275 / 772
Of
the
fires
and
infalliblenotes of
our
eleflron.
-247
for
had
they
receiued from them fpiritual
things,theywould
neuer
grudge to beflow
vpon
them their woridlie
things,
which
in
the trueChriflians
eftitmation
are
not
to
be
compa-
red with
them; and much
lefl,e
would they againft
their own
confcience
defraud them
of
their
ovine
right,
which
by
the
lawes
of
God
and
man
is
due
veto
them, whereby
it
cow
-
meth
to
paffe
that
whereas
all
men
being
induflrious
and
frugall,ma liue
plentifully euen
of
their meanefl trades,
on-
ly the Lords ambafladours,
though
neuer
fo
painful'
in their
callings,litie
in
want
and miferie.
The
laft
liigne
ofGods
childe
ele
&ed
to faluation,which
I
4Se<f
I
I.
vtill
fpeake
of,
is
their
earnefl
defire
that
our
Sauiour
Chrift
The
tenthAne
fhould
cone
to
iudgement
:
whence
proceedeth
that pathe-
an
earnefl
de-
ticall
prayer,Come
Lord feria
come
qt
ickly,Reue1.22..20:
and
fire
of
Cbrifla
that
prayer which our
Sauiour
hath
taught
all
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
laid
vp
for
all
thole
that
loue
his
appearing.
And
s.Tim.4.8.
Rom.8.23,
he
telleth
vs,
that
thofe
who
haue
the
firft
fruites Rom.s.s;.
of
the fpirit,
doe
euen figh in themfelues,
waiting
for the
a-
doption
euerí
the redemption
of
their bodie,
when
as
their
corruption
(hall
put
on
in
corruption,
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,
vp
and lift
vp
their
heads,becaufe
their
redemp-
Luk.u.a
8,
°ti
®n
dra
weth
here,
Luk.2
i .28
;
and on the
other
fide,
that
the
kindreds
o
f
the
earth
¡hall mourne,
and
that
the
prophane
woridlings and
reprobates
fhall fay
to
the
mountains and
rocker,
Fall
on
vs,
and
hide
vs
fY
om
the
pretence
of
him
that
fit-.
Mach.
t4.30.
teth
on
the
throne,
and
from the
wrath
of
'the Lambe,Reue1.6..Reuc16.t6.
verf.
i
6. So
that by
thefe
places
it
is
manifelt,
that
if
we
loue
the
appearing
of
the
Lord
Iefus,
and
defire his
comming to
iudgement;
wee
are
the
children
of
God
indeed with
his
fpirit,
which
affureth
vs
of
our
faluation. For natually wee
abhorre to think
of
this fearefull day,
and tremble
with
feare
when
mention
is
made
of
the
appearing
of
our
Iudge, be-
caufe
by
our
fumes
we haue dcfcrued
cuerlalling damnation:
R
4
but