Verf 8. Simili tuedes. the Epiflle to the R omans. 3 9 5 felfe muff needs be a thing unmoveable, good things prefent and future, bath and bring with it an infallible certainty now and in Heaven ? fithence ie leaneth on fuch a firme T z to !flat-profit is to be made of +is rocke, Math .7.25. as the lurewords of fecend infincelion ? the faithfull promifes of God, who S I L. Fiat, hereby is overthrawne 7lfe. neither is deceived, nor can deceive us, the Popifh doecrine, which alloweth feeing he cannot lie,Tit.I. 2. but is on- unto juftifying Faith no snore but pro- ly truth, yea truth it felfe, Rom. 3,3, liable or conje&urall knowledge, lea - Hence it is, that (Plerophorie, or) full af- vingme;ns confciences full of fear and fnrance is attributed to Faith in Scrip - doubting of their own bleffedneffe : lure, Col. 2.2.Hence alto it ìs,that godly wherein upon the matter they difable Chriftiaus,rather then they will deny the word of Gods promife, astd snake the doEtrine ofChrif+,or any part of it his word felfe. For to teach that wen fo afcertained unto their underftanding, ought frill to flicke in doubts of their and with fuch firme affent of their own falvation,though God bath pro- mindes received, they choofe to lofe wiled it by Chriff to fuch as beleeve in their liberties,living,yea,and lives allo, him : what is this chi, but to play the if the will ofGod be,-examples hereof, Butchers of mens Confciences, which we have in many thoufand martyrs of are even kept upon the racke by Ro,- Chrift in all ages. with Divinity ; and alto to charge the T z M. Canyou give ue examples of any, word of God with forgery and falle- wbofe faith bath remained ftabk and unfhaken hood , as if he did not meane in good by reafonef Gods word and promife? carneft? Secondly, hereby we fee, how S t L. Yea, of faeob, Gen. 32. 9. of flanderous they are,which accufe the af- Abrabam, Rom. 4.21. Gods power and fiance and confidence of faith to be a promifes, being the two props of Abra- wicked and damnable prefuming , hams faith, Heb. z1. 17. 19.Of David, &hence it jading and Chriftianfubmif- Pfat. a t 9.1n thy word is my truft. fion, to relie undoubtedly upon the T a M. By what romparifon may ibis be word of God, and not godleffe pee - illnfiratedand fit forth ? fumption; which rather they are to be S i L. Of a good man whole word charged with, who have all or mofe of deferves credit, and chafeth away doub- their truft in theirown innocency and ping from fuch to whom it is given : fo, good workes,and not alone in the truth or much more then fo, ought the word and mercy of God. Thirdly,here is mat- of God to be retied in and that without ter of great comfort unto all faithfull wavering and anxiety of mind perplex- foules, who in all temptations flirting ed with fear : forafmuch as God is the them to doubt of their own happinefl-e, authour of all that truth and fidelity they may enfree themfelves from all that is in all good men, and being him- terror, by having recourse to the weird felt the fountain of all truth, without and promife of God, as David did. I had mixture of falfhood,therefore his word peri(bed in my trouble (faith he) but for may be taken without ftammering or thy promife , thy word bath comforted doubting :and that Faith which leaneth me.For as the pal fie man in the Gofpell, upon it, mull needs be very firme and having Chrift word (Be of good comfort, ftrong againft all affaults of Satan, thy fins are forgiven thee,) was thereby whofè fiery darts of doubts and defpair cheered, and made both quiet and joy - are quenched by the Faith df Gods full : fo the promife of theGofpell be- word. If in marriage for wedlocke du- ing appyed to a trembling foul, will ties and comforts, we flay upon our fortifie and ftablifh it in tranquility and ntutuall promifes,howmuch more may peace. This Satan knoweth, and there - the fpoufe ofChrift,even every faithfull tore his pratlife is to hide the promifes foule, quetly and firmely ref} upon the ofgrace from troubled ccnfciences, or promife of her husband Chrift, for all elfe to fuggeft unto them this,as though that
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