84 .fln Expofition upon TIM. What is the Life of this? S t L. That fuch as doe beleeve íhould herein acknowledge the free niereiesof God. Secondly, that filch as yet doe not beleeve, Iliould earneftly beg it by prayer, and wait for it with patience, in the confiant Life of the means,with all limplicity and diligence. Ti m.Wbat other inf rsefiion from hence? S t L. That the word of God, as it fiandeth of letters and fyllables,hath no ftrength to beget faith in mens hearts, becaufe many hear the found of the word, and yet never beleeve, nay are thereby more hardened in unbelief, as the Jews in Flays time, Efa.6.9. Ti M. Whence had the ward this power to beget faith? S t L. From the ordinance of God appointing it to fuch an Life. Secondly, fr om the Spirit ofChrift working toge- ther with it the like is to be thought of the Sacraments, for the elements or the aaicn about them, hath not any force in them co increafe faith,but all this de- pendcth upon the will ofGod, who at his good pleafure giveth grace when he will,and to whom he will, Tim. What Life was made of this point? S i L. That none ought to reft in the work of hearing or receiving_ the myfteries; but muft pray, that the Spirit ofChrift may jpyn with his VVord and myfteries, to make them effeftuall for good to us. Secondly, that every one that meaneth to profit by the VVord and myfleries, íhould fit and prepare themCelves, as they are commanded in the VVord. Ti M. What other things learn we from the objeaien in the third verse ? S i t. This : though all beleeve not, yet all which be within the vifible Church, ftand bound to beleeve the V Vord, becauf there is a mutual! cove- nant between God and every member of his Church: for God on his part pro- mifeth his Son and eternal! life with him; this is the faith of God : and we for our parts promilè and vow, that we will beleeve his VVord, and this is the faith of men. The faith of God is pa(lively,that whereby God is beleeved: Chap.3 fo here; or a lively that whereby we be- leeve God. Tim. Whereunto fbould this ferve? S I L. As a weapon to fight againit our naturall diitruft and unbeleef, concdering that we h ave vowed againft this. Tim. What are we tangbt from tt -is fècond part, which is the anfreer? S i L. Divers Leffons: Firft, this fpeech [G,dfnbid,} it being a word of deteftation, to flew how he doth abhor the thing obje&ed, thou':d not be ufed in vaia and childi'in matters,( as molt . commonly it is)bur in grave and fèrious bufinefs, and when the heart isaffe&ed. Secondly, the unbeleef of men cannot fruftrate and make void Gods promifès, becaufe howfoever force remain unbe- leevers, yet others which doe beleeve, they feel the effects of Gods promìfes. TI M. What follows of tqs ? S t L. Two things : nil!, that the biindnefs and contumacy offomehea- rers, mull nor difconrage the Minifers', in their funaion Secondly, that the people fhould not refrain from holy'. things for the wickeds fake; becaufe, there will alwayes be filch, as to whom Gods Word and ordinances wil be red in vain : yet they (hall not go with- out a bieffing to the humble and con- trite (inners. DIAto QUE IIL Vern 4. Tea, let God be true, and every man a lier, ar it is written, that thou mail be ju(fi- jied in thy words, and overcome wben thou art judged. T 1 MOTHE us. %Hat is the drift and purpofe of this Text? S IL. It doth let forth and extoll the conflancy of God in keeping his Word. Secondly, he doth confirm that which he had Paid , concerning the truth of God by the authority of Scripture, which he fetched from Pfalm 5 i. Tim. How is the truth and confiatocel God jet forth? S IL. By
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