A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon…A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon…

Lastly, when all these are done, then must thou believe that God is become thy merciful Father in Christ, and is reconciled unto thee in him: for there is no fear, but if thou seek God in Christ, thou shalt find him: and when thou hast done the three former things, thou mayest safely and assuredly believe, that thou hast truly sought God. And after all these, if thou have not firm and lively faith, thou doest not seek God. For, as it is impossible without faith to please God▪ so is it impossible without faith to find God. Thus if a man lose himself, long after Gods mercy, take Christ alone for his guide and mediator, and steadfastly believe his reconciliation with God by Christ, then he seeks God aright: and to this seeking, belongs a reward and blessing. Now then if this be to seek God, here is some light given to a great question, Whether the Church of Rome be a true Church, and their doctrine truly catholic, or erroneous and failing in fundamental points? For answer; Can that be a true Church, which doth not bring her children to seek God? or that, catholic doctrine, which teacheth not her children to seek God, the right way? but sends them into 1000. by-ways? ⟨p. 88⟩Surely if this be to seek God, then search all the Popish Doctors, and almost all their Writers, and see whether a man be not taught to seek God quite in another walk. Which way of theirs, whether is ordinarily bring the seekers to God or no, we leave to Gods merciful judgement. But for our selves, as we see we have the true & living way, the sure and infallible way, by Christ to God, by the Son to the Father: let us rejoice in the comfort of so rich a mercy, and be thankful to the Lord for revealing himself unto us, and opening unto us the true way to him, and to his glory. And thus much for the first point, How we must seek God.

Lastly, when all these are done, then must thou beleeue that God is become thy mercifull Father in Christ, and is reconciled vnto thee in him: for there is no feare, but if thou seeke God in Christ, thou shalt finde him: and when thou hast done the three former things, thou maist safely and assuredly beleeue, that thou hast truly sought God. And after all these, if thou haue not firme and liuely faith, thou doest not secke God. For, as it is impossible without faith to please God▪ so is it impossible without faith to finde God. Thus if a man lose himselfe, long after Gods mercy, take Christ alone for his guide and mediator, and stedfastly beleeue his reconciliation with God by Christ, then he seekes God aright: and to this seeking, belongs a reward and blessing. Now then if this be to seeke God, here is some light giuen to a great question, Whether the Church of Rome be a true Church, and their doctrine truely catholique, or erroneous and failing in fundamentall points? For answer; Can that be a true Church, which doth not bring her children to seeke God? or that, catholique doctrine, which teacheth not her children to seeke God, the right way? but sends them into 1000. by-wayes?