EP I ST. IV. -~-,3"1~ - 1\ 8Jckwards,at themanifold favour>,whertbywe are obliged to obedience. lll1u our"l (elves, ac that honorable vocation,wherewith he hatb graced us, that holy proiel!ion we have made ofhis calling,c.udgrace, th~t folemn vow.and covenanr,whereby we h>veconfirmcd our profdflon; thcgracionsb::ginnings ofthat Spirit in us,wh:ch is grievedbyour finnes, yea quenched. Forwards,at the joy which will to' low upon our forbear.mcc, that peace ofconfeience, rhar happy e>pcltation ofglory, compared with themomwtary and unp!eafing de!ighrbf< prefent finne; Alfrhefe, our of love; Fl!lre is arerencive, as neceffary, noc fo inger'lu6us. h h btuerm be wonne, than to be frighted from finne: robe allured, than drawn. Bot:hare little enough in ourprcneneflc toevill: Evill is rhe\mly objeCt offeare. Hrrein therefore, we mnfl rerrllie our flubbornneffe, with botb evills; Ofloffc, and offen!;,: that ifir be poffible,rhe horror ufthe evenr may connrerv•il :he pleafureofrhe tema:i~n: Of toff<; B r<mm.bringtbtnow weareabouttolofeaGod, rocaflaway a11thecomfonsJnd hopesofanotherworlu; to rob ourfelves of allthofefweetm<rcbwcenjoyed· ro tbrufl bls fpitir our of dooros (which cnnnor obide ro dwell within the noifome flench offinne,)rofimtthedooresofhcavcn again/tour [elves. Oflenfe;That thm we giveSatan a right inn>, power over us, advanrage againlt us: That we make God tofrowneuponus in heaven: That we arme all his good crcuures againlt us on earth: That wedo as it were tJkeGods hand inours, and fcourge our felve~with all temporall plagues, and force hiscurfes upon us, and ours: Tbat we wound ourown confcimceswith finnes, that they may wound m with everlafling torments: Th.,t wedoe bothmake a hell inour breaflsbeforehand, and open the garcsofthat botromleffe pir, toreceive us afterwards: Thatwe do nowcafl brimflone inro the fire· C and Iefi we fbould faileof tortures,make our felv\>sour OWl\ fiends. Thefi-,and wha~ <V<rOJher terrors of this kind,mufi be laid i&thefoule: which, ifthey be throughly urged to an heart, not altogether incredulous, well may aman o£kehimfelfe,h.ow he dare finne? But ifneither this Sun ofmtrcies, uorthe t<mpefluous windes cfjud!(- mentcan make him caflolfplterscloakeofwkkedneffe; he mufl be clad withconfu· fion, aswith acloake, accordihg ro the Pl<lhn",{[. ' I tremble to think how.many live,as ifthel[were nelthcrbeholden toGod,nor afraid ofhim, ncitherin his debt, nor danger: As ifcheir he1ven anJ hell wereboth upon e••rh Gnnirig not onely withour fbame; but not without malice: It is their leaf! iil ro dceevill: Behold they fpeak for ir, joy in it, boafl ofir, inforce to it; as if they would fend c:1allenge. imo heaven,and mJke love eo deflrufrion: Their lewdneffecalls for our farrow,and zealous obedience; that our God rn1 y have os crue rer. vanl'!,asenemies. And as we fee naturlll qualities iocreafeJ with ihe refiflance of D their contraries; 10 mufl our gracewithothers finnes: we !ball redeem fomewhar of Gods difbonorir by finne, ifwe !ball thencegrow holy. 'Ol!mB"I:!l!:l!JI!l!!l!llBtlflml ~ml!!m!ll!llll!!9ii:~W!Iil\ll2li!JiGi1lo To Mr. Doctor M 1 i. B u RN E. E~. IV. Difcoo,ftnghow Jam, 4od,.hereiD PoperJ deflroy,th tLt{OIIN}ali~ll• THe meanein all things is notrilorefafe than harJ, whether to find'or Kerp :" and as in allothermorality,it lyeth in a narrow roorniiOmoll: i~ tliemattertif our cenfure, efpecially concerning Religion : wheremwe ar..won.t.to he either careletfeorcoo peremptory. How flf,and wherein Popery lauth chefJUndarion, is w~nl) our inqu"try : I need not fiay upon words. By foimdetion,we mc;m thr E nece(Jjry groundsofChriftianfaith. Thisfoundltion Papiflrydefoces, by laying a new, byc.:ofting down the old. In thefecafes,additlon deflroyes: he th>t obtrudes a new word,no letfe overchrowes the S:ripture, than he that denie• theold ; yea thi, vew obtrufiondenies: he that fets up a new Chrifl, rejefrsChr' fl: T wo founda· tiilnscmnot ll:andoronce; the Ark and D•g•n: Now l,'apiflry hyesadouble new foundacion: the one, anew rule offairh,thar is"anewword; the ot:h{r, 1 newAmhu!', or flude offaith,that is, anew headbeGdes Chr\11:.dbd nev-. laid orher fonndari"n, th•n i.t the Prophets and Apoflles: UpOn thdrr;livine writing; hemeant to build hi' _ ______l_l _h 2 _ __ -· C:horch,
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