Behold] The remedies against these calamities of the Church, is not to seek out places to secure themselves from Gods hand: as the Jews did, when they went into Egypt and other places, and there perished: nor much lesse to separate themselves from the communion of the Church by apostasie: these are only damnable errors of carnall sense, which God reproveth. But good souls having no other help, shall by a lively faith in God b maintained in the true spirituall life, which is the conjunction with God, and the feeling of his grace: and shall be defended from any thing which may hurt their salvation.
is lifted up] The Apostle, Hebrews 10:38. applyeth this to such as withdraw themselves from Christian profession.
the just shall live by his faith] John 3:36. Romans 1:17. Galatians 3:11.