. - /" . ttpon the Epiple of J A M E s. ------------------------ accepcaqle,· nor halt fo kindly: Heb. I I. 4· Byfaith Abel offered ~1..~ova. .~nr!d.ll, not only abetterfocriftcr:, as we render it, but ·morc facriftce, as the word will bear : Faith is rhe befi fupport you cari have; carnal. ends make cs mangle duty, doubts . we~efe..en us In duty. · · · , . . 2. Thatfaith~ b_etteredandmad~more perfe£1 by 11aing. Neg- ob[erv. z. } leCl ofour graces IS the ground of thetr decreafe and decay: 4<Wells * T~ ~f~ct7!1. are the fw.e.eter for 'drllin~ng: Chrifii~ns ge~ nothing by dead and eviv1Ali[J.~Vd. . ufdef~ habn.s: Talents htd m ~ mpkm ~ather ~urt ; the nol;llefl ~£J..71(<) ~. faculctes are tmbafed, when not Improved mexerctfe. The Apofile Bajil. wifhethTimothy tiva.(mrvf~v,t() excite and enliven his gifts;3 Tim. · I .6. 'Tis an allulion to rhe fire of the Temple, which was always ) .to be ke-pt burning. · Wtll then, be much in duty, draw out the aCl:s of your graces; many live, but are not lively; decap do in– fenfibly make way for dcad~tefs. Verfe ~3· A1id th~ Scripture \\?.u fulfill.·d, '"'hich fltirh, Ahra– ham beljevedGod,t~nd it W.u imputed to himfor r_igh• teoufnefs; avd·he w.:u Clllled thefriendofGDd• . To firengchen the former Argument from the ,fxample of A lira• ham,he producetha tefiimony of Scripture to prove that .A/Jr11ham 2 Lmh, Pr.ef. · had true faith, and that Abr,ahamwas truly ju.flified. ~ · iTJ h.1llc E_pijltl· And the Scrip:ure wasfst!fi!led,] You will fay; How can this l zm , ubi du tt L t: h r. · r. k f b h l b c C b.ec 1.1crba iYJu– tJe, nnce .t at 1ay1~g was 1po en o A ra am ong " elore.? om- fti vi(Jftrua a pare qen. I 5· 6. With Gen. 22. and the Apo!He PaN/ fatth, that Jacubi trah.i & · Scripture was fulfilled in him, while he was ret in hit uncircumci- torq11eri,& c. [iotz, RomA· ro. which was beforeJfaac'sbirth, certainly before his b f':des m(i bo· being offered. a Luther upon this ground rejetleth this Epifile •Mrra~"!bopmt~ · h r · · 'j' of ~r- · h ·n r. k . 1 fru t usper 1.- . Wit 10me mctyttty exprenJ~, T e ~aptns tee to reconct e ci:uur j!{fi•ft· the matter thus, That ·though'fauh werermputed to Abrabam for catiou m pe;-– righteoufnefs before he offered Ifoac,yet our Apofile would prove, feCiam acfal!t· that ·faich was not enough to J'ufrifie· him, but there needed alfo wn fimp1~1 erk · c r. . • I Ttam. ccncz lai't· ~or: s; ·ror, 1ay they, hts nghteoufnefs wa·s not comp eat and full, , hol'liillibtiJ ~na>z ·t~ll . It.was madeperfe~by t~eacceffion of work~. And the b So- ·potifl _ut aper– cmtans pipe afcer the fame tune and note but without ground and- tiffi>ne ttfi at11r w~rram ; for PAul qaoteth the very fa:ne words for J ufiific:nion { a~~~~t n ., . WlC~out works, Ram.4. z,3. and proveth thac.he had.fuch a.Jufii- deovc~a~R~l:~~: · fic~tl(){_l as ~~d~ ~i~ ~omple.atly happy· and ,bleifedJ 11er.[. 6, 7_, 8. vne,cap. 3·pag. J' t 3 · And x39 .
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