. .. He foedeth among the Li.llies. ·467 } - t . I faith the Apofile, I ,Pet.2 .I. dtjirethe fineeremilke S 8 R .xx: I ofthe Word) that yotJ mlly grow thtreby.So that the ' fame rhing is borh the feetd of a Chrifiian, and rhat whieh breeds him' the bleffed truth and promifesof God. · If you aske, why we mujl grow up and be fed . f2!!..eft. fl-i/1?, . . ' Doe but aske your owne foules, whether AnfW.r 1 h b 11 . · ·. f . In regard of t ere e not ~ perpetua t~newmg q ~onup- Jaily newguilt . 1 . tion which lhll breaks out mto new gmlr every day. Therefore we have need to t~ed eve- , ryday a~ew upon !he. promifes, upon (?ld proI mifes wtth new affetb~ns , fomewhat breakes j out ever and anonf wh1ch abafech the·fouleof J a Chrifiian, th:tt makes him goe with a lharp appetite w the bJdfed truths that fe·ed his foule. . Anjw. 2 • And then agame, we need a great de:tleof Becauft we fl:rength, which is maintained by feeding, be- needmucb ·fides the guilt ofthe foule, there needs fl:rength flrengi/J. for duty, which mull be fetched from the bleffed Word of God, and the ~omforts thence, whereby we are able to wit hfiand and relifi) to fland and doe all that we doe. And then we are [et upon 6y vttriety oftemptati. 1 Anfw.?,d. · . , b" d ~ -. h h' h . . .t' nreg~r vartons wtt tn 1111 wtt out, w tc rcqutre vartety 0; , ety of tempratiwiftdome And ftrength, all wh.kh mufi begotten an need~ vari by feeding; and thereforeyou fee a Chrifiian for ety ofwiftJowe his fubfiil:ance and being harh needofa feeding, cherifhing, and maintaining fl:ill by the fweer andbleffed directions and .promifes out of the ~ Wor<,l ofGod. · . · · . There-
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