82 Chap.2. .4Csmmentarie vpou %pares his child.Malach. 3.17. This beefingarmies remembred, that weake ones truly turne to God, and Carrie in their hearts an honef purpofe not to finneagainfl his lawes at any time wittingly , and willingly. Obilinate perlons , are fuchas pro feffe the faith, and yet hold and praaiCe bad things, of wilfull S ignorance , and of malice. Thefeperlonsare not to be borne with, nor to be refpeEled : and in ref-pea ofthem, Paul would not circumcife Titus. Laflly,in that Titus was not compelled to be circumcifed, it may be demanded , whether Recufants may be compelled to t o the exercifesofreligion ? Ianfwer,yea: for exercifesofrcligion are not things indifferent , as Circutncifion was. Iofias made a couenant with theLord, andhe exitedallhisfisóiet7s to /land to ir,2.Chron.34.3 2. The king at themarriage feafl of his fonne faith oftheguefls,Cornpellthem toenrerin, Luk. 14.2 3. It is ob- i i ietled, that men maynot becompelled tobelecue. Ianfvvcr: it is thecommandement ofGod, preo:ethefpiritt,t .Ioh.4.i.and this commandementpertaincs toall perfons.Therforcthough menmaynot be compelled to beleeue : yet may they be com- pelled to come to the congregation, to heare our fermons, and 20 therein the realons andgrounds ofour doEtrinc, that theymay trie what is the truth, andcleaueunto it. for this is their dutie.. + For all the falfe brethren , that crept in who came-in priuily to fpie out our liberite which we haue in ChriftIefus, that they might bring vs into bondage 5 Towhornewe gaue not place by fubiec ion for anhoure, that the truthofthe Gofpel might continue , withyou. Paul had laid before ,that Titus was not compelled to be. circumcifed : now he addes , For allthefalN, brethren, that is,. though 25 30 3s
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