-----"""..1111111111111 382 Ofmurmuring. cafe: for they were contented to dieif they might not Lanetheir- belliesfull. Remediese- 3 To bealìhredof Gods prouidence,and that we may not beouercomeofmurmurinm pingour- in worldly things, we are tolookerothe benefice of Ora in the forgiuenesof our finnes, murang, thefanaification of Gods fpirit, and the hope ofeuerlafting life : for ifWe be affixed of tiefe, avefhall belikewifead'ured, that theLord will not futTer vsto perilla in this world. 3 And if weedoubt of earthlythings, weedoedoubt of thefe fpirituall graces much rrrore, and thewant of the perfwañonof the one, Both bring the other. For ifthe Ifraelites had been perfivaded, that the Lordhad deliuered them, and would bring them into the land ofpromife, theywould nothaue doubted that hewould preferuethem in thewildernes: whichwe may fee in tire erainpieof Abraham, Genefeschappz4. who becaufe theLord, had protniled him a fBede, lentforth his feruant to get awife forhis fosse: for beeknew that the Lord who had made the prom ife, would provide the meanes alto to bring it to paffe foifwe,be perfwaded that our finnes re forgiuenvo, we lErrotdoubt, that airy other thing fhall hurt vs ; for feting finne the cauleofall iniferies is taken from vs,wemay be furethat norniferiefrail hurt vs,; and iftheLord bathgiuenvshis fonne,he coil l girre all confer all this things with iarn,and the louewherewithhe louethvs in his tonnewill not fuller vstowant chapter with thethings that are for our good : for ifafather will prouide for Ins forme, the Lord will hisSermon gn provide for vs, who is a hea`uenly father, and cannot bee chaunged though earthly fa. thefrftpart, tlrers be.. for thereit but 4 Tothis faith, in thefree forgiuenelfe of ourfinnesand the imputation of the righte_ little added ouóreffeof Chriff, wemitt ad the faith in the fanétification ofthe fpirit: for ifwe beleeue beremhich it thatthe Lord bathmalevs offrnfull men, iult men;o£ varlets, veffèis ofrightcoufnes,and yetrhros?d d temples ofhisf rrrt: ifhecan make the Leoparde andthe Kid to lie together Lai.or. ifbe yet,fmould P P P ' r notomit this. cansnakethe couetous perlon liberali, andthe whoremongera chalte perfora: ifwe be, leeue thatthe Lordwill and is able to channge vs from any finne be it neuer fo great, and ftrongby nature,or bycud! cutlome :wemay thenbefore that theLord in this lifewill not fuffer vs to fade in any thing needful! forvs, neither are weto doubt thereof, fecmeit ne- nerfovnpoffible: for it is a greater worketochaunge.aim mer, then to workewonders in nature. 5 Fourthly,ifwebeleeue that tireLord willpreparea kingdonre forvs in the lreauens, we cannotbut beleeue that in this lifehe willpreferue vs. For dive beleeue, that our bodies fhall be turnedvetoduft,and yet railedvp againe,wefhall be frrre,he will not but provide forv.sin this world : for itis a greater thing to mile vp the body from death,and out ofthe drift, then to preferueit beingaliuc. Andtothisfaithofour redemption, wemutt beleeue in theprouidence ofGod, firlt, in creation, fo thatif we beleeue that the Lordmadeall things ofnothing ; we !hall beleeue thathe will give vs (ufñcient: for we fee that the light wasbefore the funne, moone, and (tars, and thegrafle before the raine and dew,that we Mouldnot put toouatichtrait in them,and toteach vs,that without thefemeanes we may haue thefe blefhngs : for the Lord bath prouided tirete meanes,not for hisweaknes,butfor ours.Doe webeleeue thatGo l madeall men,and !hall we fearemen a therefore webeleeue not theft'things,or ere we would not tomuchfeare want ofearthly things:for ifa fpar- row fai not on the ground without hisprovidence, fhall we thinkehe will not prouide for vs?we nmftthen beleeue the particular providenceofGod in the gouernnrencofal things, which will bean helpe to keepe vs fromdiftruft and murmuring : doewe beleeue thatthe Lordmade vs ? thenthat' wenot thinke that bend(preferue vs?for it is morewonderful!. Pfal.r.and 139.Ecclef:rI. 6 We arethereforeto beleeuethe prouidence ofGod,firft generallysuerall creatures, then particularly otter curry one ofthem:yeaeuen ouer thefparrowes.Againe,ifthe Lord batir care of bealtes (as indeede hebath) becaufe theywere made for man, hewill much morehauecareofman,for whom they weremade.He hall: a care for the wickedto do tlrern good ; forhe lîlleth their bellies with hisbidden treafure, then will he much more reioyce ouer the godly to doe themgood,ifhe !owedvs whenwe werehis enemies, wil henocpro- uide forvs being reconciled tohim by the deathofhis owne and onelyfonne? if.re did vs goodwhen wefought himnot, willhe notmuch morewhen we doe feekehim in praying unto
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