Ofthefires andinfalliblenotes ofoureleflron. -247 forhad theyreceiued from them fpiritual things,theywould neuer grudge to beflow vpon them their woridlie things, which in the trueChriflians eftitmationare not tobecompa- red with them; and much lefl,e would they againft their own confciencedefraud themof theirovine right, which by the lawes of God and man is due veto them, wherebyit cow- meth to paffe that whereas all men being induflrious and frugall,ma liueplentifully euenoftheir meanefl trades, on- ly the Lords ambafladours,though neuer fopainful' in their callings,litie inwant and miferie. The laft liigne ofGodschilde ele&ed to faluation,which I 4Se<f II. vtill fpeakeof, is their earnefl defire that our Sauiour Chrift The tenthAne fhouldcone to iudgement : whenceproceedeth that pathe- an earnefl de- ticallprayer,ComeLord feriacomeqt ickly,Reue1.22..20: and fireof Cbrifla that prayer which our Sauiour hath taughtall the faithfull to romnrrnt to pray daily,/et th rn dome come, Matth.6. i o. Now that this P Y y g Rcuel.:x.:o. is a note of thofe that are ele6ted to faluation, it appeareth Macth.6.to. plainly, 2.Tim.4.8. wherç the Apofile faith, that a crown of righteoufnejfe It laidvpfor allthole that louehisappearing. And s.Tim.4.8. Rom.8.23, he tellethvs, that thofewho haue the firft fruites Rom.s.s;. ofthe fpirit, doe euen figh in themfelues, waiting for the a- doptioneuerí the redemption oftheir bodie, when as their corruption(hall put on incorruption, and the mortali bodie immortalitie, as hee fpeaketh i.Cor.t5.53. So our Sauiour t.Cor.tfyi. Chrift hash tolde vs, that his faithfull children fhould at his comming,tec4, vpand lift vp their heads,becaufe their redemp- Luk.u.a8, °ti®n draweth here, Luk.2 i .28 ; and on the other fide, that the kindredso fthe earth ¡hall mourne, and that the prophane woridlings and reprobates fhall fay to the mountains and rocker, Fallon vs, andhidevs fYom thepretenceofhim that fit-. Mach. t4.30. tethon the throne, and from the wrathof 'the Lambe,Reue1.6..Reuc16.t6. verf. i6. So that by thefeplaces it is manifelt, that ifwe loue the appearingofthe LordIefus, and defire his comming to iudgement; wee are the children ofGod indeed with his fpirit, which affureth vs of our faluation. For natually wee abhorre to thinkofthis fearefull day, and tremblewithfeare when mention is made of the appearingof our Iudge, be- caufe byour fumes we haue dcfcruedcuerlalling damnation: R 4 but
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