41X,dr,4)6 2. Tim. 4.7.. Í hastefought a goodfight. HE beginning of thisChaptersprerenes vitro vs a very graue and fotemne charge giuen vs in the name ofGod Te °tefo0 & in his moft glorious rçfenceby theA oflle vetohis othc wocde, Sonneb Timotbeto; thatconfrderinng theeuilnefCeofthe bVeri times, and the aptnesofinen toturne their earesfrom the troth 'onto Fables, heIhould flew forth an extraordinary and unweariedindü(try in the faithful) executionof his publike Miniftery. The reafon inducing Taalto bee at this time tfGeciallyfovehement to thiskindeofparfwading, andwhich ihould allo mooueTimothie to beeasapt toente, talen the adulce,was theneereappro- thingofthe tieneof hisfïnalidilfointion; ?am now ready to beoffered, &c.b as if he had laid: Iamuncertaihewonethetbreedofmylifemaybecot f, /areÌam eVetfoi. n f it cannot be flretchedout long, and therefore, While(17 ham time; (and for ought I ,bnoro, this may bee the loft time) l cannot bat aduertif thee: Andgeeing that which ¡ noW fpeake, 1ffieake asone ready to laydown this Tabernacle, inthe depthofmy di- Ilion to thee, and in thefineeritie ofmyheart to God ,(before whom1 expeil homely10 appeare) thineeares ought With,thegreaterrgreadineffe even todrinks: in tholemy laß reord¡,.and theyfhonld rofarce forth afeet thee , thatthee,ßboaldefi lay them sep, and hid' them andkeepe then; inthe milkof thyheart'. d PEaf..m Now the mentioningof death , albeit i, wo'rketh little with Esill metl,vnlefe C Ptou 4.21. it be either tothe deadingof their hearts, like Nabob, (he rods likea florae;faith Et.Sam.'f ?9 the Text,) or to the makingof themmoredefPerately ftcnce, (Let vsBate and driake, for to morrow we (hall die ;) s yet in fuch apply, melting i romped g ìCbr.iq,ts heart anPools wan, yet could not chufe but leaueComeimprefsion. Forhow bEecrl,.tr,,g coùldit be; that Peel knowing, that when a manreturned to hisearth i, his fpirit k P;."'f ;;á s iseftfoones either received into euerlaftinghabitation °',orelfedifmilledtobere- 1p,,,a6 Cernedinchainesvhderdarkneße, wet, the indgement ofthegreatday. , Ihouldnot n,Lukeabg, atria csft withhimfelfe, whichof there twoilnould be the fi,,all blueof hiS Coulei' ulud,ó. Now then, beholding with theeyesof hismind', the Ohl rharfha/l beefhewed hereafter ° one the one fide, and theEurlring Lake whirl?is thefrondDeathron 'Rom g rs; the other fide, and knowing thatcads of them is by the ordinance ofGod (as p Reu.sr.3., with a chaise ofAdamant) eyed to the holinell'eor profainneff.ofthe former courfe; thereforeof theteeming ofhis owne foule, for the encouraging hispu- pil! Timothie, and fora failing andcomfortable direaion to vsall, heeioyfully lookesbacke vntohis lifebypaft,that from thence heemay derivea hopefull in- ference for the time tocome : lhace fought agoedfight , toe. Fromhenseferthis laideopfor mee, &c. Thuswith as much fidelitieand plaidenefleas i could, I haue let you Ice, the tourIeand order, and dependanceofthis Text. it is a notableand a pregnant proofeof the fav ing ofthewife ma n, g7hewickedfhalbe cadtareay for his malice , boo the Righteeui bathhope inkitdeath. That PaalsHope 9!'roo.tq.32; wag not in this' lifemay appeareth by the following retie t what werethe grounds ofhis hope, by which it became Hope net makingafbameel , is deda- a i;Cohfc.0 red inthis verfe. It is borne vp with three fupporters. Fitt a Agoodfight well fROmsfi V a . difehatged 219
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