i6 z t1t oraer erne cartfe.r fatneffe of thine houfe,and thoufhaltgiue them drinkeout of therimer(thy pleats:res. Colo ff. 3.i 6. CHAP. 46. OfChrifiian eApologie,andMartyrdom(. } He profef?ï6ofChrifl in dangers, is either inword,ordeed. Profellion in word, is called Chritfian Apologie , or the confetiioia ofChriII. Rom.xo, I o. With the heart,rnan beleeueth vnto righteoti nefJe: and with themouth, roan confeffethtof heataon. PfaI.22.23. Iwilldeclare thyname untomybrethren : in the rmddes of thecongregation will Ipraife thee, ChriOian Apologie, is the profellionofChrift in word, whenaswe are rea. die with feare and neckenes,to confeffe the truthofChritiia_n religion, io of. tenas needrequireth, and the gloryofGod is endangered, even before vnbe- Iceuers,efpecially,iftheybenot paff all hope of repentance. a. Pet. 3.1 . San- aifiethe LordGod inyour hearts : and bereadte alwaics togive an anfrier to euery man that akthyots a reafen of the hope that is in you : 16. 4ndthat with rneekenrfJeand reererence, haui g agoodconffence, that when t hey fJ ake endof oAas of euitl doers, they may beafh.amed , which blame yotsrgoodeon_ :serration in Chilli. A¿ . 7. the whole chap. Steuen there maketh an Apologie forhiinfelfe. Mat,7. 6. Gitiertot that which is holy todcgs, nor ca(tyour peurlét before Paine, leaftthey tread then; vncler t hearfeet, and turning againe, all rs rentyou. Profefiìon, which is in deed,is called Marty*rdome.Martyrdome is a part of Chrifiian profeffon, when as a Chriflian man Both, for thedoctrine of faith, for iuftice, and for the faluation ofhis brethren, vndergoc thepunifhment of death impofcd vpon him by theaduerfaries oFChriti Iefus. Mark.6. r 8,27,28. John toldHerod, It isnot lattfill for t beeto haue thy brothers And irn- mediatly the Kinglent the hang:nan,andgaue him charge that his headfhould be brought :fo he Went and beheaded him in the prifon. z.Corin. i 2.r 5.7 will meftgladly beftent, and bebill e ledforyourfoules, though the rno, e Iloireyou, She 1e ffe am Ilotred. Notwithflanding, it is lawfullfor Chriflians to file in perfecution , if they Endthernt lues not fufi iciently'refolued and fjrengthenedby Gods fpiriteto, fiand.Mat.i o.2, 3. When theyperfeceere youin one(Ilse, gee itttu anether.Vertly: Ifayvetoyott,yeeslh finctha.tae fin: jhed all the citiesofIfia °i,till theSaline of man conte.?oh . r o. 3 9. gaine theyaudiedtoapprehend him, buthe efcapedout of theirhands. A6i. 9.3o. when the brethren kicwit , they brought him to(e- farea,and fen t himforthtor unfit ,King.i 8.23.Was it not toldmy lordwhat Idid,When le[abetflue theProphets of theLord, ho I hid an hundred trenof the Lords Prophets, byifttesinacane,anelfedde teem- withbreadand water? A6t.20.22. )V iv bchoid,Igeebound in thejpirit'onte Icrtiplcrn,andknoWnot abat :bags(hallcome vnto the there.
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