__ .,__ 4n Expojition, ?!f'itb Notes- ~ --- -· -· -- - ~~-:XC .- Wh~p F~ith t,ailech, w.e. f~inc ~ Therefo_re-_we fu~uid make--it our chief work eo main~ain f:aith; chi~flyJook af-ter two things: 1. Hold fafl: your a([urance in the rnidfl: 'of the faddefrtryals : In the fornace call God Father; Zec~. H· ult. I _Will .bring the~ through tl3e:flre,-tndth~y foal! be refine4as jilver t~ndgoldu tryed: and th'ey{hall fa!; the Lord is m1 God ~ f:.et not any hard dealing · rna~e, .you mifrake your FathersfofF~tt\~01~., :.One fpecial pointof J:a\~11,-~Qder th~ Crofs, is the ~aith ofQqr A,dc:>ption: Heb.u.5. The-e_~&ortttt.ian JPea~cth to you 114 children; My (on defjifo not the pbafl ening of the. Lord~ 'qs the Apo[Ues own ~ore, That: the affiickd are fl iled by ~h~ name of fons. , Chrifl: had a bitter ; c~p, b~It:,Jalthpe. mYFat~er hath pnt it igro my hands : Joh. 18.. ~ r; '{.be C6!P wlqjc~pJy Father bath tfv_e_n:ine, {hall I nor drink:. of it f 'Tis a bitter 1 cur, but.he is llill "!J Fath~r• . z. The next work Of Faith is,_ ~o keep your hopes.frelh and liv' ly: Beleevers always counter- ballai)ce the temptation with their hapc1. There i~ qo grief or lofs fo_ great, but Fai_th knowech how to defpi{e it in the hope of the teward : Therefor~ the Apo[Ue defcribeth I:aith to be, Heb. It. I. ,~d't:es-1 ~ -1W Ell.?rl~o~-t;vr.~v, thefubftar.Jf~ oftbings hopedfor; 1 becaufe it"giverh a realtry and prefent Beiqg to things abfent and to come, oppofinghope to the temptation, and makin5 the thing hoped for as really toe:dfo in the heart of ~he Beleev~r, as ~fit wefe alre~dy e,njoyed: .r.;~ell then , Let Faith put ypur hoRe~ ,in C?ne ballanee, .when th~t.gpvil .l'l~th put th~ w'm!d: wi&h ,the .. te-rror~ and profits of it, in the other ; and fay.. as 'P tfUI, , ll.o')ll~ of.uu, I rec~on, or compure,_that the Juffering J p( thif prcfont ttme are not worthy to be compared with the glory that foall be revealed in1f1, Rom! 8. IS. All this is nothing to our ~opes : .:Wl-lats this 1tq ,glory to come? . . - ob(crvat. 4 • . · 4· FromJ11l!t ["ce7~s1.tt~~1".l wc.rketh or perf~t}eth J Many tr.yal.s ~aufc; .~ienc~·. ~that 1~, by the bleffing,of.God upon th~m. Habits are flrength~,ned by frequent atts, . the rimre you act -; '}' _ grace the ~ronger; , and oft:en tryals put us·upon frequent exer701 ~ -')IU[-t cife : The Apoftle faith, ~"'hafl.eninrr yee!dcth the· qHiet ~ruit oC Vlt(l'~r.VOI;. • . . . ' • ~I ' 'P ·- .<" . J' '} 'Fereudo di[ci· rtght~oufnefi to.tkt.m thftt are e_xercijed thereby, Heb. I z.I I. The mus pn(me, fruit of patience is not found after one. affiid:ion or two, but Julidi!J!ma pars atrer we are ex.erc,ifed an9, acquainted with them : The ))Oke,af. tfl corporu' rer awhile beginneth to be well fetled, and by much bearing, quam fieq~tens ' · • ' · · u[ies agitavit · 'Wf: learn to b~ar wit!~ quietne{sa for ufe perfectech ; as we fee~ Sencca, ' · ' thofe ' J .. ' t
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