1 1 ~' ru1 [omme.ntarie ~~on ___ IN"'" "'''"\ "'•hich is tlu~n in Chrift; -and to conGdcr, that A tnl'rl·ifull and libcra_U almcs ofrhe King of hco.- ~--.- ~ I ,~·hen irt rhis \.Vorld they i"uthinc !oi\cs or iniuucn) and applycth lt to thepoorc and M.kcd. 1 , tiCS, or loofc ail they hauc vpon c~mh; that foulc,of~"rhc.bclccucr. • . . I : yet rhdrrightcoufneffc(rhc riches ofrhcir fou\cJ .Jfan):·f•vmaskc, I)OW can[flizh2ppJy <?l~rilt . j is then in hcauc.n full fafc in ChriHs keeping., ro rhc.beJccutr ? I ~n(~'Yt;.r~: a:s a m~nl bcei1:g in ! I and l);all ncucr bee lofl:. Tbis !110uld make vs h}s c_orl'lq~t l)::nurc! l~a.tll tW:tbing ro.~oc. ,~irh I leame to knowc Chrift more an_d more, and ro Lhn!l; fo conrrart\NJJ~,JJ~h~.n the hbly .Ghoft I giuc him the louc and affections of our vcr!c hath \·HOIJ~htfait.h·~H l~641C:.ambyafit))CJ:i'l~Hl¥ . I llr_rrts, that fo we may be able to l:ty \Nith blcl~ ra_I1 o~crauon: chc1) 'v~C ar<:; eo knowe-, th~r as J I fedPard,2 .Tim.I.12.fk.,nowe whomlhmtcbcfa1th IS the proper Jilj1rt;,t}1Cnt to apprefm 1 d i(cued, (md l amper[wdded,rh,u he i.1 able to k.§epe . Chrilt; ro is Chri!l ~hd his r"ightcoufndfe the ! "th4t which I h:uu committcdvizto himagainfl thar proper obied for faith to worke vpon. l~o£ I da7. ·'· , : though it apprehend a.nd lj>ply aU other pro-. Latlly, if there be fnch acommuniM ben\·in m1fcs wluch God ma..Nc·s.rp our foulcs·or boChrilt 3.!H.l3 bclccuer, that our flnnes arc made ' dies: yet m~fl:propa(j 'J.rtJpri~toipal~yJ:t~d·ilf the 1 hip:, and his rightcoufi1cffc made-.our~; this may , t: firfi place) ~t apprehends thcpromifc of falua-~ teach vs patience, and minifler vs t:omfort in IB tion and the righceoufneftC· of Chrill. Now all outwttl·d ajfliElionJ, or inward temptation~; for theparticHIAriilanner., how faith doth thus; becaufc it is ccrtcn all our fi.JfiCrings arc hU,and wc'are tO kno..,vc, that though it be fj>irituall & h~ is touched ,..,,ith all the wrongs rlonc to vs. inui.li~le-, and fo not eafily cxprdfcd to fcnfe. , I When he was inhcaucn, he call$ to Saul, A.Ct. yet 1s n done asproptrJ; by fauh, as a garment 9· 4· San!,Saul, whypcrfecrllcft thou me? and at lS bnhehan~l taken and ~pplyed to the bodic, the Jail day, Mmh. 25.45. whatfoeuer either or aplallcr to a foare. · goOd or euill V\' as d_onc tO :myof his children, · I£ any ask<! further: 'But when may aman hcfaith, w"Jd"'' to hrmfelfec and according,ly know whether his faith haue apprehende.d·and .idl1:1Hbe r·cwarded as done to him. · ' . , applyeq Chritl:s rightcoufnd1c ·t0his fou!e, or . ~ 4pd thus we hauctaught that rrvc righteoufno? ' . ne.r;":which iuflifics<llinner,& made Noah righI anf~~er..: ~vhen hee b;i.ccucthparticlilarlJ, ·tcoiis.: ~nd,wcc fee the vfcof chat wonh~c do~ ~hat ~h~illsiighteoufndfei..vhis righteou{ncs, .&pc.And in this fir!l poim we hauc the long... and hath rceoficiicOhim to.God,and thall titftier lnCiftcd, bec:mfc ic is one of the; fundamcn... l. fie him in Gods pr(:fcnce, eften cloth faith \\'ork t~ll poims of Chri!lian religion, .• J hi_s'true o..nd properworkc: (or this caboot bee I ., H;thcrtoofth~ firltpoim:namcly,w~at thot C done but. by faitli; and wbe.efaith is, this mull i·ig11tcoufi1cfiC is; which is he.~c fpoken qf. I ne~des be do!lc• · , .,Th,cfecondpoint to bq.c.9nj1dercd ilhthefe The fecootl point is, thatf4ithalu11.e,,":l.ll ..dno V.•orCS, is~ tlt~t tbi~ rig~ttoufndfc is tha;1J£hother venue , nor fpirituall pow~r 'in tila:ns tcoufne!fe, whrch i. ~yfaith,,. · , foulcis ab)c .to dce this.Aitdthis maybeprGol t is fo Called, becaufcfairhj~ the .Ptop.cr inucdby·comparingit withalLthe princip:~.ll vcrfirucncnt created in the foule ofmanby the ha.- tues of:the:, foulc: for amongfi all' thtre arc ly ~hoH, to apprch~cnd tha~ rightcoufi1epe, node that may come into ·compa.rifon with whi~l, is in the pcrfon. of Chrill: nor can it·bc faith, bur hopeand/que: bo~h.which, cfpccially any waics ds either apprehcn~ed_o.r applyed: lone, ho~c.tl'\'ir [eijerall an<! fpcci~ll exccllenand .therefore.itis \\'orthily ea!le~ that: righ.te 1 cic.~: ~<it;hau~ neither of.cllem,, nor.bOth, of · oiifo,cff<which is YJ faith.- that is, whid1 by faith then] thi.s yartue toanreh.~ndandapplr GhriHs is made a.m;ns ownc, or whereunto aman h01.t~ rightcoTtfi1ef{e. This propcnic of louc, is to .~:xiicle /J_J }u4.faitb, Here; thcr~forc: t}~:o pa~lt~ t.. C.d it fclt~,~with it fdfc to,carrie many paffi6s oJ!'cr themfC!\les~o::.our obfcruation. ~ or•affeCti01iS ofthe hcart,and toplace them vpJ . T,bat true [(tith apprchcr.dJ.. properly this • on the rhing.-that is·loutd: yec'cannot lo.uc bee truerightcoufileCfc.. ':' r ID f;~id,piopcrly tO apprchcnJ Clirifi: for hcf1l\Ul1: , , :. That one!Jfaith can doe it. nccdcs be:tpprchcndcd, befOre he can be(oucd. , For the firft, it is prooued by :<pEa~=t·nt cui.- And the-proper aCHon o.f liopeisto ""vvaite :md Oenc.es ofScripture? S., Paul tells the qaiaJian.s cxpcCtfo.r .a bldling to come : fo, hope waitcJ (;. r 4)Tbc; recciuedthepromife ofth~Spirit, h; for fa[uat,i.OQ; 'but ~roperly ·<rpprehendijc.Jtot. f;tiith~~ And S.Jobn faah, that .u._ 1n_4'!.J ,u recciFor.faluaq,qn mull firfl: ?cbclccu~d, and ~hen ueJ..Chrift,to them be ga:tt po?J'C'~ t_of;eecaUed the hopedor cxpc.Ctcd; fo fatth hr<mte, lament:.~. ]onneiof{iod.And lc,:~{l any man1l1ouJd thi_nkc; 26,/ti.Jgoodboth ro truft ,;md'towaitcfor thefa/- that: to..r<;cciue .Chrifl, is not to. bclccuc in uationofii~~L~rd: totruft, th~cjs,.to·b~lecue Chri!i: he addcth, Euen to M n-Jrt11J ,tU 6e!atte in a!furcdly !t,w1ll come (there IS the .:~Cbono()f his' name ,Ioh. t .I 2, al?d ihcrefor~ faith is l"itly faith) and t0wn;tc til! it doe come (that·i-s the Compl'rcd to a,hand that ta\<cs hOfd on a gar:- aCl:ion of I.J,opt.) Thus we. fee the fcuCraU ll;t.--: mcnt, and applyCCh itl:o the hodie, Dccing mtturcs, ·and actions, ofthde tV-'<? won,h.it.v.c-r- ~cd·ortoabeggar~ h:tl1ci th:lt takes or 1cceiues tucs. Bu~ the proper aCHon offa1th, is-tR t?Pflt<~~ I aKings ~!me~: fo f.'uth m a 111ans 'foule takes hcndandlay'ho{d im CJ,riff, "J.I\d his rig.hfooufj holcl on Ch nns nghtcoufi1dTc ( ..., h:ch is the ndfc, :tnd to :~pply thcmtoamans 0\>Vt\C lbuk:~ ! --· · · --·and I -----L------~----------------~~------
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