1::::: tbe u.(hap.toihe1-lebr. now Ia~ghcd to hearc fuch apromife, as being A lfielecue, he!pe myvn6ele!fo. There is fa.ith :~.mi a fond conceit, 3.\ld illeerc impoilibic: yet :1fvnbclccfC in one foulc at one rime-, in bnc ::dP· tcrward belccucth, and m fo good a mcafurc, on, vpon OI~C obieCband what is vnbekd"e,bm as her faith is here 1·tgHlrcd to all pofleri~ doubting or wcr!C? ! tics. And Cbriftofu:n reproC>ucth h;s Difcipl('s ; f In her example, we may lcarnc :.l good lefft•. for their dotlbting, and calls them0 yceof/,ule t It was a bad thino in Sartoh to lat~flh at GodS fitith; atid y~ alllwovv that, th:~t they then b:td word thou~'h ic fccmcd ncucr fo high abbuc true tJ1t)1: yd , S. Peter himfdfc, moH famol•~ J her c~nceip~ But it "''3:5 good anJ'cOmmcnd~,.... tbr his .f~:irh, is'rcproohcd in the fame words,() l blc that thee corrceleth her f:~ult, and tcftifithiJt~.of~iu!ef1ith, wherefore d~djl t!Jo~tdoubt? I-It ech 'her amendment, by bclceuing:: We all fol- •lud a ltttlcf."tith, therefore tome f<1tth: :\i lilt!~ 1 ! lo\"!C SaY':thJfault, but fcwc her 1·epentancc.Ma~ 6ich, chcrdOre t1mch doubting: therefore it ts 1 ny i1 out· Church arc mockcrs ofour religion, appar:mc a man m:~y haue in his fOuk at once, and of the Miniflcrs and profCffors thereof:&. both f3.ith and doubting: yea, commonly W('C: all religion that (h'ideth not with their humors, haue ag-raineofmuftard-feede, or amiteof.f.;ith, is nomore rcgard1:d ofchem,chcn toyes,or de- B and amountaine of doubting. uifcs; and they arc .counted foolcs~or hj'pocrits The vfe of this doCtrine; Firfl, difcouereth th:tt thinke otherwifc.Bur:Uas,thc[e men know the nakedncffc of many profetfing themfelues not how vile :1linne they commit, while they ChriA:i:10s, who care not how rhey liuc)yct (ay laugh at Gods \\'ord. For, ifhcr faulr \.0..'3S fuch, they bclccue inChrifl, and looke robCe fancd who laughcJ at th:lt, that £Ccmcd toher alritotl byhim. Askc h6vv they knovve it: they anfwcr, impoflible, and yet without any profanncffc; they know no other: Aske when tht'y beg:m: I vvhat OuH become of thertl, that our of their they f.1y, they did cucr (o. Aske if they doubt, carnalitic, and flcfhly profanencffe, doe make they anfvvcr, they "vould he afl1an1c<4 iO to Co, but a fport :lt all Gods ordina:1cc~, promifes, But alas, here is nothing but ignorance & prc::. and comm:mdemcnts; and at all rcligion ,morc (umption. ()ur religion can net:er be difgraccd then Ceructh their O\\'UC turne? Let Cuch men byifuch tnt:n; f.'Jl' they haue it nor, they kno\-V ii: be warned, to ccafc mock ing, and lay i!Gde renot: for ifthey did , they would fl1amc to anmling ofothers,nnd begin fG>bcrly :U1d fcriouffwer fo. ThciC fficn haueno faith at a.ll: for, ly to bclccuc: d[e they \\'ill flnde it fnarpc kic- \.\'here it is,dotlbting doth al.,vaics fhcw it (clft king againH the prickc,and dangerousplaying And he that knowcs hcc be!eeucs, knowcs alfo \V!th cdgc~tooles. he doubts: and the mo:-c he In:!emu, the more Furthermore, Strrah that laughed in doubhe. knoweth& feclcth his doubting:for,whcre ting, yet (withall) beleeuu. Th1s tc:tcheth vs, C thcfc two are, they arc alwaics oppofirc, and that true faith is ioyRcd alwaics with doubting {hew their c6trary natures: the onc'is thefPirif, in all Gods children. If anyobiccr, that folthe other is flcfh and corruption•. And thcfc lowcth not here: for, fhcc firtl doubted, and [;~ith the Apofllc, doe!t~ft one againft tmorhcr, then bclecued;when fhe doubted fhe belceucd Galarh.5.17. He therefore that thinketh hccis not, and when !hebclccucd, !he doubted not. wholyJPirir, and bath nofojh or corruption i.n I anfwer: It is not fo, but :he conrrane, ;~.sI him, is nothing but corruption:and hcrhatima.oo will prooue. For, Satah was no Infidcll,vttcrly ginech, he hath perfeCt faith,and no doubting, to denic and gainc-f.1y Gods word, when fl1ee hath no faith at all in hirn,but carnallprcfumpheard it:but only find ing it in all rcafon impoftion. {iblc, !hcc therefore prc!Cntly yccldcd not to Sccondly,herc is comfort to all fuch as haue i:., but laughed at it, as amatter pa.fl ordinarie faith and gracc,:md yet are daily troubled wich courfe,yct withal! fl1c regarded who fpakc ic; temptations: let not fuch be difi11ayed, though : namely God,a11d therefore forth"''ith,iurlgcd it they finde in themfelues much doubting and )poffible with God, though impoHilJic in readiffidence. For Sarah be!eeued, and yet OH~C \fon,and Coat Iaft confhmly /Jelemcd it, yet flill doubted: ye:1 notwithlhnding all her daub- \ her rcafon gaine-faying it: fo that fhce neucr D ting, fhee be!emed (o exccllcnly, i!Sher f.'lith is doubted fo, but that {he in f~mcpan bc'leeued here made a patteme , to all holy Matrons for it. And when fhcc be!ectted 1t mofl flcdfaflly, cucr. He therefore that is euen 6:1feredby S~tl yetfhcfomcthing doubted ofit : reafon faid it than, with ternptations of doubting ; lrt nor 1 could not be, f:~oith f:Ud it might be. Therefore, . him bee difinaycd, as though he had no faith: ; as when rcafoa ouerruling, yet fhec had fomc but let him be a£lined, his doubt ing doth not ij1arkesoffaith: So, when her faith was predobewray it fclfc, but that faith makes the oppominant, there rcm~incd Come reli'Gues ofdaubfition; and therefore lerhim l!riuc with tearcs ting:for ,-as realon cannot ourrthro\\' truc faith: and prayers to God, & fay, Lord! bc!f:me, help fo the beH fauh in this world,cannot fully vanthou my 7mbdeefe. qlllfh re:\fan. Thus wee (cc the perf~n "vho, Sttrah: bur Thts t:5 di.cdoC:hme ofGods \.Vord, Mark.9. wh:Jt is thcaUJOn \\hichfhe did? It is implied 24. hf:ts btdd1ng the l:athcr of the c!H id pof~ in thefe wonls. (cflcd to belec:u,& then hts ch1ld fhould be dll~ . Through faith Sarah, &c. j !I p~~~f{'cd: he anfwcred?~y~gwith tcares,Lord J___ Heratlion is, fht bclccued, This venue nf I 1 i I . faith ..:__~_:..._. __________________ ---- I _Y~I
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