I , I I i I \ tt fipi~le to the (jafatianr .. -~p-.:z. . ~e . - andi!il~of faith,a,nd repentance in th,eheart 0 Al."'' a poorcandl:"ili:rabrefa~fj;Of tif'c'PapJio; ·I.t>mfbe'ObietledJthnt·lll rh~ IJ(i11de• of then> robe baptrzed,-and •<•hall·tb'heleeue-asrll'e tllaob~li~ue'fn thio inantr;do1115tiA!l"of.6od• 1<!:hurch tiar_h)\ 1 fheJHt iS nOf'ktiOWne W11a·rthe rnerblcl doc-abcmn<l.· A•rw. ·1'htf()gh doub- ·C!:hup;oh i>ei~Cllles, ·r <;· L c; · .;: c • · · Ungs:aqouna ncue,{o,y.et are they-not of the ' ..Qfthc·la<M·kinde isthefait~·ofthemnltl" ,ri:amie;of farc};r, boc-ar~:,t:onrra:!=-J§ tott ... Se· ·rude. amoog.rv••• whbfe t~if!Fis · rlim·goo~ , conal y, wemull:puulit{eieoce•be:tw~one true mchning, thatis, -thbr Jiaehfie;atid rru·hi\1 apprehenfion,.andlhong·"llpprctrenfion, .If thctrJcalln!isi· ~ ''- ;.t.·U in ~~:.]~ '·r :· '!.-'' ,r!t! wce.truely:apprehewl,_thqugh not tlrongly, . :tallly,,hhat•bee' f,aith\vf?ich'trulY~ppl~!' 1 11 fufficeth, Thepaillc,hano '"able to rcc'c1ue 'hc'ndsChrillj ·d'icre is l•lile'th>e.fairn•u• thM\!1 1 ag1fi, though notdo•tiroQgty:~s:anocher. , Ja!l daies. •F(JfCibllugh·the'indriiol,phri~j,'c' The mao·in the.Gofpcl-lard,· L<md; 1be/uue,' apprcheodedi~y•fa~th,y~ci! hbtlhc-i:tficabe. Jufpe mine •nbe/ref,,Mark 9-•4· dtat-i•,h~lpe of his death :'and th•tilppe'ai~slhy rhe'badd'e1 / my li~<h, which by.reafon of rh~fmainetfeand vnrcfonll~d· tiue.-ot tllhn'rhar ~·ofclft rh,ereof, may ra<herbe.cailed v.nbeleefe,thm .. rheGofpel. -111deed,mal•if:Vfheyh_aue,iip~ ' i faith/ fbis isrhe common faith of true becuer had, a u,ang perfwaliJn 'o'fGods rMr:' Je'eue"rs. For in this world wee r>.ther hue by B cy: bocmrhemoll of t_be~•!t'ubucaf!ro!'t.: 1 hungringand thidling,then b.ynllapprehen· 1magmauon: for .the1r faatiWas c;oncciUet:l dingof Chrill; aod ourcomfortlbndsU· \1-'lthout the \\•ord, prayer) fa'Crimenti: an~f1f ' j cber-in this,thar we areknowr.e o(.God,then 1s (euered from good life. Wee are tllen •11 rhat.we know God. • ' of vo carefully to fceke for rbJS rrue and liue! ' ' 'I'he highelldegreeoffai<h is;.afull perly.fOJ rh, And the <ather,becaui'tfauh·anu~l:'-' Cwafi~n Gt vods lnercie. Thus fmh the holy penrance arepofiible co~al! tbilt bygiiC~iJOt, 1 GhoH,that A6r4hamWlf4 nol wetf.k.! thrtmghvr;- will it.Nay,rhey •·hich will rlfbeieeu\: and feJ ' bd;'f'h'jlro•g mjaitb,&om+•<>-But whorpcnrlhaue bcgmiCo bclcc-ue·and repc:Ot: Gm1· ! -in was hi> llrengrhlln that h'w"'fuHyper(w•· acceptmgrhe will for thelleeac;Lu~. ·J ,,;,.r i 4<d.• b.e God wh'''' /,adpromifd,w•uld ~ljoper' , And·hau1ng atrained to ..•meafur~'of•lr'IJ{e jDtmc .it.....T hism.eafu'rcof faith IS not inCident faith, we mull goeon and fe~keroi\ifl'ifi<'WP ' tp all b,deeum, but to the Proph«s, Apo-- fclues:·but ycr (<~• S.Iame;lc~cherb,c.•l) :llli;.: I Hlcs,marryrs;and fuc!~ as l~aue becnelongex~ fie.our fai<h by-good worke• ;· and then lli~h 1 eroifi:d in the lchoole ot ChrJ11. A{td thuapour fa11h be amunes tt:J.tu!li'fie vs in·lrfe·ail~ · pea.res.b¥ rhc ordc:r,wlleroy we a'halne.to.thls death. ·• degt" of fa11h. Fer(!, rh<re mu!I oe ..know- c ·The fecond point to bee confideie~- con- i l<;dgeofCim[l:ibentollowesa generall per· 'ccrningfairh, " rhc manrici how itu)L!Jil<Hr. f1vation oftbcpaffibilme at pardon}and merThe Papilh reach, chit lriu.Jiifie<h{becalif-~' · cf; u~hcrcby wccbelccu~ that cur finncs arc 1t llimrh vp good nrotion.·and·good affe. · pnrdOoablc,.An exa_mplewhcreofwe haue i~'. t...'l:i~ns in tile hcarr, whereby it prepared1 ahd titepoodiga·JI ch!l\JeiLui<,'JS.J8: -.Aftcr thiS d1lpofeth man, that hee may be fii toreceiuc , the holy Gholl.worketh a will and delire to hi,; 1ultlficat1on; againe, becaule lr b~cing an bclceue, and llirresv.p.rhe.heartto bumble& , excdlent verrue, mwt<th thar Gotl lllOJ!la' , Jehaus tnuooa~ion for·pardon. After prafca 1Ullifie1 Bu11bis is faiiC wliich <heyC•y. for innaAtly '"ade,tollowei aferlmg and quieung ,jf lillthiullifi~h by dofpofi'ng rbeh<irt; theh o6'tbe:confcieac:e, according to du: pwu1ifct, there mun bee a fpacc of trmc betweenciti· ~ Matth.t.7- Knocf<!,., foa/l.beropend, (cef<!,ye l!i6carion.and iu(lityingFait!i:but·rhere is.no ' /hail firuJ,,Mkso]i'fh~llrrcriii<.Afte• all this,folIpace of time bet'weeGc tlierHi·'For {0 foon·c·: loweg·au experfence mmamfoldeobferuati· ; as aman belceucs,he IS prcf<'ntly iullified.For on.-o£rhe meroles qf God, & lc.ue in Chnll :' 0 cuc~y beke~1er hGth t~c prQmifcof remi!fiOn and after expenencc, lollowes a full perfwafi. of lrnnes,anulifeeu~rlallmg. Ag_aine,rnrhe l oh,, Abrahamhad QOt this full perfwafion,till cafe of iu(lifit·ation, Pa~<loppbf<thbcieeuii\\r GbliAl<ldfundry timeS:fpoken ro him. Damd, and doing:f!Jitb,'imJ "orko.'of diela~V:taiili 1 vpbn much triall of thcmercy,and_fauourof thc:rfore dorh uo't iuftifieas awofke, or as in' -GO'd~w•·es rorefolucon,and falth,.Pfal, ZJ. excellent venut, bringing fOrth many diutne '6, r.J,u6t/ef[e, kjndntJfeR•a.mmy.foalljoliDwm" andgraciollli operations mvs. ~ay tlieprO.i. I aUrhedawofm;lift, per atiron ot faith, ->h1ch,'i's"Apprrb'")'ibii; · .This .dillmdiun.of the degrees of faith, doth not iulli6c of it .felfe' '(or' if iO imfa:' I mull ihe rather bi: obferued; bcChuie the Patcd,and is to bdncrea[ed td'thi:'c!nllebl o~r p1lb fuppofe that wee teach, that wery fauh daies. :;ri!-·-n ::· , •''H• IS afu•l pcr(walion,and thaieuery oneamvng Faith therefore iullifieth; b'edaufe 'iri;lan vs bath tbis pcrfiv:.fion•.vVhichis orherwue. in(lnlment _io apprehend, ana 'applf~i_;~i Fo~ce<tcntieweeafcribcro:all. ta•r~, liur not WhiCh luillfieth,namely, Cbr'1W£1dl11fOtCJ', fuln'c.tft of cerren'tic, Neirh<r doow.eereach, dience, As thelfraelires !lungIJf fierie· [~tthat all men mnll:haue afull perCwafiQn, at ~enrs~er<_cureJ,fo areweefa~td:'Ioh. 3·1"· thefirfl.' .; :··· 1rY 1 .-'\'r · <he llraclrres d1d norhmg ar'·all, !\ut oridy' 1 >'Ll)evfe. If th•lbeethe right{a'irh,IVhich luoke vp~m the tirafen ferpen1t;fi)arcweto~do ' ~pprehendsand applies·ChtiLl ;<oto!vs, rhen nothing torolfr'iuHtficatiOii&fa1uatrciij bUt -- s 3--_---~to ' I I ,I 11 'I l I i I I I I . 1 I I I
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