on the 119. Pfalme. 585 werewonderful! in thetimeof the Law; butwe heare not of them in the newTeffanteat, what appertain they thenvntnvs? But Chrift bath taught vs this generali do9rive, Luke t 3.1.w here certainmen cametoout Sauiour Chrifi,and flowed himofthe Galilzans, whole bloodPilate hadmingledwiththeirowne facrifices: but Chat anftuered them on this fon, Suppofe see that rhefe Gdlileans weregreater 'inners then the other Galilean', bet-Aare they haue fuJfeyed fach things , Dtellyea , no: bat vnleffeyerepent your lines, you Ada Iikemifeperifh. Thus beealfo fpakeof them, unto theftIewes, whichwokeoccabonto condemnethofe menfor puoHlr, menu, uponwhomthetowrein Siloam fell. Suetymanwill yeeld to this , that theplagues are great, but noman will applie them tohimfelfe., But our SauioutChriflbefore teachcthvs, turben tofeare and fufpeót ourownee(lates,dren tocondemne others. Indeedallpunifhment (hat not fall uponone man, nor one puni(hment(halllight upon all. Though the flood fweepeth them not away, though ferpentsdemure themnotthoughthey benotdeprived of the protnifed land, yet furelythe Sonne of God lefusChrift bath fpoken it, and though heauen andearthp'affe , yet one ioteof his worde (hallnot pa(fe, that vnleffeme repent,mefhallallperilh: if not inchefe, yet in famed titels, ifnot in (noseof thick , yet infome other like to theft. For the Larde bath many and diners iudgements , Whereby beewould treaddown his enemies. Bcf de the Apo ifle faith, Ephef5.6. Colofl. ;.6. (peaking of fornicatours, covetousmen adulterers,idolaters,andwan- tons, Letno man deceive ',wraith vaynewOrk:for, forfach things commeth thewrath ofGaáop- en the childrenofdfobedience. This is fpokento Ciodschildren, riot they fhovld not mockeat the menaces and iudgmenis of God: for iftheywit not obey,thejudgments ofGadundoubted. ly will fall; butiftheywill tremble at Godsword, they that) bechild ten ofobedience , andnot be fubieófro thiswrath of God. Thus Quiff alfo reafoneth, Matth.z4.3 7. Luke r 7.t 8. As the ¿ayesof Noahwere, fdlrkgwifèJrall thecommingofthe Sonneofman be. 38. For asin the hies before theflood, theydideateanddrink 1, marrieandgaue in marriage, vntilthe daythatNoah en- tred intotheArks., 39 And kteewnothing till the 0odcame,and tao/sgail! away:fo/batthecam- mingof theSonne of man be. Luke 17.28. LikewifeaifoitwasinthedayesofLot,wheninSo- dome the SnmuShined in themorning; andal t+as well; even thencamethewrath ofGodFrom heanen. When the oldworld wasmaking mirth, andthought ofnothing le(fe, thenofdrow- ning, until( Noe went into the Arke, fnddenlythe casters came uponthem. Likewifeis oure- Rate, we know nothingnow, we teethe world is asit was, we provide for ourpoffertrie. Thus wefee our Sauiour Chrift reafoned muchMotoDaard. In4fhe peculiar lodgement, it (hallbe likewith vs as with Sodome, that citie wasdefroyedfuddenly, and fo tball we be. In shegene- rail ludgement,it (hall be as in the dayesofNoe,the water fwept them awayat vnawares;hothe fire (hall purgevswhen wee thinke notofit. Thouhaft(faich Daaid)troden donne intimes pet, thou wilttreaddemure againe. 2.Pet.a.4. IfGodfpared norbis Abgelsthat hadfinned, but cal themdown intobell, nor theoldworld nor Sodome,&e. ThusoueSauiour Chriis, and with hint his Apoftles, teach by precepts, and confirme byexamples; and fomuft all the godly minifters approuc and teach this doe- trine,that the godly mayhaue their faith eftabli(hed in Gods prcmifes, and tolcauethe wicked exctfeleffeagainft theday of iudgement. They bane left vs aprefdentto follow, wherebywe tnuftbe awaked fromflumbring,tlat Godschildren may ftoopei and the red becommitted tothe righteous iudgementofGod. We feehow wemay profit byexami- ningfeuerall iudgements for feuerall finites, bathnot God appoynted in his word, and Sewallpm executed frornheauena feuerall puma:merit for feuerall hones ? Doth God fay that irk:- mfkrneaular lacers, heretikes, andprofane profefforsfhould be fivepcaway èvitll plaguesand warres;fenerallfmnèx. and bathhe not fivept away the !Egyptians in the red fea,Exod. t¢DidtheLord threaten the breach ofhis Sabbothwith death? Anddid henot ft nicethentan, that didbut in that daygather fttckes,Numb. r 5 . Whole (issue though thenfpared an earth,yet theLordpu- nifhed st frotoheaven. Nehemiahtaught his people this dollrine,faying, Didnot thewrath of Godfall °rioterfathersfor our example? Yethere isrobe noted, that euermore the Lord path done, and doth fatherly correct and admonifh, before he utterly fweepeth away. Shall we thinke thattheLord is altered? Hislong fuffetingdidnot prefentlypunifh, nei- ther afterbee had chromed, but bee ganerearme torepent: bee lath dealt fo gracionflie withcountries,nations,and people, that hebath not fo trodetlthemdowny as theylane irodcn
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