The souks eRualdcalling toChrïft. 295 that there is filvation to be had, and grace is now ordered : (Ohit is pretty, faith the foule) then I Lope it is poffible for fomething to come tow (hare; inconclufionbee entertaines the promife to pardon hirn; but thepromife and the prevai- ling power of itgoe nor deep enough toloofe hire from hiscorruptions, and topurgehim ; be would lipof the ptorifes, but make a meaie, of his lofts : But a good heart dorh the contrary; the promife is the ftanding dial, and the Lord Jefas Chrift tobe loved and embraced, that is his meale:orely he may lipnow and then at his Tufts and corruptions. The Hypocrite will have his baie haunts and his corruptions Rill, but in the . rneane time hee could beecontent to thinke on Chrift topardon him, andchat there evils might not befall hire. Nowyou fee *hat it is tobee effe_ually per fwaded, nothing but God can doe this, and in this lies the excellency offaith, toreít it felfe up- on the freeneffe ofGods grace, that it may have an interefr in thegood thereof; that is the end offaith, there lies the marrowoffaith, that is the vertue and fpirituall efficacyoffaith; that as hope waited for mercy, and defire longed for it, and love and joywelcomed it ; and they all bring the promife home to the foule : fo then the will faith, Amen, Lord, let it be fo, I willgoe no fur- ther. It is in thiscafe as it was with the woman ofSamaria,dohn 4.29. WhenChrift had opened her eyes and (hewed her the vilenes ofher heart, and alto told her that Thee had feven Husbands, Pp 2 hying
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