2S?. OfDeath and judgement. Morbusmag medicine,and then if that will not ferue,aftronger : but God giueth thefcrongeftfirlt.The nos magnum argument of judgement is the laft-that canmouevs. Thatargument mouethmoltin-Lo_ remedium. gicke whichbath thebeft reafonand moltfenfe: howfoeuer it f'cemeth to, fome,yet ford. am the argument of iudgement bath the moltfente, or Ihallhaue, andmay belt ferne to Pudor, moue all lenfuallmen.There be three things tomoue euenmilldifpofed men in that great Toby,. iudgement, thame,. Ode, andfeare. Let it mouevsfor fhame ; and ifthis will not, fetes Timor, g Aupintt.. remember the fearewhich then fhall poflefrevs; ifwee want this, ourftate islamenta- Maximá eft blè, forthen neither Piophets, norApottles, northe holy Ghoft can tell whatto fay tnt- prenarimo- toVs. remamifitfe 7 Many areof opinion (thatteach without difcretion) that itis esailltodo anything iudicij. forfeareofiudgement,butallforloue: andifweabttainefrotnanycuullforfeare, thatwo Fac,fac,velri- are in a wrongcourfeJ hauebeen ofhis-error myfelfe,but theholy Ghoft is content tovie morepceno,fr this as agoodreafon,and. wit ebeholding tovs,ifwe feare to do euill for iudgementsfake. ter admoré iu. Beare whatAuguflinefaith:Doe this forfeareofpunithinent,ifthou cenft notas yetobey firs, for the lone of iuftice.Bernard likens thefeare ofGod to-a needle,and the loueof God toa simile. timed.: flit the needleentreat, and thenolloweth thethreed : Firftfence keepes vs from cam Bids ti- doiñg;next,loue caufeth that see doenot,euen then,when wecan doc.This is themeanes meo quiddic us Augufline faith, Atimore bona vita, i bonavitabona confcientia, rode collas timor,atque its tum,ma- dulcefcit Denspeccanti;¿yc. Fielt we areGods enemies, then his feruantsiand ifwe behaar tii rimcs,vané times. our Mineswell in his feruice,wefkiallbemadehis adopted children. Dominus a- 3 This word iudgement I would no man would let itpaffe withoutiudgeinent,and yet bflarotimore there is no word read with lefïe iudgement. In the law thetitle de iudicio isbelt ttudied fub,ac rimo. and it is a great title. Chr f flume faith, ifwehad that care which they hauethatbe arraig- rcm,dcßurus g fumplaoè'. tiedbeforeanearihly judge, wefhdulddoewell. Thoughhis judgementsbeas thegreat time. deepe ,as thePatna faith; yet theymay bebroughtto foute heads,and finitinto two, the Primmnri- iudgement ofman,.and theiudgement ofGod :.vise iudgementofinan, eitherwhenano- moinefacial, theeglues judgement ofvs, orwegiueiudgemencofour felnes :the iudgeinentofGod, ei- deinamerne therinthislife,oreternall rob, chap.t9. ipeakethoffomeyoagmen inhisdayes, thatfea- eriamac b etiamfipofTis. redhis indgement. This feare is to elèenem heathenmen,asmhim thatran farthét into Of thedayof the Tauerné toauoydethe fight of the.Philofopher. The boyes ofBethel, that wanted this iudgement. feare,and reverencednot Elijha theProphet,were fofar gone,thac is was timetocut them Verbumhoc off. He turfed them, and two fhe bearer cameout of thewood anddew them. That as Lu- nemo chin faiths of the Confiltorie.of Chriftiane, this isamiferable Confiftorie, a pooreiudge- re fine rerG ciudi. went: enery4nan "will pleade widitheFriar, We are exempted Lord :...yet true it is, they rio. that fhall judgethe World,can b-eftindge , but they fhalibe judged alfo. The tecondisthe Si innobisea : judgement feate within vs , whichGod hatlurfade.to makevs etteemehis themore. Iris dercura, quo coram counted ar, abfurd thing a than to behis owne iudge.This is ourowneconfcience.This terreno iudice is Godsregiftérthatregiltreth all things whichwe doeor fpeake, and it isalfoour remem- fsffendorum, brancer, whenwe arealone.. Blefied isthe asan that defpifethnot this iudge: noman can feel rarer age- hue $.more (mere:fudgethen hiinfelfe, albeit a inan doe acquire himfelfe : the wicked is remua. fometimes .fëcure, butneuetmfafety.. This- is that, whereby Godwould callvshome. E- ofman. ueryfrnner is his owne tormentor: Herebefurdoverbera, ftrokesthat cannotbe heard, n.Theiudge-.. andyetftrokes indeede.Then if therebe with!n them fuck torments, why arewicked men mellfi'l fo metric ? Surely I muttanfwerethem thus: Peccatorefl fiatcarnifex: but thefeareremu- mI?hinvs. ueclfromthe;wayoffnncrsto theléateoEfcornérs : and thenall isquiet. Ener), fivneris thdgëmentie condemned inhimfelfe orb hiinfelfeif hebecome-not brutifh,and his confcience feared theeIrokor y theítrol¿es of and hardened. And as for young mens confciences, Augufline compareth theinto wa- d soanscorifci- ter ina bafon, the water is furred, and there is no-face feeisé: buffo foone as maturitie of ene. yeares come, then itwill fluidfrill, andwee fhallfeeourfaces and criewith Daniel and ougmenr job, Lord, wi a awns the nines ofmyyouth,' o "The third judgementmay beecompared toa so,,fcicncer. p f f y , smile, quarter feffions, that doth.confiit in depriving of commodities the mu /0''e is the loll` 3 iudgement. ofGods grace, an vnfenfrble punifluntna, but fo great, that if allthe creatures (hook' aoffeofgrace. inourne, faith Chryfoflome, it were not fufficienty when grace is taken away from one man. -Ifwewillnot bemooed with cluebife ofthat,whichGodmakes account of, h will
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