16o C H A P.2, Etipofation vpon the fecond V E IMO. icre.9.3. beare the blame, of u not being more valiant for the caufe of truth. Caufes of it there : T The little or no feeling of the * 1,Fet,a,t,2 3. power thereof, in their foules : had they ' tafi?ed how fweet the Lord ¿sin his word, the hungrie infant would not more long for the milke, nor more hardly be drawne, in extrc- mea hunger, from the brea, then they from the fincere milk! of the word. Confcience not difcharged of the guilt of fine, flies the arraignement. Affetlion beforted of the pleafures of finne, reies ?s what would withdraw them, though with aflùrance of beatitude , they loue darl¿enefe, rather then x Iohn 3.19. light becaufe theirs deedes are euill. 3 There is in the truth, as in Y fait, holefomeneffe, but Mac. 5.13. ioyned with tarmeffe : the two witneffes z vexe them that = Apoc.r1.10. dwell vpon the earth. No mantell if they ioy and folace themfelues in their difgrace. That they might bee faueel. Ouefti. Had they beene faced, if they had admitted loue of trueth? Refp. Who aMat,UI.sr.z3. doubts? vpon that Hypothefis. 7yre and Sidon had are - pented, in cafe trseanes of f Capernaites hae been vouchfafed them. \\ Quèfl. But could they receiue it ? Refp. Why are we curious? God puts not into any, auerfeneffe from any goodnefl'e, In the tender of grace and iniunaion of duties, refpe1s them as he fir[ made them. Expeòòs they fhould render him the good difpofitions and abilities, and plia. blenefpe to his inflruions hee gaue in their firil creation. b Ecclef749 Iualy, fith he b madethem righteous at the firfi, and they haue fought them many inuentions. ,flrminius too faweily forceth on God neceffìtie and obligation to reiloring of a- bilities loft by trans wilfuineffe; too grofly denies abilitie to euery thing enioyned, or to bee enioyned, giuen vnto Adam. But why meddle we with thofe intricacies. Fluently we haue it from the Apoale, that loue of truth is amongfl thofe venues which accompany faluation. Therefore leremie pleades it as part of his righteoufnef!'e; claimer thereby interea toblef ings conueyed in couenant of
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