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Ephefians,
Chap.
5.
v
g
R.
i.
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Dosi.
Mar. 5.44,45
Ram.
Z,
:.
EpI,.
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Z.
Rom.,,.2I.
,
Pet.z.9.
Rgafon
.
The
3.
from
thence
to
the
end
of
the Chapter.
Inthe
firft
part we have
3. particulars
to confider
I.
A
dutyof imitation
of
God,
as in
other things,fo
efpecially
in
forgiving and pardoning dffences.
a. A duty
of
Love,
we
muff walke
in love,
as
Chrift bath
lo-
ved
us.
3.
Touching the
Sacrifice
of
Chrift,
wherein both the love
of God
and
of
Chrift,
are
molt
clearely
manifefted
toy:
ward
us.
Be
yet
thereforefollowers
of
God:
]
as
if
he had faid, howfoever
men
deale with
you
and
the world behave themfelves towards you,
doe
not you follow them to doe
like
them
to
reward
evill
for evill, but
as
Gods children,
imitate and follow
God your Father,
and doe towards
all
men
as he
doth towards
his
enemies
and
towards all, who letreth
his
Sunne
to
thine on
good and bad,
and his raine
to
fall on juft and
unjuft, therefore faith
Chrift,
doe
ye fo
that
yee may be
the
children
ofyour
Father which
is
in heaven,
that
ye may prove your
felves
to
be
the true
children
of
God
your Father by this imitation
of
him. Obferve,
We
muff
imitateand
follow Godonely,as
in
all
things,
f
efecially in for,
givingof
wrongs
and injuries
done
us.
We
mutt imitate none but
God;
I
ray
unto you,love your
enemies,bleffe
them
that
curfe
you,
doe
good
to
them
that
hate
you,
pray
for
them
that
perfecute you
:
that
youmay
be
the chil-
dren
of
your
Father
which
is
in
heaven,
&c.
Fafbion not
your
felves
accor-
ding
to
this world;
nor walke
after
the
cour
fe
of
this
world
:
to
live in en-
vie,
wrath,
and
contention,
as
we
fee men
to converle
one with
ano-
ther,
and
to
carry themfelves towards us; we mutt not
learne their
ways
fo
to behave our
felves
towards them,but
if
they deale perverfly,
unjuftly,and cruelly
with
us
by lyes,fraud,and oppreßïon,we
muff
not
doe the
like
to them, but
learne
of
God
our
Father
and
imitate him to
doe
as
he bath done to
us, and
to all,
and
to
blefhe
as he
bath bleffed
us.Keepe not
company
with an angry man, left
thou learnt,his
way to
do
like
him,to be provoked to bitter words and
ations,againft
him
as
he ufeth
againft
thee.
He
that
willcompel
thee
to
gee
a
mile, ftrive
not with him,
but be
meeke and
gentle, overcome
his perverfneffe and
ill
qualities
with the contrary
goodnefTe,gee with him twaine.
Be not
overcome
of
evill,
but overcome
evil
with
good.
This
is
true godlineffe,
to
lóoke
to none but God
,
and
to conforme
our
felves
to none but
to
him,
yea this
is
onely true and fincere obedience
to
all
Gods Com-
mandements
in
avoyding
all finnes
and
praEtifrng
all duties Gods law
requires,
not
in
imitation of men ,and
fo
fare
as
mens examples and
!awes direct us,
but
as
God himfelfe who
gives
us his
example and
Pets
it
before
us
to be imitated,
as
Saint
Peter
exhorteth,
that
we
fliould
f
hew
forth
the
venues
of
him
who
bath
calledus
out
of
darkeneffe into
his
marvailous
light.
For
we
have no other
perfe&
light
of
good
example
in this darke
world to
walke
by but Gods
light;
In
thy
light
we
(hallfee
light.
He
is
our