q 84 The Sautes afeEluall caging to Chri1E. cannot better plead for him,than hecan plead for himfelfe,and what he faith,you may beleevehim, heprofeffeth cis true indeed, the temporary did meetly coufen himfelfe, because hewas cheated, before he was humbled andabated : but for his part he knoweshow he carne by his faith, it toff himhot water before he had it, he had his evi- der ce withmuch labour, and therefore this ishis comfort, hee hopes it is good, and ofthe right kinde, for, faith he the Lord bath opened mine eyeato fee my felfe, and todifcoyer my finne un- tomy felfe, and made known: the vileneífe of my finne, and my mifery byreafonof the fame, the word of the Lord was as a hammer to this ítubborne heart of mine, I had almoft the heart ofa Devill,but the Lordmet withme, and broke me in fonder : nay,it was a fire to let in the flames of hell into my confcience, thus I came by my faith : fo that fèeing my finne and my vileneffe, i fee aneedofa Chrift, and I fee filch a worth in a Chrift,in fo much that he hopes and profefhch, that all the flume and difgrace that can befall him in a good courte, fhall never daunt him from that good way which hee fees chalked ont before him : nay,and that which is the pinchofhim, hee hopethhee (hall rather dye, than renounce that fruit of the Gofpell whichhe bath received, and which hath comforted his foule : thus nowhee bathBeene humbled, and bath feene a need of Chrift, and he may dye in thedefence ofthe re. ligion heeprofefleth, andyet never favingly be. leeve in theLord jefasChritt, nor partake of the mereie
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