Marrh.;• ~ ro:1re hclrl~ frOU\\h.CI1CC 01 r.:uccs arc uken. 1. Fro1n Scripture• Sermon in the ~our1 t. or true rcpcn~~mcc. ~-~ 1 ro fee his ownc finnc~ , ;nd God<; hcau~~ I Hl.uiag thus lhcwcd, what be rDc occ:t!lons I I iudgcmcnt due Ynto him for thcni; :md io giucnwhcrcbv mcn :.!rcdrawnrolin,lco:urto 1 \\ill he bcginr~e to rcucttncc Gods ·wordJ occ~tjion.r t;tb,s;;.t\n qn·ajiO offinne,o~· an of]C,,.a t::~ ! ac; dlc onclr mcanc~. ~f. true c?mfort;.,. The fiull.+ui, -l· ~~;f'lis,whena m.mof1l.g1Jodrhingframesth;ttvmo woma~ of.' S;rnJ/I~ta, at the ftrH: btoJlHlC himfo!fo JiJbir:/; cm~{etb him toftme again/!: God, to cau1ll W1th Chnll; when fh c hdrd him I · and fo ?;-Jucb M m 1 1 irnlierb, ro caftaw.'fj hi.r ownc t:~.lkc of the water of life: Dnt fo fob'n'cas he foulc. Thdc occ:1.Gons ra.kcn , a.rifc cfpccially dif~oucrc:d her finnc to ~er confdcncc, telling 1 , from foLtrC hc:~ds. FirH, from the Scripture: tc~ l1er ;;jhe bad h.1d jitte hu.rG:mds, m:d. h~ wbl)me g vc 1'- 1 g 4 con:.lly , tfom th~ doctrine .of the Church fh~~e now ~ad, w.~u ~other husha:d • then l11c ~eft I drawne out of Scrtpture : durdly, from the offeo cautll ; and n h011ot1red h:m, by b'dccuing · lr rg.&c.1.j 1 {btc of the Church: and fourthly, from the his word, :md c~tujing Others to comi A,nd ro , Hate of thewicked. For rhc firH: though rhc be/eenebt him. The !ewes m:~.dc i t~r:ht of-Jhe J..~Q.:.tM~ word ofGod be moll perfec1 euery way, bud> Ji~:in~ of the IJo!; Ghoji vnto the Apollles at j for mmcr and flyle, yet hence doe many take B the hd\, but when Pete( hod • pnc/:sd tlm r ~ ,, 36 m. 4 i. offence, :md that two waies principally; partly hcaru,they fought vnto rh.€ vvorct,:md recciuc'd r. From th.c fl'Omthc plaincncffe & limp!icitic ofthe Scripit with gbdncs: fo the la_; let·, though o,He.r- ~}';~~cndfe tme,and partly fi·om rhe content.9 thereof. For night hee dealt vnkindly ,.vith the Apo{Ucil 1 .:ia. 1 ,41t~ the firH: it is mo{t true, rhat the ScripturC' tlylc putting thchfu.re i;J t!Jc ftockfr in the dHngcon; and phrafc in many things,is piaine and funili"' yet bccing tl:nckcn vvith a feare by rhe opcnar cuen to chc cap;Kitie ofthe ftmple; yet thts ing of the prH0n doorcs, lu thenfei~ dorP'!ebcis no difgracc to Scripture, but rather an ho-. fore tberli rrttbbling, andd1k,sd lPhtll'heemigbtdoe 1 vcr.:s.~<rJ. nour, which rnore fetteth out the Mai-cHic ot to6e faut'd, ... • ~ . Gods word. And yet hereby 1'!1:lny rake occ:-disecondly, others ta~c Occafio't1 Of offqK(! ' ~# (Jrr-l;~o i ontocomC~lcit,cltccmingthcfiudicofScripfrom the c'd~~ents of the Bihlc: as whcil thoy , ili~~~:1r;;~ts ture too bate & fha119"",& the knowlcdg dtcr-. rr:td of~hc mtra.clcs wrought by the Proph~ts., o!Seriptutc.' oftoo plain&: familiarfor their fine wits;wher by Chrd\ and,Ins Apofllcs i rh<y fay, i\>.c'likc . vpon fomc giuc thcmfclucs toother fiudie$ & m.1y be done by Magicke,and fo blafphelno.ui"~" courfes, which mi'ght glorifie God in thi9 ly dofadu~r vpon1~hc S-cripture that mofi:'\\'i€'.. calling. Othc,ssl!o, though they addichhemhd pr.aWfc of foreerie; like to the maliciou& [clues vnto DH~inirie, yet they more imploy Iewes, who·faidc'of Chr~, that hec atf\o.ui thcmfclucs in the writings of men, forthcir tkuil/s6;thcpt1Wtrof Bcche6u6, Luk:u •5.; priuatc fludics, then in the word ofGod; & in C Others den<c the Bif\oric ofMofes to be~ruc, theirpubliquc Minif\cric, they morcaffechhc by reafon ofNoahs Arkc; which (they ["¥ ) oftentation of hutllanc wit, eloquence, and as it i!; diJcrib-cd for quantitic could~:not learning, in tnultiplicitie of reading, and fer conr·aine a couple of eueric kindt pfcreature-s"", words and phrafcs, in diucrs languages, then withprouHlon& fodder fOr them, f6r a whole· th'-t plaineeuidcncoofthe fpirit, which rhc Ayearcs fpacc: ofthis opinion \\'M AJeflu..a'rr polHc ;\Paul [o much commends. This :~lfo .is a auncienr herctikc in the Pririlitiue Chure~:it'ld :a r.Cor.z.-J. great fault in many hearers, that they arc more many vport this occahon ha11C beco1ff A:thei!t.s,: delighted \>\'ith the vainc conccits Of men in den)fing the truth of Gods \Vord to rhd~:J:if\~11 .. preat:hing, then with the pureand plaine word nation.To thcfe 1anfwer; firH: for r.hemirades ·1 ?fGod_,countingbafdy of that fermon where... that no crearurc ,men,or ~ngels,is·able to~p;1 111 the.Prophets and ApoGles arc only quoted, fuch "''orkes,as arc rc~orded i.I) Scripturc,t0be· but h•ghly advancing_that Sennor> for dcepc done.by the power of Go,d: Ioh. 9. Ch~ifoopc• learmng,wluch IS-fl:uftcd With Fathers,School· 11cd thceyn ofone that Wdf hprne htinde. fhc.dc,.. men, Poets, .and fu~h like. uill by his skill, and m~q by Arte 1canr'doe'~ To cut oftthis?ffcnce:FirH,thc will ofGod D much in curing blindnefic, Gaufed by '6'.6;>nd5, mufi be confidcred, forth<; pcnnfn·g and preaand d1feafes , but qo po\\'C(6f nature -nor of: ching o~hi~ '"''ord,inplaine and fih1ple manner: • manick, no t)9t all the pqv.:er of An,gds) d.,. b 1.co. 1.17-< for h~rcm 1s that true, b rbat God h~th. choo{e11 fufficient to procure fight' tO. on that wash.oz:ue lS. fi!cb, .tu to th~ world at~ foiJ/ith , weak!, vi!~, ptind.; that mufi: bedone by a power c.reaOng, a11dd~fplje.d, to confound .tt1id hrmgto no«gbt the which is inpo crca.tut"e. Againe, :1s Hlfiorics wife ~ndmigbri~ thingio_{th~ world: and hereby record, the detlill is able to emer imo.a;~l$3d c t.t'or.:..s. alfo 1s madecu1dem; that c thefaith of Godr e~ bodic, ::tnd c.aufc it to mooue, ::md can'(p~alic .. ,. ~f£t , dothnot confifl in r_helvtfdome ofmen , /JI!t in it; but t(}rz,.i[c "Pone to life that had b~ell"C ' 4 •. c,,.., 7 • ~;~(~~~~c~ '(,i~~~~,:~::[e~;~!'co/:v~~d~:n;,:t~ ~;~~~k~0:;::r ~~~~h~ da;u;;I~=~~~~L:a;"~7'~h~ :,~~~·"· , t!;ccrojfco_fChrifl·ofnom:ejfetf :lq no man thrrAngels in hc:men, arc llQt able to d·~J _f, nd c: vcr.15. tore dccciuc himfdfc, for c tbe foo!tflmtf{e of for App~llu.Lhc hcrctikc, ,\\'hq tookc o.ocafion God,t~· wifer rhe,; men ,an~ the wt:lf!<.§ncffco{Cod, from N q:-..hs Arl.:c to cqndemnc the Po.9k$· of 1 -I ftrongcr then men, Agame , hcc that doth ·MaCes: the anfwer made .to ·him in tbc.Pri- 1 ex.crcifc himfclfc. in the word of God rithcr mitiuc Chur\}\ may feruc tbe tu,ntc : b (G ' Oriserd 10 m. . pnuatcly~pubhquc.ly , mufi: labonr thereby wit, tha~ it ,\yas in qu:antitic fufficient_.t_cft;oq.t, ; :t. on Gen.de --~-----,--~------------------· -= ·---~~~----------·~tiij~C f':l.bri'U:!.rcz.
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