111 t s 24.2 C x ar.3. An E'xpofition tiposs the firfl V a g Malt.a6 70, h Gal,6.r. í Matt.t+.3o,3t yfe, I. aloha g4. IJ?other,W ife and Children for Chrifts fake and the Go. tpell, in care the Lord (hall call vs to that tryall. But may we not thinke we flatter our felues,when we beginne to halt betwixt God and Baal,euen for verbali perfecut ons? how feare we not our earths.quaking,when that g Rcbe of Faith is thaken with one Waft of temp ation ? But fuppofe thy pre(ènt wants none;yet poflibly they may be. h Thou maifl be tempted. Abraham the mirrour of Faith,had his faultings by partial( Infidelity. Peter in the ftrength -6f Faith waikes fafely on the Sea, but at the fight of a ikorme i beginnes to jnkke,and deferues toheare,O thou oflittle Faith ! What besides any one, may betide euery one ;let vs net bee high minded , but fcare. The comfort may feet= (lender that defects of Faith affoord. T ruth is, no man bath comfort in his defeets:yet hence arifethnolmallfolace, to confider, wee are not a- lone, but haue all Gods Saints partners of like impetfe- Eìions. The fame defefts are in our Brethren,that are in the world; that any man may fee the falfhood of that fuggeflion ; there is no foundne fe of Faith, becaufe there are defedirinbeleeuing: condemne we not t h e whole ge- neration of the Iuft, as Infidels and faithleffe men ? they ail had their ós-Epñl,uczu 7Tis qiásaut, wraff'tled with doubtings; It was their happineffe that they fo wraftled, and finally kb) Faithgate viliory osier the world. Let all vaine vaunters of perfeftion bee admonitl,ed to enter new fearch of their hearts ; and tremblc,proudiy to arrogate, what the gtcatcft Saints haue dilclaimed, perfeEion in beleetaing. Thou fáyfl, thou beleeuefi vn- doubtfully Chritl dyed for thy fumes . Thou clod.); well, ifthou doe ir. Butfeare, left thy faith in the iffue proue no better then preíumprion. Behold, men of as great o- bedience, more knowledge and confcience,wraftle with doubtings: thou that haft no care to know God,norde- part from cuill,profelfeft vndoubtfull of .urance of Gods loue V.9 ...,...r..v.-a..
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