366 TheSpiritual Sonne(hip. pIsttusra7t him thereienovariablcues ,neitherllradowingiby termingP. Now ifthechange pro., teed from any lower caufe,it muffbeeither from thediuel,or fromourfelues. I willproue it can be from neither.Touching theDiuelIknowhe will endeaé riohn 8r 5.g uourit,for hegoetb aboutasaroaringLyonreeking todemure% and as he hath bin 44 a mwtbererfrom thebeginnmge, fo now wrath is encreafed, becaufehis time is It `a.Ia. ihortenedr;but beefhallnor,hecannot effe& it. Firft,his hisheddisbralenc,his 5' ra maine ftrength is gone,and he cannotrecouer it.There ss hopeofa tree,ifit becut elobt4.7 tar,amaybadanddr,gfrthbugh ehs *aplanr,butiftherooebeküéd,i can- not ` reuiue. Itis not a fir meofSatan, whichiswoundcd,hemightthenlicke himfeifewhole;it is hishead whichis quelled, and the wound is pallhealing,. Secondly , there isaolaineaffurance, thatgreaterluhethatis mot (namely, xtIohn 4.4, Chaffby his fpirit)tbánhewhich is intheworld(to wit)thePrince andGodof the Cor.4.4. world and that thoughhe doetempt,yet there (hall be an iuegiaenso therm.. y r torso r;, Cation% This cleerethit tovs, that touching the (fateof Adeprion, the Diuell cannot hazard it.Iremember the !eerymentioningPharaoh his parfait ofthe Ifraelites fpeaketh thus, Pharaohkingofegypt,fodawedafterthechildrenoflfr to nExod,r4a. bat thechildren ofIfraelwontoutwithanbtgh hands:fointhis,Satanmarcheth af- ter with all hispower, but the chorea ofGod arecarried withanHigh hand, aProu.a ;n, there is amightier thenhe to defend:heircasfeagain, him ', As Satan cannot ha. zard this eftate,fo neithercan we our (clues, Ifwecould,it mail beeither by is aCar. r,4. the Joffe of£aith,(which is the thing whereby wefpandb),or by fomegreat fin, whichmay calfvs out ofGods fauour. Concerningthe firft, indeed Faith is the tyeofAd prier,and ifthere were apofYibilityof loing it,the !late ofAdop, tiara were in danger.Bat(bleffedbeGod)there is nofuch matter. Firft,it is the Phil. t.2.9. GífiofGod,, and his Gifts(as we haue heard)arewitheuerepentance. Indeed,if Faith werebegotten in vs ofour(clues, and had a dependanceupon any free- domeofwillinvs, it mightwellbecontingent; but beingthe entireGuft of God,itmufl needs partake ofthe vnchangeablenatureofGod himfelfe. Se- dLskeza.; a. condly,it cannorfaire, for Chrilfbathprayed to theCOD traryd, Ipraythat thou elohn t7. r 5. woaldefl keep themfamrail!., andwhat greatereuill then the lotfeofFaith? Is it pofliblethat-his prayer Ihouldbe in vaine? Iknew (faith he himfelfe,dieeaing hisfpeech tohis Father at the railing vp ofLazarus) that thou heareJl meeal /Tofu, rr.4u. waiese. His interceii;aneuenfor this particular blefitíg ofthenot failing°fó= Faith,ceafethneuer,andfpeedethalwaies. Thiedly,it is tellified ofFaith, that it hath a certaineliningpower, which cannot die,Heethat elrinkethoftbewater which Ipallgiae,Jhall aeuer bemore athirf,butthe water which IJhallgieoehica,(Ball g lolnr4. 14. be in hima wellof water 'fringing vp intoeaerlaffing life e. I confclie that which cannot be denied,and isnot tobe fecreted, that theFaith ofthe Adopted!nay begreatlywafled,and manythings appertaining to itmaydecay :as, boldnes to come into the pretenceofGod , fenfeandfeelingof fpirituall ioy, andof bit...15.13. thatPeacewhich Pax!callerhPeace inbdeemingh. Itis poffible for it to be fora time eves buriedin theheart,not (hewingit fell by anyfruits ofprofeffioneire refpe@alfoofthe meafureofit, itmay be much lelfertedand maimed e but where there in Faith intruth,it can neuer be Beane extingui!hed. I fayhill of the true beleeuer,euen when,tomans feemíng,in regardof fomefal,his efface ismoil fearefuil,as Pauldid oftheyouth at Ephefus, who fell down fromthe lath so.to. third lokand was taken vpdead,Ifie k whole within binai:There isahidden. vertue yet withinwhich will cesium NowconcerningSimla, that that cannotdifpoi'ef(e thefanner efGodoftheir 11,q, inheritance , Í caneafiiy Phew. Allrbings werke together forthe bell woe Vt.=Us. tlrmtbatloaeGadk: Ifallthingsworketotheirgood,thennotSiemetodeftro. llud.,4.14. &ion. Nay ,he who forSampfeeerrefrefhingbrought Aimee oarofthedefamer 5, erecor.44. and in the creation oft heworldmade Light tocome out ofDarkneffean,raiferls much
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