---- 446 The Soule: let uafl raging toChrifl. bie within him, and me thinkes your very canna tenances doe frtggefl what your hearts doe de, fire; let every mancall his head up and downe, and parlywith himfelfe in this manner, and fay, Good Lord,is it fo,that many families in theking_ doge are unbeleevers,, and many people in the bolt-tame of the Churchwant faith, thenwhynot my family too ? if moll parents wanrfaith, then why not my parents too? and if many children want faith, then why not mychildren too ? and if many foules want faith, then why not my foule too ? nay, it is ten to one that many that heare the wordofGod this day, and many thatlive in the boft me of the Church, want faith : mee thinkes I1:eare fame fay,and am not Ian unfaith- full man yet, and doe not I, and my wife, and my family want faith yet ? Oh that I could know who theyare in particular that want faith, that we might knowwhat toholdour felves to: now I will referre them to thefe foure forts : The firfl is the ignorant perfön. The fecond is the carnali Gofpeller. The third is themeere civilized,or the judicious- profefï'our, and a man that bath a great reach for judgement and parts, and haply able to put a Minifler to a fet, and yet hath nothing in the world inhim touching the power offaith. Fourthly,thecounterfeit, that bathmadeavita zardoffaith,andbath his alcumie faith ; as I told you,the Alcumifls have that skill, tomakealai- :rile, liver, and fo cunningly, that it will beare touch, but yet it is not true, becaufe it will not beare t
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