his underthe Gofpell, rhar rhis paGe ofHolineffe !ball be fo common; in iUa die; 1 and this if that day: How grear is this proficiency oftheChurch? Leak how much difference there is berwecnone and many, berween rbe holiefi ofmen, and an ordinary beafr berweene rhe fronrall of rhe High-Prie{l, and rhe Bells ofhorfes, fo mu h rhereU:urtbe berwixrrhc Church in rhar day, and in rhis. 11 is rhe fa!hion of rhe rrueChurch, to grow up frill, from worfeto better, as it is faidofrhe heaa ofrhe Church crefcebat&corrohorabat•r. As iris copared ro !lanes for firmnes,fo ro grafrs forgro..;,rh· Yea the kingdnme ofheaven is r.ke a graineofmuflard-ferd, that<>£ the J..rt feed,p~oves the greatefi planr, in hi> kinde '. rhe river ofGod flowes firfi up ro rhe ankles, thenro the knees, and)l! l the chm. The O.urchwas an Em';!!o till Abraham rime; n fwat6mg-bands till Mofrt: In child-hood tillChrilt; A man in Chrifr, A man full-growne in glory Asman isan Epimmeofthe world'· fo is every Chrifiian an abridgememof t~e C~urch; Bdr ~~ B Jafl· In ;1/adie. Be " hke to tqe feafiofCana, where rhe befiwmewa!brcughr m lafl: not namrally, but by tranfmurarion. It was ablafphemous, and (mee thinks) a Vorjlian reafon,,that 1' ojlatw bring>, whyGod did nor create the voices our ofthe Propitiatorie, f!2.!!.ia D<IH flan poteflagerepe;J•ccejionem : Surely in ushe doth; and as we can doe nothing, in injlaote, no more doth God in us. As in the Creation he could have made all ar once, but hewouldtake dayesfur it; fo in our re-creation by grace: As namrall, fo fpirituallagents, doe •gereper,.,.,, That ruleof Aquinu is fure, •"ccejJiv~rum noQ.fimul eft rf!e & perfellio: to which that accords of'Ttrlullian, PerfelJru ordinr: pofl·hu,,at. 1 heremufi be an ilia dies, tOr our full fiarur~; till which, ifwe be trueChriflians, we mull grow from!lrength to firength: herein grace is contrary to nature,firorWI{ln I aft. Wemufichange till rhen,bur I• meli•1, tillwecome to our belt; ·and t~, wemull belikehim,inwhom is no !hadowby turning. But, where we fhould be like the Sunne till iloone, ~ver riling ; there be many like Ez.ekja'1 Snnne, that goe back many degreesinrhediall: whofebeginnings are like Neroes firfr five yeares, foil ofhope,and peace; Or, like the fir!l monethof anewfervanr; or hke untothefoureAges, whofe firfi was gold, the !aft iron; Or to Nth•chadmz.z.ars imaf(e, which had a precious bead, but hafe feet. Looke to your ftlves, this is a fearefnll Ggne, a learefi•ll condition : can.he ever be rich, that growes every day poorer ? Can he ever reach the Goale, that goes everyday a !lepback from it? Alas then, how fhallhe ever reach the Gaole ofglory, rhatgoes every•day a !lep hackward in grace? He that is worfeeveryday,can never beat his befi,Tnill• die,In that day. · Hitherto the proficiencie; The fanl.lification followes. 'theMofaicall Lawwas D fcrupukus: Therewere unholy places, unholy f(arments, perfons,beafls,fowles,veffels,touches,rafies:Under the Gofpell all is holy.AII was made unholy,when thefirfi A dam Gr ned; when the fecond A dam farisfied tOr !inne, all wasmadeholy: Mofu rhe fervastbuilr his houfe, wirl! a n''"""'l>f'••eJ.y~•.BphtJ. ~. r 4• ~ parti.rion wall in the mid!l : Chri{l theSonnepull'ddown(that fcreene, and cafi all imo one•~·~-;., Jewes •ndGentiles, whole hoofes and cioven,dwell nowbothunder aroofe. M•fis branded tOme creatures with uncleannell'e; he that redeemed his children from morall impurity, redeemed hiscreatures from legall: Whar !hould S.Peters great fheet let down by foure Si£lrners teach us, bm that all creatures through the foure corners ofrhe wprld,arec!aJeandholy? S. Pa•l proclaimes the fumme of Pllm viGon; Omnia mundamondif: It is an injurious fcrupuloufneffe,tomake differences ofcreatures; ;njurioos t > God,to the crO'tnre,roour felves: ToGod,whilewewill not let himferve himfelfe ofhisowne: To thecreature, while wepowrc that !hameupon it, which God never did : Toour felves, whilewe bringour felves into bondage, whereGod bath inlarged us. When JYiian had poyfooed rhewells,&!hambles,and fields,wirh his heatheni!h Lu!lr.1tions; the Chrillians (faith 'Theodoret) ate fi-eely of all, by vertueof PaH111!f2!!irroidifl maceUo: To let paffe the idle curi.,u(neffeofour fomi-Anah#ptiftJ, ofthefepararion; at whofe folly, ifanyman be~ifpofed tomake bimfelfe fport, let him read theTragicomicall relationofthe Troubles andExcom- . munication
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