That roe are citizensefheauen. 827 ehambrhngand smutennef , norbegrife andenuyinq. Butputye on ehe Lord lsf'uChrifí,and takeno thoughtfor thefiiefh,tofill- fillthe lust's. ofir. It is true indeed that if the loue ofGod, and the world t,.Secrl. y. would (land together, ifwee could at the fame in[lant place That they who our hearts and affeelions both vpon heauenly and earthly lone a world things; if wee could exceedingly loue, and earneflly feeke tare oftheir the thingsofthis life,and afterbeCure to findethe glorie and heauentyhopat. happinelfe of the life to come; ifwce could firíbecitizens ofthe earth,and afterwards obtaine the freedotne and priui- ledgesofthe new Ierulalem;there were fome reafon why we fhould fo much efieeme,and with filchardent loueaffeël and feeke after thefe worldly vanities. But the Scriptures haueplainly taught vs, that the a lone ofthe world is emnitie a lames 4.4 withGod, that Thee cannot b ferue Godand riches, that weemug b Mat.6.s4.and eforfaheall, ifwee wiltbe Chrifis dfciples; and finally, that as a 16.24. many as belong to his kingdome of grace, and afterward fhallraigne withhint in hiskingdomeofglorie,are chofenaIehnrpp. outand feparated from the world: and therefore we areput to our choyce, whether wee will be louers of God, or the world, citizens ofthe earth, or citizens of heauen, feeing both will not (land together. For as thofe who wereciti- zcnsofRorne,lo(l their freedomeifchey became citizens of any other ciitie; fo (ball we lofeour frccdorne and priuileges inthe new Ierufalem,if we become citizens ofthe earth.To this purpofe one faith, that many bygreedie coueting that Bafil.ada'on, which belongedvnto others, haue loftthat which appertai- ad liliumfpiri- nedto themlèhtes: there worldlythings are alienated from tualem. vs, andour poffeffion is in the kingdome ofbeaten ;and therefore let vs take heed, left by coueting thatwhich is the rightofothers, we lofe that which is our owne. It is laidof Caine,thathe builtthe fir(t tidevpon theearth,tofhew,that he feeketh an habitation and abiding place in this world, who isexcommunicate fromthe communionofSaints, and banifhed out of our heauenly countrey. Wherease/Ibra- ham the father ofhhe faithfull, Ifaac, and Jacob with the reflofehe Patriarchs liued in Tents tofhew that likepH- grimes theywerehill inrernouing to their ovine countrey, Heb.tr.g.re: as
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