° Iat.s.t8. P R0111, I0. I0. q Luke 946. Heb.r3.i 3. 1 i Tim,6.r3. Heb.t2.z. Rom.«.17. *Lukcii4. xHebtz.t.' H A Pore 4n Expo Tifton vpon thefecond V E in fuch men no Faith or dependance vpon God. Prifcilian is long fince dead : yet lines his Heretic a- mongfi men pretendedly moil Orthodox. Thus did hee dogmatizare. That Chriflians might lie to fecret Chrifiia- nity : and, Chrifi may, mull be denied,,xhat the Chrifiian might be concealed from the notice and malice of enemies to Chrifliantty. The halfe haue not heard of `I'ri illian, who walke in his way.ln forraging Merchants, who count gainegodlinefe, I wonder nor at it. Religion, all things with them are venali. This onely amazeth me ; That in men pretending Ij raelitifine, as fincere as 2Cathantels, the fentence fh:ould feeme plaufible, the Refolution be fix- ed, to complement with Antichrifi in his Idolatry, refer - uing Faith pure; and entire to their Chrifi. But fuppofe you, bee Paid in vaine,Shew mee thy Faith by thy ° workes Or hee, with the mouth P Conf ]on is made tofaluation. Where this opus fidei is not refolued to be performed, you may boldly fay, there is no truth of Faith. I fpare fpeech of Wjcodemites (they muti goe current amongul fuch Chriflians for zealous Protefiants)who only conceale,& fhrinke from mancfefiing their profeffion,fora few of líhmaels perfecutions. Howbeit to fuch this let me fay : He that is 4 afhamed of Chriff, and his Gofpel, efpeci- ally in thefe daies ofpeace, Chrifi will fhame to owne for his before his Father, and holy eíingels. And can you fup- pofe him an Ifraelice i idced, whom an Ifhmalite can fcoffe out of the coate of his Religion ? Or thinke him r gone out of the world, who hat i4 not learned to Beare the Reproach of Chrifl ? To Gods people , I fay as Paul, Remember him who wider Pontius Pilate witnef ed a good f confef on : who for our fakes t endured the Cro ffe,defpifed the fhame ; and hath tied vs to the condition of u fuffering with him, as many as defire tp rai gnewith him. 7hinkewith our felues, I.What is it a perfecutor can doe? * kill the body ? It muti die.Why feare we to make a verrue of that mall-icy? ;. We haue a x clowd ofwitne fesgone before vs. 3. Are aflured,not one - ly of our crowne, but of our Crownet, our eminence of glory among the Saints. Meanes
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