316 Of Godlineffè. Confefon. ourlbread, our ilepe,touapparelltotheLord. The confeflìonof thewhole plea isloft, weconfeffe notall , otherwxfe weare in Adamscafeto becondemned, whowould hidehis fault; and in theefface ofthedamned Matz5.who being accufed ,did pleadagain; Lem, when faw wetbee?or heardwe thee?&c. There isno ftanding out withthe Lord;butfeehig 1tnowledge. we haue.loft all,wemolt confeHe all,thatfor knowledge thepapist}il inour moutlíes;& in Pfal. s refpe&of our liues;we arecertainelyfelloniousvfurpers of hiscreatures ;and fo promife 3 45 thathereafter we will sloe otherwsfe:but if weifand out ( Ilay)with tleLord , nothing is tobe looked for but eternall condemnation,mourning,andwoe. And aswe molt confelle this, fo inuit we Hand againitour felues, and fo goevpintothe chamber of our owne con_ fcience; and- award,flumeto our felues : and hauiagfuchan hotecontrouerfie with our owne(mules,the Lordwill remit all. x o Wemuff learneto loue the Lord for himfelf,andnotfor our good:& let vs learn not Wèmaynot toindenc withGod,asifhewil gluevs riches,orhealth,orpower,then we wil ferue lúm,or indentwith els not;formen cannot awaywith this indenting with the: but:let vsfay rather, Lord take God. away myfins,andas for other things,Lord do asitpleafetbthee.Thus Dauiddid When hee was todtfquietedin his kingdom byhisfonne. Letvsdefire this heart ofGod, forbee bath wrotighteue infinful Hails to fee life indeath,healthin bcknes,wealthinpouerty. And this ifwe beleeueave may fee the wonderful worke of God aswel as our fathershauedone. Wepaufeto s Manyworldlywifemess fufpe&vsoflightnesofbeleefe,whenwecan fofoonecre- pfi ssbiegr dite the worde : but let no man thinke weecan be too credulous herein, feeing eueryiot uenly thoughme be thereinis as true, as if ithad been fromChritt hisowne finger, or vttered witlihisowne guided,butwe tongue., Deliberation is a goodlything to a man indeed , but yetreafon will letamanbe ran fafCe - credulous enough,andashaftie asan bode raisinginto thebattell,vnleffeit be inmatters nonghin ofreligion;and ofconfcience, and then wcfeare that Chrift wouldreduce vs, andwedeale earthly ro an with ixüiì &hispreachers as though theyweredangerous fellowes. Andtherefore,though. gnidevs, Godacäinmandementsbeneuerfoplaine,Yettheymnflgovndertheexaminationofrea- imile. fön. AndbecaufeWórldly men fareitherwithThomas,Shew me byexperience thismr with Nicodemus, Shew me that by reafon and I beleeueyou: God can haueno dealingwith vs. Faith. Oh is it notmarueilous,that thelumpe of foolifhnes Mould call into queltion the Truetlr ofGod;:which is Trutthhimfelfe, anddares notmiflrufl.the werdebut ofafriend of one that is in(nineauthoritie , though finaller creditabouehim? And yetthey fay faith is too hafti , it fhould take a greaterpaufe. A deepe point ofpolicieto viedeliberation. Well, faith is notto morroiv,it muff beprefently :Chrifl gauenot fomuch refpite to theyoung man,as that hefhould burie hisfather.And furely,ifwe knewall, there isgreat reafon of not ftaying in thefematters. Therewill be embaffadours to flay our wel-doing , there are fellowcs will vfe a dialoguewith vs,and furelyifwe wilneeds (hake hands With the world, if we indI bid the flelhtarewel,and take ourleaueof profit,it will beviolence ratherthen a habit at firth: For thefeare filcheloquent perfwaders, that ifa man admit theirórations,he fhail footle be plucks Backefrom theright way,or.it isa maruell els. We rannst xz :Thereisa great rearms of honeftie,that we will notobey God, if lie requirerhiont ferué two eon- obedience; we haueother callings calling vs away; we hauea good likingof thes,that Cr- naryme/terr, far commandeth vsco.waite uponhim in the boufeof exchange. Doth Cliriff not wanra Chriflian, aswell as cefar dothwant a;cuftomer? Surely,wemuff needs hauelease ofCe- fartoferueCbrift. Cafar isnotgreater then Chrift;and thereforeeuen bydemonflration, Chrift muffbe flrft waited on.As for thofethatthinke,that theworlhipping ofBaaland of God will ¡land together,andthat we may ferueChrifl&Cfar,profit and religion:theer- rourfor thegroffenesisnot worthie confutation,for it is a manifeff halting.Theverycoin- mandement lhewethvs,that wemuff be knit to God,as aman is to his wife: lc is a poffeffi- on inprivate andnotin common ;if we donotfo,iealoufie wilarife. Butmay not God and Cafar beferoedtogether? Itmaybrio; if they both commandone thing:but Iworldwills amans eye m the obedience be frill upon God. For furely if God andCafar beefollowed in onething, iris hard tofay,howwee Rand affeeted, whether wee followe GodorCfar. And forthiscaufe the Lord isfaine often topull off the vifardof hypocrifieherein , that when
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