e ngels, Baptifine. 267 WithGods tank. Thofe thenthat intheir ownecaufe willbrashot asmay be,and inGods caufe will be as cold as ice,do offend much inanger. 3 . Euery trifle mutt not moue anger, but agreat andwaightymatter, thereforewemullbe ready to bearewith, and topardon 3 many offences, fothey benotgreat:butwhen they greatly concerne thegloryof God,and are verywaighty,thenarewesoftly angrie. 4. We may notbe more angry with the per- fon then with thefin,forgodly anger isonelymoucdagatnit the fin ,¬hingagainftthe 4 perfon:& this maybetriedtwo wates:firft,ifwemillike that finwherfoeuer we find tt,whe- ther itbe inour felues,or in ourdeareft friends,then is the angergood.Secondly,whenour anger hinderethvs notfromdoing ourduties totheperfon offendingvs, or to any other. CHAP. 9. Of angels. SGod andhisgood Angels areabout vs,fothe diuellandettill an- gels:and asthe goodAngelshaue notbeen ferne , butextraordi- narily, foare the euill angels ; and lice that depriuethhimfelfcof this meditation, weakeneth hisfaith : Forit is to ourcomfort and humbling : Toour comfort, that albeit weebe in danger, andno man with vs yet God andhis Angels be withvs. Tohumble vs, that ineuill dosng,they bothfee vsand canhurt vs ; as alto thee- uüangels which ftilhoner ouervs. And thereforewe muff knows thatasthe good Angels haueappeared togood men for fpeciall defence, fothe foulefpirits do appeare alto toComemenfor fpeciall finnes. And when e- uilfpirits foappease,we may notwith the Papiftsand thelevees beleeuethey be foulesde- parted,but the euill in theayreabout vs,Ephef.6, r I.I2.I 3 . CHAP. 8. Of Baptilmo. Aptifine is a pledge of ourwalking in Chrifts blood, Aet.'i.30. of eaptifine hew our iufbfication, Ga1.3.2.7. of ouringrafeing into Chrifts body, 11;1:2,74 Ephe.4.16; of our dyingto faune, Rom.6.3 ,of our refitrre&ion, r .Cor. t S.z 6.of ourvnttieoffpirit with ourbrethren, Ephe4.4. ofnot feekingourowne, I.Cora o. r . a,24. 2 Of BaptifmeinPapiftrytisis wemay íay,for as muds as they euerkept thefoundation , and the fubftanceof the in (titutionofßaptajmern Chrift,that facramentwas effeaual:for more preuaileth the sis ili- P°perce. turion ofChrist vnto good,then the corruption ofmanvnto eail: 3 Theexample ofZipporahcannot'be followedamongft vs, that women rhould bap- Papel!mecf tizethough Papitts abufethat example toproue, it:for the miniftration of the Sacrament women c,nlar- is ioynedto theminifterieof the word, which office can take, excepthe called as fit Aaron was:anditisainoltwaightieand moft honorableofñce,tohaue thewordand feales L °T'S'`$'t9' of ourreconciliationcommittedvntovs. 4 It is bie'ted that it is a dangerous mattertowantBaptifrnc, itcaufeth death. Ian, fwer : The child (faith the f tory) was notpuniflied,but Mofes, throughwhom that con- tempt came: for when as it is faid;Gen.I .. that theMannot circumafed (hall be cut off,' the reafonis chis, becaufe hedefpifeth the couenantof theLord. Nowachild cannot fo do fonremprof therefore thenegligent father is punifhed:and if the childcorne to yeeres,and continue to Batti[ s dan- lais fathers fteps,he is in thefameRaceofrebellion and contemptagamft God;and fo it is to ge,our,;mt the ourBaptifue. Again, thispopifh opinionof thenecefitie of Baptifine, is confuted by oui//7on, ' A a a the
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