THE SEVENTH TREA- TISE: OF BLEB- SEDNES. Emaybe laid tohaue tatted true bleffedneffe, whom the Lord beforeall beginningsbathchofen tofaluation; whole faluation purpofed byGod the father, is performed by God the forme : to whom the eleétion by Godthe father, and redemptionby God the bonne is ratified by God the holyGboft: m whom this aifu: rance offaith is wroughtby the word preached : faith breeding ,y golden chain peace ofmind ; this peace caufeth my, icy beingaccompamcd ofthe cafes of wich feeuritie, lecuntie working m lone, loue labouring with a salaatron. careto pleáfeGod, with a feare to difpleafeGod ; fromwhence iffueth a defire of weldoingto others, indeuouring to bringthem to the peace with God and man,wliich he tafteth ofüinfelfe. Laltly, he is truely bleffed, who befides all the fur nier things ; knoweth howto vfe profperitte moderately, and aduerfirie patiently, way- ting.and looking for theaccomplifbment of God his- promife in the kingdoine of Ilea-- uen. More particularlie wee will iistreateof truehappiiaell'c by thecaufes and by thecf- ffebli ofit. Theoriginall cage is the loue of God, in ordaining vsto bee heires of lite eternal!, t- Ephefa.4. Matths5.34. Wherein is laide open the bountiful! riches of the mercie of Theca/0of God tovsward, in thatbefore thefoundation of theworldwas (aide, the foundation of ourhapprnét, our falnatioi was made before we finned, the remedie againftfain? was found : before Godoto" the maladie,the Lord hadprepared a medicine; before we weredamned, hehadpurpo- fedaway how wefhould be laued. In ref pe& whereof,feeing wee are rather to reioycé in this,that our names arewritten inheauen;then ifwe had power (without hurt) to treacle onScorpions, or had1pirites fubdued vnto vs, Luke i o. i9. ^ -o. wee conclude with the Prophet, Plalm. 65. y . Bleffidis' the man O God, whom thouchufgfl, and caufefE to comevn- to thee. TheCab Rance ofthisbleffednesis our redemptioninChriltIefus ,which is the Lambeof t God,that 'caked) away thc.linnes ofthew. orld,Iohn r .z9. bywhole blood we 'lane thefor: Thefleaiance giuenes ofour finnes,Ephefr.y.and bywholefptrit (whenwee halm bclewed the Gofpell) ofsosr biefled- we hauethe earnet3of our inheritance, Ephef.4.54. Theexcellent price whereof is LCoat (fforio o f vnto vs herein,in thatbering filthy in the bloodof ourfinnes,l:ewaffled vs withhis ovine deli.": blood,Heb.9. i4. inthat he being infl,fuffetedforno being.vniufl, t.Pet.3.a3.in that we be- ing ofno ftrength and vngodly,hedied for vs,Rom.5.6. in that webeing enemiesthrough finne,werereconciledby lam toGod tise father Rom. 5. t z. wherefore fixing he is bleffed ahofewickednesisforgitten,andwhofe lione i.e tenured, Prat. 30.2. let not thewile man glorie inhis wifedome, as though it made him happie, nor theflrong manglorie in booJiten 'eh, ney- therletthe rieh mangloriein hisricheo,butlet himthat glorietheerieinthis, that her knoweth themercieoftheLord-, wherein confitted' our falaation Ier.9.23.24. And let vs all Icarus themeaningof the fálutation of Elizabeth to the virginMary, Luke4a.Bleffdart ems becaufethefruite ofthy obe is ble fed. 3 Theforesall caule is theillumination of God his fpirit,makingvscapableof the fonner The foresail m (}cries fealiu , themtovswithlochaliurance inourhearts that wee dare bold! cr e`,,,, , y a g a ly raationa
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