A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the…A godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the…

Secondly, this title of Christ, That faithful witness, doth discover unto us the damnable practise of men in the sin of unbelief: for Christ this faithful witness hath given testimony to his word which is preached, that the same is true. And therefore ^(a)they that believe it not, do make Christ a false witness, and a liar, than which, what can be more horrible? & yet this is the common sin of this age. For when the law is applied, who is afraid? and when the gospel is preached, yet who believeth our report? Gods ministers may ⟨p. 20⟩say with the little children, We have piped unto you, but you have not danced, we have mourned unto you, but you have not wept. This deadness of heart, whereby men are not moved with the word preached unto them, is an evident argument of this fearful unbelief, whereby they make Christ a false witness. This therefore should move us to consider in our selves, the heinousness of this sin, that so we may strive against it, and labour to give free passage to the word into our hearts, trembling at the law, and rejoicing in the Gospel, that so each part thereof may have his perfect work in us: for which end also we may consider, That amongst those which shall have their portion in the burning lake, unbelievers are set in the first rank, Revel. 21. vers. 8.

Secondly, this title of Christ, That faithfull witnesse, doth discouer vnto vs the damnable practise of men in the sinne of vnbeleefe: for Christ this faithfull witnesse hath giuen testimonie to his word which is preached, that the same is true. And therefore ^(a)they that beleeue it not, doe make Christ a false witnesse, and a lyar, than which, what can be more horrible? & yet this is the common sinne of this age. For when the law is applied, who is afraid? and when the gospell is preached, yet who beleeueth our report? Gods ministers may ⟨p. 20⟩say with the little children, Wee haue piped vnto you, but you haue not daunced, we haue mourned vnto you, but you haue not wept. This deadnesse of heart, whereby men are not mooued with the word preached vnto them, is an euident argument of this fearfull vnbeleefe, whereby they make Christ a false witnesse. This therefore should moue vs to consider in our selues, the heinousnesse of this sinne, that so we may striue against it, and labour to giue free passage to the word into our hearts, trembling at the law, and reioycing in the Gospell, that so each part thereof may haue his perfect worke in vs: for which end also wee may consider, That amongst those which shall haue their portion in the burning lake, vnbeleeuers are set in the first ranke,