Proeve vant ware ende valsche gheloove, ... / Sebastianus Castellio ; Uyt 't Lat. overgh. d...

Wied. Did some opposition arise, then did you rely on him? Lod. Entirely. Wied. When he had promised you something, did you not doubt his faithfulness? Lod. No more than if I had already had the promised thing in my hands. Wied. For fear of being unable to do it, were you then never worried? Lod. You speak rightly. Wied. When he then ordered you to do something, or did something himself, of which you, being a little child, did not know the reason, or which seemed to you to be otherwise, did you nevertheless do it without investigating or doubting the cause of his action? Lod. That is how it is. For when, at one time, fresh grapes were brought and he ordered me to tread them with my feet, it seemed to me indeed quite improper that one should tread with one's feet such beautiful and good grapes, which I would much rather have kept to eat. But because he was my Father, I thought that he would not have ordered such a thing without reason; therefore I was obedient to him. Likewise, when he once pruned the vineyard and planted trees, it seemed to me improper to cut off the branches that nature had made grow, and which should bear fruit and put out leaves. But always this thought was in my heart: if it were not good, my Father would not do it. Wied. Let us now come to God. You say that you believe in God the Father, and thus you worship him: "Our Father who art in heaven." It is then surely right that you rely no less on God than you, while yet a child, relied on your Father,
Faith examination.