on therr9. Pfalne. of it. Wecan alkadgeindeedgenerally, thatGodspromifesbetrue,but wewuffailein thepar- cicularapplying ofthem to our felues,inPaying, Theyate truevetomee, l have feltthetruethof themby experience in my felfe. . TheProphet vfethoft togive this Epithite toGods word , asverfto6.Iwillkeepe thy righte- rorijudgements. 137. RiQhteoms art thou O Lord,andiuflare thy judgments. 144. The rig'- teoufref/iofthy tefimonieriseuerlal/ing. Whywould the fpiritof.God repeat this oue word ion(tobe- toMien, but becaufe it isa fcngu lar worksof faith to beleeuethe word, anda thingmuch inti , leeree the dent toournature, not to beleeue. Wherefore Paul vfeth often this Preface as a prerogatiue. Thisisa true faring, andof allmenworthie tohereceiued , or this is et faithfullfling. So that the holy Ghoftpreparethfuchwords to purchafe credit to thewordof God,becaule Bell)and blood is fo readie to mi(iru(+, and Sathan fo fesbtile.to difcredit the trueth. This may happily foonefeeme true: butput cafeamassbeing troubledhad prayed,till hisciesfailed, hisheart fain- ted;and hisflefh wereparched , and (fill trufteth to Godspromifes; this man indeedbatha true faith. This then cornmendeththe Prophet , that when hewas at the laft call, he continued in his ftrength. Hisfenfe and meaning isthis, although I benot as yet helped , yet I ihall be in Gods good time;which thing ifwe altocould trulyfay,we íhould osierbe ouercoríseof temptation. -. Verfe 124. Dealewiththyferteant accordingtothy mercis, andteach methyffatuter. HEre the Prophetisdefrous tobefoul= taught in the word: Herewe fee the manof God complainethnot of the word , thoughsayer thepromife wasnot perfourmed, but óf his owne faith. Here is then a differencebetweenrhefaithof thegodly,and the prefumptionofthe The trisÍlof vngodly,that, when theLord fufpendeth his trúeth fora while;thegodly fufpeti not the traerh our fair', of theword, but thevnbeleefe of themfelues, andprayagain(+ the fame. If then when Gods "vihes God promifes. are fufpended, we be through Sathans policie and our frailtie tempted tomifiruti, wee pert orme can fay;ThywordO Lorddocknot fails, butwe aredull in faith, weearewauering, weare full of,, his promlhb vubeleele,goodLord ,increafeobrfaith, tákefrom vilhefe milesandcloudesof nnítru(+;by . fhining.vpon vswith the height beamesofthyfpiriyand thoughSathan wouldweaken our hope to difcredit thy trued;,. yet ((rengthenvs; and though wehaue failedin manyparticular points of thycommandements, yet webefeech thee to fbrtsiuethe fierce erroursof our life : wee haue-be- leeuedthy word, bindwe failed in faith , thenreueale.thycouenantsveto vs, that wee mayte- coller. A Twothings, asSsehaueoftenheard,fuflaine.Godschildrenintrouble, the one is theteflimony'7,n°things ofa goodconfriencc ;theotherisfanhinGoalspromifes, both whichare herefetdowseinthefainevsits verfes goingbefore ; for in 'tharTreeexecutediudgument and m itice,heehadtheteltimonieofatroubles. goodconfcience ; in that hiseyes failed by+waitidgon the promifesofGod,h isfaithmol +- plain- iyappeareth. Thisfaithbreedcchagoodconfiencei andthisgoodconfcieneedothnousiflafaith. For vshofocuer willexecute judgement and ivaice, mull beleeue thepromifes of God, and that thecouenant ofChril+. isa litrecouenantratified intheir heafts,which when they feele, they are vrgedby loue to keepe agood conference. For the .place to lay .vp the trealiureof faith in-is a good confcicnce. Herethen the granofGodprayeth forboth there things, and if wewill leeke A+ill afterknowledge, sicwill iudgethisprayer tobe barren : but if wewill locke into our ovens incredulitie, and enter witha fingleeis intoour ownehearts ( forfuh Chrií+fans are we ,aswe then (hall be found tribe ) and !hall enter into theparticular troubles ofbodie and foule, wee . fhalifndeour malfe.ofvilbeleéfe , anti we(Kalifee;tharweMay labourofténinthe meditation of this Plaime, and findefiifficrenr matterall our-lifelong. For die.manofGodPaidbefore, Ihaueexecutediudgemenr and inflict, andyet here he faith, reachmáiudgementandtuflice: he nreanc not,that he had iuctgensenrand inflict hilly, perfidy, andabfolutely, but that it was according to the gracewhich he had receiued, yethe thought not himfelfetherefore iuf+ified, thoughhe wasnot cónfcious in him felfe. His meaning then is : Lorde thou fearchef+theheart, corrupt ismy heart, andblinde is my minder if I haue fallen,Lord grannt me to recover my fclfe;ifI fayee invnbelecte, Lord inmate my faith; that. Imaydayly grow inexecuting iudgementand ion ice. So f treoffwasheefmtü being wearie inupright dealing,that heprayed ((ill for the continuanceof it. Eee; Then 5+3
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