The triadofvidoptioo. 323 deceive our owne foules, ifwee thinke we may doethere things, and yet be the Lords. Many bane their private and perfonall exceptions againll their tea- chers, but wee (land not inthePulpit to perfwadeyou to beleeuevs,but toen- truce you togive cred itto the Lord. It is his Word which wee handle, it ishia. laying, it isnot ours, that hewhich lothnot righeeotrfnes isthechilde eftheDtue /lá whatioeuer we hein your opinions, yetthisis the truth,and thisyou (hall finde true, whenas allyourjaleadingagainllvs (hall notprofityou; theword which is fpokennow and at other times, (halliudgeboth you and vsat the tailday :,and therefore layingalide all by.refpels, whichSathan rayfeth vp in his policie, that we may notregard the truth, let vs hear and beleeuehimwho bath (aids Heeshat dcth not righteouregee is notmine t and let vs allure ourfelues, that thcfe common courfes of ignorance, ofhatredof the Word, ofnegleft ofGodswor- Ihip, oftaking Godsname in vaine, of mif(pendinghis holy day, of cruelty, ofopprelfcon, offalfhood, of vncl mnelfe, ofdrunkennelle, of riot and fuch other, whichare thecommondifeafes ofthe times, arenot thedoingofrghi uuf- refre, arenot fruits befeeming the SaintsofGod :the doers whereor,iftheyhold on as they begin, cannot inheritthe Kingdome ofGodz. It will bee thought of xGal i, at, Tomeperhaps, that I am alwaiesinone matter.To thofe that fo thinke, l make this anfwer: I haue but two things to teach; faith towardGod, and-a holy life: in one of there two I mullkill in(iff, and folongasliianelhewethitfelfefo apparantly, and the times are fo fullof fuchfoolesas.Salonsonfpeakes of, ) which yp-a:, p. make amockeeffsnne,and to whom it is butapaflime to doe wickedly ,weeRail he z Pron.ro.a f tonice if I keepe lilence; ifeuill will not bee reformed, yet it mull be repren. sed, that theeomnsittersof itmay bee leftwithout excufe; Thus much for this general! differencebetwixt the cleft and the reprobate, the childrenofGod, and thechildren ofrheDiNell, thewhich slothnot righreoafneffe, it noofGod. He that má- kethno confcience of thofe holyduties which God requires, whether bee doe re ignorantly, or wilfìdly,he is in the flare ofdeftmcîion, and hell (hail behispor- tion, except he repent. Wee come now next to fpeake of the fpeciatl and more particular diffe- rence,out ofthcle words, (tseirhorlseeehao/ao,wth,tet his-brother.) To ¡oaken vp swhole fentence ,. itmull bee taken thus, He that loueth net his brother u not of G. Let vs vs firll lookeout the meaning. The name ofbrother is diuerlly ta- kenin the Scripture. Fink, forone thatis borneof the fame parents ; thusCain was blabs!:brother.. Secondly, foroneof thefame kinne: thusAbraham and aGrn.q.8. Lot were manned brethren', &Abrahambeeing indeede Lots owne vncle c : fo b Got,.rts. lamer is called she. Lordsbrother d, becaufe bee was ofhis alliance in the finis. e¿Cet'; aMrl t.rs1d Thirdly, forone of thefame nation and eotlnrrey, SöMofca laid ro the lfrae. liteswhich were flriateg together, Sirs,yeeare brethren., yob areofonenation, edfl7.16. why doeyee wrong? &c. Fourthly, for any man whomfoeuer: Let noman (faith Paul) oppreffe or defraud hisbrother f: that is, Let hîtii opprelfeor defraud no Fr Thdq.6. man: Lally, fot onethat makethone and the fame fincere profeflion of Reli gion. Ifanyabatis calleda brother.¡ that is, who bath taken on himthe profellii on of the fame holy truthwith you, bee a fornicator r, &c. In this fenfe the g s Cor.ç.rt' wordbrother is often taken in PantsEpithet, andin this ofSaint lohn. Now out ofalltheft leases ofthis wordbrotherswe mall examine which is meantin this place. It cannot -bee fo properly meant ofthe/two former, for to losethofe whichareofour owneblood,it isa naturali thing, doenorthoPublicanseven the time 55/ and a manmay doe fo,that bathno Iparkeofgrace withinhim: thelike hmat.ç.46. I mayfay ofloving thofe to whomcfuill refpefti hash linkedvs. But now the intent ofthe Apoltle heere, beeing tonote out a maine differencebetwixt the childrenof God, andthe childrenofrheTiuell, there mull bee Come furthermatter in it;therefore the word mull be taken in the latterfenfes,partlyof a brother by P f ê -creation,
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