The goodFight. 221 and Pre whether , when heas a man mdjnneÑr vi a, wastodrinke that bitter d2.Coc;.tx Cap*, and o taftedeath for vs all his conftant expe&ationof partakingwith eMat.26. ;9. hit Fathers glory, came not by the farm- degrees veto thedue pert &ion ? Exa- IHeb,9,a. mine that eifc&uall prayer cos-pored by him the night beforehisfulferings, whenhe knewthat his home warcome that hefl t& departoat of thisWorld vrtothe Fatherg, Reads loh. I 7.5,6. 7haae Ql orifredthee,nowglerife gIoh.y.r: If youdemand a reafonof this Do&rive, youmay thusconceiue it , and I The reatonof pray you tomarke it , left I (}róuid be millaken and thought toptace mans hope the Donne. of comfort inhimfelfe. Amap which iourneyeth , builds his aflurance offain arriuingattheplaceheeaymethat, vpon his.diligencetoenquire, and hiscare tokeepe the right path leadingthereunto. Theplace'intend, Iknow, theway d am welladaifdof, in it IamPre I am, Ihave travailedin it as warfit, therefore I amfare 7fbarl notpile inmyin:ent. This is a kindeof reasoning which cannot dn- ceiue. Sois it in thiscafe. Theway toheauenis Chrift. (Iantbewayh t By his hIoh,r4,6. bloodhe bath tracked out forvs a newand like gway 4) For the helps ofhischo- iHeb.lo, ao. fen inthis way,hebath giuen his word: (He bath (hewed rhee,Oman what isgood, tycx.) To his word bee bath annexed Ministers, as Guides t , for vndedtan- kMich.6.8, dingit: withthevoice ofhis word bee bathcoupled the Teachingof thefpirir: IAB.S31. (Thine caretA. lheere a werdbehindthee,failing, This is the way,&c m.) He bath m Ifa.ao.nz. let markeralt, inthe way,by whichto know it: as namely, r. Antiquity. (Stand in the waies andask!for theold way ,which is the goodWay,dnc. ") a. Pnritie.(There n Ier 6.0. Jhalbeapath and away,and thewayfhallbe called Holy,&co.)3.Fruirfulneff'(He oils.;r.a. barb ordainedgoodworkes that wefhoald welkeinthemr.)y,.Straitnelf ,and the few- ' Eph.x.to. nellaof thepaffengers.(The gate is lireibandthe 4'61,1 reerrawthat leedethto life, and few therebe thatfindeitq.) So then, the marke I haue alwaies aimed at is heauen, qAbe 7,04. euen the Priceof thehigh rainsof Godin Chrill rrthe way toit I hauefought, not °Fhtt,q,tt in mine owne heart,nor in theguile & humours ofthe world,but inthe Scripture: I haue found it tobe Faith inChrilh workingby loue1atrd stakinga mnua.c4sm f ofgoodwork': to thisway my heart bath beene fet ", it bathbin my continual! i and inllantfmite to be diretled inthis reek*, and though withmuch wcaknefle ewd u Dent 3o.46 limping", yeaandfailing' sometimes, yet to itI banefiriaen''continmally: How 'P1ns9 ç. thenwithout calling Gods truth and faithfulnefle into tmeftion, can Idoubt of ngr..,3' the End, when myconscience iswitnelfe with mee, that my!nerdyreffeol'hath zthki;.n' been estotheway guiding thereunto ? You fee then the truth of the deetrine, a Pfal. 6,9.6, and therealonof it,and withal! that in it there is no building upon our felues, but a hopeful! yellingepos the Lord, who having taught' nine the way , andentente/ bpfd, r9,g; nay heart 'ontoit,andeflablifhedmeeinira, I know him tobefo farte from deny- eVerge 35. ins himfelfe a that Icannot miffs of theend of my cosmic, thefalnation f ofmy dVedè , 16. foule. Thus the pietie, the purity, the linceritieof my former courfe fecmreth me f a t.Tim.a.li. of theGlory to come, not becauseof any connexion betwixt worke and wages, t.Pet.r,9. which I truil vnto , but becaufethe Lord of his ownewill s and freegrace , bath g lam.nrB; vouchsafed the frnglenetre of my heart h purged from dead worker by the bloodof h Pph.e.r. Chrfi i, cutsamidit many weakeneffes tobe theway to leade meeunto life. So r Heb,9,,4. that my title is thepromisek of God,and not mine owne performance :the con- kGal.;,ta, fcienceof my formercourfe isthe affurer , not the deferuer of my happineffe. Somegreatman out of his bounty giueth theean inheritance of Come pounds by the yeare,thoumultpay a peppercorn forthy Rent; whenthou haft paide it, indeede thoumail} clairne the profits, yea and by law thou maisrecouee thon : but what wilt thou pleads ? what? that thouart worthyofit, that thou hail paid well forir? no : thebargaine in thy plea,eliecouenantin all which thou cans alleadge, for betwixt the rent and the reuenue there is noproportion : fo for thy Graine of .lafterdfeed t thy fineaking m and fcarce appearingFaith , thy ; t iat,17so: font Obedience , thy Capofcords water" thou mailchallenge heaven,and God mlfa.4z3. will oot,God cannot deny itthee, yea he loueth tobe fovrged:but yet thou cantt nMat,to.su' V 3 1306
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