{ Oj the RE suR RE c T 1oN. t 0f /wen in the Goffell, I finde three forts interpreted to our hands that we . The ltvt3of not mi!bke. CH ll Is T willed H1s Dtfoiples, to beware ofthe levenofthe Ph can. D•fiTi••· Awd Sadduces. It is afrerfaid, He mbnt it of their doc1rine . that was fl.ull o[,•,rr[<·'" ll~l1.16.6. ' rnpt u . !even. I. The Pharifees; of thelevenof JuperflitionconGJting inphylaCieriu ph. [es}andobfervancesand linleelfe. z. The&adduces; of a ltvenrhat fmelrfh~n raf prophanmcf!e, in their libmie of propheoying, calling in quefhon Angels,andSpi~~ and the Refurre8ionit fdfe, 3-· And a thiid /wen CH ~t I s T names, thdeven :r ~rk.S,•s. Herod; ware that too: Many times, itis-thcbaneoftrue.Re/igion, when Gon'r trHth and wor!hip mull: be.moulded up with lerohwlls, and with Hmds ~nds; fqua~ red to them juft, as is firtefi to doe theinurnes; that lerobo4mmay be fafe. No fu perflnous Caveat : many times, this marreth all. Let all be abandoned; Phari[tt; Sadduces,Herods,and rhe·trlllh rake place. ' 2 The Int•of lij;.. Luk.u.a. Now, as inchJt place,thePhartfm leven,is tkflrine : fo, in another, I linde, that CH l!. 1sT exp~undsirhypomjie: andthatismeerely?ppofitetotruth,inmeaning, j}ealcmg, and dealmg. ThePharifee was agreatdealer With rhts!even. Hehad it on his face,to make hun looke fowre; men might take notice, when they faped. Hehad Mmh.6.,6. it on his tong11e ;, B.abbi, oyouteach.the tri1th; JDII reJPtCI ne mtms per[on; whenrhey ~tth.•! · 7 • fought to cut His throat. Hehad tt mhts whole cour(e; . all for !hew;·to feemerhar, ~1· they were not: Gabb.tha, Without; and 6ol$o~ha, Wlthm. , But yet, even they, though they ufed1t;they raughrunotforadodrine· nor m'dwed not the lawfull ufeof it; that one might fpeakthe one halfe with•ur,~dthe ()thcr halfewithin: (as our Pharifeesnowdoe.) Men, yelhall neve~ haveanyjncere truth from them. Searchthcm,they havefrill a peeceof/evenin their bifome:fpcake' fo, and deale fo, as if they would rake the fenrcnce by rhe end, and rurne it cleane againll: the Apoft!e; topurge out all hisfwur bread, allflnreritie, and Truth ;andhold their Pajfe.over in /even, or n,)t at all. Antichrifi.sgMt maybefo eillen :TheLambc CH " I s • cannot. To.theLambes nature (that isfine ere) nothing fo contrary as this,tomeant,j)ealce, or deale unflncerely. ' You fceal<venof Doflrine, and Life: (that is, tbelev en of the Gof}e/1,) Arhitd Th< I~cn of there is (thdeven of rheEpij/le) and that is of Corrupt>Hmpany : and that is{invery ""'''"' w deed) the /evenof rbisText. For, when the Apojllewould havethislevenbereplil· " 1 ' inLift. geJ, what mean~s hQ ~ Tohave the incejluot# Corinthian rcmoved,and cafrour ofrhe fellwfhip ofthef•ithfull, by cheCmjims of the ch11rch. True: but thofe,notin eve– ry mans power. Bur, rhisis : T<> -"'l'3id, .ondj),m them, and theircompany: fo, wee may; andfo,weare bound to cafrthc;n our. There isverygreat danger in p.effons fo !evened; greatjfanda/1, even to thewell difpofcd: bur,farregreaterdanger,ro the moll:; that will fooncrakcrhis /even: Our nature is apt to take it~ it is ealilyfermmred ,hat way. As much good /even, aswiU ferve thrPe pecki,(omuch evil! w\11 doe morerhan fervethreehufhels,andnever leave till it havefonmd themat!. That,except this be looked ro,allthe reft will bctofmalt purpofe. t<II.tPg;,•; Now, when St. 'Paulfpeakes of perfons rhus !evened, he meanes not onlyfuch, as are lewdof life, tainted rhar way : but, even fuch alfo,as are unfound inmatterof Reli?"ion, and have:; {owrefavour that way. Here (to theCorinthian>) he would have Gal.q,.,&c. the incc{lt~om per[oncall: out, with his !tvenedlife :Bur (to the Galathians,a~rer)hee 9 • pdf th thefame point again!l: another kinde >fuch as !evenedtheCofftU, wnh<.»o. G:il.f.g. , 1 • fes ceremonies, and fo corrupted the truth inRelig(~n; and them he would haveMojf: bmhCorinthianandGalathianleven, both mull: out. And marke: upon the fame rea·. fon,boLh; and mthevery fame words. That alittle/evendot? nor~lirtle burr ;bul orherwhdc, marreth the whole batch of bread. Ev•lldoflrme tsagatnft Tr11th: Evt life, ag.tinft walkingin the tmth : Evil/company wi 11 bring us to-both. Therefor~,a· wav withthrm : bur, away with this efpecially. If they will norpurge ourrhe1rl£. "-t-en, purge them our. And that efped~lly, again!l: thisFeaft, io the n~ture wbereo ' there is a'omrarierytoallleven!
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