i ;6 Godmull be trufted in. but yet notwithftanding in the covenant ofgrace, wherein grace and mercy muff: have the glory God hath ftablifhed fuch a grace to rule there as afcribes all out ofit felfe, and isanemptygrace of it felfe; to make ufc of the riches that is out of is felfe: therefore God harh made choiceof this cru fting infteadofall other graces, as indeed leading to all other graces whatfoever. God brings us home bya contrary way to that we fell from him. How did we fall from Godat the firft, that was our Rock, our defence and trufl t We fell from him by diftruff, byhaving him ina jealoule, as it he aimed more at himfelfe, then at our good ; fo the Devill perfwaded our firft parents: the next way therefore to come back againe to God, it muff be to have a good conceit of God, not to have him in jealoutic; but to be convinced in our foules that he loves us,better thenwe can love our felves (in fpight-of the Devil! and all his tempta- tions :) fo CO truft God is to relye upon him in life and death : therefore God hath appointed this grace, as he faith here. TheyJball trail in :he name ofthe Lord. Nowbecaufe weall pretend that we troll in the name of the Lord. We will firft examine our trufl: let us try our truff a little, that wee may fee whether it be true truft or no. And thenupon that we will give force directions,how to come to this bleffcd condition, to t rull in the name ofthe Lord. me2n, For the firft : I doe not take truft here for the what by truú here. firft faith, which is the graceofuniDn to receive Chrift : bat for the exercile of faith afterwards in a
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