I reLyupe>P; . tr-ufi perftCtly"up6n h; c~·~'rti it: a·H} 1 dur ~aighr an:dhunhen to it.; Heb.6.1?. e:iod, when ··· l1,e;m.J<de the: covenant.of grJce, tooke an oat h tp cha ~~~nd~ t'ha;, wrmight &a7)ejlrb·nsco.'{u!,i'tioiJ {d1i~ · 'i~--~fl(~ rgiunent com11lbnly forg'qcrenamong t.;ht:i2 flians}and fo they want thatflrong confolationwhich' : they might 'have.Doyou think it a fmall matter,ro· , take an oath cof God ·partly and in any ·de.. e•rn \ v J in~Godha.th [worn that youmight hitve1frl,jg0 co ·. l (o!at.tJ~, andhe wouldhave irfo firong; that ·wh~n; '. ~.~tap {e~ s upon you, it may beas a ffrongfortreff,e eo hold out againft all atfa1:1lts: why is'yop ~ faith fo·weakthen~ what are the irripedimen(s~ •£.1! ~' · 1. One is,t hat we are de·ceivtd in 'r:he'·covenant: hat h pot the Lord promifed to fujl{fie the tmgodlj,. and commanded us to bdierr:e o» lii"!.-tha,t~Ju.flt_e~ ! the ungodLy r Rom;4.5. and b1ddenus comew~tli an · , empty hand~ andtl.1011 comrriefi with an hlndfu\l I of humilLuion , and.faydl: , that thou durJi not comebefore; and now I can come better.in :· ,ihe .I ' ffiO(e .thouhaft in thy ~and, the }elfe fir~ej$ t~Y. i hold•. A mJn that is tn danger to ·be drowneti t 'l cannot take holdof a Cable caft tO fave 'his life,~ if' ' he keepcs ,any thing in his,hand·, an empty hapd_': takes the fafiefl: hold: thy humiliation. if true;wiH ; empty theeof all felfe-conceit.- therefore 'if thofi · ' thro~gh hemiliarion 11al1: nor~jng of thine ~o'Wn.e. ·, ., to trufi to, rhou arr the fin er object for n1ercy. ·Be . ~ notal waies podngdownewards onthy Gnnes~ bur. ; l?ok~ HPto God~- Beb.6. Thef_h~ve_ftro~gf~~lJt1!1 : t1.on, who have fled f or refuge to the hope' 'lat'tf~bifl'{J m, U/hic_h /:Jope'we baVt . lt1 ttn 'cmkeY 1' r;f 1 tbs}o//fe~ /f/lb 1 r· i.'ft · . ~ .....- • ·~~-- ~-~~~~=--·~=~· ___,___.__.,..~ ., :;:z •
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