I hefirafulneffe of Sinne. faith it is impoffible to pleáfe him, Heb.I t.6. There can ne good work,: be done but in Cbrill; we are fanaifiedin Chrifit, I Cor. I. a, wee are created in Chrift unto good works, Eph, :.10 . we mutt be one with him before wee can be f:nCtified. tie6. 2.11. and this is the reafon yvhy faith ianoiites arid purifies the heart, At i i 5.9. and by code- (pence the ci hole man (tot when =the touotalne w4s den!, red all the waters were tweet;. Reg, 2.2.I .) becauff faith i:. the bond which fastens us unto (Aria., Epk 3. r 7. Fourthly, Our "naturçlli;norance and folly_, For the ¡late of (inne is ever an ignorant efface. Evill menunder. (land not judgement, P.rov. %8.5, The ufuallftikethat the 'Scripture gives (inners, even die:sbeíf of .firiners, thofc who keepe themfelves y rgivs, and efcape rrmafy of the pollutions of the world, as Saint Peter ipeakes,2 .Pet.2.2o. is fooles, 2 fat.2 5.2... though they know many things,yet they know, nothing as they ought to know, I C'or. 8. 2. Now the, roote 'of our well pleasing is w/ledorne and fpirituall knowledge!, Col. i. 9,I9. that is it,vvhich makes' us walk worthy of the Lord,and fruitful' in goodworks. Whereas want of understanding is that which makes us altogether unprofitable, that wee doe no good, Romans 331212. And now what a cutting confide.ation should this be to a man to confider, Gód;tnade me for his.ule,that I should bee his fervant to doe his Will, .and I am,utterly unfit for any fervic:s,lave thole whic ;di.honour him, like the Woodof tle.:Vine,utterly unufefull and unmeet for any worke ? zek15.4 -witiat then IhoulçlI expeì but to bee cart out, as a v ÑÑl in which is no pleafure? If I am altogether barren,and of no ute,what a wonder - full patience of God is it ,that (uf ers mee to cumber the groan 1, and loth not prefently cati me into the fire; that fulfers me like a noyiome weed to poyfon the aire, and choake the 'growth. of Letter things ?, If 1 drink in the raine, and bring forth nothing but,thornes, how neere must 235
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