1. Command: vpon the C;om,maridelrients. Both crie vppon vs with fhriking found; now while we hart time, -to vfe our time to fee merde, and fceke mercie, to imbrace it and take it, offered to filch good unto vs, and netierinfecurity; pairing our oportunit}i, to be cdufes that then, we. (ball heare there words, Depart jewick!d intoendks woe. What an honourwould I thinke ic,.if the Prince among a greatmultitude fhould fpieme out,call me to him, imbrace rrae,fpeak: kindelytomc, take mc with him, place me by him, and fofoorth ? Flow ,w.ould.my heart dauncc hcreat, and all men talke of my good happe ?Now is the palling of a mortali Prince on earth likethe comming df.Iefus Chrifl in the clouds.? is the honour they can giuecomparableto that the Lord of Lords fhall.giue to his eleCt? O my heart feeleth whitmypencantiotwrite,.there is no comparifon betwixt the perfons, the places; the preferments, and therefore if the one fo ioy me, that for it I would take any paines,thrife dead is my heart within mc ifto obtainethe other it be not careful',. Laflly, the examples of care continual! and great euer in Gods children how they Thc firt. might fettle him and pleafehim, that hereafter they might fit with him , and neuer part from him, ought mightily to.perfwade vs to behkc vnto them Mullis endcauour, their labours, their watchings, theirfufferings, all fhot but at this end, the glory of the Lord; and their owne faluation, and how greatwere they What (peaches of de- frre,eucn aboue all trèaf ure, to be fared in the great day, hauc they uttered ? And Ihall we not follow them? God forbid. This therefore Foiled vnto vs is the firfl point of aChriflian Man and womans care, namely that it ought to be this, how theyfbould be faued in the day ofIudgement, and fo comet* life euetlafting. Luefl. How ssthe fecond point premed victovs, namely that in the me4ne time, fe long as we Gut in this world, we otegbt to be careftell to lire according to Gods holy will? Anfw. Surely it is proued very flrongly vnto vs both by pur eledïion, creation, tedemptiòn, iuflifieation,andvocacion,if we will marke them. For whybath the Lard elected vs to eternal' ioy in Chrill Iefus? that we might conclude liberty thereon to Ourefeftion frnne at our pleafure, as many wicked fpirits reafon ? No, no. But let the Apofile be proueth ie fudge and tell vs why ?whb faith, He both ehofen vs in him before thefoundation of the Ephef, t. 4. world, that we Amid be holy and without blame before him in lone. So faith he of our crea- Our ereatiow Zion alto, that we are the Lords work, emanfhip, createdmChrsitlefhatogoodworker ,which r cif to God hath. ordained that wefhould walk! inthem. And of our redemption LukZrplaincly Our redemp fpcaketh, that we are deliueredoat of the handsofourenemies,thatwe fbould ferne him in tionprotieth holine eaudrighreonfneffeall rhedayesofourlife, Ouriuflificationbatheuertoynedwith it. Luke r itinfparablythegraceoffana ifcation, andtheycannotbeparted .For,Howfhallwe, (rifts' faith the Apofile, th4tare dead to finne,line yettherein ?&e.as followethinthe place. ttonproueth'rc p Rota, 6, s. Laflly, of our vocation the Ap oak Peter faith thus: As he tbat bath called is hol fo be yeti holy in all manner ofConuerfation. So that vie 1cc thereby all theft tucanes proued vnto vs; that we ought as loríg.as we lire to be careful' of this; that we behauc our (clues according to the will of the Lord, which is the fecondpoint whereof in your yucflion ye demanded tome confirmation. Quefl, Tat how can we know we are difcharged before fiods ludaement State ? A:afw. Your booke anfwereth you, that vvc can nester know e how we lic difchar. ged before theiudgement fcate of God; vnrill fuch time as we know our owne mlfe- rable eilates; by reafon of the greatnes of our Gone, and the horrible punifhinent which we deferue for the fame. And the proofes your booke vfcth are plaine to infer this conclufion :For Both a man recite to thePhifieion that bath no neede of health, either to be procured or prefcrucd by his meanes ? No, our own experience dòth. ap- Math 9' 13 proue the (peach ofChrill tobetrue, whenhe faith, The whole bartenoneedeofthePhtfi- Math ci.14 on,bur theftcke. For indeed itisthedifeafedthat take care tobe help ed .It sthe wan ai- tTim.IS.. list and heauy laden foule that fighethto be refrefhed. It is the finer that thinkcth Math. 9; 13 of all (inners he is the chide (l, which longeth.for pardon.. And to end, as Chrsfl came wet to (4lithe righteous, bat the fevers to repentance, fo affuredly it is the firmer, I tneane he that indeed fecleth theweight of finne, and knowerh his owne miferable efface by reafon of it, and punifhment due .vnto it; I fay, it is that man and that woman that fccketh whatwayto be difcharged,and none elfe. B 3 j eft.
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