dtfyf3 4. ePG.iig .f,6. fHcb.r3. It. T'ht1.Don. gCap.tao. TheDifcouer:e fHypocrifie. that wouldbringforthgood frufr, mutt labóurto be a good man, that, to haue his heart inwardly featoned with true knowledge , and to ftriue withhis owflC heart to retie ouely for lifeand faluation vpon Chrift Ie(us. An ignorant man haiaing no vnderftanding in themiftery ofChrilt, notknowing what it is to needeaSaviour , not findingin any meafure how hard a thing k isto beleeuein Chrift; not endcauouringdaily tocatithe whole burdenofhis linnes bywhich he finds himfelfe ouerÌoaded, vpon the backeofChrift looking byhieflripei onelytobe heated' ; fitchan one Ifay mayblinde theeyes ofthe world, with tome filch a&ions as in themfelues maybe reptitedgood : but ignorant andwant of faith,blemithinghis perlon his workeralfo (whatfoeuet they be, and howgreat a thew foeuer they make) muftneedsbe hatefull before God. Nowmore particularly , thefrxït is faid to beegoodwhen itis brought forth with aioynt refpe& had uatoall Gods commandements. Oh (faith Dauid)thar mymaim weredirefied to keepthy ftournt:thenfhonld I not be cunfounded,when Ibane refpetl woo allthyc.mmandementse: as ifhe had laid, My life and conuerlation (hall be then.fuch,that I f hall not needeto bee alhamedof,whenasthy confcience (hall wituelle withmen that my heart is lettobe obedience ofall that the Lord requircth, audthat Idoenot deliberately perfrftinany grolle fine, which is ma- nifeftly knowne vetome to bea trefpaffeagainft God : otherwi(e ifI Ihouldre. rainea fecret purpofe with my (elfe, to make (mall account of thebreachof forceoneor otherofthe LawesofGod , for my profit, orpleafure, oroutward creditfake ; though perhaps I mightferme tobte zealous infome otherduties, yeatobeeuenprecife in the obleruing them, yet I fiould beea flamed toTooke God inthe face Ì could haue no comförtin my confcience, neithercould I fo perfwademay(elfe that my heart were upright before the Lord : thiswas Daniels meaningwhen beelaid , ThenfhouldInot becenfoxnded when Thane re/fiat untoal ehycommandements. We areafared(faith theAuthor to the Hebrewes) that wee hate agoodconfsienee; Why? becanfein allthingsoserdefartistolinehenef lyF: fo thatifthere had beeae thebreachofany one commandement, which he hadwit- tingly and aduifedly made noreckoning of. it had beenvnpofsible for him to haue hada good confcience: It isworth the noting, the prefacewhich Mofesmaketh vitro thetenne corn- mandements. Then (faith her) Godfpake altheft words ; hefpake notthe firft commandementonely, nor the fecond and third, and left there, buthefpake them All, and gane vsferait chargeto keepe.cueryone,asanyoner no one was vtreredby Gods voice, or written with hisowne finger more then theother : to teachvs, that whofoeuer will have anytrue comfortby hisodedience to Gods Law muff not contenthimfelfetolooketooneortwo, but mullmake coalci. ence, and hanea care to keepethem all. Hethat is theAuthor ofone,isthe Au- thor of all the refit hee that bath threatned topunith theoffenderagainil one, bath threatned thecnrle to him that continueth not inall without exception, that is , alloweth to himTelfe thebreachofany one. Heethat keepeth all, and breaketb one , i,guilty of 411, faith lamer s. You willfay mince, that itis a hard raying.: who isthere but heebrcaketh tomeone, ifnotmore ? Ianfwerthee, thatthe meaning of the Spirit of God is not, thatifaman throughinfirmity flippeinto anyfault , bee is made thereby (lraightway guiltyof thewhole law , becaufe it may be truely laid, that beewhich breakea all throughweakeneffe not allowinghimfelfe in ìt. but ftriuingagainft it and groningvnderit,thefame fer Chrills lake isguilty ofnoue. But this is Saint lames his meaning,that who.. foeuer feemeth to keepe all the other commandements, andyet will willingly maintain and beare with himfelfein the breach offomeone , thefame cannot bee raid to. performe true obedience ento any. TheexampleofHerod is prega nanefoe thispurpofefi, heFeared John, beereuerenced him, beehard him, her did niany things, yet bee would not reformebisfauneofvneleanenefl'e; was he
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