Already grace is purchased:

We of the Christian Party are ;

2. But that they're Signs of such a fort

Which vifibly to us import,

How God is towards us inclin'd,

goes;

A man breaks off from fins, and fhews, What John required, the Fruits due Which on Metanca enfue.

10. Here we refute moft fitly can, Those who affirm, a pious man In all his Life no more can fall. (Saint Peter they to mind don't call.) 11. Those alfo err, who teach that they

Who after Baptifm lapfe, ne'er may
Or can get abfolution more.
(Yet that Corinthian found a door)
12. They likewife err, who in such
fenfe

Interpret this word Penitence,
As to urge Penance, Amends done,
Not Faith at th' abfolution.

PRAYER.

Dear Mother-heart, God Holy Ghost!

mind.

Ince God a God of Order is, Therefore there can no doubt arife,

But in Church-government no lefs Than elsewhere, Order doth him please.

2. Not ev'ry one, it follows hence,

know'ft)

'Gainft my indwelling Mifery,

I could fecure no moment be:

penfe,

Ere to this Office he a Call

Hath gotten from the Church with

all.

PRAYER.

Ne'er be, as if fuch things indeed Were to Salvation of fome need. 4. If any of traditions will And human Rules talk in fuch ftile, As if they to propitiate, Of God's Grace merit, were of weight;

5. Of this fuggeftion we must fay, That to the Gofpel's light and ray, And faith in Jefus Chrift, 'tis quite And most directly oppofite.

PRAYER. Dear Father! be thou praised now, That thou no more doft bind us so, As in the Jewish Temple's days; But leav'ft to Steward's-freedomPlace. When now they wife and prudent are, For taking of thy Church due care ; O then a great thing 'tis confeft! Give Steward's Faithfulness at leaf.

F Civil

XVI.

On Evil-doers inflict pain; And in a righteous War apply 6. He who in this world fells and T'Almighty God for victory. buys,

Takes an impofed Oath, enjoys Goods of his own, has Wife and child;

Is not hereby with Sin defil'd. 7. But that no one may here suspect, As if we did gainsay direct By our Confeffion, what's averr'd To his Difciples by our Lord; 8.Therefore obferve,that to this day, If fome in thofe Difciples way, Do lofe, (as Doctor Luther fings) Life, wife, and children, and all things,

9. And hence in that particular 'Tis Circumftances this require, Appear ftill fomething fingular; Not that perfection be rais'd higher. 10. For the perfection doth confift In Faith alone on Jefus Chrift, Which reverence and Worship right For our dear God doth foon excite. 11.For 'tis no outward worldly thing

But 'tis an inward Thing, whereto The Gospel hath its Aim and view,

12. A

I

XVII.

Do believe, a time fhall be, When my Lord Jefus vifibly At the laft Day to judge will come, And all the Dead fhall leave their Tomb.

2. Th'elect, and all who do believe, Into eternal Life have leave To enter, and without all woes, Enjoy a blifs which no end knows. 3. But those who're wicked and profane,

(And devils too) go into pain, Eternal punishment in Hell, As fcabbed fheep, to bear and feel. 4. We blame then thofe, who teach

and vent,

That whofo into hell is fent,

1.

XVIII.

Oncerning free Will we allow, That Man, as daily fact doth show,

Still in fome measure really An option hath, a Will that's free: 2. He can in Outwards well behave, Can of two things choose which he'll have,

So far as mere good Senfe doth go,
A matter to approve and know.
3. And yet without the Help and
grace

Of th❜holy Ghoft, till he takes place,
The man's not able God to please,
Fear, love and truft in him always,
4. Nor from his breaft to feparate
The evil Luft, which is innate ;
But this is poffible alone

Thro' th' holy Spirit to be done,
5. Who thro' God's Word bestowed

is.

For Paul one time fpeaks on this wife,

The natʼral Man, while he does live, Can of God's fpirit nought receive. 6. And that it plainly may be seen, That nothing new I fay herein,

A

A Father's words hear, which fo

clear

Of free Will in one book appear :

♦ Auguftine.

7. We do confefs, (fo he goes on In the third Hypognofticon) "That there's a Will in fome fort free,

"In all the human Progeny : 8." For they've ftill naturally all "An Intellect in general, "And reason, which indeed, 'tis own'd,

"To treat with God is unfit found.

9. "They cannot from the foul's deep Source,

"Fear and love God; yet in the Courfe

"Of th' outward Life they can, we fee, "Choose bad or good extempore, 10. "The good which Nature can fulfil,

"To act and work, or else stand ftill, "Eat, drink, a neighbour go to fee, "Drefs or undrefs, build,marry'd be, 11. "Follow a Trade; and in fuch kind, "Do ufeful Things, as they're inclin'd; (Still granting, that nought without God "Subfifts, but from and thro' him flow'd.)

12. Likewise a man hath a free Choice

"To act some wickedness or vice; "Worship an Idol, fome one strike "And kill, and many more fuch like."

1.

* Matth. xi. 25.

"NOW

XX.

TOW fince the Gospel fhines with pow'r,, Men talk fo fenfelefly no more,

That Works alone fufficient are 'Fore God to make us just and clear. 2. Thro' Faith and Works combin'd, 'tis faid,

For th'heav'nly realm we're righte ous made;

Which faying doth more comfort give,

Than if one at bare works did drive. 3. But fince Faith's doctrine, (tho' indeed

'Mong Chriftians the chief point and head)

Had long not rightly urged been; Our Predeceffors witness'd plain: 4. First,