228 · e.JlnExpojition·ofChrifls · ~ ~·;:h;~~ ~ will be faued by their faith, mufl firfi Jiuc by •A bre•hrcn, thcirf~ith:h_c that bc~ccucs ""cll)iucs well:and I ·.Thirdly; fpir~tualllifc lh~wcs it fclfe in refisriritull.lifc that fa~th wtll ncuer laue the foulc, thar cannot fimg and endunng tcmpratton: for euery child "'""';" ! {,'Uide and order the life: many men thinkc it i~ ofGod harh many and gricuous ~ffaults, fo as tclll(~.:.uon. · fi.Jffi(icm to fJ!uation to bclccuc the promiic the righteous fuall fCarcc be faucd: and in all .oflife: but faith h3th a further workc in them and cucry one of rhcfc, we mu!t Hue bv ·that it faue1h; for it alfo c:lllfcth them ro ~i\J.c faith, and thereby relic on Chrift, not on 01~r thereby. Noo.,\' a man liucs by faith, V.· he~ he fclucs-~Ex:unple'hcrcofwe hauc in Chrift vpon rcJls himfclfc on. God, and futftrS himf'elft the .croefc, who eucn then when hcc fdt the w~1olly to be lead and guided by.Gods written wr'a~h ofGod vpon him,and his indignation 3 .., I \'I.'Ord, Ex:unj1lc hereofwe hauc in Abraham~ gaintl: him,did yet qy Vllto·him :J.S to his God, Hrb.r t.8. whohyfaiihforfookf hu owne cpunMy God, m; God'"nqlobin grieuous tcmptatr~,and;~t God! 'commandcmmt wcnthulz..newe tion and affiiClion, ,faid vnto the Lord, Lo~, . . not Jvhether. More pamcul:trly ; a Chrillian though befla; mc,Jcf will/ trHfl in him, Iob t 3 • I ~f;/:r~~~"' m!lns life is twofold: fpiritu3llr'ond temporill: I I 5.and fo mu~f we cuen thC lay hold on Gods fuld. 1 both ""hi,h hemutl: liue in this ""oriel, for hea- :, mercy \.\'hen we fcclc:: t)o comfort in our fducs: i tJenly life:: bcginncs before '"'c:: die: and bod1 B · fo did·Dauid,,Nhenhe felt no comfort;·yc::·t htc:: Ithcfc kinds of life mufi be prcferucd.by.faith. j d1d Cl cane to God in hrs medioation,Pfal. 77·7, 1. Spirituall. The fPirir«aiU;fc ofl ~hri~ian, is that ~,~bc::re_by I' 8. ro?tJ.ln di~putati'ons in fchooles·i[ is a fault 1 1 ~le ha.th ~rue fcllow.f111p v.ah ~od: thJs.bcg.ms to fbckc ah~·aJ<:s tot~c conclufion: yet in this · m thJs hfc ; and 1t fl:ands Ill reconcthatton . 1 combatc wnh Satan tt is no fuult, but a good with God, wherein ~man i.~ accepted tq~.thC praChfc oftrue faith, 1 righ~ ~f cternallli:C. This rcc.onciliati~n· ~i1if~,., T.emporall ~ife lland~ in the pratlife offomc= , Hn"' re~,. · and Jt IS held by fatth: and fatth onely 1n·Gods p.arucular c:~lhng; and 1on;c men be ofone o.lr,ou.JIIiftis Fruin (I( fpirituall hf:. \Yore\ and promifc in Chrifl:··alo11e is. i~ that ling, fome ofanother: and euery one hath or cadby(aith, makes vs lay hold of, receiuc, :~nd keepc this ought tohaucfome one 13wful calling or other our rc:con~iliation.Wc mufl:·giuc God this hd- ''·herein to leade his tcmporalllife. Now the I ncur to bclecuc his promif~r of rcmitlion of workcs o! a mans particular calling they'nmfi finnes, and life euerlaHiag in ChrHl; and vpon be praCtiicd by faith, euen the duties ofthe baom faith God vou<hfafcth \'nto vs rcmiffion of fc!l caHin·g that is, as of the Jhccpheard. And finnes,:md life cucrlafting.Hcrc iOme may aske C that amalrtriay-doe thcrdutic·s E>f his.call.itw in \\'hcther cuc::ry thing that we bcl~cuc be made faith, hc.m'ull firfi hauc :1 grounded confd~nce ours, as riches, honour, and fuclt like? An[w. that his \\'Orkc is allo\ved of God, and aceorNo: but onely that wh~<h God promifeth in di1igly hcc mufi do~his worke. Ag•ine, eucrr the Euangclicall coucnant of life:: cucrla[ting, m!n inhis.calling·muil halile a care of his owne vpon our f2ith. Here alJo fome will fay, Ift·his lite and ofdtO{e that belong vrrto him, to probt all, I a.mwel!, for I bclccue Gods promifc". uidc for them things neceffaric , 3.s .mcarc::, But hcrin many ,fccciuc themfclues,bclccuing drinkc, and cloathing; :ltld this care 'mufl be the promife faHly. True:: faith is this :men mun ruled ~y faith, that is, a man mu!l:,vfc the la,_,,_ fecke the:: pardon oftheir linncs,and in feeking .full md.nes to get thcfc things,and yet fo as he bclecue it: but they that bekcue \.\'ithout v- 1 leaue·the lffuc and cn~nt vmo Gods bldfing:. fing the mcancs dcceine th(fclues, fceing GoO. we m~y.prouidc for necdfarics, but wee muft-.· h<\th ioyned his promifc to the me:mcs. Wc:c goe no funher, but vfe·-the lawfull ordinarie' offend God daily, :~nd therefore mull daily remcancs~ and l~nChfie them by prayer, leauing j nue our repentance, and by faith bclccuc the t-he bldfin'gynto God. G;,jl th; workfs on God, I pardon ofour daily finnC's, faith S:alomon. Prou.1613. and S. Peter bids vs Further, this fpiritualllitC hath his fruits, It cafl ailourch.re im God, r. Pct.5.7. LatHy> c.. is no dc::3d life , for he that bath r<.:miffiol\ of D ucry calling hath his croffes: no life:: is fo quiet finncs lines in Chriil, and this life D1ewes it -j- rhat it wanteth all vex-ations. Now \\'hen crof- 1' fdfe in the fruites ofgood workcs :as mertoie, 1 fcs com-e 9-j}on a(.JYman in his calling, thC mufl . ·lbue, oocdnes: and in euery good worke \\-;-C • 'I he bearc the fame by f:lith: hcc mull·rcfi on 1 1 mull-lf'uc by faith,forto the doing ofany good - ·.Gods wofd,an.d q~icc his mind with the:: good workc th~rc is :1 ~louble faith rcquir.ed: ~:'fi, a 1. wiJ and pld~furc ot God.Hc tlult 6e!ee.~es (faith gcnerallfaith, whereby we arc perfv·:~dco th:tt the Prophet) !hallno.r milk! haft, Ifa._z8. I 6.that the "''orkc is allowed and nquircd of God: feis,he f1Kdl not be caned headlong wuh a dcf1rc:: cond!y,a fp£·cialtfa;th,'"'hc1·~by \>\'C arc perfwato fatisfic his O'vVllc plcafi.tpe and appetite either rlcd that the ,,:uticulor work done is accepted in feeking to be freed from eu1U, or to cnioy ofGod, In ti 1 c accrpt~rion of th~ '''ork,qod ' fomc blclfing, bur fl~nll.contcnt himfdfc.with firll ::tccrptcth the pcrfon in Chnfi, and then the S?~d plea.furcof~od, An.d t~us we~ fee the worke in a.nd for rhc pcrfon. Yc:t, we arc what Jt ts to hue•by fa-ah, ·winch IS the nght mooucd ro eucry good workc:: by faith, for it way to life eternal!. " brings to mindc God~ lbue mercic,and goodV[cs. I. This fheweth, that a great·number nes eo vs: and (o mooueth ~s to pcrforme the <Jre farre wide , which thinke th~t if they liuc like duties of Jouc and mncie to\.vards our vprightly among men, then all is well: this ·--------- hond l AciuiHh&· , ucfi life r.o~ fuffidcnttO falu.ltipn. I. I !
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