294 Dril . An Expof ti again raifed out of the duff. The rea- fons hereof be : firft becaufe while they live, they are fubje& to many finful în- frrmities, and miferies of this life. Se- condly,becaufe the body muff be dif- folved from the foul by death, and af- terwards rot in the grave ; therefore till the body be reflored at the refur- rc &ion, the glory of the faithful! can- not be confumr}tate and perfe &, how - foever now they are rtdeemed from fin,,Satan,danspation, and hell. T t M. What is the duty of Gods chil- dren in regard of their glory to come ? S t L. To wait for it with fight. T t M. How may the fight of Gads chil- dren be dif terned from tiefghs of the hypo - crite.> S t L. Gods children do filth in themfelves;that is, foundly and fecret- ly, their fight come both from the bot- tome of their hearts,in a lively fenfe of that which they want and look for; and allo they are ferret 'and filent, not appearing fu much outwardly,as hypo- crites do,tobe feen of men, 3s concei- ved inwardly in the fight of God. on upon` Chap.8. DIALOGUE XXJI. Verfes 24, 2g. For we are faved by hope, but hope that it fern it no hope: for how can a man hope for that which he Jeeth? But if we hope for that which we fee not,we do with patience abide for it. TaMOrasus. W7'Hat is the drift and purpofe of air `/V Text? S t L. To prove that which he raid in the former verle; to wit,that all true beleevers do with fight wait for their full and perfe& adoption, even their celeffiai inheritance.The reafon which is here tiled to prove this,is taken from the nature ofhope,thus : We have hea- venly falvation no otherwife but by hope,thereforeour full falvation is yet abfent from us,and with patience to be waited for. For where the thing, hoped for isprefent,there is no place for hope, which fo prefuppofcth the abfence of perfe& bleffedneffe, to the grief of be -) leevers, as withal! it looketh certainly to pofeffe it in due tine; whence ari- feth joy and gladneffe. T i M. What doth this 7èxt'contain ? S r L. Two things: Firftra propofi- Lion [We are faved by hope.] Secondly,an explication opening the office and na- tnreofhópe. T t M. In the nature of hope what things loth the tlpolile Paul confider? S t L. Two things : -Firft, that the thing hoped for, is abfent,verf.2 q..[For hope which is feen, is no hope.] Secondly , that it mull be patiently waited for, red. 25. [For if wehopefor that we fee not, then tee do with patience abide for it ] T t M. Expound the words and tell se what ismeant by [ We,] and elf what is meant by( Saved? ] We arefaced. S i L. By [ We ] is meant the Apof}le himfelf, and all beleevers whatfoever, and by [ Saved] is meant the fulneffe and perfe&ion of falvation in heaven, when body and foul fhall be gloriJiied at the day of judgemcnt,and not the be- ginning of falvation in our new birth, which confifteth of remifion of finnes, and reconciliation with God by faith ; (for this the faithful already have,they need nothope for it : ) but the accom- pli(hnient of this, is that which is here lignified by falvation, andivhich'they arc faid to hope for.; T Y 'M. What dye cj!i hope ?. S t L. That grace of the foubwhere- by -every true Chrifian doth Carey ex- pea and lookLo injoy proniifed falca- tion. . ... r: T t M. Whatis 11w Pontine from hence? S t L.That ou perfe &falvation can- not in this life be other wife pófféffed oftrue beleevers then by hope: The Reafons.. reafon is, becaufe our perte& salvation is a thing to éorne,and to be enjoyed af- ter!this life ended : alto, becaufe it is to be enjoyed only in heaven , therefore now it is not had.nor can be. T t M. Teti but the Scripture faith, we are favedhy,Faitb`,Ephe.t.8.How then w it (aid bere,we are faved by Hope ? S I L. We. are othcrwife faved by hope Parts. Interpre- tation. ma.
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