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A01300	A comfortable sermon of faith, in temptations and afflictions Preached at S. Botulphes wythout Aldersgate in London, the .xv. of Februarye. 1573. By Maister VVilliam Fulke, Doctor of Diuinitie.	Fulke, William, 1538-1589.	1574 (1574)	STC 11422; ESTC S102773	20,597	48

crooms or chyppinges of the same fall downe to refresh her a poore whelpe that lay vnder the table Here also we may note the true humility y followeth this certayne perswasion of Gods mercy This woman confesseth her selfe to be no better then a Dog and yet she trusteth in the mercy of god By this place also we may perceiue what horrible punishmēt the Iewes deserued at Gods hand whych eyther negligently or disdaynfully loathed those dainties of Gods table offered vnto them which other poore wretches so gréedely desired and could be content euen with the crooms that fel from their table And we our selues also haue two matters here to consider first the vnspeakeable goodnes of God which of cur Dogs hath made vs his own childrē by adoption and of such as had no place in the house of God but of greatest fauour to lye vnder the table of hys children hauing conuerted vs from Dogs into his children hath aduaunced vs to sit at his own hye table with his Children euen with Abraham Isaac and Iacob as he sayth in the Gospel Many shall come from all partes of the world and syt down with Abraham Isaac and Iacob in the kyngdome of heauen when the children of the kingdome shal be cast out into vtter darknes wher shal be weeping and gnashing of teeth The second thing that we haue here to consider is that we being turned frō Dogs into Gods children do not retayne styl the nature of Dogs that is to returne againe to their filthy vomite which they haue once cast out that being extolled to such dignity that we are made partakers of Gods heauenly table we do not behaue our selues vnreuerently vnthankfully vnholyly but as it becōmeth the children of God the table of God the presence of God with al reuerence obedience thankfulnes to expresse the nature of Gods children vnto which honour we are called Ye know the punishment of him which presumed to syt downe at the mariage feast with out his wedding garment he was pulled out by the eares and thrust into vtter darknes wher shal be weeping gnashing of teeth And the same penaltie remayneth all hipocrites which entruding themselues into the Church of God neuer care for repentance newnes of life holynes righteousues wherunto we are called of God not to vncleanes filthynes Remember that whych was read in the fyrst Lesson this day at Morning praier cōcerning Esau who because he was a prophane felow that made no more accompt of hys birthright in whych was encluded all the hope of the Church but that he sold it for one messe of potage as the Apostle saith to the Hebrues he was afterward depriued of the blessyng and coulde not bee restored vnto it although hee sought it wyth teares Remember also the Iewes who beyng compted the Children of God for the couenaunt that God made with their fathers because they did obstinatly refuse the grace when it was offered would not beleue the promise whē it was exhibited they are broken of from the stocke of Israel we that were straungers braunches of the wylde olyue by kynde are graffed into the tree by fayth But so that if we fall frō fayth as S. Paule saith God shall no more spare vs then he did spare them yea we shall be bro ken of they graffed in againe For God is able to graffe them in againe Let vs therfore continue in faith and shew forth the fruits of faith for by the fruits the trée shal be knowē Hetherto we haue heard how the fayth of this woman hath bene tryed to the vttermost which hauyng thrée repulses euen of Christ himself yet ceaseth not to put her trust in him Now let vs sée what successe she had in the ende Although she had neuer so many repulses and discouragementes yet because she continued styll constant and vnmoueable in faith she departed not away confounded She obtained her request she enioyed the promise that who soeuer putteth their trust in him should not be confounded Let vs therefore with inuincible courage of faith hold fast vpon Gods promises and it is impossible that we shall mysse of eternall saluation But some wyl peraduenture obiect she sued here but for a temporall benefite namely the recouery of her daughter what pertayneth this to eternall saluation I answer Thys temporall benefite was to her a confirmation and assurance of euerlasting saluation which she had conceiued by fayth Which thing the answer of Christ playnly declareth who doth not onely graunt vnto this her faith the deliueraunce of her daughter from the deuill but generally what soeuer she would O woman sayth he great is thy fayth be it vnto thee euen as thou wylt First he commendeth the greatnes of her faith by which he is ouercome that he can no longer withhold his grace frō her Secondly he sayth Be it vnto thee what soeuer thou wy●t Who doubteth but that she would as well haue remission of her synnes and assurance of eternal lyfe as the health of her daughter rather to Therfore he sayth Be it vnto thee euen as thou wylt As though he would say wyth this fayth thou mayest obtaine whatsoeuer thou wilt Let vs therfore bryng such a fayth to God and we shall obtaine whatsoeuer we wyll If it were true would some man say that I might haue whatsoeuer I wold I wold wish to haue this Church full of gold or some such lyke matter But ye must remember that Christ here speaketh of faith which is grounded onely vpon Gods promises and therefore whatsoeuer ye wyll aske by fayth that God hath promised you shall obtayne Moreouer they that be endued with true faith wyl wish nothing that is contrary to Gods glory and therefore there is no such vayne wishyng nor woulding with them And therfore what soeuer God hath promised vnto them they make their full accompt to obteine it that which he hath not promised they require but vnder con dition if it may stand with hys wyll and the setting forth of his glory Wherefore as we are taught by thys example let vs in all temptacions and afflictions flée vnto the generall promises of God with inuincible courage of faith For thereof we shall be sure to preuayle in the ende howsoeuer it please God to try our fayth in the meane time For fayth doth not onely ouercome the whole world as S. Iohn sayth which is in déede a noble victorye but fayth preuaileth euen with God him selfe when he proueth and trieth vs by most great temptacions Let vs therefore folow the faith and confidence of Iacob when he wrestled wyth God For by fayth wee wrestle wyth God when he proueth our fayth by temptacion Therefore as Iacob answered when the Angell which represented God that wrestled with him required him to let him depart because it waxed day I wil not let thee go quoth he before thou blesse me So let vs boldlye answer God when he wrestleth with vs assailing our fayth by sundry temptacions we wyll not let thee go before thou blesse vs. For thys example hath God left in wryting for our comfort by this example he hath commaunded vs by the Prophet Hosea to trust in god For Iacob by fayth had power wyth God and had power ouer the Angel and preuayled whereby he was called Israel that is one that preuaileth with god And we if we be true Israelites by fayth must preuayle with god Therefore let vs not faynt in any temptacions but rather as S. Iames sayth let vs reioyce when we fal into sundry temptacions knowing that the tryall of our faith worketh pacience which if she haue her perfect worke we shall be perfect and sound not faynting in any thyng Wherfore as temptacions encrease let vs encrease our confidence prayers Let vs say with the Prophet Dauid Euen as the eyes of seruantes looke vnto the hand of their Maysters and as the eyes of a Mayden vnto the hand of her Maistres so our eyes waight vpon the Lord our God vntyll he haue mercy vpon vs. Finally let vs follow this woman of Canaan whose fayth could not be ouercome by three repulses euen of Christ him selfe but in the ende obtayned euen that she would For God by tēptacion séeketh not our ouerthrow but our greater victory that the tryall of our fayth which is much more precious then gold which though it be purged with fyre yet perisheth not might be at the last to our prai●e honour glory at the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ To whom with the father and the holy Ghost be all honour glory power and dominion both now and euer AMEN Esay 29. Esay 8. Leuit. 15. Num. 19. Mark. 7. Math. 8. Genes 12. and 8. and 12. Ioel. 2. Psal. 72. Esay 28. 1. Pet. 1. 2. Sam. 17 1. Cro. 22. Esay 11. Iere. 23. and. 33. Esay 22. Math. 8. Luke 4. Math. 11. Hebr. 12. 1 Pet. 1. 1. Pet. 1. 1. Cor. 10. Genes 23. Iohn 2. Luke Psal. 50. Iohn 10. Ioh. 17. Galat. 3. Math. 18. Math. 17. Mark. 9. 11. Gene. 2● Gene. 21. Gene. 17. Isay. 28. Rom. 8. Ioel. 2. Rom. 8. Rom. 8. Gala. 5. Rom. 4 Mat. 24 Rom. 10 Mark. 7 Math. 8. 2. Pet. 2. Mat. 22. 1. Thes. 4 Gene. 25. Gene. 27 Hebr. 12. Rom. 11. Mark. 9. 1. Iohn ● Gene. 22. Hose 12. Iames. ● Psal. 123 1. Pet. 1.