A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . and to wbiebitreachetbto. Ir(t,for height and altitude, the ioy of anhypocrite is neither fetched fo high, asis the ioy of a true beleeuer,and as doththe ioy of one,whofe heart is faudhficdand purified by his faith: his ioy hathno higher defcent, then to come fromhimfelfe,and to be fetched out of the idle fancies,and falfcconceites of his owne feducing and feduced heart, whichthe deceiuer of the world^ogethcr wich the deceit that isin it f elfe,hath fo much a
A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . and to wbiebitreachetbto. Ir(t,for height and altitude, the ioy of anhypocrite is neither fetched fo high, asis the ioy of a true beleeuer,and as doththe ioy of one,whofe heart is faudhficdand purified by his faith: his ioy hathno higher defcent, then to come fromhimfelfe,and to be fetched out of the idle fancies,and falfcconceites of his owne feducing and feduced heart, whichthe deceiuer of the world^ogethcr wich the deceit that isin it f elfe,hath fo much abuied and begailed,as to bring it in-. C h a p. 19. to tinpower ofGodlimJJc* into fuch a fooles paradice, as now to thinkc no mans e-ftate to be better then his ovvnc, and that therefore nonemay bee merrier then hecmay be,nor any haue better orgreater ioy^hen he may haue; fo that this his ioy beingbut home-bred, is no better then a carnall ioy, and afruite of theflcfh. And as it is fetched no higher thenfromhimfelfe : fo doth it reach no higher then to him-felfe; for beyond himfelfevpward, it truly and properlycannot be faid to go; it mounteth not fo high,as to reachvnto God aboue,as vnto the moft worthy and principal!obie£t,that it can find to fettle vpon,nnd to folace it {clfcand take delight in. Such a one fecmeth to haue a delightindeede, and take fome great pleafure in thefauour ofGod,which hee flandeth perfwadcd he now abideth in,and which he holds(by mifapplying of promifes, and mi-ftaking of grounds) without all controuerfic to belongvnto him. Thofe fauours of God(how flightly,fuperfici-ally,or wtongfully foeuer t
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