be Godearely. 3 5. Theyrfinembred .h.r^ highyo their redeemer. The t1 zddegree is,,a temporarie faith, whereby the reprobate doth confu. fedlybc'vc.!e the promifcs ofGod, made in Cbrift,1 faycavfafedy, becutrfe he,btkerreth that foie ¡hail be faued, but hee beleeueth not ' hathce himfelfe partict;lárly:ih.diibe faued,becaufe he being content ,.vi h a generali faith,doth neuer apply the nrornifesofSod to himfelfe, neither lothhe fo muchas con- ceiue anypurpofe, cieirc, or endeuourto apply the fame, or any wrafilingor lïriuing au ainit fecurttie or careleliReffeanddillroil. Tam. 2.19.7hots beleeueft that there is o,`,e God,:houdoef?rreli.thedeutls ayebeleeueit,and tremble.Mat. I 3 , 20. And he that receivedfeedin the 3 hnyground, is heewhich heareth the word, and incontinently with icy receimeth .it. 2t. Tet bath bee norooteinhim- felfe,anddureth bur afrafon. Joh.z.a, . Newwhen he masat.lerufalemat the Paßè.:uerit the f Taft , many beleested inhis Name when theyfaro his miracles which he 'icl. 24. Enthp:, dadnot commit bimfelle unto th.:m,becáufe bec knew them all. Thefourth is, a ta flingofheauenly gifts : asof lu(ltrîcation, and ofSanc&i fiettiou, arid oftheverrues of the worldtocome. Thisrafting is verelya fenfe ¡tithe hearts ofthe reprobates, wherebytheydoe pereeiue andfede the excel- lencieofGods benefits, notwithflanding they doe not enioy the fame. For it is one thingto tail ofdainties atabanquet, and another thing to feed and to benourifhed thereby. Heb. 6 4 . For it is ìmt vffible, that theywhichwere once lightened, andhaue tailedofthe hcaucn'ygift., artdrveremaa'epartakersofthe Holy ÿhoff.' Thefift degree is,theoutward balinesoflifefora time,vr;der which,iscom- prehended azeale in theprofeffion ofreligion ,a reucrence a :care tcNards Gods minillers, and amendment oflife in many things. Mark.6. zo. ForHe- rodfeared john, knowingthat bee mas a ,all man andan holy , andregerenced bim,andwhen he heardhtrx,hedidmany things,:and heardhim A. r'8.. 13 .,hen Simon himfelfe beleenedalfa, andwas baptized, andcontër.-ued with Philip, andmondredwhen be f ìm thefinesanelgreat miracleswhich weredone.. Hof.6.4.0Ephraim, what(hall I t'oe veto thee?O Judah, how'hall lentreate thee?foryourgoodnesit as amorning clond,&as themorningdew itjieetbaway. The fécond degree ofthe executionofGodscounfeliof reprobation, men afrrpe.age whicharecalled, is a gallingawayagaine, which for the rnofl part isertè&ed and wroughtafterthis manner. Firft, thereprobatesdeceiued by(orne finne..Secondlj , his heartis hardened by the famePinne. Thirdly, his heart being hardened,it becommethwickedand peruerfe. Fourthly, then fol- lowed-, his incredulitie andvnbeliefe, whereby hee confentethnot to Gods word, when he bath heard and knowr_e it.Fiftly, an Apottafie, or fallingaway fromfaith in Chrifì, doth immediatelyfollow r,his vnbeliefe.'Hebr 3.1 t, E 3. Yak! heed, brethren, leas`i atanytime th,:rebe inanyofyeasmetsillheart,& vn- faithfisll,tudepartawayfrom the liningGod. z.Tim.1.t9. This their s7r, rgth, a. rsöftt
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