A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . e the Apo(tlemeaneth,whena repen tant (inner vieth all good meanes he can,that mayfeme to fubdue the corruption of his nature, to bridlecamall affa&ions, and to mortifie all manner of flnne. The ssfuthour hauing thusfarrefully perftedthisTrea-tife3was called out of this life, leauingfo much as fol-low eth( according to thefrfl draught) in loof e papers;whereout being col letted by afaithfull LMinifter, andfound fitly to agree, it was iudged conuenient to bee
A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . e the Apo(tlemeaneth,whena repen tant (inner vieth all good meanes he can,that mayfeme to fubdue the corruption of his nature, to bridlecamall affa&ions, and to mortifie all manner of flnne. The ssfuthour hauing thusfarrefully perftedthisTrea-tife3was called out of this life, leauingfo much as fol-low eth( according to thefrfl draught) in loof e papers;whereout being col letted by afaithfull LMinifter, andfound fitly to agree, it was iudged conuenient to bee ad-ioyned. Chap. XXXIII. Hotvfirrowfor fynne caufeth confepon offinne, according to the dtuers kinds of it • and of the differences to befeene in men therein. Orrow in the heart conceiued for fin,efpecially if it bee in any great mea-fure,and the heart be deepely vvoun-ded,andthoro\vly pierced with thef?me,it will not be held in,and kept; (hut vp within the doores and gatesof the heart, there alone to workefuch effecb^and caufe fuch cuenrs to follow thereof,as be-fore haue been fet downe; but it will breake outasfler, that I. C h a p. 3 3. or the power ofGcdlineJfe* thatcannot any longer bee fmothered; andthefulneflejofthat forrow that cannot bee held and contained in theheart,wi!l feeke fbme way to hauc vent, and to emptyand poure out it felfe, by vttering of fpeech with thetoiigU€,and by making open and plaine confeifion before! others of the finne, for which the heart is lb ouei burde-ned with griefe and forrow within; which is for the timea little eafing to the heart, which otherwife was as if itwould hauc burft with the fulnelTe of forrow it fclt,if thishad not bin the fooner as when the ftomack isopprefled,and furcharged with too great a fulncifc,and o-uerladen writh more then it can either brookeorbcare,there is neuer any quiet to be felt, vntili the ftomack beeeafedby vomite, and calling out of that furplufageofmatter in it,that makes lb ficke and paineful
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