Ofthe Church. 273 CHAP. 13. ...... Ofthe Church. He Papift ofpride, theFamilieofloueofhypocrifie, and manyof fingularitie haue tingled themfelues'from vs, as Hymeneurdid. schifmatiker. But we are little difcouraged,and leffe follow it. Forif they fepa- rtnd betel kes rate themfeluesas¡tones fromthe building,andas membersfrom thebody,what hopeis thereofthem ThePapiftswill fay,we for- ti hofarfa!¿e fake them,andnot theyvs. Weforfake them inthewall, theyvsprotejtantteor in the foundation. For ourfaith wasbeforetheir opinion,though lapz r. theirperfons werebefore ours.As Noah forfook theworld,as Lot forfooke Sodome, as Abraham forfooke Egypt, as our Sauiour Chrift forfooke the Pltarifres ; fo we forfakethetn, And Chrift flail be the cadgewhobath been therunnagate,who bathbeen the Apoftata. a Behold amiracle, heauen made fubieéì totheearth : Owhatis manthat thou-artfo mindfullofhim, not onely togiue him the rule ofthe earth, but evenofheauen?Whom theChurch doth loofe onearth, the Lord doth lodein heauen ; and whom the'Church Macthzs lathbound on earth, healfohathboundinheauen. Heclothman thins withoutvs yet 7.g r Y $ Y !ao¡ïngtn zhc when wehauedone this,he will notalter it,nor doeotherwife.. Church. 3 Albeitthe Churchbe bafeand contemptible in theworld, yet heco'unteth it asthe apple ofhiseye. Theearth, theaire, and the beauensattendon it, and he isatis madethe Angels to feme it. Hehath committedhis treafurestoit. Andwhat bee his treafurest Rom 3.1.Z.. Surely, whenDead commethto yalueit, he faith that it is better thengolde, thenmuch The ,hgnitieof golde, thenmuch finegolde, thenall precious (tones. The word ofreconciliation, the the Church. couenant of grace, thebroade lealesof his kingdome, Baptifineand the Lords fupper, bindingand loofing,lifeanddeathareleft and committed tothe Churchand herholyMi- niflers. 4 TheChurch is citen the quinteffenceofthe world, fuchas Sathan bath lifted to the proofe: it is men wafhed and made cleans withthe blond and 'Water which iffuedout The Church ofChrifts fides. It feemeth he forgot to louehimfelfe thathe might louevs; yea ifthat deeretochrifl. one death and fuffering had not beenfufcient, hewould yet once more comeagaine forvs. is oneehing to finewhere meanes of pure worfhip are wanting; another to be 7sfpte. wherefalleworfhip isereeled;for the firft we are not torite the.Church, but byprayer ocone:wan. andpatience to flay theLords mercie: for theother, wemutt depart becaufeofthat abo- riotorfuper. urination. fiitionfetvp 6 The world isas the Lordsgreat chamber, whereunto all are dmkted :tiseCisurcit is hoemuchthey as the chamber ofprefence.Thenatiuitie of the Church is agreater worke then thecreati- differ, otroftheworld,T.heworld wasfinifhed with aword,but manydayes and manyyeeres did the Lord trauell,before the Churchcouldbe brought forth to.hisgood liking. He (hooks church ofthe Oleearth, darkened theheauen, turned thewholecourfeof nature, beforehehad.framed leper. andPet vp the little Churchofthe lewes.But in gathering the Churchofthe Gentiles the church ofthe Scinbecame blackens a pot, theheaucns were couered as withahaire-cioth, thevayle ofGentiler. the Templerent, theearth trembled, the grauesopened, and aboueall,the God ofnature Theday of fuffered. Butof all, the third gathering Mall befearefull: wherrheauen and earth ¡hall' iudgen ent. not abideto fee, butfhall melt and continue awayat theglorifying ofthat Churchwhich theworld focontesnneth: and yet on this Citurchitangeth tisecontinuance of the world. For certaine it is the world ftandeth, and all the foure windes are:flopped till-alhlíea,.Toleehane et fealed; andinthat moment that this number is filled,- this world ¡hall outofhanddanifh ipla Angelorú away. ..,..gloriaclaudi 7 In t1.te.world we doe, asitwere, butfee theLords backeparrs : weleehim,as a thing cubit.
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