586 Matter greenhorn`Readings troden downehis glorie,but by benefitsbath allured them ,by shall ifements driucn them, and by examples perfwaded then to repent before his plague came. The Lord bath ap- pointedfor dtfobedient children death,Deur. 2 l 8. If any man bath a forme flubbnrneand difiebedient,rehichw!ll nothearken tothe voice ofhisFathcr,northe voice ofleis Mother , and they bane chaftenedhim,andhe wouldnot obey them,andafter complaint madetothe Elders ofthe Cm tie,allthe menofthe Citiefballfionehimwithtonesvnto4 -ath. AndPreu.tC.2C. Bethatcur fah hisfather orhis mother,Ins Iig/#Jimabeputout in obfcuredarkener.. There is amongother, one wicked gencration,cucn a generation that curferh his father,andblefled) notatis mo- ther;but offuck a one,kt the Eagleput out his eyes. Hach God fo thrcatned, arid-will he notpunifh? a.King, z. Little children, whofor theirage, we would dunke to be fj ared,for gcantérr. mockingthe Prophet of God Eliifha, who cryed for vengeance by the lècret motion of Gods fp:rit, were by two Bearesdeuourcd. Did theLord punifh )corners then,and will he fpare them nowt For fornication weeknowetweutiefoutethoufand fell on one day, and Fenticction. were(wept awaywiththeplague,etiáliallfornicationnow bevnpunifhed? We(hand but by grace, weare butpetitioners, we muff:)care lead lmingin tllefeand fuch like finnes,we befwept away with tlrefe and fuch like judgements. This nft makevs tofcare,our !clues, to loueandbeleeue the wotd,togroçwin repentan cc,and makeourlchcoling in the iudge- ntentsofGod,fomeinone, auditant in another. 'We baue beard now, POW the castle of theProphets prayers was the right,pf his infirmities: this mtifl fhirre vs vpallo to private Prayer. prayer. Forthough .w,e hasterecemed.neucr fo many and excellent graces of God, yet " svttltout prayer (hall wenot be able to (firm ' p ofr)cluesby them. We mull fee how the " usan ofGod,feeingthe feuere judgementsof:God,was enoued to prayer, that lice should notbe tredcu downe'and )wept away with the siiekcd. We are likewile tofweare to this praaife,both to makevs cleave falterto thew ordì&alto to makevsthemere tofcàre out itvifbleindg- felues.ForitisaviîbleiudgementofGod, sahen,wee fee the iucaementsofGod, and are nutttofGod. not (}aicd in fixed faith in the Lord,and a reuerent {careofour iclues.Webauebin taught becaufewe aregiven to thinke that the iudgementsofGod appertains not rovs, that the long !uffcrngoftise Lord, is tokaue tIsewsckcd-vnexcufah]e, andnot to bane one ofhis vnfaued,and Rill calleth fome,and loth not execute,his judgements, vntill the mcalure of fin be fulfilled to the brimme,Gen, 6. Sothat he fparcth to call his torepentance, to kaue thewicked without excufe, whoi'ould neyther, be.mooned with hit premifès, nor feared with his iudgements. Andalthough it ferule ancafic doEìrine, that Godwililyone way or other install finne,and th inke that we haue learned this before it be taught:yet weíhai » findeour feisses ignorant of theprabfife of it, which it weeknew, it a coldbeakey of the ÁFvanitie " whole Scriptures ontovs. Andthus !muchofthegenerallclo$brine,, towof theparticular; bntbofüJèand Fortheir deceit !,!vain.As if theProphet fhottld lay, notwithffardtngall their high stnagi- reügeon a bat nations thou halfdefhroycdthem, for theybase but deceiued theinleluesin fallereligion deceit. andvaniticoflife. Titusthenletvsconfiderof it,that whetherourvaniticbeinreligionor life,itis but deceit. Herdic.and Idolatrie carrie a greatTway, vnder a colour of godlie life; butwhen Gods iudgements fiveepe them away,they keme vaine, thatneyther their Idols can help theni,northeir opinions comfort tiltin. - Thevvordof This then may commend vntovs : the word ofGod, that it onelytrakethvsfafe, and Godonly ne- ftayethvs in all troubles, wherefore it is laid port.' 2.4. Except thylaw hadbeen my delight, aer deceneeth Ipt,ould haueperi/hedin mineafflisMon. So theprophet lanáh hails a notable fentenceworchte vr, tobe writtereinletters of gold,and ofal men to be remembred,Ionah. 2.1 8.They that eraite von lyingvanities,forfaketheir ownemercie. Whereby he Iheweds slimtheywusch depend on any thing, faneonGod alone, refufe their ownefelicttie, and that goodncs, whicho- therwife they Mould receiveofGod. So that the Prophet iiitisfelfc in not goingto Ntsituie waytedon vanitie,and could findeno comfort in himfclfe.We may for a tune truth to ido- latrie orvngodhneflè, but when thetouch -ffone and trial' ofGods lawcomes, they can- notflay vs, nor faue v's, for theywill deceiueall vfèrs of them, asfaheand vaine. t.Sam, r 2.2 r. Samuelexhorting the people torepentance w !herb themto follow the Lord, and notCO turnbacke, hayingalfo,Ifye turnsbacks, that Jbouldbeaftervainethings, whichcan- notprofityou, nor deliver you,for theyarebut vanitie..Where he teacher] vs,that when mife- fcries
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