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VS

«.2.

Sphefaans,

Chap.

4..

431

counterfeit, no more

is

this grace

in

truth the

svorfe

beCaufe

the Devi11'v

doth

play

the

Coyner

in

the

accurfed

infruments

bee ufeth

:

Study'eflaaadt,

.

vcty

therefore for pleating perfwadingwords, with the

Preacher,

Eccl.

I

z.'

ro.

Vfe

ailgentleneffe,

for

gentlefbetch

breaketh the

bone,

and

the

words

of

p

oY,st.ts.

the wife

in

fiebmiffnes

are

heard

more

then

the

Pot

ofa

King that

is

foolifh.

EcClek

X

.

Yet

wt

mutt

fo

receive this,as

that

we muff likewife

know there

is

place

that

therein

for rough dealing.

Be

/port

with them,

or

cut them

to

the quick

,

for

fo

place

for

much

the

phrafe importeth

Tit.t.I

3. Rebuke

themfharply

orcuttingly;

;lharpnele.

time,place,perfon

will

teach

how,the

excellency

ro

diretì

is

wifdome.

Tasas,

The

laic

thing

to

be marked

is

this: what

mull move

us to

all

Chri-

flian

duty, thefiate

to

which

aid

bath

called

is.

So

much the Apoftle ie-

tendeth

by

his

exhortation

to

walke worthy

the

vocation

whereunto ye

are

called.

Weby

nature

are

thralls

of

Saran,

ftnne,

and

hill,

now God

calling us,

cloth

bring

us

to

have communion with him , with

the An-

gells, fpirits

of

¡oft and

holy ones through

the

wholeearth.

Can.

z.

I;,

14.

tilrife

my

love,

my

faire

one,;

and

come

away, let

me

heart

thj

voyce,

for

fined

is

thy voyce,

and

thy countenance is comely.

Of

tinfoil

people,

we are called

robe

holy, therefore

we

are

faid

to

be

Saints

by

calling,

I

Cor.

r. z.

and

r

Their.

3.

7.

God

bath

called as

to helineffe;

and a

Tim.I.

g.

our calling

is Paid

so

be

a

holy

calling.

We

are

called to the Kingome

of

heaven.

z

Theft. z.

14.

Het bath

called

you

by

our

Go

fpell

to

obtaine

theglory of our

Lord

urn

Chrifi.

This

then being the

Rate

of

us,

what

fhould more prevaile

with

us

to

a

holy

converlation then this

to

thinke

in

what communion

now wee are,

what

kind

of people now we fhould

be, what

great hopes now

are laid

up

for

us: He

that bath

fetch

hepe,deth purge him

(elf

.

í

folio

3.;.

VERSE.

z. With

all humblene

Ire

ofmind,andmeeknefse,with

long

-

fu

ffering,

fupporting

one

another through love.

The

Apoflle now amplifieth this

generall

rule,

and fheweth

how

we

muff

walke befeeming our condition:

Two

wayes:

r.

By

getting

the combination

of

venues inwardly clothing us;

which

are

three herenamed.

I.

Humbleneffe

of

mind.

z. Meekneffe.

3.

Long-

fuffering.

z.

By fnewing

them forth

in

the works

of

them:

two whereof

are

here

named.

r

Mutuall

toleration through love.

2. Endeavour

of

Unity.

As

if

he fhould

fay

;

this

is

to

walke

worthy your calling, to

get

grace

in

your hearts inwardly,

and thew

forth good works from the

fame

before

men.

Now

then

hence

we learnt:

That

he who

will

walke

as

becommeth a

Chri

fl

ian,

muff walke

humbly.

Chrift

was

the matter

of humility

;

Learne

of

me,

ram

meek

and

lowly;

yeahebeing the Lord

of

all, became fervantunto all, leaving

us a

pre-

fident

of

lowlineffe; Let thefame mind

be

in

you

that

mus

in

relies

chilli,

who

being

On

theforme ofGod, thought

it

no

robery

to

bee

squall with god;

but made

himfelfe

of

no

reputation,

drc.Here

I

willthew,

I.

Whatthis

venue

is.

Do&,

The flete

whereunto we

are called,

Aught

to

move

us

to all

Chrittiandu.

tr.