The calling to Chrif . looke high, and profè ièglorioufly, and. thinke their penny good flyer ; yet the former truth I fay, is that which teflifies to their faces, and to their confciences , that there was never one drammeof Paving faithwrought in them: Woe therefore to their foules.for it, and to all fuch, whole conditions_ thall beefound to bee lo; yet this is not the greatef} of their mifery, r al. thouhh theyare in this condition yet they will not fee ir, nor bee perfwaded of it, when their owne lives can teflife to their faces, and allo proclaime to all theworld, that there is no faith in their hearts, and Gods people mourne for them, and cry toGod for them, and finse under the burtI.enof their miferic5 yet it is firange to fee how people will bare up themfelves with a blinde boldnm(Fe, and a wretched carnall confi, dente; and conceits that they have faith : It is true fay they, our lives are not fo holy as they ought, and our wor'kes are not fogood as they fhouldbe ; therefore we trufl not toour workes, but toJefts Chria; he CAUL?, to lave finnerf, and wetrufl him : and all the worid, nayall the devills in hell Shall not perfwade us to thecon, trary, but we will beleeve in our Saviour. Ifwe fltould goe from man toman, and fromhoufero houle, and call at every mans doore andfay, are there any beleevers here, they are at daggers draw`ng prefently, and fay, are not we all be-, kevers ? and we hope to goe to heaven, as lone as. the,proudeft .profefforofthem all: many Conies perch this way, and goe downe tohell :hood, winckr. 6 435
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