The Papti ingo f theEuritich. 2.13 to the World whathewas, and what changeGodhad wroughtinhisheartThus in the fira timesofMt Apcftíes 1 teachings, notwithftanding thefharpperfecu.. tions railed vpagainfl the Tru yet thebelceuers trouped together, and drew' themielues intolocieties, andioyged themfelùes totheathenablies, andhadff1. lowihip with thofe drat were inChrifl befo're them, i'n Mete things by which it could not but bec ditc,yedwhit they were; Thereat(waking ofthe conuer. lion ofthefe threethoufánd faith, theywereaddediothèabüitch .,whichargueth that theynot onely in heart embractd theTruth, but withall difpofed of them. feluesfo, that it was manife(tto all, to whattnunkiek they belonged, And the namberafthernthat beleealed (latchLake) greaMoreandmin.': which flaeweth a 0 Act.taiq,. vihble adhering to the fellowlhìpof Profelloi , The Ike is intended in that (peaking, Ramada" andagood ifJan, tic. aad wickpeopleioyned thearafeluérvino the LordP; fo it is laid ofthe Converts at Ephefds,theycarneandconffad,andlhewed p.e&sr.,4. theirrrorkr'r. When Chill cotnmendedmutuallioreunto bibahtoiples, By gxd.ry. se. Shia (laidhe) fballa/lairenknoadauaremyDi/dpitar,asifhehaciiaid,'Ifÿonbefiach alote aayoa/hònldbeijailwilldefire torfianifofjour follies tobe ray Dfciplea,yin willbe lingto haue it krìowne whatjonare, Now thenbeholdamarke wberebi the trerld(ball difcerne yon; What fitould I fay more inthis t ItiBëertainq heethat rightlyap prehends the good to begottenbyCheill, andis lenfible offameinter( ft in tr,', forhisownt particular, will defirenothingmore then thathemay fhc hiinlilf to behis,and toberepined oneofhis followersand dependari'styea thoughit be with fomepreiudicein theworld, yet hea illaccount it tobe thegreaten honor can befall him. Torerurnehomewith the badge-ofaChriiliae ,oütofalldoubt theEunacbmined it morethenhisofficeof Treafurer in the kingdome,and he ehoferather Cohazard boththat andall diänities,then rogo intohis coup. trey as afecret Chriflianr Thisdeferuesto bee commendedto the careof all that fàre.God, thathow- The ( foeuer the vaineapplaufeof met, bce not tobe hunted aftepmvrd it be hypocri ticall and phardaicalltopraCticethe dutiesofgodlinetreter beTiiite yet itis rie- fi4at.6,al eelfarythat wefhouldmake itappeare whatWearc, andthat we be not afhamed ofthat frncerity&godly carewhich betonainethrhofe tharwouldbe faved.Wif fomemen fayvnto:me,ehis isa tïeedlelfeexhortation vetovs. For (behold) we havedone as muchfor the (hewingof our(clues to be Chriltians, as thisívcnnc(í did. Fie Wasbapti,zedi'nthe nameofthe Lord lees, lò haue webeeneuerkone,' andcherforeyobmay fpare the labourofperíwading that which we hauealready done. Ianfwer; To recejar the SacrameatofDeptifmewas to ibis wan fauci. cnt for the declaring of lümfelfe a Chrifttanin his owne countrey, where the nameofCh=ill waseteher notheardof,ornorlikedof,andwhere the Sacrament ofBaptifinewas a thing firangeand vtrerly vnkoownerbut the cafe is not fo withvs. For withvsneither the bearing the nameofaChritliar, nor atï admit raneeby the Sacramentofóaptifine intothe focity of Gods people, is enough" toproouea Man tobeea'Chriflianindeede; beeauféthefe things are comtnon' to many hypocriteswithtirebeftProfeilors. So that albeitBarra-re u Might bee' a witneffe of this mans Chrilliánity, among a people either baring ir, or not efleemingitr'yet itcannotbe fa'withvs,but (lime ft ithe thing is necelfarie to theendour fincerityofreligion and Chtiitianity mayappeare. There be fomé thingsas hatefull,among'ehemen.ofthïs generation, as the name ofa Chrifli.. an, wasorcould beainongthe.i thiopians as namely, fuiraman tomakecon. fcieneeofhiswayes; tobinde himfelfe toa kinde ofcireumfpe&walking,to [hew, himfelffealfullto Offend, andloáthtodoéany thingdifpleafingtothemaiefly ofGod, to follow after. holiheile with a kindeof (inning. to be (traitin thole' thing's' wherein men generally take kind ofliherty tothemfeluer,and tofeemc /Poi todaretodoe diuerfethiñgs;' whichthe worldMakes noeprellionof: there and thelike (I fay) ate as (hinge, as tiara, as difpleafing;'asmach fubieu to
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