The triall ofe4Woptiórl, eaufeenoughwhy we fhould finally renounce thefame. a. Thispoint makes tothereproofeof twoMils in thecomwon fort: the one bblind=&mifconceiywho(being.aseuerynaturallman will foone be,Papi its menwithouta teacher) doe vnder acolour ofenmity to p'refumptiou,count it a matterimpoffible, fora manto be [o faróf Godscounfell, as to knowwhat fha11 bethe futureeffaceofhis ovine fouls, Truth is, thatfor aman to enquire fofar, without warrant, wereprefumption, but not to take notice òf that whichGod vouchfafeth toreueale,werevnthankfulnes, Iris true alfo,that there itnomeans in man (as fromhimfelfe) tó grow toa rcfolution herein. For true is theraying ofthe Apoffle,that asna manknowetthe thingsofamatí,fauethe£licit ofamanwhich, le in him; awnfo knawethcoman the thingsofGod, but the Spirit ofGodh: But if hrCor.s.ai, thatSpirit whichfearcbethallthingsyea the deepe thingsof God, bee giuen vino vs, thawmightknow thethingethat aresemen tovscfGods,fo that weehauethevery iViti0,0. mindeofChrigk, What impoffibilityistherefor vs, toknow chat Ourfinnesare k Vatéi6. forgiuenvs, andthat nothing /babeabletofeparare vsfrotn the lame ofGed, which itiu7ejurChri ourLord if Nowifany doubt be made, whether thechildren of fRom:s. 3 8: Godbe thus endued withhisSpirit, therecanbe no fullerproofe ofir,then that fayingofS.Paul; Ifany WWI bathnor theflintofChris% thefame is norbee '.. So that mRom.a.e; all that arethe Lordshaue hisSpirit,and it is inapoffible, that thisSpirit' knowing (as was faid) thedeepethings ofGod, and beingby officeaComfrter°,fhouldve. iiloh.tgtG terrybe filent in amatter ofthat comfortable importance. The fecondeulli re. prooaed by this dofflrinr, isnegligence. Maruelosisismens Care ii ftmartera ofthis orefent life, Their alfurancesfor lands,andthe thingsof that nature,aré very diligently looked into: This Lawyerand the othermuff perufe them re: uerywordand mayabide mintbe throughly (canned: fomewhat is too amb4 guous,and muffbedewed : Somewhat tooobfcure,andbath need tobeexplai= fled : in this there istoomuchreffriglion,in theothertoómuch liberty, This and farce greater thenthis, is mens care, forthe eatingofthat, of which; whentheyhauedoneallr they canhaue no alfarancèbut this, that theyare furs to forgotits But as forforthe goodpart, which !hallnot betakenfrom °thofewhich oLuk.re.4al boucle : I amwoero confider menscarelefnelle, how therein; anygroundleffe furmifes,any idlefuppofals, any flafhing imaginationscancontcntthem,neuei communingwiththere noneheartsP, newerprowling rbemfelues4, neuerfearcbingnor Prifd77.6 trying their wayesr o to fee whethertheir repentancebe liincere, and their£áth' .vnfainedt,and their hopefilch as will notmake themafhamed°, in theend. This fiTim3i..s. fecurity is theverybaneof mensfouler, and it is one of Satansprincipalibuf. rsuom.s.s. nefles,torockemenaffeepe init, becaufe he knowes that fo long as theyare io thisfnare,he may takethem,aaddifpofeofthetnat hiswill". To cureboththefe ozTtm.a.uB euils,as wellurto difeouerthem, this dollrine(Godfo bleffîng it) maybevery effeecualt.V eefeebyit, thatthegraceofadoptionmaybeknowne,andthat there is acertainemeansandcourfe to difcerneit:why Ihould wethen either be focorrupt iniudgementas to deemsit vnpoffible, orfocareleffein ourcouru as toaccountit amatter notworthytobe labouredin a' Now followeth tofpeake ofthedifferencewhichis betwixt rhochlldreriofGod' Dailrine ; and thechildrennftheDina Thisdifference is twofoldieither generalLorparti. cular. Thugeneraliis, thedoingornotdoingofrághteonfive (e thenegatfue is laereontynamed,but in it as inall ríegatinerules theof rtnatlueis included: For ifhewhodash notrighteoufnet ie notofGod,then hewhodorbrághteoufaor is of God: and indeede thisosa fore argument, euenas thepronouncingofShibboleth to know anEphramitef roma Gilèad ire0. Letvs' endeavour to findeoutthefenfe: Iudgaz.f.a Bell whatis meant lìyrighaeoufness tfien whatitistodoerighteeufne ; By rághreoufnef fe, isvnderftood that holyand religionscourte, which God re. quireth ofvs, whether in generali,as wee be Chri(Bans t orin particular accor- ding toour plateand callings allotted vntovsby God. Therule ofrighteou ... .... netts ÿì7
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