Howt& knoweour flith tobc: ~IIC, ·"'~ 1""hegrot.:od fl( r~prn· t.ancr. vinExpojition ofChrifh :;;:~·7·[ of lifeandwater of LJ{e: now Wcc.Jmowc that ' .N. ~ahi~c_.io.n noe'to bcrcpclitcd of, z.. Cor:."iro:& I food vnlc:> it be rccciued , 1 wilb1or i1ourifh thC.t. tt.amtcth not fo m~tll fi·otn the fcarc ofptmilhbodic: eucn fo vnleffc wee doa by the hand of mem, :ts from.tln~ ct>nfidcr::ttion of Gods merfaith pmiculady rcteiue and apply.Chfilhnto cy, making aman drl}<lcafcd witli himfclftfor I our fdt,lcs,all our knowledge and '3-tfcdt wil be orfcnding.fo louing a God, who h:nll btcene:fo.. as foode vncarcn and vndigdl:cd. •It may bee., gracious and boumiful vmo him in Chrftt.The1 The nmrt f3id d1at hypocrits hauc knowledge and affentJ namrc ofrcpcnt5.cc fhndsin r.he chanoc of the ~[~;~'.en. and apcrf\r\'a!ion ofGods fauour; ..and rhcrforc min.d: :~vhcn ~wy pcrfon laicS afide th~ pm·pofc · this is not a Cure: note ofdoing the f..ithcrs wil. of hnnmg,and by Gods ble llinrr'and grace tlI'artfwcr, an hypocrite {:~s Simon M-agus) m~y kcch to himfe-lfc a newe pt11poCtncucr to finne haue true knowledge ofGods word , and giuc I mote. This is properly to rcp"tnt, and if this a. !Tent thereunto, :l~~ in regard of both thefc be in tnlt~l, hence will follo'NC the change: of ha.ue true f:irh in fon;c degree; Yfa_hc m:1y c6the will, of the affeCtions) and ofall the atHons ce1uc a perlw:lfioo otGods merctc m the plrofthe life. · don ofhis fianes,•choug.h f:1!0y~n prc:filmpticin I It may be f.1id, that an hypocrite may repent vpo!l f:life grounds and ln·fufficJenr. Now that as Iud:t.s did, Mltth. 27. ~. and therefore rhis a man may difcernc the truth ofhis faith&. per-! B is not a' good note of doing Gods will. A1{iv. fwafion of Gods mer.cie from chat \"\'hieh is in I~1das did repent, he was indecde grieucd for hypocrifie, hcc is t.o obrcruc therein three; l11s faCt, wifhing with all his heart that it had things : the b:-ginningofbis faith, the fruitr, and neuer beene done: bltt rh·is was nothing, his the .couft.mcie thereof. The fugim:ing of truC forrowc "'-''·as onclywor!dly, catsjingdeath,as the' faith, is he:uing the word ofGod preadled,cfAponlc cal\erh it,1.Cor. 7.1 o. <1riflng from the po::ciai!y the Gofpd-: the lavvc going ·before :ts horror-and feltc ofpunillunent,not from conan .occafion or preparing rncank wherb¥amad fidcration ofGods mcrcie: it was v .. :itltout true comes to fee his fi1mes and his mifcry .. rhcr.cby} ha;:rcd offinne committed, without hope of :1nd chcrcuppn to defire rcconcildtion with mcrcic, or purpo[c to glorific God by ridv;o- (;od in r.hc pardon of them; :md ·hcaringnhc bcdicnce, and fO w:ts no true repentance. pro~ni.fcs ofmercic ,,to defire faith \Nhereby he. The third worke wherein confiflethrhc.do... Ncwobedi· n11y cmbrJCc the fame, hbouring !againft vn~ ing of Gods will, is nert:~c o6edience: and it Is belctfe.This,though it be not a liuely faith,yec the fruit cfboth the fonncr,\Nhcrcby a man beit-is-the beginning of true fait..h,& no hypocrit~ ing indued with faith and rcpcncancr, dodrathath the fame foun'cHy wrou'i3ht iri him.t ThC C cording to the mcafun: of grace rccciued; in– }-ui..:. of true fait-h, is a chaunge of the who!e I deauour himfelfe to yccldo obedicncc.rq 3.11 man both in he.art aqd life f m"akio·g· the f1cart Gods c"ot'miland,·me·nts, ti-on1 all the powc.r-s&' contr-arie tO ic.fclfei.n.n.iod_er~ng. the mnurall: parts both ofJ1isfoulc and Ois bodic: :1nd thfs affi:Ctions ·and paffiGns thereof, Ik..'rld ke-eping· I can n,-w~·bccaufc iris a ranuing ofrhvat in fllan them in Compatfc.of.t.rYc obcdicnt.c, and eau.,. whercro hc·was perfeCtly <mablcd by cre:ati0n. fing a man in eu~(y.nhe to rcfi conten"ted with Bmheroic \v.ill be f.aid,thac·many who fhal nethe will t>fGod :;.ns tfwy faith, fu.thatbo!emct-h ucr bi f.1t)cd~ hauc at[:"lincdo tb rcfonnation of. p)4/t'not mal:$ hafT;. .... f:hrrdl)r, conjldncre in. true l:ifq.and rfiefcforci:his is ncrr a--,trilc and fufli~if-;lj:~h isl.krto\,•nc by this , ·when a man rclyC'IS cnt no'tcrt>f.hitTI rhar fh:tJl·bc f:~ucd. Ax{w.'11 r:t.te wholly on God cuc.n thctl tvhc:n hec fcClcs nO it is.., tmti~y~hypo·crit'c·s hauc...rdorma_t-iol~ :~f taft ofhis mercit<;but hath all tokens ofhis diflife; bthyrt they faile t\,~o \d~s; fll{l, dleir plbafu't'e>Euevy n1a·w·i•111 bclccuc vvhcrihc hath I refo1~mati·Nl. i-S ·onc!y outw-ard, not inwai·rl., pr.cfent figncs am:fj)lcdgcs of GodsJ.cming fathiir lho1JChts: "V\l!is, atilb.tfcelions ·fli!J.i·euour;but true faith being thecttiricncc oftbingJ mainc wiaked,..,nd corrHpt. secondly~ 'rolidr hop~dfor, will make :l man bclccue·~l9oue hope; obedience is p:lrtiall, onely to fomc of 6ods a.Abrahamdid: a\1d bceing thcft<bjijl;,g of b tommandccnchts, ciot rinl~: fo Hcrod; ,Hec thi•tgJ ltt~t foenc; :\'\iilJ.!caufc: a thatrio . bcieeue \YOttld hc:tr~ .··Joh:J gl:"tdly:; ·':"ln~f doe·· fli:~ny wheohc leeS t,o tokens ofGods mercy:and inthings, but 1C.t hcc would. not le:u1e his bro-· dyo.d.hcthat lets goe,thc b. old of.Go.ds mCrcic thcrs '"'i.fo:. B.ui: uuc-obtdi<.>ncc \'('hich'"~ }?ro..:.. whct"t'hd~ in dJflrctTc,.. may affu'rC"himfclfc: hCe ccCth:th from ttruc fa.ilh, haih chcfc heads :1nd neutt had rruc fo.ith: for the iufi. fhaL! liue b¥ branches; Pi'rfl, the parti'c nii1ff prt>ouc.wh.rt· ,E::mchrs _of faithin all c!btes :,--and \\·ill with.Iqb, trufi i11 ff tiN good ~ll(u{ ~od · !\0~1· I z.v; Sccvqtld- ~~;r~bcdl· God t;hough hc·kfll:thcm. · . ly. hcc mul1 refir:ltp~ hts hfe from Olk"'''nrd ,T-he r~cond ~,-vor\{evj'INhe~t:in ·confillcth the offcrliccS,\1..-hitoh rend co·che difhonour ofGOd, do"ing·of thC Fltht:>rs ~~ m ,.is to. rcpct1.t of our and 1undaa:ofthe Church ·, I. Tlrr·ff"aL-5 .'2·z> .fnl'JU•J""-l.ld this is a frui't of f.1ith.ln rrutl rcpen.: 1. Pc[. z! Ilf, ·t i. Tit irdl~'· , hrc inun hiorf'ific t'anCerthere be two thir1gs; the beginning, ~md ' the inward .·corrup.tionr Cif his O\\·ne i1e:in: ; rhc·natate ofi:.! The bcgipning ofit is a go.diy 'FoHrrJ,Jy, hcc·.muH labour t0 fonceiue OCV\'.el {0r.r:ow6 , ;vhcn a .rh;:;!l is gricucd .properly. I ,TfonntHi :'ll}rQc:tblc ro thowill ofGod, &·tb&c a-lltTcU_tloC"lUy bccauiC by ·his finne he hach offen;- brinb fOrth o:nd pr~Etifcli goOd.Jtaics ;'if<:hpcr-- . dcd.God> \Nho bath bin vnto him fo louing a ' forn~ng both out\'\'3rd :md fnward obcdicnrc ,___...c./. ~_.:_,'h_·"_'_~".·.~c_h_ri_tt_. _T_·h-i"s_ca_u_r,_,_h_rc_r_•_n_c•_"_'c_·v_'_"_o _ _ '_"'_'.o __G_;_?d_ , • __ "_a_~_>_:..__ •h~~c mo_y_•_)_n_='-_' _·d~~:~ --· __
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