+6+ Obieftión. Anfwere. Vcrf:rt9. Ved.tz6. TO THE READER. anger,is to beangrieandreaenged onourfelues,for ouro:Jnebothgeneralland f eciallfinnes. The fift note isnot tofiretchouranger beyond the bounds, nor toMerit to hinderholy duties. land to keepe vs within bounds, fZrffas toquicken vs, wee mufftake Gods rebukes to beour owne,Pfál.69. famußwemake theoffendersfnasesalfo tobe our owre infame refpeEt with Chril,Rom. r a,. The ferff of the fewi/ibreede invs (faithhe). anholy zeal(for Godsglorie. The f toed will work(in vs patienceandcompafion, becaufe ofourawn(fielh, and the imageof Gadwhich we taein our bro- ther. The feucnth Treatife is of ßlelfednes. Here het teachech : T. Thatthefirflcar f ofour bleffednes a Godsfree loneandmerciein aril?. z. Thefubilance ofcur blefodnes (he cals) the redemption of Cori 3. The forma!! caw fe(he faith)is the illumination and rani-Eiji-cation of Gods holyfpirit,bywhom wehave theof /trance of our ble%fednesfealedvnto vs. 4. The inflru- mental! c uafesare,faithwithin: the Word, Prayerand Sacráinentswithout. Lealy, hefitsforth hleffadaesby thee fear oatofMatth.j. And thus farreofblcffedaes. The eight Trcati e is of fatting: where hcteacbcth: a. How expedient it were thatfome publikefaffs f ould be obfarmed inour time, thatboth thepeoplemight betaught the truthofthis doîfrine, 6-Aloe examplemight beflowed toprouokeothersby our%olyémulation to embrace this exert! fe, andthatmenfhouldsot thine the vfeo fit eithervnneceffrrie,or vnprofitable.z.Reafons areannexedto perfwadevs to embrace thishalieexercífe: wherehieconcludeth that a/Iprepara- tionformarre,andailmeaner forpeace(ifwe delire they may be Neff-Caro/WOva) see mufHoynevn- totherrapreachino,prayer,sndfa>ling. 3. He addeth that,feeineGod ref//feththe praude,and gissethgrace tothe baimble,that thenegleli ofthis estersfeofhumblingourfelues declares ourfe- curitie,fecuntie prrde,andboth bemryourvnbeleefe. 4. Heanfwereth an oldflounder obieEied againff Iere:nie,th.rtfiaingweakens truefubiel /s, and lothincouraoe enemies. The anfetero is, faSEistgdoth not lift vpenemies, bast their atoneproud hearts. And their pridemay bean a(fsred argumenttoys oftheirfzll: and. :ourtruehumiltation infaîting, unto vs ofviliorie. 5. Tbemi- ni//erieofthe word to be continued as milk(for babes,or as meatoforffrong men togrow vp to theftelnes ofChrtff ...andfoiling is to beadmittedbut asbland-letting, whenfonegreat carafevr- geth thefame. we muff efchue extremities. Somefagnot at all :firm toooften, and toomirth. Dauid,Daniel-and P,au1 gre commendedfor theirprayer andfaffing. The onethey vfcd daily: the otherwhen fpeciallcaufCsvmedthem. And thus (acre of falling. The ninth and lal'c portion of this third part cortainech a large Comment on 'the io.Pfalme.I can no longer keep c it from then (good reader) I hauefent it to thy hands in the belt forme I could. Accept it till the Lord itirre vp/owe of his feruants to bringthe ;elf to light. This PfaLneMager Greenhorncalles: r. APfalnseof experience,andthevery pit-lure ofaregenerate man : and againe,Theglopofregeneration. z. Thatifmesa sroaald trat- (yknow their own decaresoffaieh,r their often f rinhing(to liefpcaketh)inobedience,theywould tootfulPeSt thisPfalmo.ofany needieffe repetition. 3. That ifwee could fee isa how many things osar realnerrcth,andour affectionswasterin vs,methould furelyacknowledge,that thereare nofù- perfosities:nthis Pfalme. .4. That thisl'Jaime is ginen vs by Gods blefsing, to remanevs from our dulneffe, and to teach vs that wee fhould not labour more after knowledge thanaffé£/ion, 5. Lallly he faith, that thisPfalmefits dosiate apattern if theprattife ofthe holyin/fruîfionr whichare commended in other Scriptures. And thus Isaue Igioen thee(good reader) fo:ne fhortviewof ail this third and laftpart ache:.workes, not toflay thee lacre, but that thoumai lt more willingly look( for thefe points in the worke it felft. Accept it as the refl, and giue the glorie co God. Towhole prole/lion and blelling in lelus Chritl, I commend thee and this whole work(. An. KO r600.May. 2, . Thine in Chrií1 Iefus: HENRY HOLLAND.
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