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Of 0/iheCreid• · • Faith. conceiued with fomedi!HnCtion accordingto A nefit., and by,it fdfe can d:<te.1oorhi<igclfe' thedifferencevfhistwo natures. His Gt;>O·• ~et ioync louci Y.tlto iJ: ;.oando~lo~eit .Will bee head is apprehended,notinrefpe<'l:?fhiseffi- ' · efftCtulll inallgood·duties. ,, ,._, · ·. : cacie or nature but in refpeet ofh1S efficac1e Now toproceedc furrher ·ofirll, .We.are to. manifelled in the manhood, whereby the oconfide< , l1ow faith.is '~roJJght.i feco11dly. bedienco:thereofiS: lllllde meritorious before what be the dittereces ofrt.J'ox.JiJJcfi(Q:;ffit_l! God : as for bis maRilood, itis.apprehended i~.wrou~ht.in and byth~ou~Mm.i roinifi~~y af both' in refpeet of the fub!tam:e'or. thingjt, ,thepofpel~ru::<:??Jpaniecl~,)i:l'i)c;it>w.ard.ope.l lelfe ·andalfo inrefpectoftheefticacyandbe· ratton·,ofthe Spmt; and.J:.t.liiHlQt.·f~<l.dstll:9ri1 netit~ thereof. : ;,,. . ' c: . ;:: "' ' • : but by c_ertaine lleps an?·d~.gr~ ~;'as paturj' ·'Fliefe<:and, in what order faith apprehends 'frametb the.bcdre of t<le:lilfa)lJ; m.·the tn.IB Chrifil.AnfFirfiofall it apprehi:Qds.the very rh!rs wombe, I·_ by m;l~ .tb~,bJ~l~em~di bodieand bloodof ChriO::.atlddleit inthefeheart: :l. by irlakmg vewes,hqewes,a~t~fies;. cond place the vcrt~~e'lll>d benefit; ofhi<.bo. bones: >· by adding fkfi.>to th~rp ~u.,J\I)p die and blood:asaman that wouldfeel~ in his the wholeop~r:ltion oft~ jf.ifit !hailsiilt.\110 bodie the vertue o£ meate and drinke; mull a piihcipal1 actions. Frrft ,:tile .e~lightning;Q:{ firfl:ofall receiue thefubfl:ance,;hi:teOf. '.,,' lhc.miod:thofet.ood,themogui\'.go.f~~~ will; Togoe forward,: Beliclestbis...,:Urie,pro. F,or1:he tirfi, theholy Gho{t~ul.JghtO)""Uens mife; whichconcerries righteou{ju:ffi:1u'Jd lite minds with>ll"furl:h«Jino.wJedge of the ~w, euerlafl:ing in Chrifl:,therc be:qther;p.arcirulat the,n nawr:e can.al!Orq ; and·,!Uc(c.by makes promifes.touching ftreogtb in temptations, dwm to fee the finnes,oftli~jt,hf;a;llS an!l titles comfott in afflictiohs, r.itid!Och, lii<.e·,.·which With,the-v.glioelfo!:herof;tl!o~it:llall to fVem, dependon the former: and.they,-alfu'arethe bls.attbe>·ciWi:-ofthe·law,.,fre•lll•rd,wef;.!iW obicC\ ofiilflifyingf<1ith::r.:u>d:.wi;:hthe Very ff!irJt Opell6.th~tye. tJ)< 'trnJ~f.fl!lild ~<Jd 'confi'- fametf3itlt.wee beletoc·theiDjwJi\:towitb wed de.tiCrloi>!ly!of.tightePilfll(ll:.a!l:<!.l.iij:_etcroall , h~lcepe our faluatioo•:ThuS.,Ahr"h-bytbc pwtnifedjtfiChoifi. 'J:bi~4<ilP~ t,tben..C:<;lfli~s i lamefaithwherc;wiloh'b~ewas iuftijicd;l/~lfecl the fecond workeo(~Ji~.~boft;wl)tch J-S , ucol tbathe !hobldham;a fonne.i!l;fu:isiOI<hgej dlf.':inflarriiug·oli-1he w'liJ,ii~al aft.l~~th~jng ' I Mm'-'li-9,~2· Ancl;~by,thal:filirll,whoiel ~qfidered >bis f~full:Glt~~.~ -by teafop M1 by·he was m~deheite.o£~ighteouf..efl'.._, tiel ' liPm:,apd:thdbeucfit of\C~rifl.>;de!lt.h, mjgb£ · leeuedthat (lee>andhisfamily llwuld·hl' pre• i ~erafte~ ~hrilt·;. in4Jill.q~;-,<i\~iirecnp.t.fo Ccmedfin,the flood.: :Hi~coticm!iori,bcingjl!• C· nwcbta haue the punil~<llR~•soJ ftnnotake'n w:Ues laiddowru:<,.tha~ro:'ibo~QG ~D.giud I ~8)!.~,G.Qds difp.l~'l[ltUlil>.illl:J~might en· 1 Gh~iilof.P~hem alfoh~ ~IUC$.all:tlimgsneed. 1C?f tl;ls: b<nl:litsi0f~hrl!l:.;,ji\:Qd~~~~ heha~h' f~ll fi>r thtsIrfc, il~dhe l!f• toctm~or,-l!l:~p.d by. ll;q-§,<tl):vpll.t!!an ~def~~_::!'l;fQ!;l.41h.at~oo wl'!' (;JiQil.; And hel:euponucomc~·to.pafll:,bhae !l'oij trn,'i)hrifl:,J' th<IUW!t)ial~ h_ee gtueuum ' ill.9.ur prayou ;;~des the, <I~re of:ft;hings s:lrafC.-fp t>?y'll<ieondyi.OrJifcl,eternall ;.biit, • · promifed,weemufi biing·fairh,;wb~rebY. wee ~fl!'1ci~l~ fQt>t!w:fr~g-r~ili;11!!i!!lll!i pardon mu!o.,bc;,certainely~fwaqe~ >:Ul$~Q~will <>f,~ll-btsJiooes. and<fhq~-!P~ J,ords promife gratJ~~ -~~fu~h .things"$~<;< -h~thpromlfed: i~.!"-..~>!f'di!Jk~l{,b_t;IJf.'fl~rl'.f!.fk~n.fyrjbJN Matth.7•. & th•s fatth 1s not~bew.kmd l>.l'>llllJJil~J;uth '{i'i!A4f~~r ~hlQh )l~furtber,t;,-n,<;;~ h1s fpidf:ia;.i 7• 1 f{otn iuJ\ifying fui.t6; T~- wee ,f~e.plainely !f?.,~~e ~me:h.e.!l~l;tiJa~ti.e~J~Ih ~c:cancilia:tionl whatfauingfaithis;·~: m ,, ;, ""''i "''o, · l~!t;hG_q~l\4nwifsiqqPf!\nu~s)n Chtilhil .••:.:.. · Whereas(ome are:ofopini~n, that (aith.!s ~g.do(h·f~a),~,~p '!1\p~'IIIJC in,t~c.h~att lly a ,c. 1 ~,,; anaftiaoceoc_c~ofidehc~, thatfe.cmos.yo,bci o. lludy a!l<l ple~i[q(lA.flbri~~!!th~~of,·" .;, ,;~, I therwtfe;fouc1s :1 fallt~•9(f.I~h:,and-mlleedc "IhC?P>~~r.llPQ;§i<l<:·degJ'I',I:J;qf.fareh are,two:a pqmartcan put any,o.>nii,devct ig;l;i9d;ctil h6 ~ritl"<'ll<~Jlliti;>:J!.~Il\f9JJgh,it:lhGovcernlng bee ~rfl: ofall pe•fWi<\el!.llf Gods m~rcierin :p rJJqAir.l1.~hi,l'w~aJ;.ef<lith lbi'>'V£it felfe.b,y dw ! qmflt~wards.huu,. . :. ~- n ;u.b;: • gr~s:epfGP4,!1Jm.q\)l;-!l'bY'lfAW~.deQro1 nat ) · Some agame areo(mi~.,.Rh~~ koidisth~ 9$IY~Hiil~jtjl)%{fgliShat,9l~.WiC):•d.4nd ve~yqature and forme o[f~~h:~.ij~lt1Sotbe~.: ~AA<\Ie(fe 1Jl.~I~Y-~3Uf~ ~<!".f-li~C<>ilclltat.>. wtfe,for asconfidence mG0d;.f<l11:1fo.toue.1s op,wrtb~o.laq (\h~rQ:\ 'Thtt-la~ fure:.figi'le'df an_eff•<'t-whichp~Q«~ethfrolj).faitlj,r.Jim; \f.~h i11 eu~~po,IOtl£l\•li.!IPl!i!l\1Jn~le4 Qtalt;arul· I-$•Tht endof 1h~ II!Jf lfci~Ntf•rP..~;!.!'rt.bem~ I,~H p~ti~ll.a~ IS!il~e ~l~qi;: ~nd they w.hlch •ndg..dcMfc•ence, llndf••t.h 'I'V[~P1<4.r.And.tn haue th1s, haue rn tb~lllj!)f<;>.!h•grP!miLohd na_ture they d11fer g•eilJy. C(hnftrghe f~oti-• fu9(l:~qceJ>.~ ;r,uqJilpipg ;fi\i~'J:: wl)i_r;tj :~fkr_ talheofthe water o(life. Fl\1"' i!J,J!)e)leani~ W.,ilrd_s,in.filjli\eA'IIJlrE!w;.v,g ;~gt_e3t IJ:rengt!i. asth~ ptpes and:leads that Y'ftfl'I'.A""~J1<1,~'lll4 R(flfon, I'-!'qq!Pi:(eoflifo;-~jlej_laO:il)g. is m~e' the.water: aod Loue' 1q fol)lejp~rF:IS ~s \h.~ tk,lho.def'J\:Ofr;~!>nciliar,io.rr•~ Pfd, rq::{;tr· •~ck~ofthe co•JdU!f,-.!,h•• letf.~•l Piw _ .rW~ter,tp 4'r4•~•!.'.!J~/(};!~~4thf..dr.fi>:~ ofr~e pom. l'f.t., euerycommer•. The propcme of;th~.haot=l;ts; I4·J6.J!1J.M~fs>di.fi,r'.h4Jeqheyu,the thirfhr, to.~old, and of!~fdf~.lt,CanJl".\ Cl!~'oY.et :bY, 1 jl. 4<J'f'·~f.a),-t!fl·J9.·{itl'i{lfjlfi{lth<..dtjireyfrlu, kmfe or othermfll)lmentpu;1!l'<Vl>~.b_al\<i\;!l; •§rrfeard'.i~H:Matth. 5.6. 'lJ/ejfodA«. thiyhfl~ (jts:t~e hand oft.ll~ f9Ule,rs _f~.lth_.~pfl,4!Spro~ ~~~ger..,J.:f>.r.fl·.ifr·~ rit!?•!.••Ji!es,for theyjhn/f, perue IS to apprehend Chn!l.wtt:h 411 h1~ bqf• ,befotifftefl•. 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