i'96 ea.fierÇreenham.r Ridings Now inthathedoubled(aswe mayfee)his requefl,hefheweth thegreat neceflitÿofit,& that themy(letieoffaith is great. This is a thing that muchdeceineth many,when we thinke that we haueeyes,and tanfee into mattersas farreas other men;we.haue eares,and canbeam asrnuch as another man can doe; wehue as goodwits and reafon;wecanconceive and 'nudge ofa thingas foone and as wellasother mencommonly doe: Herds agreat indgement ofGod,that we can- notacknowledge ourdulnes anddeadnes, and that wee cannotattainevnto the nrightie power . oftiteword as weought to doe; forwant ofthis weebecome Io fruirleffe in reading, and inhea- ring, becaufe we cannot trube vnderfland.what wereador heart; wegather onething here,and _another thingthere; we gather many thingsfalflie,and often findefault with thedeliueric ofthe word, whenthefaultisinourièl ucs, inthatweeneucrfufpee tourfelues,ourreafon, nor iudge. ment. Thechildrenof God mull be jealousouer theirowne affetiions,&mull know that there isno filchnaturall thing inthem,butinacall is thegiftefGod. We arehere then to learntconti. nuallieto pray,that ouriudgement maybe enlighmed -With the truevnder@anding of the word, Nefeperfla;tie. andouraffeá}ions renewedinto thedue obedience of thefame. if we fhould fee in how manie .e iarbisPlacme._thingsourreafonerreth,andouraffeel ionswaucrinvs, wefhouldfurelyacknowledge ,thatthere are no lrperfluities inthis Pfalase. For until[ wee be Collieacquainted with the dulnefCe ofour hearts,we(hall not fieour neeeffitieinvfing the likeprayers buthe that teeth theblindneffeof his mindeand corruptionsofhisheartand deftreehnothingmore then tobecome a new man in 7efusChrill,and to )tame nothing more then Iefus Chrifl crucified, howfoeuer others perfwade théfduesof moremyflicallknowlcdge,without thisin truth knowingnothiPshe o II count all other knowledgebutlothfonre, andasdunge,inrefpeé}ofthe datlrineof regeneration:where: byhe is becomea new man in Chrill. For itis a greater blef(ing where thisknowledge doth a- bound,and other gifts arein leffemeafure, then wherethis is but (mall, though in manie other giftsweedoeabound . For every manmull notbelearned, curry man is notto trauaile in the profounde mylleriesoftheScriptures, but curryone bad need to be humbled;andwee being all dellituteofgrace,hadneed tobe taught of Godas children, that weebeing fpirituall mayiudge ourfelues,and theLordwill not iudgevs: and howfoeuer wetbh;ke ofour felues,when theLord (hall takefromvs the darkeneffeofour heares,andthe miltsofour a(feelions, we ûiallefpie out dukes. Verle t 26. Itis timefor theeLordtotnorke:far .they harmdeflrayedihylan'. A Fret theManofGodintheverfesggoing beforehadprayed for himfel fe, nowhecommetlt J. to pray againfl his enemies,and afterhe had prayedfor cafe ofhis trouble,whichherhada. mongflhis enelnies,when hehitnfelfc in the meane haddeferuedwell alb= , and had prayed that hisknowledge might be ratified both inthe law and gofpell of God;henowcommeth, and (heweth a reefón whyhee would theLord fhouldfo doc vvithhim, cuenbecaufe ofthe generafi Loudofiniquitie, and veiuerfalltcorruptionboth inreligion &manners, as knowmgthat itwas nowhigh trineto keepe,and. to be taught thellatutes andteflimonies of the Lord, to.beconfir- medboth inobedience and faith,bccaufehippie werethey,thatnoes couldbeleeue theLaw, & keepe thecouenants,when on no fideonemight findeexamplesofthe oneorof the other. His Cob meta meaningthenbriefiieisthis: OLord,feeingahereisnof artherplacelcft for prayer for them,feeing be noted. I haue executed lodgement & ¡officeeuen.to the fayling ofmineeyes, feeing for allthat I can do or fay,they wax workand worfe,&whereasbeforethey had fome reuerenceofthy judgements, and now theyare growne totheeontempt & confounding ofthy law,fecing mercieyin! not pre. uailesviththem, butthe longer-thoubearcti withthem, the more they atehardned, butiudge- mentmui bevfed,it is time O Lord,to puteo thy helpinghand.ThemanofGod vve fee break- ethnotout fodainelyinto thispraier,butvpon the greatneedewhichvtged him chereuuto. Wee arehere to learnefir(1,that thoughat all feafcns it beneedful)topt ay,toheguideol inthe true vnderflanding,and due obedienceof Godsvvord :yettben efpecallie,vvhen throughthege- S(mife. nerallfioudes fini uitieallvvithouttheefeciall grace ofGod allarelikecobecariedavva Con(fancien' 9 p $ y. the faith IngeFor ascommon and vniuerfallfloudes fvvepe:all avvaybefore then), vvith theirfvvift andviolent Rend/ bade- cowrie: fo in the common floods ofcorruptreligion &manners, everyman thenlces.tharthebelt Mink rcli6ionovvhich mot}men dot hold,and that thofe things are MOO laWft11),WiliCh =moll vfital. But
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