j M•uo.6. Sermon in the~ouht. . . llt·9__! I :':::j_· - - J h f A th<foleamhr:r of tru<praifo : P a~l b faith, het ~ '·'"'·'•·I war t ee open J. '; which pra f"h hunfelfe >f r.ot allowed' ~"' hee Ill Here 1s rhcrofan VI hcraby Chn{t cnforceth whom the Lordpraiferh: where he comparcth the fonncr commandemcnr; and it harh t'v\'O the \Vorld to aJhearcr, wherein men arc Aj part~:ehc firH is drawncfl~om a fpcci~ll:propc.:- ~;tocs,;md_!~e.p an~d Angel, \,~c ipcCb.tbrs i,bu.a I tic in ~;o~l,tofoein.(~cret:c. hc fcco.nd1sfromhts God alone is the fudge, v ..:ho giucth prai(c and. bounnc, Ill ~·,·wardmg openly. .·: . .,_J · .• ~ood "jam~\0 c~i'Cry o.'rie that defrruc~h ~t, not For the fi.d~: th.ci\\!Ords ate thus.in· the OD-I wrciy 111 t ~s,!ifc, buF ~n th~,)'vorld to tonJC: in ~~~r~~~.rcoin_all, a1Jdth;(•uhrr lPhich it "a fo'er ,infecret: reg~rd wHcre6f', wcmU!t endc2uourour felt~e'l fur tbc~'..vord there •vied fign:ficrh a. tiifcernin.g CJ t~~4Q.c ~I ourrgood workes , tbat God •Nt~ 'I feir :·whereby Chrifiiwoul<-! teadh•s,that Go:~ idfc ma,r ?Pfiroou~ rhcrco.f; to fc{'kc the pra1rc feeS t..c beholds things that 110 man•can•fp:,eucn Qfman,li 'afpncj tbHlg,fcCl,P.g tih~t llOt lh:\ll)~ltt ; the fecrct rhough'ts ::md dc:tircs ofrnans.hc:ut. : ~od is thc'a~thor of [[Ut' praifc.: yel tbis~.l~lUH I Hence vvc muH lcarnc three things: I .to ex. ..:. tt'ach vs not 'tO depend vpon m-an for pri1~o& amiac 0ur [dues ihiCHy not oncly ofo)ur grofic .B commcndatidn for thC good things \\C doe, and open finncs, v{hich all rhc;{.~orld m:i.y fee; but vpon God himfclfe, from V.•home :~H t'r~tc but aHO of our mofi inward and hidden cor.:. praifc com:ncth. ·, · ruptiions, and.when we cannor fee t·hcm, yet · Sccondly.,·tJ.hat Godas hC'ls afather iJ tbefol~ 2 . wc!mun (Ufpctl: our. fdues of our fec-rcr;wants: author ofpratfe., for Chrill faith, your father The gtdund. for.tb'o.ugh men knowc themnot,. non.,or wee will rcv\lard;·~th'NowCod is ourfatber on'e(J our [clues, ycr Go'd' rj1c fecrufoer beholderh in Chrill, and.r~ereforc our vnion with Chrifl them~ 1 I. NcuCr to hld.e our finncs within our is the ground•of all true praifc: Flu U a tru~ felut.s;\but freely t~.lay ~hem opcn~beforc God Ifi'~~dilt· ffaith b Paul fwhic-h.h· one wrthin, 1iud bUdm.:.,;J to oUr ownc {h:ltll~')~ yoa re confcffe·our vnthe circtlmcifto~J i4 ofthe hedrt $ in Jhe{pjrit, ·hot kn~wncGnnes: V..remUilnotlikc.A.dam, few ifltheletter, whofepraifeMnor.ofmenbutofGod. fin<ftc3U-cs toaethcf'·t~couerour'nakedneffc,ot: This then difcouercth the ('trGut:: ofthe wo·t:ld, Jifc frQmGod thinking to hid~ 6~r iC.lues fronl In fccking aftet praifc and reputation; for fome histfigh~: for •hc di{ccrl)eth in fc~ct; tl 1 11 I. ·To (cckc it 1 in'thc ct:nnclindfe·of-thcir bodic, fbmc borcalefuUnot ont~Jy.to'doc good wqrks, but in apparel!, and'fomc in learning, &c. but all alfo.u)'Ho them 'ini.ln~olymannet,rfrotrr go~d thcfc arc Y'".trong meancs; theright way tO gcr grou.pds~· and to:\ nght ende: for- Gorlfo~th trucpraifc,istobeinChrifl:, and to hauC an fecrett' and will not bee lhitiecl off with·falfe h/'mble and fanc'"hfied chf'in, ferpurpofcly to :a :Pfal.n1· {hcwc~• •a Dauid![aith ...., I hau~ k!pt thy precepts S kcepe 9ods tommandcmc:nu,Pfal.t19. 2 i.Da- "1· .)fd:thJ•tdf-imonieJ'I,k&tll{eMimyw~yelarebifo•'•c • kidpraJetl God to remoDHeftom:_'"htm Jhame .nid rhte;.Jimdthcrathtrmullwcl.ie:mooued here-' eonremp•, becaHfe he k!pt Godudfimonief: as uniol, bc~au:feG9d·-•kh<>wing .what i$ in mans though rbc keeping of0ods oommandcmcnrs, hcart'~dothldfte.ndm~S"prdouc ~-~n·.wiiktctilpb had beenthe oncly meabart.<Javoid 'ontcmpr, ta(ipnS.;.that he may difcoucr tltc'gu'ilc ofthdt and to prpoaretruCpraitC.and;farinC. -~ hems·: .and· 'hotdlnc rharWti>lhay'efcapc'rfie · Thirdly'j rhar the life to!OOTAe i. rheonefJ·time 3 iudgct1'icnrs of.God.auc· vmoh')'pel(fifie, we·c •f rmeprl!ifo~.for Chrill~bore ·{ahh, heejhP.!l.rc- The 'ime, li'l'lllabour to do"U.good d·uricsin•fingleM~ lvardrhuopmfJ: that is in dte laH dal''' J.Cor• d£hhtt;.i \ \' ~·:r 1 •·,·;n;J "~l' .• · ·, 4·5. , WhtrttheLordf/Jdfi c.oW~·;. tfu:n·;fh'!llmct; ' Thdce<mdrbfon~rawn fFom Golls roun:. MC IM!fe praife of God..Tl\is mhll reach YS not ti.~ ~ntq t'hen14h~ fti· flnglt11Cs .()f ... hrart do'C to· cart fonhc contcrrlpt 0f th.c world wh1oh g.obd!work's, J~tn thtfc \voi-"dsx:IJJ.tvi/l rew~r.il folloWcth'bt!rprof~R'ion ,.fortho.t our conuQifa.- lhec-'t>f"hiJ·.- whel'l•in•hdproucmo(p't;~l~bbicC\iJ tion be godly; but to reil patiently lOlltt nrcd, on,-.;<k.h<ch ro'i'"'"'~ll,fs h<ia~tr~>mrght !makca• >bccaufc it i·s rhe !otand·p.ortion of Gods c}lilgatnfi>hlS formel' preccpr. 1ti tha)t.•~bt it<> good D dre1i, and ourG9nes dderue greater rbproach: ; 1 , _, ~~ workc~ro bCl-t'h~11~0f·mcn1 (·~ti~fllall I loo!G f1 alwaies rc~mUnbring,thatthc-titne ofout praifc f>1Yll~lJout:ChPIIl2fliWorelh•;~et~b>: for G.~it •iS'yer tl> ellme. Yea, hem:,.,\·c mull learncnot riJJfJrhtrwill~tl~drli~heebpt•d!;U'jl(8u2o good ro aimeoa•<>urowh·pdife; in things <>frhis·lifc, fiioltf a ·finglc l-rmt£?1in'tiY'fcf~<'~'\itrg rhctptail~ -hut•,{•holl)'' to feeke rhe ~!or\< of God .in.all io~litlhour ofd~a'i'nln?):!0b&. If.idi~ ask-- "thi\lgsi ft>~ifwe,feekebis'glory,uow,, the time ·l• • J ~•h<>W, rhis-h'!"llllftl! #t.o'!.'"l:[email protected]~' M will com>; ><hen hc..,.,•ill,gJorifie vs... '"< ~ "> ' (ilforlfl; IIJ~i5.~~~,t~lft'lhef.tt~lfl'illifgcti>>f6'tf'iiHj ;t! Fourithly,r.h'aothepr.aif"rbat Gpdd'\-l,.all giue [email protected]'iiltmdgeinmi'VHt;, the'fiill:l ~nl his childrc'nnin.r~e ende ofihe·world,jba/lh.e fj.<•(.~;that hi r('gatd>.,fd~Hb~r~li6;0fauth(>!fty 'ope;•4•d•nJ/inifojl, before iHmeo andtall an:gcls, lll'cbnfeur,rheilall'iiidg<fui<n:-ft1s!lllli~kotJt!fd b-orh-~11\>d§n'd bad,:'hell'they.fual,frand.ro be , bycal:.wholc1lr1ni~ic:bm yc~iil'"tcgard 6f';i\11l iudgcibbyacfirs Chr1!t: and thiS" rruc'I'POife t-l1cri"i~c t?~fctut~Oft, ;-the fath~r iud{ft~ hdt,b.U:i l\vbichlfli:tll n:eucr hane .Cndf;, '"'hrrcwntd the ' {ij1r1f\ qnely: l{ir'hc alone g>i~eth the .f1nrcn~ ptarfc '<iflli'C!i,s•nor wmp-arable:we cuunr highof' r~~~~.: ! b·othl"O~~bf61Hti(,)~:~tldi~O'ntic,~hatiiol1: _'":'.;:._to l~f~a:ppbufc·&rcputar,ion with canbly PrinJ. 1 r '! ~ •,"FWefctond;Pd{o~·~e!\che-th Vs fi.Jndty thinaS ·ces,:tndalf men honour him .whc-m the-Prince I The A1i;rfo~r~) aQ~!~t~ing pra~fc. Firf'c, thit God himfetf~.,.,IJ ,commend~; how 1flUCh mor.c'thcn fhall thry be .u -~~--~~--·-~ . _ K 4 aduan- \ fvrc. r. ..;'!ba I .l
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