\ 28 CajcJ of Conjcience. l.Booke. 1 rhc CjP/P~IIto rhe foore: that 15)tofuch a~ ~red1 A 'the curing o( a bJmd~ m~n~ tempers fpitrle Or cl fed mconfclcnce,andpooremfpmt: hre and clay together, wh1ch maJI reafonJ i; afit4 harh {m! m~ that I /hoJJ/dhettlethe brok.!nhear~ ter mcanes to put out the eyes, then to caufe ud,t.~at I jhould prettchdeliuerance to tbe car theblindeto!ec. riu". Theleand manyotherfuch hkepromi· Thus in the worke ofour Redemption, ies,arcin rh IS eale ro bee vrged,and thepartic Chnil giucs ltfc, not by life, but by death ,I mo0ued roendeauour to bclceue them, ancl andhctCnds men tohcauenby thegates and/ to holdc them, and rcCl himfclfe vpon them, fuburbesofhcl:hc lhewc• his grcatell power, though he lofeall things clfc:. in thegreatdl weakness nay, hil pawerri mAde Founhly, rhc partie mull be brought toa P"fdJ tbrougbwuk_ncs,z.Cor.! o.19. He will ferious conlidcration of his owne hte pa(l, not bmld vpon an aide foundation, but hee and of Gods mercifull deahngwith him and puis downe and deflroyes all, that man may others in this cafe in formerttmcs, and there· hauc nohope at all in himfelf,butthatall the with is he to be comforted forthc time pre· hope hehath,may be m God. Fir(!, he kits, , 5 ,,., 6 fent, For ifatorehand hce hath receiued any and then hemaf<tsnliue,as A ••• fpcakes: fir(! l~b.r.;s.' · tokens of rhe fauour and Jouc of God, by B hen·oundeth, and thcnhc/,•leth, He makes them he is now to Hayand to fettle his mind. man rofowcin tcares,chat a(rerward hce may The reaion is plainc : the gtfts of God arc reapc in ioy. And het hat knowes Gods dca· without repentance; whom he louethoPce, l~ngto bccthis,mutt herewith refi content & he loueth to thecnd,and whom hcchoofctb, lat~ofied' becaufe in wrath God vfeth to rehcccalleth,iufhfieEh, and fanClifieth, and will member h1s mercy: yea, his mercy is neucr allo in ume glonfie. Dauid heingin fuch affwectvnto rhc palate of the foule, vntill ir be fi1dion, rhar hce cooId hardly thinke vpon fealoned with fome taUcof his wrath. The God,yet herook thiscout(c,prayed to 1he Lord Pafchall Lambe wos eaten withfowrehearbn, Exod.u,tS, for comjo1·t, commmud with hi& ow1uhutrt, and to figmfie)tb~c wecan fceJc no fwecrncs in the caUed<o r<r1ebrane<how Godhad fomm!r d:alt blood ofC,hr;(l, till we firll fccle the(mart of withhim,Pfal.77· ro.and wuh this meditation our ownc llnnesandcorruptions. of the continuall'courfc of Gods mcrcic in Secondly, thcfc perfons vfe toallcadge a· his prcferuarion,hccconfirmcd his faith, and gainll thcrnfclue•, that if they could feele a· Gaied his heart in hisgrearci! troubles. ny comforratall, then they would llay their SrU, 5· mtndes, andyecldtogoodpcrfwafions, and Romooua!l The fifth and Iall thing to bee done, isthe C exhomttons. · ofJoubts. removuall of fuch reafons And doubts, as the To this the:lnfwcris; That rhere is arule parrie dif!rclfed vfuallt makes againll htm· of grace, (which wee mufl follow) gathered tclh.·, for his owne ouertbrow. For it is the our of the word of God, and theexperience manner ofthofcthor arc troubled inrntnd,to of Gods Children, conrrarie to the rule of difpute agamtl thcr.nfc:lucs; and commonly nature,and aboue the right of rea(on: and it they arc woont toalleadge thrcc.things. is rhis,that in cAfe of 4fl•Uion wtwmft nolliH(by F1ril, beeing mfiructed how t6 humble feding,6m6y [11ieh, themfclues, and to depend on Gods rnercie, ThiS rule is groundcdvpon thefpeech of they will grant, thatall thefc indeed arc good rhe Lord by the Prophet, rbeiufl man/hallli~e thtngs,bor they bclongoorro them; tor they by hi&f•rrh,Hab,2,41. When we haueneither neither doe, nor can feele any thing,buc the light,nor fcnfe,nor any tafre ofGods mercie, tokensofGods anger, and that they are al· butonely apprehend his wrath, euen ihenwe ~eady cntrcd into tome degrees of condcm· mufl labour to lay hold of mercy in hisWord, nanon. and promifc. Senfc and feeling ar.e nor aiThis obieClionmay be taken away, by in· wales fittedireClionsforrhe time of rh" hfe: forming them of the manner of Gods dea· D For he may be the dearc childe of Goil,that ling in all his workcs. For commonly hee tn prefent fecleth nothmg but his wrath and .workes all things 1n his creatures,;,, and b; indigAation. Thi!i mdcedc is the rn:ie uiaiJ ,.o,Jtrarus, 1f we could know the whole frame of our faith, when euen aboue and againll cf them. rea[on, wee rclicon:rhc mercyofGod,.in the Thustn rhe Creation euery creature had apprehenfion of h"anger.So did Dauid,Om his becmgof that which had no bectng, and ofrhedeepe,( faith he) rhatis, betngnow deep· fomcthing was marlc, not of fomcthmg, but Jyplunged inro the pangsof adilfreffed conof nothing. After the flood, the figne of fcience,batu 1c.cl/(d 'llpon rher,Ol..ord,Pfal.13o. Gods coucn:nt, for the preferuation of the t. And Iob in the likecafe, Lord, rho•ghrhoH world from deUrr.iClion by raine,isrheRain· k!_llmcv·ttwJ·!IJ tr~iflinthu.Abraham iscom· oow,whichindeed isa natural! ligne of ramc. tncnded by the holy Gho(l, amongil other Whencli.u was ro proouethe Lord to herhe rhings,for thts,rhat he beleeucd tn Godahoue only rtu.eGod, againfl thcidolatrousPrietls h•pe, Rom.4.1 g, that is again(! all matter of oi Baal,and thar by burnt-offerings; he powhope,that migbtpol!iblybe conceiUed,vpon red watervpon the facrificc,&·fiiJed a tl'cnch theconfid<ration of rhc llreng•h of naruiall wah water round about,and 111 thisconrraii-c· c;~ufc"S.Thetheefcvpon the croJfeJcelingl1cr mcanes was the{acnflce burntvp. Chrifi for thing buewoc, and feeiog nothing iO CfiriH but
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