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Faith is the hand, that must take these Jewels out of Gods treasury, to furnish the heart: the pipe to convey the waters of life into these vessels. This infusion of goodness must follow the effusion of evil. God must be let in, when Satan is locked out. If our former courses and customs, like turned-away abjects, proffer us their old service, let us not know them, not own them, not give them entertainment, not allow their acquaintance. But in a holy pride, as now made Courtiers to the King of heaven, let us disdain the company of our old play-fellows, opera tenebrarum, the works of darkness. Let us now only frequent the door of mercy, and the fountain of grace; and let faith, & a good conscience be never out of our society. Here's the supply.

Faith is the hand, that must take these Iewels out of Gods treasury, to furnish the heart: the pipe to conuey the waters of life into these vessels. This infusion of goodnesse must follow the effusion of euill. God must be let in, when Satan is locked out. If our former courses and customes, like turn'd-away abiects, proffer vs their old seruice, let vs not know them, not own them, not giue them intertainement, not allow their acquaintance. But in a holy pride, as now made Courtiers to the King of heauen, let vs disdayne the company of our olde play-fellowes, opera tenebrarum, the works of darknesse. Let vs now onely frequent the dore of mercy, and the fountaine of grace; and let faith, & a good conscience be neuer out of our society. Here's the supply.

4. We have now done, if when our hearts be thus emptied, cleansed, supplied, we so keep them. Non minor est virtus, &c. Nay, let me say, non minor est gratia. For it was Gods preventing grace, that cleansed our hearts, and it is his subsequent grace that so preserves them: That we may truly sing; By grace, and grace alone, All these good works are done. Yet have we not herein a Patent of security and negligence sealed us; as if God would save us, whiles we only stood and looked on. But^a he that hath this hope, purgeth himself. And we are charged to^b