A treatise of faith divided into two parts. The first showing the nature, the…A treatise of faith diuided into two parts. The first shewing the nature, the…

Would a child that had but one spark of wit or common reason provoke his Father to scourge and whip him every day, because he knows he will not disinherit him in the end; and not rather say, it is good sleeping in a whole skin? And shall believers who are spiritually wise, willingly provoke God, because he will not condemn them eternally? The assurance which a godly man hath of his salvation, is ever joined with a faithful and conscionable care to walk uprightly before the Lord, and to decline by-paths and strayings; for which end he makes use of every part of the word.¹ There is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Moreover, there may be fear of that which a man is infallibly assured to escape, not a distrustful fear of falling into it, but a watchful fear of shunning and shrinking all means leading thereunto.

Would a childe that had but one sparke of wit or common reason prouoke his Father to scourge and whip him euery day, because hee knowes he will not disinherit him in the end; and not rather say, it is good sleeping in a whole skin? And shall belieuers who are spiritually wise, willingly prouoke God, because he will not condemne them eternally? The assurance which a godly man hath of his saluation, is euer ioyned with a faithull and conscionable care to walke vprightly before the Lord, and to decline by-paths and strayings; for which end hee makes vse of euery part of the word.¹ There is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Iesus, who walke not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Moreouer, there may be feare of that which a man is infallibly assured to escape, not a distrustfull feare of falling into it, but a watchfull feare of shunning and shrinking all meanes leading thereunto.

1. 1Rom. 8.1.