Thesouk:effeEimaacaliing to Chrift. foule, and is thereby kept, it bathdaily oppofi- tion iti the foule, fo that every godly man that bath faith, he muft fight againft the Devil!, and all enemies and oppofitions, yet this man never comes toblowes, the Lord Chrift found it thus by experience, and thus the Apofties and the SaintsofGod found it, yet this man hath found out a fhorter cut,andan eafierway toheaven,and he is not afhamed toconfeffeit,and fay, Ifa man were exercifed in the word, and ifmen had but his skill, and were but trained up in his fchoole, it werenot Inch ahardmatter toget faith, and fo it is true, for theymay eafily get that faith which thouhaft. Secondly,follow thismanhome,snd dolewith himin hisprivare chamber,and attend upon him in hisother occafiona,and there hebathno power . ofgodlinefl'e inhis life, he hath praetice without anypith, anda courfewithout any kernel!, and bee performes fuperficiall duties without any ftrength i all his duties are as dryas achip, only hecarries all out with this,he is wife,and learned, and judicious, and this anfwers all ; ifhee doe omit or negleít duties, and doe them carelefly, this comforts him, that hee is a judicious man : it is certaine this man wants that grace which he feemes to have ; bee that bath fo much faith without wavering, muft needs havehis converfa- tionanfwerable ; he that bath fomuch faith in his heart,muftneeds havea gracious and agodly life; ifa manhave much fapwithin, andnofigneofit without, it is certaine it is no true faith, as it is N n n 2 with
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