321, OfgodsDratb. outof thisattribute of theLord wemay make ourprofite. Firftnothing in the world,no kinde ofwordfetteth out the vilenatureoffinmorethen this doth,to fayour finnesmake theLord angrie.It carriethi Tome forceto fi n is the workeofthe flefh,to call it the workeofdarknes,the workeof thediuell,andall thefeare tffeaua11: but none of them is ableto come into the balanceof companion with this one, that it moueth the Lord t6 rf.vything wrath,becaufe though itbenot poflìble, thatGod fhouldbe angrie,yetifit were poflible, etr thatanyything 'fhould doe it, itisfnne. Secondly,Iwouldhauenomanhenceforthper- fwade himfelfc,that God'willbe aproaour ofhis fin, of that hewill giue him pillowesto isfin eafe,bolfters toholdout, or curtaines torouer hisIM, for liinne mouesthe Lord to wrath. Hecould notleaue finvnpunifhed in Muddhischofen, nay hewouldnotfparehis whole Church the peopleof Ifraellfrom punifhment, and therefore he will not beare withone particularmember;Leaue men and come to Chrift,whothoughhe had committed no fin, yetbecaufe hetooke vpónhim our fin, how washepunifhedçthoughhe liued in allobe- dience, Riftin heauen,and then in earth, yetwhen hecame todeath, howbitter wasthat cup ofwrathtohim?IfGod then didnot bcare.with fin in liisfonnebeing but imputed Vntó him, hewill notbea bearer ofvs in finne,hauingtothe fullcommitted it,but we may wellmakeour accomptes, come fin,come wrath. Thirdly, ifthe Lord be angrie with our inuentions, which doe not hurt him (for though kings did incampe thenlelues again!} bim, hewould laughthem to fcorne) then hadwe neede tobeangrie with our frnnes,be- çaufe they will elfe .throw vs downe intohell. Ifthis word wrathnowwill notmoue vs, furelyitwouldnot mouevs to fee the mountaine offinoke, as that of Sinai. Why theanger 3 Grieuousis thepaine and vntollerable is the griefeof hellfire, tobe burnedis the o¡God isoil[et moltgrieuous and painefull deaththat canbe, it is terribletoeuerypartof the body fora downebyfire. manto feele his blond andhis fatto drop away from him. IPwe werethreatened tohold. our hand overa fireof wood, it would makevs doe any thitrgyea things vnlawfull oa amideit,without Godsefpeciall grace affifting vs : but alas pìf isnothing to hell fre,and yet wewillnotauoydefin, which will kindle a firevnqueychable, and our bodiesfhalt. neuerbeeconfumed, Nebuchadnezzar had twentie feuenprouinees, Daniel 3. andyet but three men among all them refufed to fall downe to worfhipthe. golden linage for feare office. Butweneede notgoe toNe6uchadnezzars time,we may Tookebacke but into +ueene 2Llariestime and fee many that forfeare of fire did vndergoe things vnlawfull ágainft theirowne confcienceto theirdefpaire. And yetthis was but a materiali fire, but ofthe Lordsfire wemutt conceiueotherwife. In Efay he fayth, he willhaue it madewith Fitch to make it noyfome to our members, andhe will haue a riuer of brit/Atone tofeede at,that it (hall not be drawen drie. Ifthis bethereward ofour negle , why doe weheape oourfettles, anheapeof chafe ? Iffire come, whywillwe be as Rubble? Ifthis argument, this Erie argument will not caufe vsto feare, nothingwill caufe vs. If(as it is raid) in the fchoolenothing mouethmore then that,whichbath bothreafon and fenfe, then furely fire 0/three this10 maymouevo, whichboth reafon and fenfedoe caufe vsfoto feare. More pbasnely, there hsehmay arebut three things inthe world,which will bring aman fromwickedne(l'e,fhame,griefc, "Pe from andfeare : Shame preuaileth a little now adayes, becaufethere be fomanywicked, that :shame. will coueranothers flume : andgriefe is puttofilence, for ilthat come, we lay stsian hi. a.Gráefé. moor,and whetherit be foor no,theywill driue it away, ifthey can,with merycompanie. 3.Feare. Butwhen itcomes to feare, no mirthwill ferre the purpofe, as we fee in malefaé}onrs con- demned to death,nomirthwill make themmery,Nay themolt hluggifhbeaft theAffe,and v thoughye beatehim, vntill hedie, ye (hall not gethim togoe into the fireforfeare, and simile.. yet wentorevnfenfrblethen any beat}, will notbemoiled a whit.And thisfire oftheLord isfodaine, and continuall inthat day, whenno Tertullascan (landvsmRead topleade for vs, no bribe will beable to fpeake for vs, for that will bea terrible day for allbribers. hut fuppofe he would take abribe, what bribewilt thougiuehimfor the finofthy foule a The whole world is not inough, butthough it were, thewhole world (hall be deftroyed, how then taint thouglue it ? W'tymuch, is 4 Ifwe will be trulyprouokedtomercy, firlt let vslooketo the Lord hl»felfe,what- sobetoned. foeuerhecaza doe, there ismercie with him. All hiswayes, faith the Prophet, aremercie: he
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