THE IMPRESE 0 F G 0 D. THE SECOND PART. C ZACHA 11.· ult. ~b. In th4t daJfh•U there C. written ilpM the 6ridlts of the Hor/e~, 1"/Je helineffi t<nto the Lord: atldthe plllt io the Lordt h'ollfo jhal/6e/ifl.F the 6owlet hfore the A/tor. iswell neere ayeere ag!ie, fince hi thisGracious Prefence, we entred upon thismy!ticall, yet perrinenr Texr. You theriheard wh.u This day is ; what thefe Bels or Bridles; whar this infcriprion; whatthefePorsand Bowles : And out ofTbarday you heard the profidencie ofthe Cbmch; out of Holihdfe written on the Bels, rhe fan4ificarion of rbe Church : You !hall now heare,our ofthefe Bds,or Bridlesoiwarlike horfes,rhui infcribed, the changeofrhe holywarre,and peaceofthe Church; our ofrhefe Pots, advanced to the likenelfe ofthe Row!esofrheAltar, rhe degrees ot rheChurches perfe&jon, and accepration; All which crave yourgraciou; and bonorable attention. That conceit (which yet is graced with the name offome Fathers) thatrakes this in the literal! fenfeof Conftantinet bridle, we palfe, asmorewonby offmiles ~ban confutation: Q!lef\ionleiTe rhe fenfeisfpiriruall; and icis afure rule, char as the hifiOticall fenfe is fercht from fignification ofwords, fo the fpl!ituall from the fignificaciono thofe things, which are fignified by rhe words. For this infcripcion then, ic lbJII not be upon rhc bels,for theirown fokes, bur fo'r the horfes: not asbels, butasbels ofthe horfes, Andon the horfes , notfor their own fakes,bur as they ferve for their Riders. The horfe,a militarie creature;there is no orhermemionofhimio Scripcure,noo<her ufe ofhimofold: when the eyes of Elfo•e~ fervant were open,he faw the hill full ofhorfes, ~ !Cinf( 6. Even tbe celelliall E warfare is nor exprefied without them: 1-lencc you fi1all ever find themmarchr wirh Chariots in rhe Scripture: And rhe Poer, Ntm& lemp111 t'fltOJ,mmcptJ[certcMrnu: he rufheth into the battell,fairh Juemie; and he is m•dc for ir; for he hllh both llrengrh and nimbleneffe. He is ttronr : there is fortitlldO<r•i,Pj41o>.4 7. and God himfelfe •tknowledges it.Hallthuu given the horfe his llrcngth,Joh.39·He is f\vifr,faith ']mm; +·I 3. yea as Eagles,or Leopards,faith dbacuc. Wemufk rake thefc horfts chen,eirhor as continuing rhemfelves,or as altered. If<he fir([; The very wors under theGofpell !lull be holy; andGod !hallmuch glotifie himfdfe by them:Hc faith not,There tball ·--~--------------------------~N~n~3______ he______
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