Doctrine 1. _We have need of divers arguments to confirme our faith touching the mercy and justice of God._ This is gathered therehence, that the Apostle was so carefull to conclude this, and by so many arguments. _Reason_ 1. Because faith is not, as knowledge and sense is, to have such a full and evident assurance, as excludes all manner of doubting, but it hath some obscurity in the object, and so admits of divers doubtings, which must be removed by such-like arguments. 2. The imperfection of our faith, which must be helped by these means. 3. The multitude of objections and temptations, which fight against this faith. _Vse_ 1. This may serve to reprove the security and presumption of those, that feele no want in this kinde. 2. To admonish us, to use all diligence, and to search out all the arguments that may be, to edifie our selves in this faith. Doctrine 2. _They that are truly righteous, so that they are vessels of the mercy of God, are also godly._ This is gathered therehence, that here they are called godly, who before in the example of _Noah_ and _Lot_, were called righteous. _Reason._ Because no righteousnesse can be pleasing unto God, which is not referred unto him and his honour; now this is done no other way, but by piety. _Vse._ This may serve to admonish us, not to rest or please our selves in any righteousnesse, that is separated from true piety towards God. Doctrine 3. _The sting of every evill of punishment, whereunto men are obnoxious in this life, is temptation._ This is gathered therehence, that deliverance from temptation is here put for deliverance from all evill. _Reason._ Because the afflictions or miseries of this life become hurtfull unto us only by that means, and as they are in us occasions or motives unto sin. For that is the nature of temptation, whereof mention is here made, to induce men unto sinne. _Vse_ 1. This may serve to admonish us, to beware of the temptation that is in the evill, more then of the evils themselves. 2. To instruct us, to judge aright of the mercy of God towards the godly; for although they are not presently delivered from the afflictions themselves, yet if they be delivered from the temptation of them, they have great experience of Gods mercy towards them. Doctrine 4. _God doth very well know how to performe all those things that he hath either promised to the godly, or threatned to the wicked._ _Vse._ This may serve to admonish us, not to judge of the event of these things, or of the successe of the godly or the wicked, according to those things that we see, but to referre all these things unto the knowledge and wisdome of God, resting upon the beliefe of those things which he hath promised. * * * * *