&/o j vlnExpojitionofChrifls Mallh,6.1 1 3. go.od vntler!hnding 7 bctfaUs. not ~men, no lA . not 3ll \\'ifc :1nd leaned men, but th~m.only to. 1 1 v.·llOI'fiCGod in mcrdc giucs u. Ban:he corrHpt 9'e li>dalh eucr' r~an ~t1Jr2lly. And fomc by floocput I'JUt the hght 0f nature,and fo become I f~Plfddfc iu lil~ntuall thiugs. Aad h~tncc it is,. , them~~ me!d naturally wau-d..ng the G11glt~ cy.e, 1 :rnd h3-l'ling tb~ c;€Jitruptc_y-a,. yt':\ many ha..aing. dlc bli'!ll.d cy.6;,.deHt net dike&ne ofthe tru:e !reafurc:..,cl.(o l<aW< ttl~ heo,.<oly,.ao<l ~itll< ohcm•– Cdue~ whoh to· the canhly.. 1"hg,s. we· fa(l both the r.n.caning ::md t~~«G>'hc:rence,leading -.rs t Q" tbc l'!l'.oi:nc 'aufc ofcow::– tOtdiKs:, wSth. the blin-d eye of the mi;ndc noc d->lc U> clifccme filftrac lf>iriuu:Ul ttc~ur:c.No.w intbc wor-ds thcfe thre~ p_?int9oarc:·to bohand- - led: L The finglc-eyc with the f•uirs,tliereof: B H. The wick-edey_ewi'h bi, fiuic.s, Il I. The I <d;~rkc and bli-;'Ht ey.c wf.tih the- ti·uits-thcrcof. 'l"he (1,1,1~ I. Pomt. .l.hc fY-t~~lc qe i.s.the tuinde ofman. eye. indtJc6 wltl·l- fomc- pa>rtio~ of true heauen.Jy Whati~ auc . ·wifdot::t~q a!ad-lhefruiu-pf it;ri.:. rogi14et~bodie :.i{d~:~ light, Tol.nO'.V shdlnglecyctbc bettei, w~ · mufi\ J('arth ous.wh.;.t trW:: wifcdorne is. This. tmc hcauenly wi[c!O!omc ts. Jl'O' <iotnmon gifr,. whi<h e~><uy pro-fc!f.,, m>ay boo, bun \j>eoi3lL gift of God in Chrin, pcculiot tQ•thcm-that d<> truc!ybdccuc in hin.'.i. r.. Cor.. L. ~a. Chrijf ir. m.td. '-"ifoJ.mc "..Nto VJ of wd; not only: bccaufc·i be is-the tnartcr G:~f our wQCdom.c,. w!r beci~. then ~ndy tru<ly wile, whea we lc._now· Clwi}' I 4Jtdhimcrucif~<d; but alfo bc.aufc hce i> the r-ootc fromwhence: atl out wif~domc fprings:: for being ingraffcd into Chrill by faith,we h<- C a- Eph.f-!o. come, as it were, ·'foP>!of hi!fofh, ,,~td bone of" hi~ bonu,:md fo !rc.not oncly nn.Qf! iuH by the imputat.ion of his obed·ieqcc, but doe alfo re– cciuc: i-nhcr.CJ.l~ holines and wifdomc frot» him; our '"''if'<domc :111d holintifc hccing dcriucd from his, uthe ~ranc;h is from tfu: !locke,. :1nd the fnli>t from tHe rootc.And this wild<>me bt– falls not at all to the bcuill aud his Angels, thoog;., they kno~· much, norto all that arc Chrifl:ians in name : but onely to the members .,; his myt:lkall bodie by faith. ~t!~~~~-~ This. hc:uxnly wif\lome lutluwo~Chons~ do1111c· Eirj!, tl.)di.(ccr~c aright €>f thi1o1gs that differ, and t<> dilaingmg, one thing from aoothcr [pi– ritually; this PaN! pr•i>cd fi>r in the tn~alfe of the Philippiai>s, Ph>l. 1. 9· that rluir '""'·""ight D ~tbolind mo·u and "''"e in l:....>towledge, a11d in ali i b ;,~~~. iMJknnenlDr h [1:1~~' ~barfotbermight~i{cn·r.e things th;~tdiffer: that ts, good fi·om cu1U, aail hcaucnly from canhly; ·what to doe,. 3nd what to leaue vndonc, which is 3-ps:opcr_~re of men of age tn rclinion "'·hothorO}Jgb longo:uftotn att'ltn·e hcrcu~to ,'He b.~· 14. And hence it is that the child ofGod cm I. difccrn< the voice cf Chriff,thc true fhcphe:u:d,frotn thevoice of all f1!fe teachers. I I.By this gifc ofc!ifccrning, hec can put :1 difference bctWccncthc ~arcr of B:tpti!inc,and all othc; ·waur; and berwccne thl: bread and wine in the Lords table, and common b_:_cad and wine. I1 I. Hereby the Church,.a~d cu.er1 true member ofit is enabled to iudg.c tightly of croOCs, dillinguil11ing fa– therly 'ha!~ifcmcnts, from Gods plagues :~.nd curfcs for lmnc.. IV. Hereby hcc cJ.n difccrnc the things of God, eucn.his O\.\lt.c ckCl:ion,his vocation, ap.option,.and inf'rifi<>atio~.:.tbcfc and fuch h.c can pcrceiuc m hiruJClfe more ot ldf~.. V. In :rvwt,d, hereby he can dif\:£rne the true trafure, fr.om worldly; hereby he knoy.'CH~M: exceJlcn(tCQf hc:1ucnly things, abouc earthly. Tllef.c·nl~lng:s the naturan 11-r.tn. canNotr flrH rh~ fpirir:m/1 Pf.l'h dij_C<rntth a,ll rhings, r. Cor•. l . r-;.JI!>okc \Nhatfoeucr bcfJlls him, therein he can fe.« tbe hap.d ofGod working fer his good:, thct·em he·can difccrne Gods \\'t[dome,powcr,. and prou!d.cnce: io aU.whic·h we mayp{:'rcciuc· the tllo!lcxcellem vfc ofthis hcauenlywifdom. Tb:c- fccond atfit>tl> of this heaucnlv wife- -:.t(ti("J""f d6!ne,is to i.u.dgc,dcter:mnc,an-d giucf~ntcnce nuc ....i!do~. ofthings,what istabc donc,what isnot to be done; what is go0d,andwhat is.cuill in pr:laifc :tnd'bchauiour. And here tliis one thin~ mufi be remcmbrcd, th:a nhc pri11cipaU p0im~fthis wifcdomc, is to dct~:mi.Dc of true happindfe-, whcrct0'the ,,·holeht'c of man ougJn to be di– re~c·d· :. which 1;,1ppinfjfo, is rljrlouf nnd[a11orm of Godin Chrtfl. Hcrci11 Da~tid!b<i'Wtl.\bis heauenlywifcdome,f.1rrc diffcr.crclilt fi:om tl)q wif– domcofthe world, Pfaf-.,,,6. Ma'9' f•j,wko: wtl!Jhrw V.! AJJ} goad! there is the wor!dJings. ' &appindfe ;· BMr Lordt;p ''"''""?rh, lighr of (by cortntenana VpDn vs; there is true har.pinctflC:. (u. Pnul comming among the wifdt of the Gcntiles,p,rofdfcth, thathcc ":ftumc'dto ~DWt narhing hur Chrij1; amlAimcr:tcifier/ .: 1. Cor.2. >-for whofo<-YC<ii.nr 1.::-or>l<t{(t [</i.f, BnEoHghr all thi•gs ro G. /of!<, Phi!. 3· 8. And the fome !hould be our. ,_,·iftdomc; for though a m::m. Flad all num:mc rearningand policic, vet jf hccfailc il~ this, rightly to det,ermine oftrue: hapl! i~t~e W!litornc(IJ tlifi:crncof uucluj'pi· "" :pinc£~:, all his \~·tfcdome \\·ouJJ proouc fooJifhncffc; fQr ( thnt-ifodom~ofthis WRrfd io foo ... ~s:~or-1. li/'hnrj{i with God: and therefore if any man ftemero 6ewifl m1hU wgrfd, !rt him hen foofe, tl'tttt h~mayGe-wifi;tlbt i·s,afoolc to the world, in dlcem~ng the Tm~n""lcdgc o.fChrifr cmcificd ondy true wildomc;:md the f.mour of God in him, unch01ppincffc; tf1at lO hcc may De wife indecd"e in the light of God. AnotOcr chicfc Spitiru,u p~rt ofthis hcautnly wifcdomc, is a fpirituali prowdencr. and godly prouidcncc,wnercby we forrcaft bY. all mcancs. how to compafft' and comeby true happin~ffc: herri.n.rhe ro.. vcr ofhc:tao:nlywifdomc ii Chc~·c:d. And\' ithout this, though othcrw;fc am:m difccrnc therigllt,yct flis kno\4lcdgc :md·wi(rdome is imperfeCt ::md v.npro– finblc.And rliuswe fce the actions ofthis hea– uenlywif~do~, \Vhcrcby .\~Cmay dcfcribcit Trurwi(d()fl'l thus : lr u a g~fuJf God'I fp11·rt to them tli11t ar~ defcritmi.l ;n Chri.ft, wlurdiy thq nrerna61ed to difcerne of things rha,t dijfrr, ami to imfge nnd dftermine · whllt is that ttue bappinrjfc, rrhn·eto t!Jc / 1 fe nn'd p1·o•Hf, ~wiJat goodani.lm<'[Hll mrt~..nrs i~ of man DHJ,ht fD tende: and withnll to forrc.;;t ------ --- - ·----------------------"'--'9~ -----
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