374 Of thee inì.%rie, Aefh puffe vpit felfc fo farre abouethe Saints, aboue the Angels,aboue the Lordhimfelfe or if hedoe, fhall henot be rewarded? Yes Purely, for if theLord would keepe filetee,the verycr_atureschemfelues wouldbe reuengedof him. kinds 7 Wee mutt defire that winch is truely good,for;there aremany kindes ofgood:There ofgood. is /facharr good ,Genef.chap.49IfacharanAffeofgreat bones couchingdownebetweene ;two burdens,fawe that wbicbwas good , andwas content to 'mare. Hotvfoeuer many big_ boned Alfes lay themdowsebetweene apaire of burthens for;ea;e,Iraftning, onely to it- uoyde the burden and the beateof the day. There is Demetrios hisgood , the frluer_ frnith: sirs, yeknow thatby this craft weehamonrgoods. For wee know, thatthe labouris nothing f&great now , asit huh beene, and thatinthefedayes ,aduffer of thecommon chap., a,Ipur,ofetodethee whole ood, to promotetl hee. There is Bakacke,s : Bee eoadt speakepka- ourflf For we know if hedare fa to theKin thouart impious, heemayCarrielohn fingthings and, ÏÎ , y g, feraetbetime. Baptss reward forlrislabour, and fend hishead for afecondtourfe. Andyettliereis abct. ter good. Forweemolt not , faith Siracid, Aske of awoman ,toachingwhomfbeeisiealow, norof an ambiteousman touchingthankefslneffe, norofan hirelingfor thefinifhing ofa worke, norof the menof thewor/de touching the things pertaining toGod : for theworld is a greatfa, uourer of the herefie of theLibertines, and if wee fall to counfell with flefh and blood, wee may doe tothe booteeof God,asleconiabdid tothe Prophecieofléremiah, cutteít inpreces with a pen-knife , and cart itinto the fire, for thewrfedome of this world fog. lifhneffe withGod, i.Cor.t. e modeftpre. g Whatfoeuer is written, for vsit is written , and ifitbe.written forvs, and forour occupation rn fakes Let meeheart (faithDa rid) what the Lordewill fay concerning me, and fo wee peaking of the , minsfterre. nruft attendtoheare theLorde, what bee will fayconcerning vs. As for nice, akhoaghl doe but fitte and mendetnynettes, and haue nopartnorfellowfhip in this bufineffe, bee-. ing vnworthie to bee matriculated into thehigh callingof theMmifteric, yet feeling my foulebathchofen the tabernacle of time Lorde, for hisportion, and feting the daymay éome, that I maykeepe a doore in thefame, asthe Lord liueth, before whom Ifpeake, bee knoweth that inhis faare Ifpeake tothis ende, that bymineotvnemouth I may be ftirred vp to prepare my felfeto this calling : and thatall you as AugnJfine faid inhis cafe (when it was as mine is now) hearing what mydefrre and purpofeIs, may pray toGod forme, that I may haue power and ftrength gisen me to performe rt. Wham care i, 9 In prouiding for the Minrfterie, good menwould be preferred, God can doe muds be hadinad- theyfay,hemay make theism able. It is likeSaundersargument: God is omnipotent :Ergo mncaüanóto there is tranfubftantiation. Naybee bath enabled diners well. In the wildernefie, when the .alingifloy. meate couldnot begotten, herained quailes, but inCanaan, when they were in cafetò prouide for themfelues, that prouifron reared, Many frmplemenat the firftcommingof !obiegs. the Gofpel1, werefurredvp,when theVniucrfrties werethe greateftenemies ofhis trueth, Ipnuseft is butnowwhenheliachreftoredtovstheplentieof Canaan,wemull know , that the date formidandum. of thatextraordinarie calling inourdayes is expired. *Tetbe maydoe well. True,he that Bernard. raftedblindfold may hitthe marke : but yetnowife manwilllay any wageron hishead. ' Rara &exi- If Immghc Ice a fiery tongue fucomm hishead, Iwould lay fomamewlmat. AfterInsreceiuinggvp ihi vital& into glory,whenheafcendedvponhigh, thenhegavegifts vntomen ,fuch giftsasontheir scumana eft, Coronationdayes Kingsare wont ingreat aboundance to fcatter among thepeople. The eultate !open- Conduits rannewith wine, andall the cocks with rofewater, and hisMifelianew cope us. LCalu, ofgold and filmierby handfuls were throwneamongft thern .Suchwerethegiftsoftongues, 71öwreJÿca proplrecyying, healing, all knowledge, and other graces. Nowalthoughheegiue vs all mu)? bebad timings it erally,yet hecontinued ltot hislargeffedaily ,as athis inauguration. We mnftnot ió h tall Tookeaiwaies to hauethe like MAN forgatheringit vp,but retorne toour occupations: te. and let vs remember time Lords Rewardmuff befraught with all flore , new and olde, fitte Brian' in ipfo toentertaine theIpnne and daughter of the great Kingof heauen. Prophecyingthefigne Chrittoprius of learned men. Numb. 1.25. EvenpooreBezaliel andAboliabbeforethey couldmake fPir"s,óle n curtaines, andw.orkein blewulke, yet for fomuch as it belongedcodeLordstabernacle, gum arena. theywerefilled with the Spirite ofGod in there. mechanical Nandi- workes. Efay.6.7.his mouth
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