grace,andciepart from their corruptions ,andon- ly cleave unto, and refs uponChriff; but thefe tell upon their corruptions, andgoe from God, andChrift, andgrace : fewofthefe people come into the congregation; but iftherebe fuch a Feb. lowhere this day, Oh that God would meet with him,and lethim fee that he bath nofaith; What, thou faith ? faith comes by hePring, andnot by refïfting ; faith comes by yeelding and fubmit- ring to the Spirit in the word, and not by oppo- fing it: therefore know, that faith never came in that wretched heart of thine; t lohu 3. 6. FAO. everfinneth bathnot knownehim, norfcene him; and in the 8. verfe, Flee that committeth finne, et ofthe Devitt; that is, bee that makes a daily trade of finne, and whole occupation is nothing elfe but rebellion,he that commitrerh drunkennefle, and adultery, and makes a trade of them, lhall never feeGod, nay, he is thechilde of the Devill 5 but he that beleeves, is not the childe of theDevill, all the world knowes that ; now if thou trade thus in finne, thou art thechilcte of the Devill, and therefore neverhadff faith ; and continuing thus, thou fhalt never have it; lohn 5.44. How can you beleeve,faithour Saviour, whichfeekehonour one ofanother, and feeke not the honour that comma!) of God? fo fay thou to thy owne foule, how can I beleeve, andyet harbourmy lofts, and attend to them, and doe not yeeld to the truth ofGod re- vealed, and made knowne to mee ? met thinkes thefe owles fhould not abide the light of the funne : brethren,all thatwe intend towards you, it
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