\_1_96 .j eA Comrirentatie.Vpon \~::k':~-;:: ---------=----------~--1~b,c~u~(· I 1 det 01a.ny and gdcuous mi(crics, which wee A on at Gods hands; without which"~ ~-here rs 110 . - - ----: l I t I f mu-H:,~Acll obfcruc, to arn1cour fducs again!e falu:1tion to be hoped for. T.' ... .._ the times of:1ducrl'itics, whic11 God may fend Scco_ndly,_ here alfo lc:arne cl1c right way to v.p.on vs, \Ve muft not iudgc it a curfcd diarc get tdhmonu:, approbn.tion, and dedit with to be vnd.cr the Croffc: for, here wee fee, the mcn;a t~ing,whcr~fmany are cxcecdiJlg glad; faith ofhis fcruants is commcndcd for fllffcring and wluch , the childc of God mull not Con~ ttin~ fcuer:.~ll kindsofmifcrjcs.Ifwc fi1al chinkc tcmnc•. Now, the 'lt\·ay is this :~He mufifirfllathat thcfc v..:crc but a. tC .. Nc;wc muH krfo"\',tlun bourto gC:t':lpptob:ltionat G.Ods h:;lnds;which irahcm they holv Chofifcttethdown the furce indecdc he.cannot doe.aoy odicr -<;..·ayJaue on~ o.fhiSChurch \•rito the: cndc; for, thcfe thingS ly, by~ tr-ucandliuely .f:lirh;as we hauc heard were writtc:n for cnf.·unplcs vmo vs. And·tliler... b~forc. Now, the ·to·rd God :tpproouing of fore .if calamic.ics come, <lnd !~1c\1 mi!C:riesbe· hun,h.e~h3th the he:IrtS ofall men in his hands, fall vs,2~do driuc Vs tow3rd diHrufi,as though inclinin·g th'cm,whc't?er he·will: and ifit fiand God h3d fo;{lkcn vs, wee mufi rcmcmbn that with his·gloric; hc.will.caufe ~hem to likc,and God did not..forfokc thcfc his children in their to f'pcakc "''ell ofhim; that·doth bclccuc;. cJ..l,amicie~, and therefore altO \Villnotforf3ke. .M:Jllf·, .indecde, get great applaufc in the 'vs. And thus much for this hlfi example. B worlq,H,.\•htch Iirtle regard nue faith;but in the 1 end·, this their gloric andapplaufe, \\ill be their ~~·~p{il\~ - , fhame·:fdr, Thtj&hathonourm~. will l.JJonour; .f' . .l~~.c'9~:!."..ici:iR~i .!) · fait'ttt~c'Lor;,, bnth§tbatd<(Pifithm.•,fhallbu . ~~~i'J®)..','~ t; , ~: •. i/i{pifod;,l .'$.am,2.JOI , · .... --· - · I:~fliY;\Vhereas rho holy Gho!l faith, That alhhefCwonhr:,men.Ob; ained.uPimor.ie ofGod, VERSE ~9· · \• i~ anl;6;tfr.reii~~t~notrihi-prumifo: \Vcarc·hcr<lby~ " .d ndthefe allthroughfiiu~ I tai<ghr;rhat we >Yhith ll.OW liuc in thc€huroh,. b ' ' d d ' d .J. \ are~ mtnihhntorc bOlmd1~ in confcicncf.to be:... 0 tatnE goo report, an recez-: •· lcruelxheuchcywhichliucdin theolde•Tc!la-· · d t h ;(. • 1 ' 1,ncmt. 'For; we hauc rcceiucd ·the:pr0tnifc··of JCCIUC no t,e promve• ,·>"" , Ch•i!l1inciu'nation ·:. Theyrcceiueditno't,:md ..... ""- .He holy Gho!l hauing>·.fer ntbylcou~d.\Nherefore,inihdhre,ofGod . 1 dO\.\'rlc adargc a:y•orthy~ind let v.s la~O.ur.~OrtrucTait~. Bu-t foine will fa}', ~ no:ablcCat:Ui>yuaof emml c ·Whar<llio~ld WC'hcare iomuch.offaith?wcc . " pies offaifhtin iundrie bolec~ <l<>c "a(i\be!cetfe, ·Anfw. Indecdc, wee·fay (o . uers , tha't~iu.cd from.the b-e::. withon~lnbcrhcs:.~ut it is a rare thingro find · ginning of~hC'w'orld, to rhc tr.uC 3rid fou1ld faith.in the heart; f6i- groffc & time oftberl9l<ic'ch:.bcrs,dotb palp:ibleiW'oranc~ aboUnds euery,'Vherc, and now for a funli.crcommcndation of thc:iffait~h yc·rmcn'wi.ll n6cdc.s.begood bclecucr.s, '\yhic.h rehrarfc the fame thingsthat before hec' had i is ailrinWiinpollibl•l forhow lhoul<Haith·l)ec faid in the :z. and r 3· vcrfcs ofllhi5cha·prcr:~ Jn \ without knoY,tlcdg.dAnd as menan ignorant, .fay1ng, that by faith thry ttll reuiJJulgtJOd(r,e;. i fo chcyJ)'aue nO'care _!O lcar.n,.nor ro· gc~knowport; hjs n.lcaningis, rhac tbcy -did bcJcc'ue.ih : ·ICdgc, rhat.fo thcy:migli.t...tome byt,r~~i1h•. the trUe Mclli.~s, and looked for fa-Iuatiou~jn , irhc!rlhcat~ts are .:wbqtJ:y~r:aken v.p:'1V!.Iith tlhe ·htmr.tlonc, whacupon they were approoued I world, [Qrtnatters:d6pt<lfit •nd dO!i.goh.t ;·thar 1 ,<>fGod h,mfdfc; who goue tdltmome lrertof, / thoy-can(f"lt< no time;Yofcckc fuorhirJihel-, ' .parotyby hts word, and partly by h1s fpmtin 1 ous gifn of faith, AgaV.l<, many .bone k~oi.\•-' l,their.confcteiices, and partly b:r htSChundl: i tedgoJ:•"'h\vho•:•.~i'rucf•irh.i~·"'tth£er;faith, by all wh~eh they were commcnded , ond atl'tr- 1 ' puntlies•hdhearoj<t~<>16.yncd Wtth>a.good con– red to be Gods feruants.And yct,no' withlllit- ••D. fcicncej>ndofilewcs:i:r.fc:lft by•obcdiChce, thbJ cimg thl! good rcpo,r,they i-ec:~mcdncube:pro- ) rough.louc,•No ..\·,(to 1 lbuc thc_hcattbteo·d) 1 ffiijc. that 1s, the prom,fc of Chplls incarnari- r I ·wherc.:aJmofiis.thc·irihn thatwalkcs-r2nft\'er:t– ' on m thm doyes. They rcwucil::Cht t!l:trtreiy I bleN·hisiknowledr ~May>Vce-nonru,Iy fry by fait!\, ond fo fa <A hiS day.; buthiS oCluaiJ•lPf,. I : ofmany,that as theMfrd cometh:in.at.rh:c OIIC 1 cun3tion in the flrfh ,ahcy~Liuef{.nDt to (cc.<\. i ;carf~iirg:octli oue.a:c!th-e-othcr? Alnl:t~ among .wh<'rcas<i.tisioid, Thari;Jf4ith .th'J obtai- / i ·thofe.which learpe,dnH(;c>rcaway-rnrntth(ng, ,edteftimo!iit; Hcrdirll: ob(crur, th3rt thtr.e.ts 1 •thdi.is~Hal.e CarCtO!J>tath.feit in ·lifer:.-u.Y::: ·~ · n.Qthi'ng i.n rn:m} that makC:s -him acccptabic I · .,But') w~~ mufl: .kno\I.'C..;'th-at invc~oirld~: te:Cod,but fatth oncly. God i<gar.ds noma11s ·•pprdoitcd.of-God·; wtiriu;!l •belcauo.bJNii..t, p.trfOn: he a!ccp~s:not of :1 man ;-hcc<~ufcihelis ~ felong1ss Wl! remain&tyaoranr; o~ei{,~hbuing 3KI11g, or bccaur.CJlc is wifl";o.trich,or fimng·, . kno~tcmgedo'c noi-io.,YrrC)[ira~:ifc)t~ti~wirH, &c.Bui, ·if :1 man bclc:cuc;thcti·.rhe Loni is:tc'a:: in.obedidrr£efrom a t,'"'<>Od~co,,fe~cnce:vndoubdi·e to giue tcflimonic ri£bim,tbat hehkes w.cH tcdly;we:h~ue 110 fp:nkClof trUf: f.'lith:hl)\ts,Wc .of him. In rcgnrd whcrcof,·\v.emuft alllab0ut maymike' a lhctvc of·ftriih, 'and fa bcatc.the ~i"$cntly, abouc ;,]J other things, to get tru'C: world:in·Hand wee bCleeuc·:hut Cert:1incly,this ~ith i;n Chrifi,th:a (o wcnh.yih:mc appro0.3tiwill pre·oad a vcr:y·dCGd.fah:h; and in rh.;q-e·nde, ~ ~
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