--- -- A THE IM PRES E 0 F G (J D. THE FI RS T P ART. Z A CH A 1\.. '+· 20· In that d•Jfha/1bervrittm•pon tbe brtdlu(or,b,ll)<[theHorfi:s,Holinu unto the Lord: ••dthepot'"f•be Lords ho•f..jha/1belib,r tbe bow/es before t!J< Altar. F aoy man wonder ,;,hither this difcourfe can tend, ofhnrG:s, and be!s,and potS,and bowl<, for the A I tar; Lcr himcontiJer that of 'l'ertullian,R.alio dn1l~a in med•ll• eft,no ;,. J11perfcie: The(<horfes ifthey be well menaged , will p•ove like chafe fierie Hocfos of Eli.u, eo carry usup to our heaven, 2 King.> 11. Thefe Bels,like chafe golden bels of Aarons ,,,bo, ExoJ·39· >5· Thefe Pots, like tliacOI/a pulmtnli of che Prophecs, af<er Elifba's meale, 2 King. 4· and rhtfe Bowlcs, like that b!etfed and frUitfu l! navel! of rhe Church,ca..1.7 .2• S. Pa•lafk , OothGod takecarefo• oxen? fo may l here,Doth God take care for horfes? Surely, to provide forth"111, not to prophefieofthem; ~uch !e(fe oftheir bels, the unneceffary ornament< of a mccfiory creamre; Em he that forbids us to Jearne ofthe horfe that letfon ofrtubbornnelfc, by the Pfalmjfl, and checks ns oft ily theoxeand atfe,for their good nunre, would havr usleune here,under thtSparable ofthe horfe,and the belsofthehorfe, •nd chewriting on thofe bels, theef!Jte ofour D own peaceand fanfrilication. God doth both fpeake , and worke io ParJbles,as that Father faith well: Ofthischen I m•y truly fay, as Hierome faid ofthe book ofJo6, Sing•l• verSa plena [Mill Jmfi6•s: Suffer your felves with Abrah•mi R.am, tobe perplexed awhile in thefe bryers,cbac you may be prepared for a fi r facrilice to God. In that oa1:J What dayisrhat? All dayes arehis,who i&rhe Ancient of<ilayes;and yet hefaieo, Ahrtham r.wmyday, and rejoyced. He that made all dayes , faies yec againe1 Thi>istheday which the lord bath m'de: There is one day of theweeke, Gods; ""'""'R.wd.r. and yet I would it were his; Gods d •Y by creation,byordination,l would it were his by obfervation coo: There is oneday in anal!e his: While itiscalledroday,Heh+ Thedayofvilitation ;and yerthisthy day,L"k.'9·4>.0ne day in aworld his, Ma11b.7.22. lnth.r'day : Aday beyond theworld, his. Today have I begotten thee) Hodit, i. ahBternD, which is a mmcjlan1, a! AljuinM defines ir. E TheHeathens had five famous periods ofcomputotions, Ni1tM 'vlonarchie, og;ges Flood, TrojanWarre,olympiads ,Vrbs comlila; Allou•s is ab ill• die, which S.Paulcals, The fulnetfe ofTime;But Chrifl hath tWO d.1yes,as twocommings : Hisfirfl, In die iUa ro1dix JeJT<,faith E(ay 11.1 o. Theday ofhiscommingcofojourne in thewurld. His fecond, I Cor. r. 8. Theday ofhis retume, which S. Paul ea's ~u'O·' ~nAtrml~fJI'~ l!.pbef+30· whm he comesto r1nfomeus, and to judge theworld : both are day"' indeed; In rhe firfl, there is no night ofhis abfence, chongh to our fenfe there bee fame little darkene!fcofour miferie: In rhefecoad, noabfence, ncr no miferie; A dav
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