Creation. ojthe [reede. of heauen. 14,7 ' fence. Forall thismarke a fpirituall phrenfie: A enter into the heauenly lerufalem : come pori"efiingthe minds ofmen : for they i~p!oy I death when it will,he is readie. And hmofoall their care and m.duftry for the ma~ntammg euer he mull: nor looke for heauen here vpon ofthis houfe of clay, wholi: foundanon IS but earth, yet he isas it were in <he fuburbes of duft : but for rhe.blelfed eltate of rhe fecond ;his heauenly citie: and at the end ofthis life; houfe,IVhich is prepued forrhem in the kiog· rhe king thereof,the Lord Iefus will open the , dorpeofheauen, r~y hauelittle regard or gares,andreceiuehim into his kingdomefor · care. They willboth runand ride .from place hee is ·aiready enrred into rhe kingdome, of roplace day and night, both by fea and land: grace. To conclude this point, lereuery man but for what? Is irforthepreparingofa manin the feare ofGod, bemooued hereby tb ftt C!on place in rhe heiuenly IeruC.lemf nothing his hearrro prepare himfelfe; that when God lelfe, for they will fcarce goe outofthedoore I lhal call himhence,he may be fit tO enter into tovfe any meanes whereby they may come rhatglory.· vnto it: bur all their ftudieis ro patchvp rhe l Secondly, fceing God harh prepared the ruincs and breaches of their earthly cabbin. third heallen for vs, it teacheth mery man in Now let all men indge in their OWQe confdthis world to becontent with the eltare \Yheronces,whether,as I hane faid,thisbe normore B in God harh placed him, whetherit be high then fenile!fe madndfe? Againe, rhe body is I or low,rich or poore:why (of bec"ufo here he bur a tabernacle wherein wee mull: re!t as it is but apilgrime,and liues in a cottageofclay, were for a. night,as afirapger doth in an lone J I & in a tent wherein he m'.tft abide but awhile:, and fo away:but the focondhoufeiseternal in as a pilgrirne doth, oftentimes carrying his the heaue~s,an enerla!l:ing feate ofall felicirie houfe about with him; and we lhall io better and hlppine!le. And therefore ourdurie is a· fort acceptthe afflictions which Gods fends boue all thingsto feeke the kingdome ofGod vs inthis life,ifwe remebcr that there is pre- , and his righteoufnefle, as Chrift himfelfe bidpared for"" a place ofi•Jy, which mull: be our Af3<, 6•ll derh vs. And iftheLord haue there prepared re!l:ing place 2nd perfe<'l felicitie for euerlilch a place forvs 1 rhen we muG: in this world more. This was the practifeofthe children of vfeall goodmeans,whereby we may be made God, efpecially of .Abr•b•m: for whenthe ? worthy rhefruirion ofir; and alto fir and reaLord called·him out ofhis owne coumrey, he <ly arrhe day ofdeathro enror into it: w)4ich obeyed,•Mdbyf ..th .b,de in the pyqmifid/Jnd,,.. Heb."'9 atthe dayofiudgemerit we !hall fully pa!Telfe in• flr••g«•untry, "' '""hat_d.,e/N.n-r·hamts •o. both in fmde and body, and therereigne ererwith Itac•nd I~cob !.eires ..ilhhimin1he[.me nally in all happinelfe with Goa Almighty C promifo: and the reafuil fo!loweth, for heloo~•d onr Creator, the Father,the Sonne, ahd rhe f.,. •citu h•11ilrg • found•tl01>, 'Whofo builder Alld holy Ghofr. But fome may fay,how lhala man m.c(er i4 q.J. They beleened that rhefe things fo prepare himfdfe , that hee may bee fir for which the Lord promifed, werelhadowes of rhatpl•~e? tAn{.,. This the holy Ghoft reabetterrhings: and hereon ftaied themfelues chcrhvs : for fpeaking ofthis heauenly Ierubeeingwcll content with that eft.rewherer~ falem, he faith, Thm fh•ll enterinr• it no,.. vn_ God had•called thcm.S<'l f••l was contented · Reu.11, · <ie•ne thmg, neither 'Wh•tfoeuer.\t!or~ttb obomin•- to bear_e the afflictions which God had layed 2 7· •nor lies. The meancs then tamake our fducs vponhlm, andh1sreafon was, B«aufe((uith fir, isro feeke ro beneconciled ro GOld in he) wtl•okE not ow tbings ..hich •r~ftenr, but •• .>.Cor,•. Chrifl: for our finnespalt,and wit:hal to indeathin!.swhi'h 4rJ t~otfeene: for the thingtwhich are 18. uor to haue an alfurance ofthe free remifsion fime Aretempor4UJ but the rhings which 11.re nar and P"rdon ofthem all in'the blood ofChrifl:. fte•ure mr.••U. And in rhe next chapter: W• ••o vetfe And as touching that parr of hfe whi.ch isro (n,.,(faithhe )that if••r ,.rthly ho•fe•ftbi4T a. -~··· c~me, wee mull: rememb7r what ~alOt l~hn bernAr:le be d:flnJeti,,e h411(' • dweOinggiiJen 711 fatth. EHerr?ncthllt haeh rhu kope pt~rifiuh hnn. , fJfGod,th~tt u,;m boNJ( ntlf madt tflith hAnds, bHt !•If:, meantng,. t~athee whtch hath hope ro D ""••Din the he••ms.And forrhis caufi: hisdc. re1gnc with Cimfl: mheauen, vfeth rhe means fire was rather ro remooue out qf this bodie wherby he may purifie& keephimfelfc from and to be with the Lord. ' linne : as alf~ he faith after, that ~>e_,.bkh si Andthusmnch concerning heauen. Now 1 .Iob.!o lmn"fG•dk«prthhrmfilfe • •nd the W~<i:td ••• followerh rhe fecond parr ofG;xls creation in 1 a. toucbtth himnot. Sig~ifying that all fuch perrhefe words. . fonsas are truly mfl:tfied and fan<'ltfied, carry AnJt•rth]Earrhfignifierh rhe huge ma!fc · fuch a narro\~ and!lratt Watch0ueothewhole or body ftandmg·of {ea & land, on which -...e courfe of rhetr hues and conuerfattons, that liue, ,~d al rhings that be in or vpon the earth , the du!lel can ncucr gme them deadly wounds, whatloeuer: as Pilul f.uch,Forby himwtrecrt.cand :vholly ou~rc?me 1h~m. Now the man ted40thmgsth4t4reinhe••tnflriuetfrth,rfrc. In. Cof.,r. that IS rcfolued tnhtsconbence ofthe pardon other Creeds which were made fince this of 1 6· of ht> finne for the ttmepa!l:,and hath a fl:ead. the A'po!l:les,beingexpofitions ofrh•r; th<re f~fl: pu\pofc 111 hts heart to kcepe hu~felfe vp. is addpd, t~uk<rof•ll rhmgs tnjible.~din•ifible. 1 1S~t , ~nd connnually to walkem nllh:eoufHere wee hauc occafion to fpeake ofall creanefie and true holme!feal! the dates ot h!S hfe, tures,but that were infinite , therefore I will tlusm~, If'!~p~p~ed and made fitto makechoit"eoftheferwo,goodange!S,& men • I.Tha t'
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