'I ;r-r•.,h:6. V·9· ,- 1 I I ''"""'h· lolle necdcflllinp!~Cr. I Fathtrhood inGod,i$ C– q~~ tow;u~ds alltruebe– ktllea. ·Sermon in the ~ouhe. vndoubtc1ily in the courfc ofour Hues we mufr I A imploy our fclucs•to f.coke·the good of others, efpecially ofGods <i:lrorch:forour conuerfati- 1 on mulll'xprcl'fc th,c truth ofour deuoriO.Euc. ric onc.wil fay,this 'i}ch'e Minitler5 Jnty:whi'h tO\o\':itds tl1c 'Ie~hplc; :wd-lh· d1C' J i:,tppl.ftb.... wards the mCrcic-fcatc, bccaufc the Lorohad there promifcd the tuanifeftation df..his;p~~ . fence, and therefore _i Da'!iei7urncd his..face. to· I' D.::•:.<>.lo. wards !crufllcm when he prayerl!n Chal4c~i is mpft~CJO.lC; but yetjtois not his o.nely:for 3S in thc.na.fi.trall bodie CUCJ}'i member ir;nplcycs it fclfc for 1 the good of the whole bodic, fomu(l it hc,inJhe t)lyflicall bodie of Chrill: for the ' mcanc!\,<;;l>riilian hat.h fon1c gift of tho li>irit i 1111d tfiN~fP'.if<:.ft-attonofrheJpirir(wftctcfocucr it is) Ugfut:~ to prtJfit w.itbkll .. The common f.1ying is, E.LtCI~y,man for himfclfc , and God fot vs aU; , but tNsJl a graeclcifc.faying, .flat again(\ the communion ofSaint:s~>'~hcrcin cucry one fccks B an o~thcys good. ' ·i1 I I). Hence we lc:1rnc, how we tnufi come 3!fc&cd cowards our brcthren when wee pray to God;namely, louingly andpeaceably, as to chilJrcn of~:he i3.mc f.lthcr: when we.come to the Lo~[ds Table we niakc confcicncc of louc and 01mi,tie~·jth all men; and fo t110uid we doe in prayer, tOr thercin.wc bring a fp.iritual facri– ficc VntQ God, and therefore \\'C mull-be 01 r~'onci(pJ.tp;qur,hrerhrm when wee offer it: for -yJhC\l~r;ncps .hearts.bcfitll"of malice, or their h.md.s {#f~;.of b/oud, b rGod will not heare them, tiJoHgl~ r.beJ in...-1k.! mml)prayuJ, If thercforC we call ...:pon.God as on aut tUthcr, V\'C nmfi bee furc to lOue his children as our brethren ; for t thit '07f11'14Hndnnent-we haue of God, that JJ~ wbJsJ>.lo~~.tth ·God ,.jbould loll<hi< n<ighhour~tlfo; ·awl,b~ u notofGod, that loueth nothu hrotlxr,r, .C Ioh.i.to. • J " .,lliLHere we fee 9'•t all true belecuers whc– th~r.high or lowc, poorc or rich\ are in c. qua\1 condition in• r~g~rdo£ God~ for God is no rofp<C\cr ofpcrfons :and here Chrifl tea– chctb eucrie one to·fay, Ourfathn-. In earthly kingP?mcs thcrc.bc·{htfcrcncesof dl:ares and dcgr.ccs;fomc be noble, forne be bafe;!om rule, others fcs:uc and obey ;rbut with·God in Chrifl rha< if prirha 6ond,norftu, &c. Coloffi 3·'' 1. The b.clecuing !l1cph<ard may call God his ta. thcr, a.s -~·ell as the bclecuing King·,and hauc as gooda place in Chrifi1kingd3m.Whith ferucs JJo.t<ih:JWoth·to incourage the poorc to cm:. br:.tce the Got'(>cl infinccrity,fceit1g.their mean q 1 outw2ltdnlatc ci.narping prciud.ict:.or \hirldcr lh~jcl\iglbacc~pt!:lore >''ith the Lo•a1ifihey be faith[ltll ·as alto to adtnonifh the rich &noble ~~ $b1s;wQrJ<l:,-ndt:,td be puffcdvp with thciC putwird ~hings eo !C'Ontcmnc thcp·oorc; tor th.efohingsgmcJ.bCn<2.tide to t~c. ktns.Oome of -:.God: nay-? h, 'lOt many tro}!c.,. Ho~rmightit aj~.. rer th< JIW' ar..caUdi:b.ltr GoiJ hatlr'cbufin thepoor p~r.hisrPorlt(, th.u .. t.luj .fooJI!d>f,eerich infaith, laut tz.): ~ .1' --. r... r.r· , ,~· i:: ; . , TVI1ir.bart ;;1 h~ttt!m ~ Thcfc \\'ords11in'(".to– Wf;~ds-,'V)'h3.r placew-c;mtill difpofc ounfcluc.sin pri\yt-.r··: ()ur fath~tto..whome \'\'C pray :z:s·in hea- • U(n, and therd{)rc thither mufh,...r:c:dirtd- our he~rt$ _, our cy,::s ·, our'hands, arid all-tltat is in vs_:_;~n~~cdc:!;: lcWC$ Yndcr..thc ·~:aw looked but now in the nc\Ne T dhunent tliffcrcn<c.:bf place ill t:elpecr ofGbds prefciltei is ·~.kC a,,·>i and ..vc are not ti·ed in praycPtO looke Ra!t.dt I Wcil, NorthorSOUthj but.menm:ty.r.~o.\\C~ ·.r ueric .whdc::mtl cuery way Hfr vp purc.l}iC'ir~s :.. ·:~m 3nd hands vnto· Cod: .td-wnrds hcaU._CJl <thc:fU. ...·,·; 1 -/.~ rilll!l difpofe~hy heart, bcaail{c thy 'fa;li<'~:t'd ·Whoril thou praicft is thci'c:·&lookwhit<h!\i'ay thou wilt, or goc whcthcrtho.u~wilt, heau.cm:!' nd't nearer nor1furchcr off•. vv.hith fitcw(ntJCttis. dcntlf t\VOnotable gro1Tc PQpifh foo'lcrit~riil ~~:~c~fc.~Gi the matter of Gods worlhip ;: the firft i~[dr<flr goinfT on pi/g[im.lge frOmplace tO.pllcc ttPfCme God the better: for ·God "~home t~o·u mu!! ...• n wor!l1ip is lirr•heauc11 ;:ill' refpect wHer<<i~ '~il places are alj~d, goe -whether tholr.,\•ilid!bu arc not nearer ,~nd..fl.ir~rc no'>footc J .thou ·'art n0t funher •off:Th:cir f~condlfooJcric-; whi"'ch;is alfo abominable bcf6ni God!;· u ro·wdJ'j/,;f.c!JU ilt a1zlmage ,~at Crojfos, anr.VinJCrucifixe:s;tf.tt. thcfc they. vfc•to put them lrn.n1inde.ot: 0o!ln and of Clll'ill r;but ti1is rh'cy'karrie by th~ f>~~i ccpts :tnd traditions ofmbnr, and thertfoilo ir-1~ but mccre -V~ine -'and foolilh-wor(hrp ·ilj'\lh~ f1ght of God :JChrifl :tca~he>h..vs to fe!O·'ov1 hearts toward~. hcauetr; "'4in:i•lhOt topo.lfl'tll:Sil dummc Images here on oo:r1!-v..t;•l ~ · J~ :-oh bn..- ll. 'lnjlrutf. ;Js God·in.(l&uon~ 111hcrr,~'htii R""""" we pray \\'Cn.10fl: come bctOrC Godwith~WtCl ;~~~;;,etli1'1 uerence, feore '· and trcm'blin·g.;>fur lfe'ltis:tri heauen a md(l gloriousGod lrfuU ofallll'!lifc- !lie and power •cEccles. -s N -) Brndt rap ,.llh the mouth, nOYl~i thint heart'J!Jet-rhnjht{ to v'ifefJA word h<fore qod: why.fo ?.'fd>',h<,littn:foeltHdi;&, thot~4rt vpolt .-rrh ;>hrr,tfo"'lenhJ:rorrkhe'few. Now this rcuetencC"mufHheh.''e4t'{e1fe·, lfi.rfr $ HCII~ itmun in the holy liifp.ofi•ion'of·thc>heartand a:ffcC!i- 1 bo ~"~'~:·: ons towardt~ r·he lord>,\_wl;e>r' tHd>mindc is -not carried aw~yi with· b)h the"gln$l;'but .:ipt plyoth it .folfa .,.!holly: andon'dy,tol the ptC'Ii:t)i fewice it·hadr in!hanol.: lec.ms<ily,in·rlhCJ <~olj geflurc 'of•hc•b0\ly befcemingifo hblya~ti- <>n, done tb l'<l'b\!l_h,amai~fii<:.q~hltdl'y, tti'tbe humbloarf<M-ct~erend·vtietii,g"'pf. oUr rc.qut'lls, , hauing beforehand vel con!idere4.t1ie lhlngs ' we arc to.vn :e;• llcfotc GC!X). BUt g<:>cs t!\e:car~ I "thus with mCn in theh dt<iinane•ptay~rs.?t~ncP. th_ing ldf< ;.for bcfi~e rhc,m.Olritu~e <ha!'P'~Y I ~v!thout''O~dcrfiandmg, ·eueh the bettet fbl·t .in the time·ofprayer h01u~-t\,eir. minds rum\itlg "'pot1 othct matters ; forcc-ra.bbii't ·th~irp.tofi:u·, j bthcts about'thtir fports ;! c/'r fuch like : deW>is ndt.thts pl1<dfaiCall praicr ,•\\·herein tbe.fiP.p~§ ' dravtc rl'tCfe tb Cod, but)thi:iheart is farr-O·r:ctL: tnooued'?-Afgain'e, many t:li;e~v nO reucrchet~"·ifi . ee!lure or-inf,rtach; fo"mc'llifd'ainc to bo.,l,eio : God in pr'oy<>','alld o!hois ~oe r.ulh v.pnk@ide i'1:1 many words wfthout pte:mt-ditation·: Bttttall chcfc,finne grieuoufly:-fdr,..howfocuc:r'vnrert~~ ----~-.. --------------------~-------------------------------------~re~n~tJ_______j
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