s~m. 2 I Triumph of Faith 2:8·3 :xm. v. 7· 2.2.. The Thorns or Cares '·of Riches have the Fore-ftart ·of the Earth, and fap above Faith, or the gcod Seed : For theieed was caft in the Earth, when the Thorns had heed there before, and had the Vantage of the Seaion and the foil both. The firft Love is often ftrongeft. The Martyrs, Heb. xi. 35. had poor and weak Thoughts of this Life, and <zvoutd not accept and welcome Life and 'JJeli·verance from Death ; but had ftrong Acts of Faith and Love toward a better RefurreBion. 'Tis a Soul's ftrong Faith, that bringeth him to nil admirari, and to wonder at nothing. Never to love much, or fear much, ·nor forrow much, nor joy much, nor weep much, nor taugb much, nor hope much, nor dejpair much, when the Creature is the Object ofall theic AB:s, there is nothing great, not the World's alt Ibings (or their ta. panta to him who is poffdfed with ' that Righteoujnefs whic!J is of God by Faith, Phil. 8, 9· Men that talketh with {Jood Will, a'nd all their Heart, of their Learning,oBooks of their own Acts, good Works, Wifdorn, Court, Honour, Valour in War, ' Flocks, Lands, Gold, Moneys, Children, Friends, Travels, are to examine, If Fa irh be not a chaft~ Thing, and that Atl-s of Whoredom with the Creature, and of believin!l in Chri.ft, are fcarce confiftent. Let vour Affetlions move toward the Creature without found of .Feet. , ;. Th~re _muf!: be felf-forfaking in b~lieving. 1. An afhrrnmg, and an (ay) to Grace, 1s a Negation and Denial to itfelf, 1 Cor, xv. 10. I laboured more abundm~tly than the._v att ; v1'et not I, but the Grace cj God ~.JJbich was c;.vith me: To deny that yotl are Chrift's, or that you have any .,
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