.74 The DoarineofMort:Qc4tion. to enfue, but notfor finne as it is difpleafing to God their heart, it may bee, is broken, but it is not made better. Secondly, it maybe they arehumbledbecaufe of fotne generali loífe of outward things, or of fome generali judgement thatis befallen the land; or it may beaparticular loffeofcredit, orthe like,but not for a- ny particular fume. 3 Thirdly, it maybe there wasadeeper ground, the perfonsof force men thatwere rich, but now arefal- len, and therefore becaufetheir hopes depended up- on thisman and nowbeingunable tohelpe them,they Wherein true aredejeìed. But this is afalfeHumiliation; for true Humiliationcoirfifteth inan abftainingfrom finne,be- caufeit is difpleafingunto God ; and a raifing upof the heart by Faithin Chrift tobeleeve thepromifes bothof Juf#ification , and Remiffion of finnes, and then fromhence Howes a loathingoffnne. Secondly, if you would geta loathingof earthly things,you muffrememberthe royaltieof the f iritualt things; whatthe excellencie of them is ; they farre furpaffe all the things in theworld Grace bath the greateft power in it, it isable toquenchfire, to/op the mouthes ofLions,Hó.11.34. Now ifmen did but be- leeve that there were fuch a power in Grace, they would never bee brought to miede earthly things: therefore labour to ground your felves in the true knowledge of God, ger good arguments in your felves of the preciouineffeofheavenly things ; for if a man benot thusgrounded, butMallfee greaterargu- ments to the contrary, heewill prefentlybeginneto fufpetthat fpirituall things are not the bei}. Now when Humiliation Rands. The royaltie ofCpirituall $hiugs. Heb,tt.34.
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