But this doth not at all abate our rejoicing in Christ Jesus; so that relying upon the never failing Promise of God, and being assured of the remission of our sins, we strive against this fear as much as we can. Howbeit we cannot be so perfectly rid of 1this fear, which is placed in our Nature, but that it will sometimes return and cause trouble to the most eminent Saints. But that, which sometimes happens through infirmity, is one thing, and that which always becomes the Saints to do, is another. So David and Job before the return of spiritual comfort, were in terror, but, after God had restored unto them the joy of his Salvation, all fear vanished away. Canisius in saying, the Saints should be possessed with the fear of Judgment, does, what in him lies, to root out all the assurance of Faith out of the minds of the godly, and to make the Promise of God, and our fiducial ⟨p. 405⟩reliance on him, utterly void, and of none effect. Does Christ encourage us to lift up our heads for joy of the approaching Redemption, and yet dares Canisius command us to hang them down for fear of Judgment? 2Doth Paul promote the Saints unto so high a pitch of dignity, that he places them on the Seat of Judgment together with Christ. as his Assessors and Assistants. And yet must Canisius thrust the godly down as low as the ungodly, to render a strict account of all the transactions of their Lives? The holy Spirit in the Souls of Believers, with fervency breaths after Christ, crying, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly; Should Canisius then 3endeavour to quench those holy desires by unbelief and distrustful fears? The Sacred Writings of the holy Apostles call the Spirit of the Saints, a Spirit, not of bondage to fear, but a Spirit of Adoption, whereby we cry Abba Father; and yet hath Canisius the Jesuit the impudence to call back the Saints from a Spirit of Liberty, to a slavish Spirit of Bondage? Is this any society with Jesus? Paul desires to be dissolved and to be with Christ. All Believers in Christ desire the same being afflicted in this Life. For all that desire to live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer Persecution in this present evil World. The Souls of them that were slain, under the Altar, are greatly longing for the coming of this Judgment: But, as for Canisius, he would persuade us to be afraid of this day, and not to wish ⟨p. 406⟩for it, and love it, as the Apostle 4Paul teaches us.
But this doth not at all abate our rejoycing in Christ Iesus; so that relying upon the never failing Promise of God, and being assured of the remission of our sins, we strive against this fear as much as we can. Howbeit we cannot be so perfectly rid of 1this fear, which is placed in our Nature, but that it will sometimes return and cause trouble to the most eminent Saints. But that, which sometimes happens through infirmity, is one thing, and that which always becomes the Saints to do, is another. So David and Iob before the return of spiritual comfort, were in terrour, but, after God had restored unto them the joy of his Salvation, all fear vanished away. Canisius in saying, the Saints should be possessed with the fear of Iudgment, does, what in him lies, to root out all the assurance of Faith out of the minds of the godly, and to make the Promise of God, and our fiducial ⟨p. 405⟩relyance on him, utterly void, and of none effect. Does Christ encourage us to lift up our heads for joy of the approaching Redemption, and yet dares Canisius command us to hang them down for fear of Iudgment? 2Doth Paul promote the Saints unto so high a pitch of dignity, that he places them on the Seat of Iudgment together with Christ. as his Assessours and Assistants. And yet must Canisius thrust the godly down as low as the ungodly, to render a strict account of all the transactions of their Lives? The holy Spirit in the Souls of Believers, with fervency breaths after Christ, crying, Come Lord Iesus, come quickly; Should Canisius then 3endeavour to quench those holy desires by unbelief and distrustful fears? The Sacred Writings of the holy Apostles call the Spirit of the Saints, a Spirit, not of bondage to fear, but a Spirit of Adoption, whereby we cry Abba Father; and yet hath Canisius the Iesuit the impudence to call back the Saints from a Spirit of Liberty, to a slavish Spirit of Bondage? Is this any society with Iesus? Paul desires to be dissolved and to be with Christ. All Believers in Christ desire the same being afflicted in this Life. For all that desire to live godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer Persecution in this present evil World. The Souls of them that were slain, under the Altar, are greatly longing for the coming of this Iudgment: But, as for Canisius, he would persuade us to be afraid of this day, and not to wish ⟨p. 406⟩for it, and love it, as the Apostle 4
