaccep-. teth vs,ifwe keepe our vocation,till for the further benefit ofthe Church webe called for. Secondly,ifweebe readieto commendgood things in othersas well as inour. felues:and forthatno man canbe wholy loued, euery one Inningmany coil! things in hiìnfelfe,if when and where finne ceafeth,ourhatred alfoceafe,and that we be readlealtoeegiue him e our helpinghand topull him out. In thecourtsofmenweemayfayboldly (ninemen are iuft,of whomthe Scripture faith,theywere iuftintheir generation,when they with whom they linedhad nothingtolay to theircharge,and if theywrites bookeagainft them, they might
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