.- l ___ ---..::__'I_h_e_Sa_i~nt_s_fi_ur_o- ___ _ ---- died. ltJm;,es and John had goodmeanings, when. they called for fire from Heaven to-con!ume the 4 h·1·h1J· . 1: Sam. If,._ Samaritan, that would not entertaine Chrifl:; . but Iefus rebuked them, androlcLthem .., they lme~ not ofwhttt Jfirit they were.. Saul, in I Sam. l 5._had Cl!. good meaning, when he fpared .Agttg,and the bell: ~ ofthe Sheepe,:and ofthe Oxen, tofacrifice them. unto the Lord;.but notwirhftandingSamuel tells him; that h'e had done wickedly in th~ fight .oftheLord~ and tha.t theLord'hadrent the XingdiJme of1fr~t·elfromhim that day. Peterhad a,good meaning, when in Ioh. 13. 8. he wouldnot fuffer Chri!l: towafhhis . feet; but lefu!J anfwercd· him,.and toldhim, If/' · wafh thee not, thou fbalt have no part-mithme~· Goodi meanings then are wicked miffings of the true fervice ofGod) except they be guided by know-. · ledge, warrant, and groundou~_of the ~ooke ,of1 God. Let-no man.rhen.teH ofhagood·meaning, ifhe beignoran~in die·WHt'ancd Worctof-God-; · for certainel yit wil Inever ferve tne turne, it will ~ never hold.out iil.the Da.yof Chrill Iefus•. · ,~Not~will.wor.. · 4 No w:ill-worChip,._ or will-fervice:; or volun- ' ;fuip . ~rie · Religion, as.rheApoO:lecalls ic J CB!. 2. 2 3-' CPI..2o~ 2..3-. which is forged and framed oq_r ·ofa mans owne braihe, humour, and conceit, without ground or · warrant in the Beokeof God"; t·bough·it be~ per- · - .. .furm~dwithneverfo glorious a·thew ofzeale and· patnc:S",yet it is not any way avaiieahie for ourfpi~ rituall good,and eternall happineffe: nay indeed; . i~ iS mofl: odious in theeyes ofGod; and ever Iy. able toaveryhigh degree of h.is wrath and ven- . ' geance. . . . . . ., . JJ.u.fs.~
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