0 F M A' N s P4ul: faith~ofts, Letmy msme be 6/otted uut ofj' theBooke oflife, letmeloofeallmy rewar-d and recompence, fo the Church of God may be f.1fe: and fo Pare!, though I beJeparAJe from CH R 1 s T , yet, fo the Church of the Iewes. maybe fafe,fo C H R r s T, maybehonoured in ·· thcirworfhippingof him> . and 'cleavingfafr to him,it is no matter; there iS that fcope in it. So likewife Afis 2 o. 24.there is an excellent expref• . Atts ao.2.4: fioq, faith the Apofl:le, I p~!Je not, my !ifc is not· / dearetome, Jothe miniftrationhe folji!£ed, th~ttl httue received, totejlifteth~ grace-ofGod: that is, though I be a lofer,. every way; though my life be in danger and in hazzard,though many other affiidi.onsmay befall me of divers kinds, I paffc not for them,fo theminifiration maybefulfilled · fo the Lordmaybe exalted,._fo the grace ofGod · may be tefiified, I paffe not, I heed it not, I · regard it not: Whereas another man whofe h~art is nor- found and upright with God, faith , thus within himfelfe, It is no matter though ·~ fi1ch a Church,though fuch a People, though · fuch a Kingdome or fuch a Narion perin1, fo I " may be L1fe,fo I may enjoy mycomforts, my . eafe,rny profit,.my liberty, this is in theheart of · every namrall man: but a man whofe heart is . · perfe&with God, llilf exal ts him,both in matters '· ofcredit, and Iikewife in .matters of profit and . advantage. · · . · Lafr ofall,in any matter of pleafure: He finds .; · J .In·matters h. h ,.(:. r d fi h f' . h . o(plea(urcs. 1 IS . eart GI po1c' a ter t e ame manne1 j .e . faith thus with •.hirnfclfe; J · care not though . • my:
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