2 5.2 Chap. 2. 4 Coh+anrentarie vioon were floned todeath, and that byfaith.'Heb. rt.36. We mull thereforeall ofvs, lcarnc to hue by faith : and for this saute wo mutt acquaint our felucs withthe word, and prommfcs ofC3od; and mingle them withour faith : cis !hall the hie of a man in the world be worfe,thertthe lifeof a.beafi. Againe,irrthete words [mhobathLimed me, andgimenhimfelfr for me] thenatureand propertie ofiullifying faith is fit down, which is to Applie the loneof God, and the merit of the pail!- on of Chri!f, veto our felucs. And therefore the Papilts,are decciued, who fay, that hopepplieth,and not faith. I t may be to aileadged, that Paul Uptakes thatwords privately-ofhimfelfe. j.AN/. He fpeakes them=in the name ofall bclecuers , 'ewesand Gentiles. For (as we may fee in the former verles) that which concerned Peter,and the refi of Chr'rtitan Iewes, he applies to himfclfe, leaf$ his fpcech lhould (cane odious. t'S Againe, it may be obreE1ed., (that all (Ateliers cannot fay -thus, Chrif, bath limedme, andgimen-hsewfelfefor.me, Ant.' If the mindc be fixed on Chrifl : and there bealtoa will and índca- uourtobcleeue and apprehend Clain ; there is faith indecde. -For Godaccepts the true and carnal will to bcleeue, for faith. 20 We arc not faued forthe .perfcElionofour faith, but for the perfeElion of theobedience ofChrifl , which faithapprchen- deth. The Ifrachtes which looked vpon the braten ferpent withene cve,or witha (quint-cyc,with halfean eye, or dimme fight,were healed, not for the goodnes of their fight , but for 2; the promifc ofGod. The poorc in fpirit , arc blefIed.. Now .they are poore infpirit, who finde themfelucsemptic ofall goodnes,emptie oftruefaith, full ofvnbcleefe, andvnfaincdly defire tobcleeue. So then :ifwe grecue , becaufewecannot be- 'leanas we íhould, and carnefflydefire to bcleeue, God ac. 30 ceptsys for belecuers. Againe,in therewords [who bath lamedme, andgimen himfedfe forme] S. Paul gets downe thereafonor argument, which faith vfeth in the minde regenerate,to mooue men to-hue toGod. And thereafon is framedthus-: Chrift loueth thee, and hath,gi- 3; suen himfelie forthee :-thereforefee thouhue to God.Read thc °ltke,Rom.i 2.1.and 2.4.and Pfai. tt6. r 2. By this we are to take occafion, toconfiderand to bewaile. the hardensof our hearts, who doe not relentfrom our cuill males ,and turue'vntoGodvpon theconfidcration ofhis_lvu @1 in
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