The life anddeath of Dorcas, 385 what isorhri/lian, but aman inChrrf ? andhow comrneth that vnion be- IsCor.5.17, 'twist a man and Chrial but byFaithm ? andhow (hall a man have Fanh,Pphe.3.xy. but bybeeing a Difciple ?Froth it by hear(g-", and Nearing is the infeparable "Roma o.x?, quality ofaDifciple:Further,what Chrinian willyou call him, that Catalina): be faued?andwhat Saluation is there forhim,that forfaketh theolde beaten path, beare,axdyanr fettle'hall lice o ?Befides,bow is he a Chriiian,that derbnotpow á ifi aq 3 God,and him when; hebathfetit Cbrf lefts. P? and who canknow fo much vn- nIoh.r7.3. leffe he be a Dij iple ? Manofhimfelfè Bothnot knowit, (for, meryman is a beaffbyhis minek, nwledge 9,)Man of htmfelfecannot know-î.t,(for itisfool( :A- s Ierao.x4, nefevntohifis r:)he muff attaine to it bydonation from God,ot elfe he can ne -' t.Cor.z.r4. uer vnderfhand it,(fora Thancan rereitactioth, g except it beginenfrothabode :P1011.3.17.: If he mull expo& it fromGod,bes °s°ersmutt not chufc,and he mufafir himfelfe fotoreceiueit,asGodispleafedtooltfiowit,& he will not bellow it but by thefolly ofpreaching s : a manmuff fit hilt downein t}ieDrfciplesforme,or bee r r. Cor.r.:x. (hall neuer obtaine it. I knowtheword willaccount him buca foote who ti- ethhimfelfeto this, courfe a butthis is that FootifhiteIofGod, which is wirer then Menu; and he who feemeth to lye.wife in this world,tnuli be afoole, that he may bewife =. This briefely,tocleete this DodiIine, ^r.Cor.3.it. Now forvfs,.ifnonebeChriflians but Difciples;and none Difcplei,butfurls ThePfe. ashauechofe; Mariespart,tofeatleftesfeetetohetrehiapreachingY ;andwhat r o.3.9. Feet are there non'leftvittovs buttholebeautiful ones ,whichbringglad tidings ofpeace=? Tell me then(I prayyou)whatplenty is there of art/firms? Sure I = Ito:n,t o.r a. am,the number ofDifagile;isnot great.I know,Hearerstherebe many,but not curryHearer a Difciple. By that timethe number of Difirplea are(healed ont fromthe great pteafe &.multitude of common Hearers; 1 will tell youhow it wit be.lfrae/went out to fight againII Aram;lfraelpitched on the one fide, d- raw onthe other fide:The children oflfrael were like tiro littleflockgofkids,btu the Aramitesfilled the Countrey=,Here is the verytrueProportion etwixtthe 't.Kin.so.=y, great fwarmes ofHearers, and the fmallhandful' ofDifcipies. Therein:many things due make menHearers,as necefíitie,authoritie,hypocrifre,formality, affrt ation ofnouelty,&c.But there is but one thing makesa mast a D,afeiple;a retied perfwafionthat,thatwhereto aman fubmitteth himfelfeasaDfciple,is theverey ArumoftheLerdb,& tbepowerofGodvntofalseationr .Andifwebting blfu.%3r. Difeiplestothis fcantling , Ibefeech you aske the men inyour owne coates, LOs t.re> where we nasalfinde them. Surely themen ofthis generation arenot yyetpof- feted with theneceffitie ofdependance vpon that Teaching courfe which the Lord bath fanftified tothegathering togetherofhis Saintsd.The multitude par- a feth it otterimakindeofcarelefrteffe,notfo much as euerputting it to the que- Ilion, what is robe done thiatthey maybefatted? They follow the droue s ifitbee right,fo itis;ifnot,then Godhelp,iffo mane Thalbe dasened,P?ut now the fer fort,they content andagree,that flame whatmull be knownéand belecued into faluationtbutxogee toSchooleto aMimfter, togine atrendanceatthe pigsof the Lords Doirs,there toheareioßrnftione,that is too fubmilfe acourfe:. Prou.g,i 3,. Whytrannotweinferme marfelaes?And,ts thereon Chri4uni'l,batbyfo (tradea 000formityas ehelangingopen themonth ofaPreaeber7 Now (beloucd) either Phew thy felfcaDifeaple,or neuer thinke thouart a Chrtf}ianThey.which were firfi calladChrifliasts,werdnfeiple. firlt.Ncither is curryone a Dfciple,tthich putteth his foote into theSçhoole.Hethat commeth with adenial ofhimfelfe, with an heart hungringafterknowledge with the fplrit ofineekenes,with rub- minion to the ordinanceof him who -is the onely Doßour ofhis Church; this . Is theDifciple,he is theChriffian indeedeathis ishe whom theLordwill oxidein iwdgemeot,andto whose bee will teach his may f. And thus for the firfi flower'Pfal.sa,g. which I haueplucked from that garland,with which itbath pleated the Spirit of God to adorase thisMatronname( Dorcas aDifciple.)And albeit the world L 1 3 negleóìs
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