Ghap.). tbe,Epi~le>"to'Jhe. (jafatians. ·3~9. vfcd before·hand, when we' ~r~~~;~:.:~?~,P, A towards God, whtchistobelccueiherenliP I (hall webcrcer reara 1 ne 1 r. ·.1.r. -\,; ,~ -....;. · fionofourf:nnes,and our rc;:conciliationwith · ' ·fl "1.• ~ Go~ci ,·n'·c· tfrtll. · _ · ·Obi,a. 11. n is h~tdfor- ,eth and o ?~~ to doe this. A.j. We are more thenReUund This faith is common toall among vs·\' blood. For wee haueth'eSpirirof God, el(e yetis it bur afalfe,dead,11nd ceremonial faith wearebuthypocrires: ·:·;:·'·'''. ' · "..-. inmanymcn. R'afonl. Faiihcomeiby,th~ • 'i'"'''"'ffr] ·Gentleneffe is rolgiuc good hearingofthe word ofGoa preached;Rom. fpecch,and roth.ei. good coMit'enances,<ueri 'o.. 14: bm rhis faith in·rn·any is concciucd . ro.them rhatwrongva, and~bufc·vs,wllhout without preaching: fortheyfay rhcy befccue . any rninde,or defirc to reuenp,,-Rorn.l z. 14: thenfaluatii>n by Chrill;;u1d wllhall;th:ey 1 Eph.4.3z•• ·· •"' • ' . ... hue in the pcrpetuall ncglc{forcontempt' o( Thecurrelicof thewofldl'inthccapand: · thepublikemimllcrie. U."Truefait!iisiby- ' theknee,an~all thecomplemedrs of huma· ned alwaics'"·irh the exercifd'of inuocation; 1 , niry, is commonly fcuercd from good atfeand rcpentante: yet in manyamongvs,tbis tlion:and it is often the maskeofenmity:and faith is Without any-conueilion or cha~gcof therefore ir i• bur aworkc ofthe llelh. Right B heart & life :aad therforeil butadead faith. currcfieis with an hondlboarr,to blelfewhen · III. True fairh is mixed with contrary vhbewe are wronged. ' • .. leefe, foas they that bd~rue, feel,e'in rhem· (Toodn,JJ•] It is avercue,wherebywecom· felucs awanc of faith, and much vnbelcefe. mu'nicatctoothtn; thegoodthlngstharare Buttherea'remanyamong vs thai fay; 'ihel' in vs,for theirgood and benc'6r'. It is prefcrrperfe{fly belecue,& that they ncuer fo muth ' bedby Pmtl inorhertearmes,when beefaith, as doubted In dlrheirll'ue<.Now fuch a l'attH {,ommnmc•ting ID t!J< nmf!ities uf rh< Saiou, isavainepeffwalion. I V; M·anythai boafl · Rorn.JZ.l3 .· of rheir fairh in Chrifi;warlifa.irh in thepro- .fJJuflion l. What arcwee to communi· u1dence ofGod,touching fOod and raiment. care1 .Anfrm. The gtfto of our minde, our And that is 'manifell, ·b~caufe rhey vfe ;~ny tempcull goods, yea outliue• roo,if neede vnf.awfull meanes to helpethemfelues: nGw be,1.Ioh.3.1G, . ifthetrfaithfailethem in afmallerpoinr;'it ~•flton I/, Why arewe foto do I Anfw. cannot be found in the grearell ofaJJ. Weearemembcraallofone body; and wee Secondly,by faith is meant faith cowards are members one ofanother,Eph.•pr.And men, and that llanda in two things. One is, it is Gods pleafure,that men lh•ll bee inllru- C tofpeake the truth from the heart:thcothcr mcms ofgood mutuallyone to annther, is,to befaithfuland iufl in the keepingofour Goodnc!fe refpetls either the body 1 or hone(! promifeand word. .. the minde. Goodneffe concerning rhe bo· Thts faith is ararcvcrtue in tbefe daies. dy, bath many a{lions: as to feede thehun· For the common fafhion of them tbar liue gry,togiue drinketo the thirlly,ro harbour by bargaining, is, to vfeglo!ing, facing,foothe harbourlelfe, ro cloath the naked, tovithing, lying, dilfcmbling,and all manner of. fit the licke, and them that arc in prifon, lhifrs. And with many it isa confe!fed prinMatthcw •>·35,36.to bury the dead,z.Sam. plc, that tb'~' u no/iuing in th' .,.or/J, vnhjfo z. $. Lallly, to lend freely and liberally,·ro "'" IJ' N>d JijJ,tnbl,. They that deale with fuchaa bedecaied andimpouerithed,Deut, chapmen,lhall hardly know what is truth, lj'.verCr. they h4ue fo maoy wordcs , and fo many Goodneffe concerningthefoule, isioenOtifrs. In thisrefpea, Chrll!ians come lhort deauour,partlybycounfel,andpartlyby exof the Turkes; ·who arefaid to beeequall,oample, to gaine the foule of our neighbour pen,and plain·dealingmeo,withoutfraud or to God: and idlandsin fourea{fions:toad- D deceipt. moniOt rhevnruly,to comfort the dtllrelfed, Ourcaretherefore mull be to cherilh,and to beare with them thatarewcake, and robe mai•raineamong vs, the vertueof faith and patient towards aii,•.Thell:r.14. truth. R••( ..s.l. Gods commandement,PHt Goodnelfe is hard to bee found in thefc •"'•} IJing, Aod let <H<YJ m.ofP,ttk,tthetruth to daicsamong men. Thecommon pratit(eis hun,ighbor,Eph.4.15.ILByrrmhweare like according to the common proucrb, Eu"J toGod,whofewaiesareallrruth:whohateaa manfor bim(df•, ••d God forvuU. The lludy lying tonguc,Prou,6, 17.whofe Spirit is the of men is,how to gather goods,bonours,rifpitit<>f lrUih. In. Lyars bcarethe.image che•, for themfdues, and for their children: ofthediueU. ·He is the father of lie•,loh.8. . and rhe common good is not aymed at. 44foofttbenasthouliell,thoumakellthy Good orders hardly rake place, as namely, tongue rheinllrument o(the diuell. I V. E· theorder for the poore 1 and thereafon is,the ternalpunifhmenrin rhelakethatburns"ith want of goodnelfc in vs. Ifany profelfeany fire and brimllone,Reu. zz, 15:Heremarke, Otew of goodnelfe more then the rei!, they that lyars are entertained at ihe fanie table arefure to be defpifed and reprochedat cuewirh murderersand theeues :ana rhe fyarnery hand: and this thewes that there is little uer gota vnpunilhed, Proil. r 9 . 5· V. To goodnolfc among men. fpeake the trurh from the hearr, is a mark of Fai<h]Ftrll,wc are hereto vnderlland fairh Gods childe,Pfal.rs.:. And hewhofefairh _Ft z facles
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