The_{tt1ndCtJmmttndtment., · . 69 theyhaue eaA~tfall regard ofthe trueGod. And= as they, by· their remembraace .of their Idols, grow vtterly to for- . get God : fo it is certaine, that notwithlbnding all their fl1ifies a1td windings,GodwiUfearch,find'eout; andpla.guc · ilicm. , But our aduerfarieswill obietl, that they do.enot call on · .ftrangegods, but they prayvnto Saints and Angels to foli· cite their caufe, to the true God. But hecrein they robbe · Chrill ofhis glorie, whofeoffice it is, to be theonly Media- Chrift tbt ·' nu. For to him.alene pertaineth theworkc of interceffion; do.nlty Me,. · . ut or•. whichhath performed the workeofredcmptton: according a~ it is written I. John 2. I.lfany_mAn ftnne,we haHe .-n Aduo– &f/lte with th-eFather, lefiuChrifl the iufl: 4ndhe Mthe reco11• t#i~ttionfor INr finnts, and for the ji111111 of the whole 'fflrld.– Where, the ApolUe lhewes, that he is fit to pltade, and in– treate for vs, whohathmadeper-feel fatisfaction in our be- – halfe, agreeable to thefaying, i~ Rt~mAnsS. 34· [1 iJ Chrifl; whichudead, or rather, whi£h u rifonag4i,e, which u 11/{o ,,., the right hand of Gsd, And mak.,.eth rtfHtfl for VI~ Therefore· they that fecke any other Aduoca~e, befides Chritl, !hew·· . cuidently,thatthe-y bele.cu.e-tb-.a.c Chrifl citll-cr wan-ts power.-. and fo needs th~fe helpers·: or elfethat he wants loue to his Ch~ch in earth, and therefore had need to be perfwaded to· · his 8utie, byd1e Saints inheauen. But fince, he beares fuch -· ~n infinite loue vnto his pc;ople, as makes him of all others~·. motl readie to heare and hclpe; and alfoJ1athall fufficiende · in him_fdfe, perfeCtly to faue all thofe, that come vntohim-:- · then theygrieuouOle finne, who leaue this fountaine of Huing waters, and feeke· to fuch Ccflernes that can yeeld AO· Ier.:zJ 3• ·. water: And as theydoe greatly derogate fromChrHl ·heere• in; foth~y doe in truth mo!l impioufly; make gods of the Saints,~ whom they call vpon: becaufe inuocation is a fer-· uice, ondy belonging vnro God, Rom4ntt-I o'. 14- wee- Weemufl . mullcall vpon notle, but him, h1 whom-we beleeue. Now:b:~ ~0ntt# · wemullbeleeL!eonlyin ~God, therefore -wee rnu!t pray to :aodwhy, . .none, but to him alone. · · Alfo, when .wee pray toany, ·wee,profdfe, th~t weebe..;· lcc:ue, hce is able to heare- all that·call vpon himj ia all - - · · · · · ['laces,
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