Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…

Gods warning, I say, wrought Faith in NOAH;¹ (by Faith, saith the Apostle▪ NOAH fore▪warned of God, &c.) not the habit of Faith▪ which he had before, but a renewed act of it▪ NOAH believed this, when no body but himself would believe it; yea when he was counted▪ no doubt, generally a doting fool for his labour.

Gods warning, I say, wrought Faith in NOA;¹ (by Faith, saith the Apostle▪ NOA fore▪warned of God, &c.) not the habite of Faith▪ which hee had before, but a renewed act of it▪ NOA beleeued this, when no body but himselfe would beleeue it; yea when he was counted▪ no doubt, generally a doating foole for his labour.

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And this his Faith is commended by a circumstance¹ of the warning given▪ or the thing forewarned. Of things as yet unseen▪ All warnings are generally of things not seen▪ For what need any be warned of that that themselves see? But this was of a thing an hundred and twenty years off; such as there was no sign or show at all to be seen of, such as no print or footstep of was at all yet; such as neither by outward sense, nor natural reason could be apprehended or conjectured; a thing most unlikely,