.8o ·'Ihe S4ints fore ..du/iin, lpifl, It appeares alfo by ..Auftin,another ancient Father, in his 11 z.. Epifrle, that there were wieked ,complaints and murmurings againft the Cbrifiil z.z. 'an Faith, in his tim<:; the Infidels were frill cry– ing, that before the DoCtrine of Chri.ft was pub– lilhed to the World, mankind was not vexed and diftreifed with fo many troubles and garboyles. To.whicb,the good Father cloth there ex.cellently anfwer; Out of Luke IZ. 47,48. eafily,faithhe, , r~eu.. 41J4I. may they thence take their anfwer: The .ftrv.mt that kneJP not hil Mt~Rers wiU, And yet did CBmmit ' things JJorthy tJfjfripeJ,fhaBbebeaten withft,flripes; 6ut he thAt knerPhil Milfterswi!I,Anipr~ared~zothim– [elfe, neithertlid11ecording to bU will, jbA/1 be htAttn with mt~nyftripes. OurTimesdcHence then may wee cleare1y fee the reafon fene grea~e-r wbyour Times, in all reafon, fhould be more vi– judgement, than t~c for· ftted with -Iudgements, than former dayes of ~erT1mes of ignorance. . :gnorance,for ,fl h b • h ,p 1. G ,n. I . ttbree rcafon 1 , , I IJecauJe t At t e Ltg t 'J tr;e .. o 1 re If t9me zoh,. 3 , 19 ,,. 0 • ll~Dng.Jf m; ani~any loveDark~ejfe rAther thAn that 1 L tght, bec6ufo tbetr deeds .are t1JtU: for everymAn that doth ~ill, hAteth the Light; neither cDmmeth to the Light, leflhil deedJ fhou/d bereprowd. . . ~ Becaufe the Gofpel is not fo thankefully received and entertained,as fo excellent a Blcffing and precio~s aTreafure ought to be. . . 3 Many that heare it, live not after it : Per. · haps,onely make aChewof godlinetfe .; but deny the power thereof, in their lives and converfations. So,that negligence and difobedience to the Word of God, is tile true c:aufe of thofe Iudge– ments
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