t8~ V..tnso;,ut~ wudtcnuc iJ ~rr~f:l.tcJ ofGod. Y~pora\1 IiFC:unnot ~t~~o:r t'hcp(riod. ktinnaJI<.Ktllrne tii\Jn~bo.:!ic into:~.nothcr <rClfUtCo eAnExpoji1ion ofChrifls 1M•11h.6. ~----------=:____-------:-----------!V,2,. Apallo1', t~·omoCt WE>nhic men,tould doe no- A. f"ulc was not Changed,ntit:hcr the fu-hftanee·of'~ ---~ thing of themfdues, what lhall wr think€ t«> hi'S bodic,.IH>r the fhapc thcrcef}mo the fnape doe? and when we finde Gods blc!ling vpoo and fubf\ance ofa bca!l,but oncly the hand of j out fahcur, then we muH giu~ thlnk·C!S. God was hcamc vpGm h1s mindc, tlri"king him 1 Sccomdly, hence we lc:nnc d~at no ma!ll ca~-:t v.:ith brut~A.l·f:ten6c and n~a~iBc.ffi;~ whereupon better his omward c!latc in !h"t "~or!&, fmrh1s bchautl!>ur bci:ltllc bnutdih; and he liued:awcalth and dignitic by al.l h~s ca.re & d~hgcmcc~ t'Dongthe b~a.Hs of the field~ aboue that which God h:uh oppointcd him to Thirdly,, the opinio:n of the Aldiemi~ is l\lchctl'in 1 come vmo ~ for :~.s CO'ti h:ah determined of l=Lcrcby ahO rufi~ud,v\•ho prcttnd that they c~n (.:mfi:tc<l. mans bodrly fbw:re;which ne !>nan by o.kiug turn~t baf-cv rnena!Js into better, as braiifc or 'arc can add~t vmo 0r alter, fo hath he appoinlead into g~;rld~but this is tt» ch:Ml"'"t the natnrc ted h~ h~..s ~kcree what fhall be m ;uls cfhtc 1 f.Qr «>f crcaturcs,.which i..s rntnc th<·n tg adde tl 1 cre .... .wealth: or pouerti·t; dig~iti:or difgrae~,which !i~ ~1 angr~~"nting their q~antirie, ·which yet f.t Hc9"not 1n the pmvcr Of mn~;01' any Grcaturr Chnfi dcnJcs and makes 1mpoffible to art in ·roaltcr: indcede the diligent vfe ef lawfull 'B the ftatulicofr.oo-n .. ·mc:mcs is an argument 0~Go·ds· hl-tdling in Founhly,rhct!>pinionofthcPapiflsforthd-r outward thi~E:s-,~nd th<·_re~m·c t"Fl\tf.t ~followmerit of werks is hereby alfo confuted: tT1cy cd and cxcrc1.cd m fobt't{'t\C and godlmcffe of t;~ach that by good w~rks· a rnan maymerit for I t~otC.th:r:._w:Mtc fo1' Cl~"eh bl_c!fl~s, bccaufe~orlum(elfc a greater degree of gles:ie in hca-Hcn: ~ dmanly v~d cnnttltcs hw-blcffings, by iuch but conf.idcr, i.f.' a n·mn by aH dmt he can doe:,. mcancs; but ?er: !!lre ~late of llk'l.n eepcnds. not <rannon a.ngrnl!n.t hi-s-boclily fhturc,nor his--outon the mcanes, bu·t en Cods decr:candpl:eaward dhu:·in this WCR"lt~(a~wehaue fhcwed:-) fu:c'": Pfa-1.. 7f. 6. 7.. To co1r..eto-prefon-tmfnt u. 'hen much ldfc can he adde vnt&his dhtc of ndtbcrfrom th~ Eajf· not' from theweft~ hut God gloric: ifthe increafcofnature be the work'e of U iudgc: he~ malt$th high, andhe maf<!th:!ow .~ Codythen much mere is the gift of !?race and and, Prov. 2.2-.. z. Tlnpoorear.drich·mretetoget:he i·ncreare of g-loric ~as thcrefore~he d~terther,.and God ;.,..the mak:p··of them hotb. Jn remfnes vfrh_e .6bturt ofthe bodie,fu much more gard whereOf wcnnu1t lcat:nc, to d~ptnd vpon vn:ty we reioluc, that the Hal!c- of the foule for God'tn th~ fobtr vfc oflawfull mcan'Cs:, and to gloric1s decreed ofGod.,;tnd man cannot ad<ic rcft contcntcd-'~"wit-~l hi-s bldling thereupon bG 'hercunto.Indccd rhemorc\\'C glorifie Godby it t»ore-OT ldf.c :: for whatfoeuer it is, it is that ·well doing on earth, the m0re is CJUr lffurance portionwhkhGadhath a1l~rcd v~rovs. . . cf grc~'"r gloric: in hcaucn, bet yet die merir I ThirdJ1,ht~eby an f.~r1c crromousopmt- •C thereof is the workc of Chritl alone, and our on>·confutcd and oucrthr<>wne. As firlf,.thc ofruttion of it the gift of God according to the pinion·of tl>cmv>hc thinkc,>h" t!oc t<mporall goodpl<afmt of his ownc will, life ofnnn muy be prol<mgcd by art,abouc the 8 _ A d h F, period fot byGodin· llaturc: but thm there . V,2. • \!!.17 n ll11J careye,or may be additrOt\tnadc by an to thde, period , Aiment ?learne how the lilzes of mans ftatur~~ fo~ ehc ""iiH and pronidencc of Goddothcqually rvl<i~>themboth: thcproof the field doe groW: they /a~ lollging of mans life is no ldl'c an action ofthe b • 1 , I · Creator, then theaugmentingofmans llaturc. OUr not,netttJerjptnne: Indcede an may hcJ1 ,c toprefcruclifet>ll i• · 29 , Yet Jfa, 'tmtovou.that co·me to the.pCriod in namrey bbJt further to j '~ "./ , prolong it, is beyond rheau& rower or noan , euen Salomon inall hu glorie for mttnU nt!t Lord outr the JPirit t~ retaine th1 fiirit,Ecclcf.8.8. God hathhminapp,.,udhi< WfU not IITraied /i{: one of SoiN1d.nvhichhuannotpajfc, Iob, 14. 5· D h Seco!ldly, the opinion of fomc.Magici'ans t eje. ltld ·Witches is llcrcby alfo cot>tuwf, who 'O· Where/(;re tiJqod fo tninkc and ruouch,thai by enchantments they ., :J 0 carr rnmttl>cirbodiesintothcbodicsofother cloath the graffe of the ~elde, crcaturCJ,as cars,harcs,(:(c. andalfo make their J)" J"' bodiesto!"lfc through a key hole,or fuch like which iJ to day, andto morrow narrow place: :But thi• were to change nature, ;. ea a t'n' to the O"en. jhaUhee whichismorcthentoaddetonattrre ( ·wh1ch w JJ, n , yer Chrill here denies w be in the power of I not doe much more vnto.JOU,O man,)and thcrfore it is impo!Tiblc:thcfe things arc the illufionsof Sat>n, whereby he blcares JC of'/itt/efaith? . the ~yes of [uch as regard his fying wotu;!frs. L!f · .t.er,.chat he fhould be turned into a bcaft, beformer comm:mdcment againtl difirufl:full Meriuor p:lurie:~.bo"c : ::r.owcrof Concii.Tri!l, rcff.tS,n~ I'· Di!ln1flfu1J urcforbid. : den. j As for that which is faide of' Nef11ch•thie<>~ I In thefe three verfes Chrilt returncth to his ca.ufc it fs faitl, heate grajfe!i/zra~ o.w: this w·c care Contained in the 2 o;.vcrfc::md here vrgcrh m~u~tt~kn~o~':'.:•~nd~ho:::l~d.._,~th::a::_t_::th~e:_;:fi::'b:':!l-::a::_nc~c:_:o::.:f_:h::.:is:_c__:._:o:::n:!.~£P:::":::t.::tl:::'<::r~eof con:~n1ing_c_a,_·, ~~~a;_m;~; _____ j
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