The Baptkingofthe eiintia. Weehaue here three things to note. r. That,theeunuchwas able togiuean account ofhis Faith: x. That he wasready fo todoe. 3. What the account was. The fiatof theee is very apparaut : for what is this fpeechbutanaccount giuen (ìytheEuxucbwhatbeebeleeuedi add itwasfofunicient, that vpon itbee was admitted to the.Sacrament. So that the doftrine henceis, That it u.necfjaryf for awrygoodChrie:anto be ableto expr. Jéforhimfedfe that he beleeroet.Thisiuf cien- DB`htr cicache Lunnchtoreturneaanlwerto theinquiry made into his faith,. is not to beepatted óuer without noting s out of allqueltion it was a rirten for our l earning, that we might labour not to beto feekein thethings which doe con- cerne our foules. This is that which Petarcalleth, 4giuingareafonof that . hope o - 'whichámanbathg: Pattltearmeth itacanfeji ortwiththe mouthh, andmakethit a E.t PF43>r5e neceffary companionof that Faith which brings to faluation andLetawryman Rom.ro:y, befattypert "wadedin braawne mitedii, thatis, lethtnithat it a btleeuer, labour to con- iRom.t4" 5. cohuediollinïllywhat thatu,whereupenit ranece(faryfor him to ref 1,,tbat beemay beta- wed: let Irmnotfititrre himfife with akrnde ofreferment to thefaith ofother.',but let bimfee that beehimfelfe doeapprehend that which raíaecefarie :Theleft maf£limeby boo Faithk, by thatwhich he conceiueth in hisowne heart, not by fubie/Ung him. kHeb,to.3éá' felfetothe opinionofanother. iThetottfeenerlaf tingto knowthee, theoney God!: lIoh.ty.3, It isnot imagination, or fuppofall,or.Tome loofe andvncertaine fancy, fame roving conieetuté, [liarcan guideaman to life : it is enderfländing,it is know- ledge, fuck which the haver, iSboth ableOfneedbe)to fetdownedeterminately what leis, and toglue reafonalfothereofz Theo it ir.written, andthis l be/eeme; ihutlmyFaitb, and tint'le thefotendatienthereof; Why cifeis itcthat theScripture teacheth grounds ofthe CMthan faith foexactly? Why is it, that there is any filchneceffity laid vpon vs;whichare called to the ferúiceof the Chinch,"to lay open themyllery ofChrill? Why (I fay)"flïould this be, if it werenot the duty of beleeuers,tobeable inheart tocomprehend,and withmouthalfo(ifoccafion . be) todeclarewhereupOntheytell, for the faluationoftheir foules. Indeed what comfortcanthere be, or what fweetnesinencertainty? or whatpoflbilit toput" Satan to flight;with fame confufed notion, which a manhathéatchedvphee knoweth not him 3 It is the gloryofChrittianstobefrilfilledwiibkostwledgeand fptrmmall vnderf .sadin$m, to haue thefpirit ofwtfedame andreuelatien, and toknow nm Col. t ÿ; what is thehope ftheirta/Iing,c/c. % Alfiameto them tobe . children invnderflan- Eh,ta7,t3; ding^,eobedoll fhèárïngP,tobeèmerlear,üngándyetmercerable to come to theknow- PH.6,5,,r, . ledge ofthemarg. Thefethings may firmtoprooue thisdo/brine. gz.Tim.3.7 In the efe itgiiieth f ull eccafion to accule the ignorance of thefe times, in The VJe, which fo manyof all forts, and ofall degrees, are utterlyenable to fiuea corn- ,fortable account ofthat whichis neceirary tobe knowne vnto faluation. EuerY parifh, eueryatrembly, euérycongregation fwarmeswith fuch. Thereisno.Mi- nifler that laboureth to knowthe (late ofhis flock, but cardhea w itnes.withme touching this. Men fpcaktofI know notwhar,hopingw,ell,and of beingofthat which theycall Gods deleefebut (alas)ltirwfamebeethey from that which Peter calleth4reafonoftheïr .hope ?' The Apof lecallethFaithadmdencer..Now,fop rift .rr,a,' pofe aman Ilsouid be called beforea ludge,in amatterbetwixt partyót pirty,and couldthereinable tofpeak aslittle to the point in quelhon,as themoll= able to fay in the cafe of Faith;wouldaheludgeaccotint their anfwera competent e- uidence, orwouldhetotthinkhimilfewrongedtohatïehistarestroubledwith -. Poch beadletfetales ?Surely he that hadnobetter to fliew forhis outward"eflate, thenmany houefor their futureinheritanceinto the kingdotste ofglory,would andwell might (ease eucry home to beedifpfacfd. This iswofdllvn thecleere light ofthe Gofpell,and it is oneof the finnesfor which-theLordbath a fpeciall (wormerfief with thetimes. And itisafinnefo much the more dangerous, be. IHof.4,si caufeit is fcareely taken noticeoftobe a finne.' Tobee afwearer, a whorema- fIer, a drunkard, an oppretfor, agreedyworldling, a lyer, a curled fpeaker, áìd and" /A
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