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…

The first regard neither Gods wrath, nor his mercy; the second regard his wrath, and not his mercy; ⟨p. 110⟩the third regard his mercy, and not his wrath; the fourth regard both his mercy, and his wrath. Yea their very faith that reposeth it self on his mercy, maketh them regardful also of his wrath. And hereby therefore may we try our faith, whether it be sound and sincere or no, if it make us stand in awe of him whom we seem to believe and to trust in, especially then, when either he executeth, or ^*giveth warning of Judgement. Which if it do not, it is not true Faith, nor such Faith as NOAH here had. They are ^h[…] Children of God, no other than Children of wrath, faith Bernard, that fear not Gods wrath, that stand not in awe of his Judgements.

The first regard neither Gods wrath, nor his mercie; the second regard his wrath, and not his mercie; ⟨p. 110⟩the third regard his mercy, and not his wrath; the fourth regard both his mercy, and his wrath. Yea their very faith that reposeth it selfe on his mercie, maketh them regardful also of his wrath. And hereby therefore may wee trie our faith, whether it be sound and sincere or no, if it make vs stand in awe of him whom wee seeme to beleeue and to trust in, especially then, when either he executeth, or ^*giueth warning of Iudgement. Which if it doe not, it is not true Faith, nor such Faith as NOA here had. They are ^h〈…〉 Children of God, no other than Children of wrath, faith Bernard, that feare not Gods wrath, that stand not in awe of his Iudgements.

1. *[Greek or Hebrew]. Aristot. rhet. l. 2. c. 5.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Aristot. rhet. l. 2. c. 5.