The &ridegroorre. +73 iodgementsreadwetohaueouertakenrnenintheirfecnreeatingsiElab ,fmot- tenandkilledwhilehewasdrivk;ngk; the Mae'ites, whileftthef14waJatbe- ktRio,r6,g: 'Mint their teeth, beforeitwaaeheioed, the wrath of theLord was kindledagainft themt .INum,,v,g3. lobschiIdren,thehoufefell vpon them at theirbanquet m; I fay with theApoftle,1°` ?Ob r tg The r e thingscame veto them f renfamples,andwere written toadneontfbvta. To the Cor,to,r[ end therefore our reioycings and feallingat thisor the likeoccafons, may not be vnlawful,two thingsare chiefly tobe cared for:Fir(},that there be a careful) watching toprehentexcelfe, Glattonyaiddrarkennefeare workerafDarkene ,v,eRóm.t ;,r3. and Takeheed left manstemeyour hears beapprefcd with them, faith ourSauionr r. Y Luse There is a woe to thofe that continue till they be inflamed9. It yeas oneofthe ,R. mat f04.3$ Snaesoftheo1d- world, eatingand drinkingItkebeafsr,aslongasthe fiomacke, eros, would crape, amans eating fltouldbeforJ?rength,netfarelmvkennes f.Thefeçond fLcd, to. 17. thing to becaredfor, is that God be notbanifhedout ofour thoughts,but that Bill hisprefence may beremembred,andhis judgements confidered.The neg-. leahereofi'scalled Feedingwithont fearer. It is one of the common toiferies allude ra: feafti gnowadaies;Men(as theythink)muft layafdeall thoughts andfpeeches ofGod and godline(fe, orellethey fuppofe theycannot be Co merry as they would. Truth is, byfachmeaneS they !tumid be ref/rainedfrom that which is called madmirth%, otherwifehereby they fltouldbe muchquickned to an holyp &eta?. reioycing. And chusfatte ofthole two things out of this Text, which eon, cernethe occafión; Non iiremainethtofpeakeofthethings efpécialyintended by, pwr Saaioar,which mayconcertovsall.Caro thecbildrenofthe .ffarriage chamber,rjc ? Here I will teach twodoarines. The one is this: Thatthe tinegrainedof TheS,Deff. she ioyandreioycingof Godspeople, Lo andought tobetheprefenceefChr Isfue. This is that which our Sauiour heremaintames, that the childrenofGod hauea. kindofim:nunitie frommourning,and from chofe flraiter exercifes 'ofhumilia, Lion, when theSpoile ofthe Church the .ord ii-lus in amongehem. Tocl re thispoint, the mannerof Chri(ls pretencemuff he,enquired into, He is el er prefent jnbody , as he was at the timeof (peakingttîefe words withhis difci, les, orafter afpitirnall tranner,corcerningwhichisthat promife, Lee lam pi yctealway,v4tili the end ofthe worlds. He isfpirituaily prefene,eitherby out- x Ma, rßso: ward mcanes,or by inward feeling.Theoutward tneansbywhich be isprefent, arc ritepublike Mmidry atadpreaching ofthe word, and the free viseofthe Su, tramcars. Hence is it,thatChrift is faid to be in themidffof fuckaffemblings Y: yMse.t8.as; Iohebeheîd him in themidjÆoftbe[mengolden candlfdie(o; TheMinihersofthe ZRoa,8.2. Golpcil are laid to be ils his/Iced 'tintheir teaching, theWife/dome ofGod pee-aiCor.%.soq retboatbia minds, onto the lonses ofmen, Asfor inwardfeeling , when thebProu.Lk,. Lord vouchfafeth it,he is laid tobeneeree, accordingas when hewithdrawethePfal.r4s.r& it,he is raid toabfcorbimfelfed. So that now the meaningof thedoarineis,thatdPfalr6.y,8; themai: e matterofailfound reioycingvitto Gods children, is the libertyqf . the meansofgrace, and theeurdencewhich they leere intheir foulesofGods favours, Touching reioveingin theoutward meanes,wehauefor example the joyof the menof Beth(liemefh at the refioring ofthe Arkee,the joywhich was e r Sam.6.rp, jn lerufaiemat thereforming ofreligionby Hezekahf ;the (limiting whentheft Chr.3oar. fours?anion ofthe Templemal laidafter the captiuitye,the extraordiparyglad, gEzrä neffc,when thepnblike teaching ofthe Law,which hada long time bin difcogr tinued,was againeeftablifltedh:In the newTellament Samariahadgreat ioy,forbNel}s.ta: Philrpriviniftry is Paid whilehe layby theheeles, yettriumphed,becaufe Cbriff i ófis e. a. tompreachedk. flythefe,wefee howtheCh, ldrbgoftbemarriage .chamber, takeak Phil. ma; kindofholy contc.stnsene,yrhe tise8idggroome inamongthemby he oatwprd meanes.Now for reioycingin the inwardeuidences ofhis pretence tothe foule and fpirit,lookewevponDanid,boaffing in chatioyofthebeert,whichwas Olen him bythe Lordslifting vp epeecouxtenancevponhimt,vponthe Exntcb,going ot} t Pfal4.1. ilia wayreioycin.,becaufe hefelthow faithin Chrift was wrought in his foulem, mAts $.tg, \fp This
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