:-"Yryz, C H A P.3. EprfEle to the Theffalonians. V E R.r}. II 2 3 S faithfull and true God ownes, not perfidious children. Mans fidelity hath a twofold relation : r to God. Not onely God bindes himfelfe to vs, by promife becomming our debtor ; but we to God haue couenanted,vowed obe- dience. Lord how ready are we, failing of what we feeke, to charge God foolifhly ? when either r we miflooke the quality or manner of the promife : 2 elfe, a thoufand to one failed in our reflipulation. 2 To man ; and bindes 'with lofe tofupport credit off- I PlaLs 54 delitie. Oh tell it not in Gath that our Chriftians are as Ie- rennies loves : m Emery brother will fupplant; euery man n :Ier.9 4,5. deceive his neighbour : when (hall that golden age returne, that the Argument may againe proceede ? Sacerdos eft;non faller: Chri >Çlianus eft; nonmentietur. VaRS.4. e4nd wee have confidence in the Lord touching you, if you both doe , and will doe the thins which wee com- mand you. H E fecond enidence of Paul: loue, confident per - fwafion of their confiant obedience : for its charitie that thinkes not cuill; belieues all good things of him it embraceth: yet withall, conceiue the words haue con. nex ion with the former : this, as I apprehend ; they fpeci fie reafon of `Pawls applying former comfort voto them: their due qualification : what that is, if you aske; Its their obedience to their Paliors commanding according to God. So that in the words are two things obferuable : t due qualification is required in all them to whom thefe priui- ledQes of Gods favour belong. The rule of the Law here alfo holds; priuilegium tranfit corn perfonâ: wherefore in your reading obierue with mention of thefe bleffed pri- uiledges vfually connexed either r ..:i m fr n Tim.. r 2 condition, A Is2. 38, 39.3 li itatio , c p for I o .,, - `¡.%'?';.',tss;.iT í+Ád.:{S, , ,:«
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