516 ThePreachers Plea. nate ftudies,andinhearing others publikely,haue hadvery comfortableexpe- rience. Firffofall,when youhaue occafion andopportunity tohear; youmitit s Ecclat7. rememberSa/mauaduice,to :Ashrampeer fosser,and tovfeCome preparati- on before-hand, praying theLord tooptnyosr eyes, thatyeamayfee thewonder;of aPfiL sy.rak,oMw°, and that his Spirit oftrathmay bewithyou, toleadeyoa intoall , tratb° x10,1643. Secondly, you muff labour byall meanes tofubdueand fuppre(fethe teeming wifdome ofyour owns heart , refoluing toyeeld vp your felfe to whatfoeuer the Lord reutales , thoughit bealtogether eroding to your owne reafon, and yOPet.1.f. difpleafing to nature.For as Gedrefiffeththepeat ,andmaketh themwhichpro. Zlìom.;sa, foforbemfelaawife,tobecomefoolasu: jo hereingoldthe m ekin indgemont, anti teach optsJßt4 the hatablehieway , aadreaeelehieferretstothemthatftarehim o Thirdly, when yost haue thus framed and flttedyour Celle by prayerand humility, be lute to rememberthis rule efpecially ; namely, that that dotkrineis the trued, which makes molt for Godsglory, mod for the comfortand rcliefeof wounded confcience,molt forthe reftrainingand curbingof our corrupt natsre,and fieUt- lyaffeftions. Markea little, and Iwill Phewyouthe reafon of this rule. First bPron. ti.a, ofall,rhe endwhyGodmade all things,was thegloryof his ownename b: tho thingefpecially aimed at by him, in that great andadmirable worke ( there- demptionofmankind) andin all theparticulars of it, turn fromthe fir(Ifoun- dationof it,his eternall eleâion,vnto the lad end hereof, ourglorification in hearten, is: Tbetnofiefb weightglory inbit pretence :but that bethatglorietb,ought etCor.Lay, gloryiath, .erne. This beingthen the maine end ofall Gods emits, tokerpe 31 thegloryofall things entirevntohimfelfe,it mudneeds be, that that dodtrine f0toa9C°etto+ isthe molt found,which clothnot admit thelealtimpeachment ofGods glory. Secondlÿ,onechiefs endof the Scripture is, as to beate downe man,andcleans to !triphimofallgoodnes and inclination thereunto, for thekeepingofGods glory whole vnto himfelfe,fo a l fo to put gladneffe intoall diftreffed hearts,and dPflsr_a. tobringthe ioyoffalaarionatoall affliâedfpirits. Daaidfaith, itisoneproper- tyof theword of God to reioyce the beast e. AndPaalaffirmeth, that thedrift of all the Scripture is, thn wee throughpatience andcomfortthereof, mightham flìotu.tf,a. hope( .So that, look whatdoftrinebringeth the fulleft comfort toapoorefoule, when it is cuco at the depth offorrow,that muffneeds be wholefome doftrin, teeing it concurreth with thewhole fcopeof the Scripture. Thirdly, one thing pricipall intended in the difcouery of thatgrace ofGod which bringethfierier; ON CTÜs.n,ta. veto allmen,was that vagedlinaandworldly lofts ihould bedenitda,thatthehells with b GsLS.aa. theafebfioat andhoflrshould be erx<fedh,rhatthe bob?ff;nfhoaldbedef royedi, and i Aom.e.5. that mortifyingoarmembers whichare oathsearth', wefhould leruethe Lord all 'Colo, 3.s the claim of oar life inholine a aid ri bteon be a before him t. And therefore that Luk.r.7a,7f f f P g ff do&vine which preffethvpon men, the molt retireand ftrift obedience to Gods will,not gluing any the leafs toleration toany the fmalleft finne,but Rill bridling mans naturalsinclination unto cuill, that is the truthofGodwhich e, uery feruantof Godought toentettaine. Tell me now,vnderftand you thisdi_ to&ion? Nymph. Tea tray,Ihelm famemtafarevnderfandit;yet ;heathenpiratebeone or two examples tothew the vfeofit,lfhalitbebeltcrpercciatit,aad(qm the rather bow, and after whatfort to applyit. Epaph. I willnot ftickewithyou for that : becaufe I am very willing to fa- tisfie you in this matter: forthe firft branch therefore touching the glory of God , takethis example : Wee teachat this day , that faith Null iaf ifteth: our meaning is, that the very thingwhich maketh a man (land righteous before God , and tobee accepted to the lifeeuerla(ting is, the imputed righ- teoufne(ieofChridIefts t which righteoufneffe is appropriated and apply- eellerat;de ed to vs onely by faith. Others (as the Papilla) fay, that to ia/l;fy;ag of Pater ifa,f,T, aterbeforoGod,twotbingsare regnired, rem onoffinne:,andthehab,:ofinward rgbtemf cf ,
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