Otth=-=e----cuf:---:r:n 7 E'7xp::-ofl 7 1-:-t10_n_____F""a-d'1e_,__ .r_. 1 _ thefather ofthe farherlctfe, and therefore hec A. brooke:and therefore it is a common pradife j that will bee a fonne of this Father, mull: bee ofmany amongvs in thefedaies, when Gods mcrcifi!ll to his poore brethren; as /obfaith hand is vpon them, to g<>efor helpe rO.thedi- ;~;~· :t.J,~;~~~; ~h~~~::~~=:~.~;;::.:z:p::. ~:~.~~~· te:~h~~~ r.~d)f~~tal~t~~,~~·l~~~~ 4 , Fourthly, feeing we beleeue God to be our vnro it, for that is the right way to double ·Father,we are hereby taught to vfe moderate their miferie, and to !hew themfelues lewd care for the things ofthis life; for ifa man children. know himfelfe to be the child ofGod,then he LaO:Iy, ifwee confeife andbeleeue God to 6 • alfo knowes,that God will prouide for him,as beethe Father of Chrift, and in him our Fawe know in afamily the Fatherprouiderh for ther alfo; then in regard of our conuerfation ali.NowGodisafather,&hisChurchisthis wee mull: not frame our felueslike vntot~ family: therefore ifthou wilt be a member of world: but the courfe ofourliues mull: bee m Gods Church, and a child ofGod, thou mull: righreoufnefle and true holinef!'e. "P.ul cxhorcaO: thy care on Ged, and follow the counfell teth the Cormrhians to feperatc rhemfelues o,CO<,G, M3t.6.>S ofChriO:: BewottDO .-refuSfaryo•rlife, wh•tye B from Idolaters, alledging the place our ofthe '7• Jh•Oe.te,orwb.rlefl,.Odrioke. Andmarkehis old TeO:ament, where the Lordbiddeth the reafon drawncfrom the point which wehaue 1frac:litestocomeoutfrorn?Jg/4ters a,dt~tudJ ij"a p~u Verf.H. in hand; The(oulesofshelu•uen (faith he) shq no vnc/eartesbing: and the reafon f~llowethout ;:::~~:7~~[:~:~:~:~~:;r/t:;~.a:~:e~;::::~ ~~::~";;;:~::~~tte;~~~~;~;,';~7tJe:~f:;~: ;~~~:;. betteftheth:y!Butalas,thepra~Hfeoftheworld f"""•nad.•ghurs; which reafoo P•ulvrgerlr is contrarie: for men haue no care for rhe 10 the next chapter to this effect :confidering knowledge ofGods word, nor the meanes of wee haue thefe promifes, thattherefore wee their faluation: all their minds are fer on the lhould clenfe our fclues from alllilthinelfe of' V (. thingsofrhislife, when as ChriO:faitll: Firft ~he£lefhandfpirir, and grow vpvnto holines er • ll• fiek.; the kjngdo.,eofbs411en, •nd th~righteou(nsj{< 10 the feare ofthe Lord. Where ifwe marke rhmof,••d •llrbe(i thingslfl•Obee minij/redvnto the placediligently, wefhall find rhis le!fon; J'*· Ifyou fhould fee a young man prouide for That euery man who takes God for his Fahimfelfe, and no manelfe for him, wee fhould ther, mull: not onely inthis finne ofldolatrie, prefently fay, furely his fatheris dead:euenfo, but in all other finnes feparate himfelfe, that when a mans care is fer wholly both day and c men by his ~odly life. may know whofe child night for the thingsofthi$life, it argues that heis, But fomewill fay, this exhortation is God hath either call: him off, or elfe that hee needelelfeamongO: vs,for we haue no caufero takes him for no father ofhis. feparatc ourfeluesfrom others, becaufe all a126 Fiftly, ifGod bee our father, then we mull: mongO: vs are Chriltians, all be!eeue in God, learnetobeare anycrolfe patiently, thathee and are baptized, and hope to bee faued by !hall lay vpon vs, either in body or in minde, ChriO:. Anfw. In outward profefsion,I con· and alwaies looke for deliuerance from him: fe!fe wee carrie the !hewof ChriO:ians, but in for whom the Lord louerh, them heechalHdeede and truth, by oudiues and conuerfatifeth:and if7ecend•re ch•fliJi'ng (faith the Apooris,very many among vs deny ChriO:: for in Heb,u, 7 O:le} Godoffereto hirnftlfe vm• )''" .u vntu&ileuer~ pla:e thecommoripractife is, to fpend dren:whichmay appearemore plainely by this thet1me 1t1 drunkenne!fe and furfetting, in comparifoa: Iftwo childrenlhould light,and chambering and wantonnelfe: yea,greatisthe a man comminghy, flyould pint them, and·afcompanie of thofe that make a 1rade of it: ter beate the one, and let the other goe free : take this lewd conucrfation from many men, euery man that feeth this will fay, that that and'takeaway thdrliues. And on the Lords child which he beates ishisowne fonne. Euen day it may bee feene both publikely and pri· fo, when God chaftiferh vs,hee fhewetn him' D uately,in houfes & in the open O:reetes, there felfe vntovs a Father, ifwe fubmit our felnes. is fuch reuell,asthough there were no Godto Vcrr. 9 • No~ ifou'rearthly f4tber$ corre£1edvs, 11nd wee fcure. In the fixedai~s of the weeke, many gt~ue :hem reuerence,t•king it patientlf,pJoHld"'ee men walke very painfully in theircaliing: but not m11ch r•thtr buin(ubieflwn so the F•thtrof when the Lords day commeth, then euery JPiritr, rhat we m•y /j,., ? Therefore the concluman takes licenCe todoe whathe will: and beLion is this, Ifwe difpleafe God,be ye fure,hee caufe ofthe Princes lawes,men willcome forwillcorrect vs;and when hishand isvponvs, mally to the Church for falhions fake: but in wee mu!l: not murmure againfl: him~ but _the meane time how many doe nothing elfe beare ir with a milde fpirit: and furthermore but fcorne,mocke,and dcride,and as much as when we arc vnder the croffe,we muU alwaies inthem lieth, difgrace boththe word and the looke for ddiuerance from this Father onely. miniltersthereof; fo that the commoofaying i Ifa fonne whenhe is beaten fhould Bie to his isthis :oh hee is a precifefellow, he goes to . Fathers enemies for hdpe and counfell; it heare Sermons, heistooholyforour compa- 1 would argue that hee were but a gracelcffe nie. Butitfiands men inhand tG take out a l child. Sundric and diuerscalamities &crofles betterle!fon; which is,ifwe willl1aue God to : 1 befall men in this life ; which they cannot be our Father. weemuO: !hew our felues to be the 1
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