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4.66

';

Ephefians,

Chap.

4,

V

R.

6.

Wee grant

ir

dependeth on one head, but

[vifible]

isfoyfted

in

of

their owne, to

make

the Church

a

two-

headed monfter,

to

have

mot

Lords, that

bath but one.

For their

facrifice

of

the

Maffe, it

is

derogatory

to

the

one onely

fa-

crifice

of

Chrift

Jefus:

And their diftinetion to

falve all,

doth overturn

it felfe, making

an

unbloody propitiatory

facrifice

;

for

without fhed-

dingof

blood

there

io

no

remi fsion of

f

noes.

Their

rites have

been

caufeoffchifine,

and a wall

of

partition

ra-

ther then

a

bond

of

Vnion.

Which

is

above

all.] The

Apoftle now defcribeth this God

and

Fa-

ther from

hjs prefence,

which

is

twofold.

L.dnf

Heb.g.

zn.

3.

Daft.

God

ovetloo-

kcth

all things

as

being

pre

-

fent

e

vc

y

where.

Yfe

r,

a.

Common

to

all,

and5r.

The

prefence

of

hisprovidence,

or

that

bath

two

kinds.

2.

SC

infpecion

over all-

Of

his

power,

fuflaining

through

all.

z.

The

fecond prefence

is

more fpeciall

that

of

grace,

by

his

Spirit,Whois

in

you

all.

You] being

to

be

underftood with

an

Emphafis,

as

if

he fhould fay,

there

is

one

God,

the Father

of

us

all, for we

arc

his

generation,

who

as

he bath made

all

things,fo

he

doth overlook

every creature,

and

put

forth the

prefence

of

his

power to

fuftain

it,

but more

efpecially

hee

dweller

h in

all

you that

beleeve by

his

Spirit

of

grace.

For the

firft

[above

4.]

This

noteth not

his

foveraignry

only,

but

his

providence: A

little to open

them:

The

conclufion

is:

That

Godas he

bath

authority over

all,

fa

he

doth overlook every

thing.

The

Lord

is

in

his

holy

place,

the Lords throne

is

in heaven

hit

eyes

will

confider, his

eye,

lids will try

the

children

of

men.

Pfal.

r

02.

I9.

The

Lord

looked

down

from

the height

of

his

fancâuary,

from

heaven

did

the

Lord

behold the

eartb.Heh.4.13.

There

is no

creature

hid,

but

is

manifefl

in

his

fight. And

Heb.

r.

iris

Paid

of

Chrift,

that

he

dotb Aflame

all

things. And Alls 17.

2.7.

God

is

not

frre

from

as;

we

live,

move, and

have

our

being in

him; thus every where

is his

providence,

his

power,

.

and

alto himielfe

beingprefent

alto. For God

is

not

with

us as a

King

in his

kingdonie,

whole providence

is

over

it,

whole power

is

through

it,

himfelfe being

at

Come

of

his

Court-

maniiions

onely

;

but God

is

himfelfe every where

with

his

providence

and

power.

This therefore

muff teach

us

to

feare him

whole

eye

is

every where,

whole power

is

through

all:the

eye

of

a

mortal

creature and the

power

of

a

Prince,

how

dotbit

containe

the moft

wicked perfon,

that

he

dare

not

tranfgreffe the law

in his

prefence

e

How

much more

fhould

God

power

keep

us in

fearer

if

he

withdraw himfelfe,we

(hall

returne

to

our

duff, yea

become nothing.

It convinceth

many

in

thefe times,

who

fay in

their

hearts,

as

you

have

in

¡ob.,2.

1

z.Can

God

judge through the

clouds,f the

dark

clouds

hide bis

fight,

he

walketh in thecompaffe of heaven

;

for they

durft

not

elfe prophane

his

name with

caftes,

abufethemfelves

in

riot,contemne

his

word,

if

they

did

in

their

hearts think he

law them,

did they think

they lived and

had

their being

in

him.

Secondly,