The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises

And thus much of the first gift.

Secondly, The love to the ¹Word is another sign that he is the Child of God, and a clear evidence of his salvation. Now because all sorts of wicked men may resort to the exercises of the Word, and those that have but a temporary faith may show a great estimation of the Word, and find joy in the hearing of it, and show much zeal in things that concern the word, and may yield some obedience to the directions of the Word also: it is profitable to consider how the true Christian may prove that his affection to the Word is more ⟨p. 149⟩sincere then that affection which any wicked man can bring to the word. And thus he may find that his heart is sound in his love to the Word, by these marks.

Secondly, The loue to the ¹Word is another signe that hee is the Child of God, and a cleare euidence of his saluation. Now because all sorts of wicked men may resort to the exercises of the Word, and those that haue but a temporarie faith may shew a great estimation of the VVord, and find ioy in the hearing of it, and shew much zeale in things that concerne the word, and may yeeld some obedience to the directions of the VVord also: it is profitable to consider how the true Christian may proue that his affection to the VVord is more ⟨p. 149⟩sincere then that affection which any wicked man can bring to the word. And thus he may find that his heart is sound in his loue to the Word, by these markes.

1. 1His trial by his love to the Word.His tryall by his loue to the Word.