THE
TRIAL
OF
A
CHRISTIANS
Estate
.
HEBR.
10.
vers.
39.
But
we
are
not
they
which
withdraw
our selues
into
perdition
,
but
follow
faith
vnto
the
▪
conseruation
of
the
soule
.
THE
Apostle
hauing
in
the
verse
before
,
remembred
the
fearefull
estate
of
such
who
through
vnbeleefe
are
withdrawne
from
God
,
doth
in
this
verse
preuent
a
scruple
which
might
arise
in
some
timorous
consciences
,
doubting
whether
they
were
not
in
this
case
next
before
threatned
.
Hee
doth
therefore
take
such
weake
ones
by
the
hand
,
strengthning
them
,
by
bearing
them
witnesse
of
their
condition
,
manifested
by
the
fruites
aboue
mentioned
,
verse
32.33.34
:
which
estate
is
set
downe
here
in
this
verse
:
First
negatiuely
,
by
deniall
of
their
vnbeleeuing
reuolt
.
Secondly
affirmatiuely
,
by
auouching
their
perseuerance
in
faith
.
Either
of
these
properties
of
vnbeleefe
and
beleefe
,
being
amplified
from
the
effects
which
accompanied
them
,
viz.
destruction
of
the
soule
(
for
that
is
to
be
vnderstood
from
the
latter
clause
)
and
saluation
of
the
same
.
The
summe
of
the
words
.
Feare
not
though
I
tell
you
that
backsliders
are
vessels
of
no
delight
,
for
your selues
with
my selfe
,
are
not
such
who
steale
from
our
companies
,
leauing
our
militarie
profession
,
which
would
turne
in
this
life
and
the
life
to
come
to
our
further
destruction
;
but
we
continue
in
faith
,
and
put
foorth
our
beleefe
more
and
more
,
as
occasion
requireth
,
which
bringeth
vs
here
and
euerlastingly
to
see
the
Lords
saluation
.
Now
for
the
instructions
which
both
the
scope
and
matter
of
the
verse
include
in
them
.
First
that
Paul
doth
confirme
them
by
bearing
them
witnesse
of
Ezechiel
,
chap.
13.22
.
Such
againe
are
they
amongst
priuate
Christians
,
who
like
Iobs
friends
are
a
breaking
to
them
,
whom
they
should
comfort
and
confirme
.
Secondly
,
we
must
be
prouoked
by
this
example
to
Againe
,
in
that
hee
saith
,
Wee
are
not
they
that
Dauid
,
Saul
,
Peter
,
Alexander
,
&c.
But
that
this
may
be
more
distinctly
opened
,
three
things
must
be
considered
.
1.
First
,
from
what
the
godly
truly
sanctified
may
fall
;
how
farre
other
.
2.
Secondly
,
from
whence
falls
come
,
and
the
difference
of
them
.
3.
Thyrdly
,
what
are
the
symptomes
or
signes
of
a
state
declining
from
God
.
To
the
first
,
a
man
not
hauing
the
true
grace
of
the
elect
,
may
fall
from
all
outward
priuileges
,
which
hee
holdeth
as
a
member
of
the
visible
Church
.
Secondly
,
from
the
effects
of
his
grace
in
life
and
conuersation
.
Thirdly
,
from
the
very
habituall
gifts
,
which
were
the
fountaine
whence
his
fruites
flowed
.
Thus
he
may
come
to
be
twice
dead
,
and
in
worse
case
then
euer
.
The
Lords
chosen
may
fall
from
their
outward
prerogatiues
,
and
from
the
fruites
:
but
that
diuine
nature
still
abideth
in
them
,
and
it
is
only
with
their
graces
,
as
it
is
with
the
minde
in
distempers
of
melancholie
,
and
phrensie
;
with
the
Sunne
in
eclipses
;
with
the
tree
when
leaues
and
fruites
faile
it
;
with
the
naturall
life
when
it
moueth
not
,
ne
yet
breatheth
sensible
:
which
in
diseases
of
the
Mother
is
often
discerned
.
Their
faith
is
a
neuer
failing
faith
;
their
life
an
eternal
life
;
their
seede
a
seede
abiding
in
them
.
The
cause
in
the
Lords
children
is
,
the
state
of
their
grace
,
which
is
such
as
hath
still
reliques
of
sinne
dwelling
with
it
.
The
cause
of
the
others
totall
fall
is
,
an
essentiall
defect
in
their
grace
,
which
reacheth
not
to
make
a
true
vnion
betwixt
Christ
and
them
,
nor
yet
to
produce
true
sanctification
.
In
a
word
,
the
cause
of
the
ones
perseuering
,
and
the
others
totall
deficiencie
,
is
not
only
to
be
taken
from
Gods
power
and
gratious
pleasure
,
from
Christ
his
intercession
,
from
the
stinting
of
Satan
to
the
heele
of
the
true
Christian
seede
:
but
also
from
the
essentiall
qualification
,
and
disposition
of
the
grace
bestowed
vpon
either
.
But
this
is
a
difficultie
further
to
be
cleered
;
How
wee
may
formally
distinguish
these
gifts
which
are
in
the
Christian
that
perseuereth
,
from
those
that
are
in
him
that
temporiseth
.
The
difference
is
double
:
1.
First
in
the
vnion
which
is
made
by
them
.
2.
Secondly
,
in
the
different
productions
which
follow
vpon
so
different
manners
of
being
vnited
with
Christ
.
To
open
the
first
,
is
set
downe
this
conclusion
:
The
In
the
word
of
Christ
are
two
things
:
first
the
truth
of
it
,
a
true
word
:
secondly
,
the
goodnesse
of
it
,
a
good
word
.
That
this
may
be
apprehended
,
God
giueth
his
chosen
not
onely
an
apprehension
,
in
the
vnderstanding
of
the
truth
,
and
goodnesse
of
it
;
but
a
motion
of
affiance
,
which
maketh
the
soule
goe
to
,
and
claspe
about
Christ
whom
it
beholdeth
.
Hence
it
is
that
comming
and
beleeuing
,
Iohn
1.12
.
Iohn
6.35.37
.
is
apprehending
,
as
when
a
thing
is
taken
by
the
handle
:
and
from
this
propertie
of
faith
,
doth
come
that
internall
vnion
twixt
the
beleeuer
and
Christ
,
which
maketh
them
dwell
mutually
one
in
the
other
.
Hence
it
is
that
the
true
beleeuer
doth
more
affect
Christ
,
prize
him
,
ioy
in
him
,
more
then
the
benefits
by
him
.
Now
the
Papists
faith
is
a
meere
enlightning
,
not
hauing
any
confidence
within
the
compasse
of
it
,
(
for
a
man
may
be
sound
in
their
faith
,
and
in
damnable
despaire
at
the
same
instant
)
and
the
temporisers
faith
hauing
no
more
then
an
apprehension
in
the
vnderstanding
of
the
good
word
of
saluation
,
ioyned
with
presumptuous
perswasion
and
fallible
hopes
conceiued
by
himselfe
on
false
reckonings
:
these
cannot
innerly
vnite
him
with
Christ
;
but
looke
as
a
Wenne
is
so
vnited
in
the
bodie
by
the
skinne
incompassing
it
,
and
some
kinde
of
continuation
with
the
other
members
;
but
hath
not
sinewes
,
nerues
,
arteries
shot
into
it
from
head
and
heart
,
as
the
other
parts
:
so
these
by
their
common
illumination
and
profession
haue
coniunction
with
the
bodie
,
but
want
the
influence
of
that
more
neere
ligament
of
that
affianced
motion
of
the
will
,
which
only
floweth
from
Christ
into
his
proper
members
.
And
this
is
the
first
ground
of
their
after
failing
:
for
looke
as
standing
waters
,
or
neuer
such
torrents
which
haue
no
head
of
liuing
springing
waters
to
feed
them
,
cannot
in
time
but
drie
vp
:
so
these
not
hauing
Christ
,
the
Well-head
of
all
grace
,
whatsoeuer
is
in
them
,
in
time
fadeth
and
vanisheth
to
nothing
.
From
defect
of
internall
vnion
,
which
is
as
it
were
the
fountaine
,
commeth
a
difference
in
grace
deriued
.
The
temporisers
,
being
such
as
doth
neuer
truly
humble
him
,
such
,
as
is
superficiall
,
insincere
:
in
a
word
,
such
as
doth
not
truly
sanctifie
him
:
by
reason
of
which
defect
,
it
is
not
permanent
.
First
,
not
being
within
the
gratious
light
of
this
Sunne
of
righteousnes
,
the
depth
of
his
wound
is
neuer
gaged
,
and
though
hee
know
much
humiliation
,
Secondly
,
I
say
their
graces
are
insincere
,
their
As
God
hath
made
some
remedies
in
nature
such
as
purge
vniuersally
euery
peccant
humour
,
as
the
Physitians
Catholicon
,
&c.
some
againe
that
purge
cum
delectu
,
that
expell
choler
,
but
meddle
not
with
melancholie
;
flegme
,
but
stirre
not
choler
:
So
this
medicine
of
grace
,
which
God
infuseth
into
an
honest
heart
,
it
is
a
Catholique
expeller
of
all
knowne
sinne
,
great
or
little
.
The
grace
of
the
temporiser
purgeth
out
the
roote
of
no
sinne
;
represseth
the
mouing
and
paroxismes
as
it
were
of
some
choise
sinnes
only
,
as
in
Herod
.
And
hence
it
is
that
the
grace
of
the
temporiser
doth
not
continue
:
for
as
corne
growing
vp
with
twitch
,
briars
,
thornes
,
is
at
length
smothered
;
and
as
wholesome
meate
in
a
stomacke
full
of
flying
choler
is
at
length
●●●ited
:
so
raigning
sinne
growing
vp
with
these
seeming
graces
,
doth
neuer
cease
till
they
be
brought
vp
and
discharged
:
Luke
8.12.13.14
.
Thus
much
to
cleere
that
difference
of
graces
in
Gods
children
and
others
,
which
causeth
that
the
falles
of
the
one
are
not
totall
nor
finall
,
which
is
incident
to
the
condition
of
the
other
.
Now
taking
it
as
granted
that
the
Lords
children
fall
,
by
reason
of
the
reliques
of
sin
dwelling
in
them
,
I
come
to
name
the
externall
meanes
,
which
actually
bring
foorth
into
Apostasie
this
inbred
defection
.
These
sometime
work
it
more
violently
at
once
,
sometime
successiuely
,
by
some
heinous
wasting
sin
,
which
like
a
strong
poyson
dispatcheth
all
quickly
.
Crosses
repeated
,
and
gradually
increased
,
lures
of
pleasures
and
profits
,
vncomfortablenes
,
which
accompanieth
by
many
meanes
Christian
courses
,
(
dead
worke
is
quickly
giuen
ouer
)
examples
of
the
multitude
,
a
strong
backbyas
,
by
which
the
diuell
sometimes
draweth
from
persisting
in
grace
,
offence
at
the
simplicitie
,
which
to
eye
of
flesh
seemeth
to
be
in
Christian
courses
,
at
dissention
in
opinions
amongst
men
of
the
same
profession
,
at
the
sins
obserued
,
and
falls
once
knowne
by
such
who
make
profession
;
the
seducing
calles
of
false
Teachers
,
the
glorious
shewes
of
holinesse
,
and
whatsoeuer
things
of
this
nature
,
by
which
men
thorough
Satans
working
are
withdrawne
.
Now
followeth
the
third
thing
,
the
symptomes
or
signes
of
a
declining
soule
.
This
one
thing
must
be
premised
,
left
that
weake
ones
should
cast
themselues
further
downe
by
mistaking
the
matter
.
The
presence
of
these
euils
,
and
absence
of
due
dispositions
or
actions
are
not
euill
signes
of
a
dangerously
declining
soule
,
but
when
they
are
willingly
carried
without
remorse
,
renued
desires
and
endeuours
after
the
contrarie
:
for
as
one
may
be
without
Gods
gratious
presence
to
his
feeling
,
and
yet
not
a
forsaker
of
God
;
so
one
may
be
without
these
things
,
and
not
leauing
them
,
but
rather
left
of
them
,
(
Gods
wisedome
for
many
ends
so
dispensing
)
while
by
griefe
,
faith
and
renued
desires
,
he
doth
follow
after
them
.
This
consideration
interlaced
for
the
right
vnderstanding
of
the
matter
in
hand
.
Let
this
be
the
first
Laesae
actiones
laesas
arguunt
facultates
:
As
when
the
eye
seeth
not
as
it
hath
done
,
wee
may
presume
the
instruments
or
faculties
are
not
as
they
haue
been
:
So
here
,
when
we
doe
not
things
with
the
vigour
we
haue
done
,
it
is
a
signe
of
infirmitie
,
and
a
facultie
inwardly
or
outwardly
hindred
:
but
when
we
can
thinke
well
enough
of
this
state
,
it
is
a
signe
of
Apostacie
and
wilfull
declining
;
luskish
reachings
are
the
fits
forerunners
commonly
:
Gods
people
declining
haue
fallen
first
to
these
formalities
,
to
performance
of
duties
in
perfunctorie
fashion
,
the
heart
and
raines
farre
from
the
Lord
,
in
them
.
The
second
signe
is
a
preposterous
appetite
of
vnwholesome
The
vse
of
all
is
;
First
,
as
to
stirre
vs
vp
to
take
comfort
Secondly
this
,
that
many
fall
away
,
must
awaken
vs
In
stead
of
appetite
to
the
word
,
now
some
thinke
the
Sabbath
may
be
tollerably
sanctified
without
any
preaching
:
some
count
it
enough
if
they
bee
where
preaching
is
,
let
it
be
what
it
will
be
;
farre
from
such
as
is
able
to
worke
on
their
soules
;
as
if
the
orders
of
the
person
,
not
the
supernaturall
gifts
of
knowledge
and
wisedome
made
the
Sermon
(
but
these
must
not
bee
seuered
)
:
some
count
such
plaine
preaching
(
as
heretofore
was
effectuall
in
them
)
lesse
diligent
,
and
lesse
learned
.
Thus
the
diuell
not
able
quite
to
make
them
cast
off
the
ordinance
,
perswades
them
that
change
is
no
robberie
;
and
that
they
may
sleepe
the
quieter
(
neglecting
such
preaching
as
was
powerfull
in
them
)
hee
casts
them
this
pillow
,
suggesting
that
they
leaue
not
that
which
was
effectuall
in
them
toward
God
,
but
that
onely
which
was
indiligent
and
vnlearned
.
Againe
,
in
stead
of
working
the
word
vpon
our
affections
,
how
many
content
themselues
to
exercise
their
critickes
,
this
or
that
was
well
spoken
,
&c.
and
there
is
an
end
?
For
the
world
,
men
haue
their
hands
in
it
elbow
deepe
;
yea
many
who
in
their
times
haue
made
shew
of
a
more
heauenly
minde
,
some
are
now
so
shie
to
their
brethren
,
that
they
will
not
looke
at
them
,
not
meete
on
the
same
side
of
the
streete
,
not
know
them
.
How
many
,
whose
hearts
would
haue
smitten
them
in
lesser
offences
,
can
now
commit
as
great
,
and
it
neuer
vpbraids
them
?
nay
esteeme
this
tendernes
scrupulous
simplicitie
,
and
melancholike
austeritie
.
The
more
vulgar
then
this
disease
is
,
the
more
cautelous
we
must
be
.
Thirdly
,
wee
see
now
that
who
will
keepe
life
and
power
in
his
course
,
endeuouring
a
good
conscience
in
all
things
,
they
must
passe
the
pikes
of
euill
tongues
which
are
shaken
against
them
.
For
now
such
heare
,
as
if
they
were
humourists
,
new-fanglists
,
Precisians
,
proud
,
singular
,
simple
,
melancholike
persons
,
what
not
?
Finally
,
the
diuell
to
make
reuolts
,
now
refines
his
wits
,
and
turnes
Angell
of
light
,
hanging
out
our
owne
colours
,
that
he
may
the
easilier
surprize
vs
;
and
pretending
perfections
,
which
wee
yet
want
,
doth
transport
many
,
whom
neither
crosses
nor
allurements
would
preuaile
against
.
So
that
we
had
need
,
if
euer
,
to
walke
warily
,
looking
to
the
author
and
finisher
of
our
faith
:
yea
thankfully
,
that
so
in
euill
times
we
are
kept
(
though
weakly
)
aliue
in
his
sight
.
Thus
much
of
the
second
doctrine
.
The
third
followeth
in
these
words
;
to
perdition
,
viz.
To
the
first
it
may
be
answered
,
Secondly
,
we
must
be
exhorted
here
to
stand
constantly
in
our
courses
,
who
doe
walke
with
God
in
some
life
and
power
,
though
not
without
great
weaknes
;
let
vs
not
giue
ouer
our
labour
and
holy
contention
,
to
which
the
presence
of
sinne
and
defect
of
righteousnesse
haue
pricked
vs
:
this
worke
of
grace
goeth
against
the
streame
of
nature
,
if
wee
intermit
to
plye
the
oare
of
holy
exercise
,
winde
and
tide
will
carrie
vs
backe
againe
.
Where
we
cease
to
improue
by
good
husbandrie
the
grace
receiued
,
there
it
beginneth
to
bee
impaired
.
True
it
is
,
that
the
shaking
vp
of
our selues
,
resisting
sloth
,
the
restlesse
aspiring
after
things
which
we
are
still
cast
from
with
violence
,
are
in
their
kinds
laborious
:
but
remember
,
what
men
do
in
their
earthly
warfare
;
they
(
for
pay
of
two
shillings
a
day
)
march
thorough
places
often
full
of
difficultie
,
lie
(
the
ground
being
their
bed
)
in
the
ayre
,
no
couert
ouer
them
;
in
their
victuals
they
are
so
sore
streightned
,
often
they
carrie
their
liues
in
their
hands
,
and
fight
in
the
Canons
mouth
:
to
thinke
vpon
this
once
,
is
enough
to
make
vs
ashamed
of
our
softnes
and
cowardice
.
But
we
are
of
faith
,
as
we
say
,
and
men
of
courage
and
wisedome
.
But
alas
,
first
who
hath
these
things
?
secondly
,
who
doth
put
them
foorth
?
thirdly
,
who
is
constant
in
holding
them
,
and
making
shew
of
them
as
occasion
is
offered
?
We
may
obserue
this
as
a
fourth
instruction
,
what
To
this
purpose
he
mustereth
crosses
,
vomiteth
deluges
of
false
slanders
;
stirreth
vp
the
neerest
friends
of
such
as
are
now
come
to
God
by
faith
,
to
persecute
them
most
bitterly
:
sometime
hee
sheweth
them
impossibilities
,
in
sense
of
seeing
that
they
desire
and
beleeue
:
sometimes
hee
troubleth
their
feelings
,
that
so
he
may
shake
them
in
their
beleeuing
:
sometimes
he
withdraweth
their
faith
by
false
obiects
,
which
he
proposeth
to
them
;
but
if
hee
can
not
breake
off
their
beliefe
,
then
he
laieth
about
to
represse
the
feruencie
and
the
renewed
exercise
of
their
beliefe
,
by
vnsetling
vs
with
some
new
deuices
,
when
wee
are
more
intent
;
by
making
our
exercise
painful
,
and
vncomfortable
,
ouercasting
the
light
which
was
wont
to
shine
to
vs
in
the
promises
;
hindring
vs
from
feeling
the
sweete
comfort
in
them
;
exciting
the
reliques
of
sloth
,
deadnesse
,
inconstancie
that
are
in
vs
:
sometime
by
causelesse
feares
and
sinfull
shamefastnes
hee
withdraweth
vs
from
our
holy
deuout
exercise
.
But
this
sound
faith
quencheth
all
these
fierie
darts
which
are
throwne
against
it
;
and
like
as
a
tree
which
shaken
,
rooteth
more
deeply
;
or
like
as
a
torch
which
beaten
,
blazeth
more
brightly
;
or
like
as
a
starre
,
which
when
the
aire
is
obscured
,
shineth
most
cleerely
:
so
it
is
with
this
roote
,
torch
,
this
glorious
starre
;
these
powers
of
darknesse
doe
nothing
in
the
end
,
but
lend
it
a
more
beautifull
lustre
,
then
it
euer
put
foorth
while
it
was
not
be
rounded
with
any
such
enmities
.
True
it
is
,
that
the
best
faith
may
hang
the
wing
,
being
weather-beaten
,
and
seeme
to
retire
vnder
some
more
vehement
delaies
or
tentation
:
but
that
which
flieth
to
day
,
fighteth
againe
to
morrow
;
and
like
as
it
is
with
those
,
whose
going
backe
helpeth
them
to
take
their
rise
and
fetch
their
leape
more
commodiously
:
So
here
,
faith
(
through
him
that
is
the
author
and
finisher
of
her
)
by
how
much
she
gaue
backe
,
by
so
much
in
her
renued
endeauours
she
commeth
forward
more
successefully
.
From
this
ground
many
come
to
be
reproued
:
Some
there
are
,
who
will
seeme
to
follow
sinceritie
and
sanctification
,
while
making
shew
of
these
things
is
gainfull
;
but
if
crosses
come
they
will
lay
downe
their
weapons
,
and
will
prouide
to
sleepe
in
whole
skins
,
whatsoeuer
become
of
other
matters
.
Some
,
if
they
be
delaied
beyond
their
owne
time
,
cast
vp
their
hopes
,
and
are
ready
proudly
to
say
,
It
is
in
vaine
to
serue
God
.
Amongst
the
Lords
children
,
how
many
are
there
who
follow
not
faith
,
growing
vp
from
faith
to
faith
,
renewing
the
exercise
of
it
in
fastning
on
the
gratious
promises
which
are
made
vnto
vs
?
Men
that
will
checke
themselues
if
they
omit
the
act
of
mercie
,
of
testifying
truth
,
of
iustice
where
occasion
is
offered
;
blame
not
themselues
for
neglecting
to
renew
their
faith
towards
God
,
when
his
promises
renewed
,
or
experience
of
his
goodnesse
and
truth
doth
call
for
it
from
vs
.
Some
there
are
,
who
weakly
forespeake
things
,
signifying
their
vnbeliefe
,
by
saying
,
they
shall
neuer
see
this
or
that
euill
mending
with
them
;
that
it
is
but
a
folly
to
attempt
further
,
seeing
wee
striue
against
the
streame
.
But
this
is
not
to
be
carried
with
full
saile
of
faithfull
perswasion
on
him
who
hath
spoken
good
to
vs
,
but
thorough
attending
to
that
,
sense
and
reason
speaketh
,
to
yeeld
to
vnbeliefe
.
Secondly
,
wee
may
hence
gather
the
truth
of
our
beliefe
.
Hath
it
stood
thorough
helpe
of
Gods
grace
in
tentation
?
Christ
letteth
vs
see
that
he
was
our
supporter
,
it
is
a
true
signe
of
grace
neuer
failing
:
buildings
which
stand
when
windes
and
stormes
beate
on
them
,
are
presumed
to
bee
surely
grounded
,
whereas
the
paper-walls
and
painted
castles
of
these
who
haue
not
vnfained
grace
,
cannot
endure
any
sound
assault
which
is
made
against
them
.
The
last
thing
to
be
marked
is
,
what
it
is
that
doth
In
the
Chapter
following
there
is
a
catalogue
of
glorious
beleeuers
,
the
end
of
their
faith
being
likewise
recorded
.
Whence
we
may
first
see
that
error
of
Papists
,
who
though
they
ascribe
our
first
forgiuenes
of
our
sinnes
to
faith
;
yet
our
after-righteousnesse
and
saluation
they
referre
to
good
workes
,
penall
satisfactions
,
application
of
the
Churches
treasurie
,
&c.
withdrawing
themselues
from
faith
,
when
now
they
are
brought
to
be
in
state
of
grace
;
but
faith
is
neuer
to
cease
till
the
thing
beleeued
be
now
in
sight
,
neither
will
the
same
thing
bee
got
both
by
faith
and
workes
;
for
these
are
such
as
will
not
be
compounded
,
the
Apostle
being
witnesse
.
Againe
,
hence
we
see
how
wofull
a
thing
it
is
to
cast
away
our
confidence
,
wee
fling
away
the
plaister
that
should
heale
vs
;
for
whatsoeuer
euils
were
vpon
vs
,
yet
holding
our
faith
on
the
truth
and
mercie
of
God
in
Christ
,
they
should
vanish
away
as
shewers
,
which
on
our
garments
drie
vp
in
time
and
come
to
nothing
.
Yea
their
danger
is
hence
discouered
,
who
though
they
make
conscience
of
murther
,
adulterie
,
iniustice
;
yet
care
not
to
liue
in
vnbeliefe
,
which
is
of
all
sinnes
the
most
dangerous
,
for
the
other
should
not
hurt
vs
deadly
,
were
it
not
for
this
;
that
wee
will
not
by
faith
take
that
medicine
which
should
heale
vs
.
Secondly
,
this
must
incourage
vs
to
perseuere
in
our
faith
:
as
Christ
looked
to
the
end
of
the
Crosse
,
so
must
we
looke
to
the
end
of
our
faith
,
that
we
may
endure
all
difficulties
the
better
,
with
which
wee
are
incountred
.
True
it
is
,
that
men
are
often
most
deceiued
,
where
they
trust
most
;
but
leaning
on
the
Lord
,
and
waiting
on
him
,
thou
shalt
neuer
bee
deceiued
,
nor
misse
of
his
promised
saluation
.
But
in
temporarie
euils
we
cannot
assure
our selues
of
deliuerance
.
Answ.
The
truth
is
,
Amen
.
FINIS
.