\466 Mans naturall Imaginations. \ cardctfe, and. ~nrcuc~cnt m hcar1n.gGods A 1wcrd ISurely tt lS norhrng but t~is vrle Ima· ginatt6 bewltchingourfoulcs,that 1~ .~" v;~in~ lhingtpferueGod; Thts quenchcth the fpirlr, and hmdrcrball good cnouonschat be in our hearts. (h)OhthoNiflsttlefaith,whJdiddef/rh,,.J,ubtl h v<lf.;t. By all which itis euident that this is a tutU· rail thought in the minde of man' which at fome rime troubleth the mo!l righteous manthati•. Now touching thi• thought of diflrufl, Thetime twothings are to bee skanncd; _ firH, the ti,mc ofthis when ittaketh place in mans mindc; ati'd fethought. condly,thedangerofit. Eo,r !hetune; Jhis thoughtdorlJ.not ahvaieHake place jn the niindeofqJan,.butonly in the time offome danger,afllidion,and temptarion, and cfpe·. Sea. s. . . · Of manr thoHghto( dijimf/. The fourth cu1ll thought conc,rning God, is, 4 thought uf di/lrHjl, thus framed m the minde;qoddoth notreg4rd mf;Gt~dwillnol hflpc mf; Godwill not 6ft mfrcifu/1 vntomf: This thoughi made entrancevnto .thefall of our 6rllparenta: forf;r£l Eudookcd vpon the fruit, and faw that it was beautifull,and t.hen entrcd into her heart athought ofjlillru!l af. rerthismancr; ltmaybeitlsnotcruewhich God harh fa id to vs concerningtbisfruit,and it may be God regardcthvs not as we rhmkc hedoth,in that he denieth vs thi• frull;here· upon her will and her affeaions were.earned to the breaking of Gods con~m.a~ndemeor, and fo 01e r,nned by difobedience, andAdam alfo finned. Whon the people of Ifr~cl mur· , Num. to. muied in the w1ldemc!f< (a) Mo[es ftnn<a a 11nne, for hec waa debarrcdentral,l.ceinro the JandofCanaan :' Nowwhatwas..(v!o{esfinne? "· forbothh< •ndAaron (b)prai<dto rbc LDra, (b)verf. 6 • 4nd chec/,fdthepeoplef•ying,HeareohJ<r<beUJ, (j-c. And ~tt Gods co!"mttndtmen_~ lu brot~ght wa– .rer om iftberocf<!! $yrely his.Gq9e was fecrcr eueninward vnb/lpefe and dillrurt in Gods promife, for w~<;n ~eHnote the~ocke, bee mig~t1hinke thus with himfelfe, it may bee thatGild willnoinowgiuewaterpl/t of the r6c~e;and rhi•.feegicsthe more probable,be– caufe he went beyond his commrrlion in fmi– tingthrifc'yp'on the rocke,' w.hen God bad him 6riely toJf<44.!(c) vn!D ir. This euill 'verr.s. thoug!urakcs hold of re\igious p~~id alfo , . 4 Pfol.Jt.n (J) !(aid in mine h4f lam caftollt •( thyfight, as though helhould,fay, Hcrero[o(e I haue foun'd fauour wuh God, but nqw,in mine ad– ll<rGrielam v;rrcrlireiedpd:Againc,(<)lfaid :;,r 31 • 116 • ;11';, 1feA':f,a./lml'lt~~e~yars:, rhat is~_when f~are : P.~~~a,tbfopke.j1~ld9f,~~e, it\<q,I thought iha!.S:>li>JI'f~Ixli9'19'P..mee, when heefaid I lh.o'!'d corq'e. ·!o-~h~.kipgdof!'l,e .quer lfracl. J1!c1shil~ren o£Jfra~l.~!i,<j often .I?.<":ray thi~ t~p·~o6.i ofdlll.lu{!~ wfien,they wer~pinched ~~t~1 · ,!i<;r ,.~Dd1ainine 1 in t~~ wij~ernelfe, r PfoJ. 7 s, !Pf4'· .~'f,.(f)C•• Gf~prollide.rabl<(or.vJ.inthe 19.>0. '!t"J!';"Jfo? c••~~g~ue buadan4Jiefo forhi4 F;fpl(l A• if theyfhouldfay ,.\'.eth.inke ~ee. 9annot,nor will not: Yea the Apollle hur waa~not free from thiS thoughs,.forwhen Chri!l walking on,the waters, cqiJlp>anded • M"·'4·lo P.t<rtocomev~to.him,hecame,out·boldly, and·walkcd towar.dsIefus,but when(g)Eiefaw if .mtgh_rie rv~mJ(,h~ ~c"anto Jinkt: ~hencecame ~hi•IS.urely from~ t~oughr efdiLlrull which he hadin his heart~o this etfcCt::ltfll•T beGod wr/1not[Hppmmein thi4mywalkjn~; an.d t~at this or Come fuch thought was in·his heart appeareth by ChriUs an[wcr to him faying, Cl ally tn the rime of ficknes, and in the p,angs ofdeath. Th~s~n hJ311r(euous affiidion was r.ighteousJob troubled with this thought of diUru!l:for then he <;omplaincd,rhat Goddid B hate him andgmzfh vpo" him wi.th bU tuth, and aJ hUenrmir,{hArpned hU t]et agt~infl him; y~a, that,(~} Ju mAdehim.u bi!bl!lfC, and mark~ to k vcrf.tJ., foooteAt. AndDsmidinagrieuous rrcuble of minde,thus complained: (I) 'flflllthe L""d.b. 1 P[ol.71·7 font himjelf#foreuq~ A11dw!IJ he jhew no more fmmu-? !Jh/4 mercuc!tanegontfor erur? Doth ~i4 promifefailffor fll~rmou?Halh Godforgotten tobemercift~IJ,ftc. Whercby,appenreth,thar in his affildiol),hewaogroatly troubled wrth <his diflrullfull rhought 1 and.rbcre is noman' liulng, but wh;n trouble & affiitlion comes, he fhall fcde in himfclfc rliefe rhoughts of di£lrull. Indeed while peace& eafeconrinue, prefumptuous ,thoughtspo!Te!fe the minde, but when the daies of peace be gone, & trou· C blef01nerimes approach,tben prcfumptuo.u~, thoughtsgiue pl~ce,and thoughts ofdrUruU come intheir roome and Head. J l.Point.'tl(c.danger of thefe thoughts of Fr~irsof diHruG is very.gr.eatJ as rhe fruirsthcrcofde- thuthogbr clare:for hence arife;firll,all borrours, & IC(· rors ofconfcierie~, all r-.res'; and allonHhrnents ofthe heart: Fo~e~vh~n the mind fatrh (though fallly)God d!thn•t r,eg.rd me,God7pill not f•u<mt, then tbetrembling heart is full of horrdr and dread.Sccondly,hencccommcth defperarion it felfe, whereby men confident· lyau()_uch,that Go.d h,ath forfaken them,and ca!l the"' off, and that there is no hope of , life,bui pr,e(~o!,death, remaini,ng for them this thought troqblqth theJUind of the wic· D ked,and ofthe repentantpcrfon alfo: for de fperation,is nodJipg but tl)e (!rength of this thpughtofqillru£l. Thirdly. thisweaknerh the foOQdatioo ofour faluatlqn, which llandcthin the certainrieofGo~• P.romifcs, for tpis tl,loughr .of.dillru£l de~ierh credit ,to God~ promifes,and maketh them vncertain: Among all other cui!thogl,l~srhis doth moll direcrl)'hindcffaluation, fc;>r.it is Bat agaioLI faith, aS\v~ter.J~ro fire,: for true faith mAkes a Qlln fay with good confcienc~, (m) Chr!fl "'·Gol.•.•o 4itd 6· fhed·hi4b!DDdjormu;G•dthe FnthermH b~merci{u/lvptom~. 1tHd.[au1mf: But th!s di· Rru!lfull rhoughrcaqfe.rl) ~ r,n•n to fay the Cieane contrarie,, { hrifiJieJ nqt me: !Jod ~<ill ~otfaNeme:[@ that where rhi• thoughtpreuai J~rh,true fairh is nor, neither can takepJace. Pf'. ~----~----------------------------------------------~~---- •.
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