A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . continuing hiswonted fauours towards them,fce and fuflfer them to de-part ftill further from him, till there (hould at the lengtha perfect breach grow to be made betweene them, andCo a falling offfor altogether 21? Chap. XXIIII. Of the third let of true i$j, which is the Croffe • &nd how their io) is Augmented, through the much good that comes thereby. Ouching that other point of Gods drawingneere vnto vs in laying the crofTe vpon our(holders and bringing tro
A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . continuing hiswonted fauours towards them,fce and fuflfer them to de-part ftill further from him, till there (hould at the lengtha perfect breach grow to be made betweene them, andCo a falling offfor altogether 21? Chap. XXIIII. Of the third let of true i$j, which is the Croffe • &nd how their io) is Augmented, through the much good that comes thereby. Ouching that other point of Gods drawingneere vnto vs in laying the crofTe vpon our(holders and bringing troubles and affli-ctions vpon vs for our finnes,when he dothvifit our offences with the rod, and our finswith fcourges; the like doubt may be made how Godschildren bearing the croffe, fhould not bee fo pinchedand gauled with the iame,and being fmitten and forely(truck en, yeadeepely wounded with Gods owne hand,fhould not fo haue all comfort and ioy in God takenfrom them, as that poffibly they (hould doe any otherthing during all that time,but lament and mourne; the Lord himfelfe findcth it to bee fault. 220 cr. l. 30. Mans acliue obedience^ Ch a .id ?. 3, lam. 4. p. 10. fault in his people,and complaincth of it by his Prophet,that he hathfmitten them and they haue not forrowed; andtherefore faith, that infofmiting them he hath fmitten theminvaine. Doubtleflc it is a great fault in Gods people,when being iuftly fmitten for their finnes by the hand ofGod, they turne not vnto him that fmiteth them, and do notfeeke the Lord 0}hofls: when they being affli&ed, doe notmourneandweepe, caufing their laughter to be turned intomourning, and their icy into heauineffe, as lames counfel-leth. Howbeit that Gods feruants may (till keepe theirioy,andhold their reioycing in the lord, euen duringthe time while themfelucs are in heauinefTe, through ma-nifold afflictions that doe befall them, the Apoftle Teterdoth plainly fhew, who
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