Epe fileofS. Paultorno. Crrnr.2.2. and in the feare of God. It is as the heat in the bodie, the fountaine 35z of life and heate, and as the roomof a tree, affording life, fappe,and quickningof grace CO all the parts ofobedience,wichoutwhich it is im- poffble to pleafeGod in any thing. 2.Ontward: fuch as are the true loue Fruitsoffaith of God and man. For as it maketh vs the formes ofGod , fo it caufeth vs external!. tocarie our felues as children,defirous topleafe our Father in all things, to performe vntohim all the parts ofhis wor(hip publike , andprivate, to louehis word,to confeffe his truth,though with theloffe ofour liues, to thinkeofhim,to fpeake of him,to delight in his prefence and fellow- {hip, and glue vp our felues wholly to obey him in his commandements and correElions. Againe,it maketh vs to loue Gods image in our bre- thren,andout of this loue iffueth a delire and endeauour to helpe them heauenward,andcare toperforme all other offices of loue towards their outwardman,t heir perfós,cheir I iues,their good r,their names,&c.Thefe are the bleffed fruits ofthat faith which is vnfained, r.Tim. 1.5. which worketh by loue,Gal.5.6. And thus haue we (hewed the firft poinr,where- in the nature of found faith flandeth. The Iecond point is , why foundnes offaith is required rather of old soundnes of men, beeing a grace which euery one , young afwell as old, mull (trice faith efpeciauy gustedofold voto? e/4nfw. r. Becaufe they haue had the vfe of the word longer, . mcn.vvi,y. and therefore their profit (hould be anfwerable to their meanes; nei- ther is this afhurance and foundries of faith attained at chef-Ira , but ari- feth upon agrounded knowledgc,which for moll part is not co be found in the younger fort. Secondly, oldmen , which ought to be auncients 2 in profefíìon, and fo haue more experienceof Gods wales andworking, (hould thew forth the power of faith votoothers : and therein become as cleave patternes and prefidents veto them, and therefore whereas a le(fer meafure may be accepted in the younger; yet for thefe to yceld to doubting, cowauerin the truth, to be corrupt in iudgeinenr,to ficke in extremitie, or faint in af?iiEtion , is a greater Anne and more hateful! vnto God, who more feuerelycorreð iniu old men , who fhould be leaders voto others , yea although they be deare otherwife voto him. Mofes himfelfe, if by doubting bee(hall donor God, (hall bee barred xumbaoa2. the good land for it. Thirdly, their ageancjtexperience in all meetings, 3 mutt haue the honour and place of (peach,. when the younger fort mull either fit fiienc,or withElihu fpeak in their tune when they haue done: of them the younger expeét folution ofdoubts, and diffieulties,counfeli in cafes ofconfcience,and wife aduife out of their experience. Now if they (bould be tainted with falle opinions and dosages, or (hake as reeds in the dohlrineoffaith and truch,they cannot but become hurtful, andvnprofirable into fuch , wholeeyes are vpon them , when.they fee them
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