A 1 L L - s V F F I c I E N c y. to himfor righteoufneffi, chie~y in this ~ence,as it ) is interpreted Rom..4. that hts very taktngofthe . R.om. •· promifeaBd his :accepting oftheeovenant,in that he did recciue that whichGodgaue,rbat put him within theCovenant, and therfore theLordreckoned himarighte_ot%man,even forrharvery ac- l– cepra,tion and b~leevihg.Butthat is not all: but \ likewife he a<;e66.tedfaith tohimfor righteou(nu becaufe faj th dothfandifie,& make a manrighteoiU: aqd thereforeBeloved(by the way) won- .der no~ 'atthis, thatweputfo much upon faith: _for ~e.r e man·heleeui, rhar. Go~~All{ttJf!IJient> whtcni~ theCovena-nt;for p1fifymgfatthtsbuta heleeving ~ofthat part ofth~ Cev.enAnt;, an4 ina- 1 bling am:an tokeepe.theotherpartwhich.is t€– quired; and, Ifay,i~ makes a rrumrighteom:for .when a mari beleeues that God is All-folficient,it :· wi1l c~ufeamanto giue up himfelfeto the Lord · ,(rg~i~~,wh~~ ~~ b~l~eues.i:he_'~ordt~be all ~nail . :thmg$ ro·h1m, tt. tnableth htm to bee'all m all ,things to the Lort/againe,'that is,tobeholJ to the i Iror.di~i .all.rnitnner of conver(atio.n. It knits his heartu.nto theLord.ItfandHiethaman through:.: 1 : 6Ut~irmakesl1imp.eculiantotlie.Ewd;ir.makeshirtt , ~holty ·t;9,him. Tbi~ is. th~n'atlilreo(fa#h. N~w;.; (marke it) faith could·riot thtls fandifie,i:f it did not beleeue GodsAtl-fojfidency. Againe, unbe-– ,Hefc aouldnot caufe our fal!ingordepa-rtillgfrum~' God, ifitwerc·nor hence, that we failein belee-· ving fome promife ofhis;,or fmne.threatnir1gs, ·we thinke there is not an .1.1 ll-foffiCien&ie in God, youknow his promifescontainall goodthings; . · ' c 3_ ; " " if
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