\_!_~/ . eA Commentarie vpon ' \,,,b,,.,,. \ !.fa~th,an? thisaCHon.of.he/eellit~g, is the: matter A of the good things and venues in our brcthr~: 1 - l jot all t!liS ch::!.ptc:r.Tnelc holy n_1c_n ~n~ -..vomen So fl1all wee rcfcmbJc the Lord, who though I :: .had otnrr_ho~y venues: but theirfazr.h 1s that <:i~ Stlrah laughrd(n.ot in aholy admir:ltion,bur in ,. ~ lone, '-'Vh!Ch .'s hc:c commcndcd.. . vnbclccfc:) yet, forafinuch as aftcrv,·ardfluebe- { Now part1cu~arly for SarahsJatth,hcrcJs one leeued, God hath matched her with the not:J.- 1 . not:1blc thing t'o bee obfcruc:d; thcvcric fame Llcfi bclccucrs,and holycfi men that hauc been word ofGod, which l11c !n.fuued, and for bein the world. }~cuing ·whereof fl1c:C is he"re r~_g.ithcd, a~ the Thus much for the firfipoint:thc pcrfon and iamc fhc alfo laughed; but beh"old , herfiuth is her adion, fhcc bclccucd. No\-\' the fccon:i ts, r<'C?r<.lcd, her l3ughing is nor;her faith is comwb.ttj!Je 6elecucd? included and nccdfarily iml mcn~.ttd1, her fa~:c i~ tilcncc:d. In which holy & pl_ied i~1 the Iaft_ words ofthe vcrfc :Jhee il:dged mc>'c.fu,l pracblc ofGod, we Jcarnc; h1mfa,thfnli"'hJCb hadpromifed. F:tH, th:lt God acCCjHC~h truefaich, though The thing fl1ce belccucd, was theword or I it be attended with mapy infinnitics, As aKing: promifc of God; Particularly his promife that is content to t,iuc :1 bcgg<~r an almcs,though he fhc fhould bearclfaac in her old ag:c: ofwhich rccciue it wi~,h a hand 01aking with the p:~:Ifcy: prornifc ,and the circumftanccs ofit , vvee may 1 So, God is_ well pleafed with ourfnith, though B readc, Gen.r 8.1 ~'&c. 1 difc3fedwuh infirmities, and bdtoweth grace Here the oncly qucfiion is,By what faith fhe on a bclccuing foulc,tboughi11aken with many bclcccucd this? tcmpt:aions. , . . .And the anfwer is, by trtt( fouingfllith: and ]n a word, God :tccrptcth founGnesoffauh, 1t IS prooucd thus. Ahraham bdccued this though it be but l:.nall, and more lookes at (in promifc by the faith that iuflifiedhim, Rorn.4. his mcrcie) a mans littla faid1, then hi~ many ro, 11. Bm Abraham and Sara!J bclccucd it faults. l;Iet! a·i,~n"t brettkJ·th~Grui.Fdreedc, nor both hy onefaith: thercforeSarahb~lccueJ that quench tluefinoak,j"gfi"·'·e, Elay 4'· >·When a promifc by the faith that allo iuHified her. mlll is broken in hcan,:mJ dcic~tcd in fou!c,m Wher'e we lcarnc, that f.1uing faith apprchcnfight of h1s man}' linncs , ~nd little grace, God dcth not onelythe great promife of redemption "''ill not brc:i.kc this 6rt.:if'dreede, but wHcomby Chrift, but all other inferiourpromifcs that fort and fircngthcn him. And V\· hen any life of depend vpon it,,For,hcrc we: iCe A6rahmnanti gr:1ce <tppclrcs in 3 man ( ?sfl.u:e that fmoa/zytb, SarRh take hold of the ptomife of a temporail but will not no[ burn out)God will novp..•cncb biclling, by the fame faith, whereby formerly it, but will ra[hcr kindle It, and giuc life vmo' theyhad laid holc.Jc on the promife ofeternall it. faluation by the .M1Jia&: lo thatthc obicet of Let this tc:tch vs to t:tke in good pan, the C true faith is_, -holy and honcH c:nd.eauours of our brethren, J , Princtpa!l: thepromifeof faluation thoagh they cannot doe fo well as they would, byChrifi. or {hould. Let vs not cx:1Ct too much, 'lnd too 2. Secondarie: all inferiour promifcs haflily vpoo them, but expeel: in meckenes the annexed thereunto. workir.g ofGods grace; ~nd in thc:mean time, The ma.inc prcmifc is:So God!ouedthewor!d:tthinke well ofS!lrah.s foith ., though it be \.\'ith that hegat!e his onelJ begottenSonne, to the ende, laughing. that whofoeuer belee.wrh in him, (hould notpcSecondly, here we mav learoe, that Cod rar;jh, but haue etental/ ltfc, Iohn, 3· 16. Now thcr obferues :md rcg2rJs good things in his true fahh, firfl ofall, direCtly ~nd pl::tincly fallchildren, then their f<~ults and imperfeCtions : 1 ncth it fclfc on this: but afce1· and with rh is, on he writes vp S,o·,lhJfdith, hec namcth not h:r , all other promifcs that concernc foulc or lJOlaughing.This is from rhe goodndft: ofhis nadie. ln the Lordspra;er, we arc bid topray for turc,bccinggood,.effe it (c!fc,anJ therefore moft I t~mporall blrffings, health, pc:1cc, compc£cn-~ c:dily apprchendcth , and takes notice of the ctc ofwealth, and all otfu:r, vndcr [he name of lcail'goodncffc , \.\"hcrc-cucr he findcs it. l D dai/7 6read: and we arc bound tobckcuc, that Thl!S ihouiri wee dc::lc one \.\'ich another: God will giuc them, if wee askc infaith, Nciwha~ gooJ thing we fc:t. in any man,we fhouJd thcr is this faith conf'rr?ined, but fi·cc :md voob!i:ruc and commend ir: his f1ults we fl10uiJ lumaric, and on agood foundati0n.For,bcing nor fee, but coucr :and omit them. Bur the pcrfwaded that God acccptcth vs in CJnifi fOr courfc is contr:~ry: tht· cor.1mon tahle-talkc of falu::ation,wc cannot but withall be pcrfw:Ided, the world,is nothing but ofmens faults,and to th:lt God will giuc vs all things ds ne{:dfull for rip vp their impcrfcClions: but if rhcy hauc n_cvs. · ucr fo many good properties, ,..,,c can buric thC T his wee herenote ~~ainc, bcc:wfc wee :trc -all, or pd!C ehcm oucr in fiknce. This argucth . wrongfully ch~rgcd by ~he PlpiHs,tohold,th~t che malice and lhc naughtineffc of our nature; faith ~ppn:hcndeth the promifc of fJ!uation a- \\ hie>bcin~~ cuill, G.oti<l delight in n~:)thing but lone. But wepafiC it ouer~ for that we haue alct.:iil : <:.nd bccing corrupt,fcc.ds,as doth the filrcadic fpokcn {omething ofit. thy hodC-fli(', on norhing hut corruption. But No"'' f'ollowcrh the rhird poilu: namcly,thc ]et vs remc1nbcr the praC1ifc QfG od, and learn impediments of her f~Lith ,. in rhei<.: words> t " concc:Jlc f.tuirs. and v(c ou/r tongues w talkc When thee w.uprifi age. <0 -. -- - --The -----------------------------
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