j 16 2 1 VInExpojition ofChrifls \ ,um!J 6 .I 1---' 71,l7,I8.l 1. thereto m ::mholy manne-r, by a fcnous conG· A they allcadgc, th:a c .Annr. ftr:•t-d God w 1 :l•ftJ.- c-:uk:. ~- dcrauon ofthe C:lu(cs ~ndNcafions ofourf~fi: fJ:mgaru:l'WttiJ pra;er. Anf.ln the o!ci ttHaffi<'m, 1 1 Az.Chron. :tworthycxamplc hl'!rcofwe h:'lut ina/eho'a.. ia!l "" fG '- 0 t' ~.;. phar, \\'ho confidr:ring a fc:ucfull iudgcmcn{~o t;O:~"~~~:d ;:r~~ per~~Jr;;J~P,;,,.~h ~.;:j be at hand 1 in the approaching ofhh tncrnics, rlu ftaumrh m'n:rh: otnddnn aHO w;1s the mil... was fore afraid, and thereupon fer his hc.art to king and p~rforming of vowcs, a part of rehI 1 fcc'kc the Lord, :md proclaimed a faH .In[aPtng gious woribip,,ommandc::d ofCod.Now in aH \ we muH: bbout· to hauc more tender afrcCl:t• likcHhood Ann11h had bound her fdfc by \'('J\"'f I J ons,and deeper humiliation then orJ}naric: :. r. toGod,cotha~ courfc of psaycr 31~d fathng, & Sam.7.6.thc Ifraclitcs humbling thcmf(:lucs in therefore was approoucd of God therein. But .j f fafling for their idolatric, in Jl.l!ijfrah, drewe now in the nt\-\'C Tdhment 1 we l•auc no cornwater, andpowred it OrJt b~fore th( Lord; \\"hidl ·mandemetn for fer fans or "VO\-\·cs and there... ~.·!'Jch.~,f. h Ndl.lll.jS. C dup.!O,Jo 4 nrf.~:;>. Po~ilhcon· dufious. '-'\·orrls. import their dcepc lnu7!ili:!.tion, \"·:hetOre the cafe is: not the Lunc,.3nd fo her cx.Jmplc eher it -.vcrc by :J.bund5.t ._., ccping, (as fomc o:;- cannot proouc the thing for which they al... pound thcpbcc) or by powrins out wascrin- C !cadge it ~indeede-we h:1uc the vv-..v ofn1or::r~l dccdc, to fignifie, th3t thC)' powredout their obc~itncc made in b:tptifine, but that cuery 1fouks before the Lord• .Afrrrrh~[aft, we mull one IS bound to pcrfonnc that takes God for labour foi rcform:aion and :l!UCIH.iment ofhfc, his God,though he 01ould rim YO'v\' it.Againe, that our bch:Juiour· both to\\'ardes Cod snd a m:m may be fa1d to fcruc God in prayer and 1 man, :nay be cucric \vay better then before. A falling :u ."lnnah diJ, bccaufepr:-~ycr is a true 1 not:thlc cx:.mplc hereofwe hauc in the !ewes, part of God!t worfhip, and thonr,h faflinl!. in ' ..,d\0hauing renucd their c.uttenlitwith God, vpO it fclfe be notthe worfi1ip of God, yet bc~fni'" their :1 humiliation, did not oncly b wriu it,and ioyncd with prayer, it ~sa notable furthcr:mc~ cfea/evnto it; but bomtd tbemfe!Hu ther~to b; thCrrunto :~ndbccing fo pcrformcdvpon iufi rl crtrfo and oath. 2. That v·:ec approouc our occali.on, it is a part ofhis worlb~p:bco.ufe he fclu,·s Jnd our O"ltl:iott to God in fafling, wee rrquircs it. rnufl: bee fure we propound ~·nto our fclucs The frcond conclulion which the Papi!h therein the right ends ofa rdigious faft,which woul~ S_:J.thcr hence _is; tiM_r F".fling jflt14ierh \\'C! hauc before prorounded: for if we faih: Godnujftc.l', .ttnd menr.r "fl'mijfioJJ of fm,~.r 1md therein, and propound other endes vnto our life ~l:crlafimg ; bcc-aufc this promifc of open fclucs, "'!'Y"C corrupt the "'"hole ad:ion v.mo our rc-..\·ard is-here made vnto it . .Anfw. \Vcc mufl (clues.:;-. Withourfatlingwc muftioyncthc .know,thatthcpromifes ofGodfor rcmiflion . duties of the fc,ond table, in the workcs ofiu- C ·offinnes :md lift cucrlafiin-g, being gr()unded I fiic;c, mcrcic, and lone to our brcthten : for vpon ChrHl, arc-oncly t:pzd.c to them that bee without thcfc , our louc to Cod is not fincere: regenerate and belceuc in Chrill; and fo they nay, G?d rcicCls that bodily humili:uiO, which arcnot m:.tdc tohim for his w"rks fake, bnt for is feucrcd from the cxerdfc ofmcrcic and com:.. his faith whereby he i~ in Chrifl, and fo indeed p:qTion,a!l we may fee at large, Ifa. ~8.J,4· &c. arc made vnto him for Chrifis f.;J.;c tJncly, iu I thevrcd before that 'v\'e had lufl: caufc to humwhome we graunr, that Cod of his free grace hie our fclucs; ~ovhich 'vvhcn we do~ we mufi be !n:\krs himfrlfc a t!cbter by his prnmik to cuccarcfull thus to approouc our h(:arts vnto God. rie bcleeucr th~u dQth any good workc:yct the Thus much of thecommandcment: no,.ve debt is not dttc tov~forany thing we doe, but .followcth thcrc:J.fon thereof, drawne t~om rbc due to Chrifl,.who bath merited it,& in Chrifl promifc ofGods reward to them tll3t faft in an due to vs. Bm i;: will be faid, that workcs are holy manner: .Andthrf.zther >Vbichftcth in feoft m<otiancd with Gods promifcs , and cfpcera, wt!IYC"ff'.frdthecopenfJ: that is, fceing zbee cially faith,. which is a workc. An f. True:but jntemlonefy to approoue thine b~art andaEfionvm- }tCt the rewarOpromifed is not gin~ for work!J to God i'! fafting, will ghte thee 1Wopenreward ift D fake , nor yet for faith; but for Chrlfis .f.1ke, the 1"-../1 daJ.. . "' hofe merit imputed tovs is rccciued by f:Jith; Thi£ text thePapifh doe not3bly abufe, to '"'hich fuith "''c tcftifie by works: ancl fo aciorproouc twoheretical! conch1fions touching fading to our faith and works, wcrccciuc.a re11. r"piffi. concldion. Rdb rm.<lt bon.<>p<:r.i-n !'3rt.il.C.JI. I :R~l!;~rm,fc bcm,npcrin p&rt.l.:..c.6. &llo fling. Hrft ,that fnfting in ir folfo fur _a11) good- ""3rd of God, but not for them: as ChriJl ende, i-s apart of G'rxis wurfbip, becaufe 1t hath a faid to the Centurion, f As tbore haflbeiuu~a, f llfm.3 'i· promife of open reward, cuen life eucrlafilng, foG~ itvnto thu.Thus~h~n mufi we concciue of ~~;~·~1~i;~ m:t.de vnto it, a! bct'Ol'Cwas made to prayer & this promifc made to faflmg 1though in it fcl(e rt.,..·•rd. Ahnes-dcedcs; :md therefore muH necdes be it beabodily exrrciCr: yet becmg.doncin obcofthc famt: nature with them: for: things indifdienc~ to God vpon iuH occafion, by him th<~t ferent, and bodily cxcrcifcs, profit little, that bclceueth iu ChrHl, !tnd beeing ioyncd wfth which hath the promife is a part of godlineffe, prayer and conuertion to God,it is a "''orkc Of t.Tim.4.8. A1z(. This promifC is made to him faith,and i11all hauc nrcward. that•flftcth , not to the worke; and that not Now this graciouspromi{C made tofafii"ng fimpl"y for his cxercifc offalling, hut for his rein.this hob; manner, rnuH flirre vs vp to a loue pcntancc,conuerfion,:md invocation,which go ofthi'i c-xci-cife, and to the pradifc ofit, fo oft \~~th fafling, ~md arc furth(!'red thereby. But ::.s iuft occ~fion is g:ucn. And \·ndoubtcdly on<; ----·--- -·ifcciaJ~.:..-~--· :
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