V E R.L. Epheflans.Chap.r. S head,much more to fo great a benefit, as the allotting ofour cal- lings is. Yea, it mull be a ground of contestation in every Gate of life, and of retied perfeuering in fuch callings in which wee haue been trained, remembring that who fo changeth his place vnaduifedly, is like a Bird now from her neaa, who may be well weather.bearen before Thee returne : Yet when God doth orderly leade vs to more free and comfortable conditions, we are rather to vfe them.t cor.7.21. Saints at Epbefru. ] From this, that he calleth the members of this Church Saints,Obferue,that all the members ofthe vifible Church, are to be Saints.A Saint is inwardlya Saint, or by outward profef- fion : Now Saint Pawl was not ignorant, that there were bad fifh,as well asgood,Chaffe,as wellasWheate,in this vifibleChurch; neuertheleffe,be dothwell callthem Saints. Firft; Becaufe they were all by outward profeffion fo,yeá, &confprmitie, for ought we know: Secondly ; Becaufe there were many true Saints : Now the better, part, not the bigger, giueth the denomination. Wine and water is called wine ; Gold and SilverOare vnfined, is calledgold and fluff, though yet much droffe be intermedled with it. Looke how aciuill vertuous man doth not like to haue in his houle vnciuil rake Thames, fo themoil holy God willnot Allow any in his family, openly vn- holy.Like matter, like man, at lealI in outward conformity ; and looke as noman can thinke well tohave Swine in hishoule, or Dogs and Swine come to bourdwith the teaofhis family; So here, open finners,who after their names giuen to Chrift,returne to their vomit, they haue no allowance fromGod to be in hishoufehold : Whenwe fee it otherwife, it is through fnfull neglect ofdue cenfures, & fuch ashaue the power of them fhall anfwere it. But here the Bromnifs mua beanfwered,who reafon thus ; Emery true vifible Churchflandeth ofvifible Saints ;Oar Cbarches Hand net ofvifibleSaints; Ergo,Tbey are rot true, andby coafequent to befeparatedfrert.. The propoftitm batha doublefeofe : Firft, euery true Church hash in it forne vifible Saints,thus it is true; but then the frcond part of the reafon is falfe; ours haue in them no vifible Saints.The fecund fente is,euery truevi- fible Church ifandeth,or bath in it onely vifible Saints,itandeth, in- tirely of thefe,noothers anyway intermingled : Now ifone vnder- f'land this de iare,viz:ofwhatkind ofperlons tkeChurch shouldTtand, it istrue; but if it be vnderllood of that which through iniquity of formetnen,falleth out in the Church,then it isfalfe;For,the Churchof Corinthwas a truevifible Church, while the incelluous perlon re- mainedvncafl forth,thoughhe wasofright tohauebeene excommu- nicate; And how abfurd is it thatone finner,by the negligenceof form vncatl forth,Thould degrade athoufand from the dignityofa Church? This doctrine then,that themembersoftheChurch are tobe Saints, dothlet vs fee thefeareful eaate ofmany amongft vs Who like asthey telofHalifax Nuts,whichare allfhels,no kernels;fo thereprofefle thë- felues Saints,but their ignorance, their idle courfes, their riots, their blafphemies,proclaimethatthere isnothing withinwhich belongeth to a Saint. Nay, manywill not flicke to profeffe theyare noneofthe holybrother-hood, toicaat fuch indeauour to holineffe; faying, B
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