46 Simile. Simile. Godlinefre a ,.04yfierie. thatChriftianTruthshad n ) truth at all in them? Men live fo cárelefíely,and prophanely,and flight and fcornethefe great Myaeries, as ifthey made . no queftionbut they are falfe ; the lives-of men fhewthat they beleevenotthis; T.hat.it is out of ciliation true:. togivean.inf}ance or tati. Ifa, manwere to go through a llorme for Tome great matter, if he did beleeve he (hould have fume great prefermenr,would he not adventure ? Cere . tainely,he would. Thofe therefore that will not venture any thing for this..excel.lent Treafure, this unfearchableTreafure, for his interef} in the Gofpel ; doe they.belee.vc it ? He that will not part with a penny, for thegayning ofa thot fv)d pound ; cloth he beleeve , that he (hall haw, fo much ? . Certainely he doth not : there is frcha di fproposrion. betweene that that he. par. r with and that that ispra.mifed., that ifhedid beleeve i t,his heart would yeeld and afi`ent to i~,hewould redeeme it with the lot%of filch a pert ie thing, much more in this cafe,having filch an excellent Treafure propounded. Thofe therfore that will deny themfelves no lull, that will part with no- thing for Chrifls fake; doe they- beleeve, thefe things, that the Apofile fayth are without con, troverfie ? Certainely, they doe not: for there i; a leffedifproporrion in the things I named before, then betweene any earthly thing and the great good things we have el &covered here in the Myfteries ..of. Salvation. Therefore, we may fee by. this,., There is, litzleÿ faith in she World.. Againe,
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