The triadofeddoptioti. 311 s Hen made ofmalice : So that whereherules, there isa rancourous heart, and a rayling tongue,there malicious and virulentcourfes cannot be wanting. -Ifthis will not perfwade vs, nothing can rnooue vs; ifit be a fearful) thing tohave as it were thismarke l et vpon any of vs, This niánis none ofJodi: then let vs take heedofvncharitableneffe. The Lord hathfpoken it, heehathwitnetled rt with his ownemouth, that he pathno interefl in a malicious pert-on. Secondly, by Brother in this placeiameant alto (yea andindeedprincipally) a manthat iearethGod,and makethconlciecceof his wayes: So it will appease by the tenth verfeof this Chapter There, the Apoftle pcofecutingthis note, touching Loneand Hatred,bringeth inCain for anexample:ofhim it is faid,that he hated andflew hit brotherIdabel, becar/e hia orneworks : wereend, and his bro- theregood: his brother-was more refpefbuely careful) in the worshipof God thenhe. The teatfaith,Cain broughtanoblationtotheLord f thefrnitofthegraund. hiswell noted, that hebrought ofthefruit, not of thefruits, ,meaning that bee brought fparingly, hee thought (nodoubt) any thing might lernethe túrnewell 60'4442 enough : but Hahelbrandht of the firfi fruits ofby fheepe, and ofthefat of them r, 9.Heb. and is therefore faidby the Apile q, to haueoffereda plentsfa lfacriffee. So that the bringing inof Cam for an example, whofe malice againfl hisbrother was for religion fake, doth make it plaine, that a Brother profeffing religion, is chiefly intended in this placet and thereto accordsthat in 14. eerie, Wee kouwthat we are tranflatedframdeath to life,becaujewe lone thebrethren. Sotbatthen the fecoud DóEïrine 3; inflruv ionwhich this laic claufeaffoords, is this: Thathe which doth not tone man, though her haueno other outwardcaufeor refpell to moose him to it ; yet forhis religion, and forhis honeil care to knowGod,and tohue inhis feare,- that matsis not thechilde ofGod..1 remember-what isfaidofourSauiour,that conferringwith one, in whomhe law foregood things, he beheldkmand lobed CMar tó: raé him r. And fo indeedeuerytrue Chri tlianbath the fameaffeftion. Themein- bilitics oflincerity and ofthe feare ofGod doe draw him to loue, there where there is no otheroutwardoccafontoallure him; It iswith the childrenof God in this cafe,as it is with menborne inone nation, when they meet bychance an a farceandorange countrey, though they netter knew each-other before, yet their beingccuntrimen isa fufhcient caufe ofacquaintance,and itvfually breeds areadineile to doe anykindnetle each for other: So thefonnes and daughters lir rr i of God areflrangers t andpilgrimshereintheearth', and whales they areat home in uHutr the body, theyareabjentfrom theLord' 5 fo that it is a great comfort to them to conuerfetogether: and albeitthey befirangers each toother,inrefpeelofciuill bonds, yet theycannot chafe but loue one another euen for profeffion fake, that one thingwill be a fuSiicient mbtiue, though there beeno other. And to fltew how acceptable a thing it is to God, to loue a man for his profeflion fake, -ap- Bfát;tó: r pearethbythatofourSauiouc , Hethatreceiuetharihteowmaninthenaureofa " 4 i righteons man,Jhallreseiue the rewardafa righteous Man:and whuoenerfhallghee vn 42. toone ofiheje little ones tadrinkea cup ofcold waterahey, in the name fadfciple,veri- 1,711-ay torts, heelhallnot lofis his reward, The Lordwill not forget, nonot the fmalleffwerkeofloue , which is'hewed toward Ilse name". Now then-thi,being the xHebb.6;w: difpoftion ofthe childrenofGod to loueeach other in the truth t', it muff needs y be, that whofo is otherwife affefted, is not ofgod. Thei/r Thereis a verygood efe to bee made ofthis point. They are noneofGods which lone not aman forhis profeflion fake, becaufehefeemeth to beone that would faint pleafe God in a holy conuerfafon. What [hall then become of them, and in what numberbee they, who hatea man forhisprofeffron, which defpife hiin him forhis zeale andforwardneffe ingoodthings,accordingas the worldis full offuch t APreacherishatedofmany, euen becaufeher isaPrea- cher a man who is careful! to heare, willing to learn, and feemeth to bet a- F f 3 /raid
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