26 A profitable Fxpof tion r.Penuon. the knowledge thereof be fo euen by the fc:me Chri{ commaunded , not in the fprit of feare, but of faith and comtcrt boldly to call.him Fattier. Therefore the Thepefection workc of Chria for vs is moth perfeed, glorious and abfolute. this g.uc th faith for of the .voikt feare, this giueth hope of fafety from the power of all foes : from the flrength of 4th di ter thelaw,fromthe fling of death, from the viLlory of the graue, and from the mai- pmu.d, Hell might of all the kingdom' of hell that can be rayíèd againft vs. For wee are iuflified, yea fully toadied , and who or what can now cundemnevs ? wee are Sonnes, and who can make vs againe Seritantee are f'rier+ds, and who can make vs fors ?It is now my Father and yosts her,thy God and your .P ,. what flrength of hell tenne thou! / ndcän'changc this courfe ? O wolf of coin fort then commanded awe by Chrift to pray in the name of Father. Deere God, teti1fwcet God , let our foules ferle it. It isfinrlhed, and why are wee feared? VVeie,,our finnes as Crimfon,. as Skarlcr as blood they are wafhed , they are wiped, theyaregone. Were my wantes the wantes of the wht le world they are pardoned , they are forgiven, God is pleated and is now my Father. O Sa- uiour fweet, make my thank es many : let my tongue, my voyce my heart, my The wicked. Soule , my whole man inward and outward refound thy lathing praife. See, fee, nesofthe their frnne that detufe a daily Sacrifice for 1 nne, either adding voto this moth Vldt{b, perfcélredemption as if it wanted , or elfe vainely doing by a worke of will what already is fully done by prefcript of GO D. Be it that wee payed a debt and . yet are troubled for it diuers times and wayes againe, muff wee fo often pay the debt againe as wee are troubled ? No , wee know it fufhceth well to recurre euer to the payment once made, and making proof' thereof, we Rill efcape fuck vex- ing w'rongfullaElion. So it is in this , Toe vcrtuc, power, and effkacy ofthis Sa- crifice is pe:petuall, beingonce made, and needeth but by faith to be taken hold of and applied , whenfoeucr wee are troubled. The debt is payd make lout the Hebre.9.t a. 7. /tiro, and obtaynedeternall redemption fer vs. at And with one offering hat hobee confrcrat d to.14, for ewer them thatarefam-I:fied. 1t1 ydoewelay ,OurFather,andnotmyFather? This word againe, bath his great reafon,and profite to vs in this preface. For fit ait teacheth vs Charitie towardes our brethren in generali, whercfoeuer, and t Charityi w.hbfocuerthey he, and a care afweil of their good, as of our owne. Which in Otis great corruption of nature is hard to be had, vnlefle wee fhould by fuch ad- i'nitiuns as this, be drawne voto it. Wee rather as borne for our felues, liue and care for our felues in fuck a felfeloue, as God and man abhorreth. Where - We ruffne. fiire the Lord Iefus heere commandeth in this word of community, that wee uet pray tot fttuld neuer thinke of our felues, neuer pray for our felues { but alto together os, telae? with with our felues , for all others, cven the whole Church of GOD in Earth. For htch apivat it is the fulnefle oft, e body of Chria, and therefore by that meanes deere veto hearr,hutOat we wtih the vs , ifhee be deere. It is that one body whereof wee are all members. And the hkr ,Huey to bond of members fo ffri&, that wee fhould tcele one anothers grief's, beare one al! LI)ahaue anothers burdens, remember one an others bondes, ruco as though wee were ri,eífken «dc. bound with them, and them that are in affli &ion, as if wee were altotAitfed in fi °'et't'3' body: yea wee are taught in this loue, curry man as We bath recciued the gift, Ephei.4,4. to m niftir the fame one to another , as good difpofers of the manyfold gra- r 'et4,to. y Iam.T,, 6. ces,of G OD , and by name, to pray one for another. For loue neuer fc eketh I Cor13.5. her owne things onely. This wee forget too often, and therefore we fearefuily pray with out profit. Our hearts are narrow and ftraight onely looking at our felues and our owne, our children and friends : and the deere Saints of God, members alfo with vs, arc not thought vpon. Alas see iudgc it folly to be told vs that we fhould think vpon them, and fiukeor fwim, as we fay,the Church ofGod, we care not fo wee be well. This is farte from Oar F5rher, that is farre from that affe &ion that in this word wee are taught to all men , and therefore cèrtainely thele
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