-------;:--;:;-;-----;----,;::;:;;:-----;---------- ---- . ofSa!uation and 'Damnation. 79 There arefor the bruilinPof this fiony heart, A nexeda ferions meditation of tht promifes in f.,urc principal! hamm~rs. The firfl:, is the the Gofpell, fiirredvp by the fenlible fc<lir.g knowledgeofthe Law ofGod.. :he fecond, oftheirowne beggery. is the knowledge offin, both orJglllall and aAnd ati:er the foreftidknowlcdge in all U1ch fl'ual and whatpunifhmcnt is due vnto them. as are inlightned, commeth a g~n!ra!l J~tth, The;hird,iscompunthon,or pricking of the wherby they fubfcribe to the truthpfthe Goheart, namely,a fcnfeand feeling ofthe w~ath fpel,Heb+ z.Vmo.vt ll>M toe G'fpdpreached,a< ofGod for the [,me finnes. The fourch, IS an •lfo vntothemi but the word that they heard pr-fiholy defpcration ofamans own power)in the tednot them, becauft it Was not mJ~'(d\t~uhfitirb obtainingof cternall life.Att.z.J7• Wh,llhty in th•fi th•t h,oardit. 1. Tin,.I.I 9. Hauingfa~th btdrd tbtfo thillg1, they "'ert pri;k.!din bt4rt, at:ti snd agiJ(J,1 conj&icnct, '\t'hich (ome h~ueput aWAj', fllid'UntoPeter, andthereflofthe Apojlltt~ Mm ! ar.dt~J crmcermngrhep~.;tf,, h!!ut m~ defh'P~YIItkf, 1ndbrethrtn,I1'&at fha/1 rudoel3g.Pmrfard vnto I. Tim. •· 4- Who will th<t ~N mmfho•l<tbe J•- thmi,Rtpmt ;~~.ndbe ba}tiz.eduttrJ one '{you in the 1 Ned,tmd ccmt vms :he lz.ntta>lrdj,t Ofthe trl4th. name oflejiufor the rtmijfion offtnmr,an:Jyejh.O 1 This knowledge, ifit be more fLtl! and pet·· rectiuetheg,froftheholyGhojJ.Luk.t5.I7·Then 1 feet:, is cal.led 111 Greekt: oMe.;~~,,·".., '~'~' ~"'i~t!«; he04metohimftlje,andfoid;Howmany h.rcdf<r- B that is, the full a!furance of vndcrllanding. H:lnts at :nyf~thers h"H' bre11d iJW1gh,11nd IdJfor Colo1I:2.z.Th~r their he.1r1s mi,ght becomforttds hH»ger? 18.lwiB rifrat~dgoe to myfothtr,;~~.,;dfoJ audtheJ \nit together m lout,ttndinnlrichesof the vntobim,Fat~r,l hautfinned agaiHjl heaucN~and [H04ffura11Ct of vn!er(l,mding,to ~nD'W the myflnj btforethtt,l9· .Andamne mareworthy to bt6aUed o[God,t1m1 the Father, 11ndofChrtjl. Rom.I4· thyfonn~:mak!m: .uoneofthy hiredfor~santJ, &c. i4./ ~mw,andrtmper[wadt4 thro11gh rh: Lord le• M.tt;J 5.z~.He 11n[wered, 4ndfttid,l ttmnot font, fw.J, that thtrt i4 n"thing 1.mcletmt· 9[ tt filfe.Luk. /Jut to tiJe Jofl (bupefJf/ftael. 1.1. For asmuc~AJ r»;tll) f.IAUttak!n in hand,to(et The third, is faith, which is a miraculous forth the fl•ry ofthofe thin;s, UJhmo{OJeRY<fui:Y andfupernaturall facultie of the heart, appreperfo;•ded. I .The!f.i ·5 .O;,r Go[peil 1\>as v>1to J•• hending Chrifl: Iefus being applyed by the O• not in Word oneiJ,bu, •lfo in p~'Wrr, •nd in thehcly peration of the holy Ghofi,andreceiuing him Ghofl,•nd in rnuchaff•ranc.. to it felfe.Ioh.I ·I 2.6.35 .Ie[Hifoidvntorhem,l The fecond, is hop'e ofpardon, whereby a •m the bre•d ofiif•,be that cor>imeth v•tome Jh•R !inner, albeio he yet te<leth not that his linnes ntutr h11nger: andhe thAtbeleer-~tthin me, (4•/(ne.. are certenlypardoned, yet heebdeeucrh that oertbirf/.Rom.9·3o• Whatfi,•Olluf•ythen?tbe theyarepardonabk. Luk. 15. 18. I wo/1 goe Gentiles YtJhichfolJow uot righttoufneJJe,haHt4ttaivnt.o my Fl'4ther, 14ndf4J: FAther, IhlluefiHned a- ~~d,vn~o righttfJufne.Jfo,eumthtrighttoufoes -which C gainjl htduenand ag4infl thee, andamno more t4o,f••th. • wmhytobt~.1Hedtbyfonnr;makf m,., on:ofrby Chrifi isreceiued,when euery feuerall perhiredfiruanfl. . fon cloth pmicnlarly apply vnto himfelfe, Thethird, is an hungring·and rhirfiing afChrifiwithhismerirs,byaninwardperfwater that grace which is oflt:rcd to him in !ionofthe heart, which commeth noneother ChriCr Idus, asa man hungreth and thirfhth way,but by the clfcctnal certificate of the hoaftermeat &drink.Ioh.6.J5 .& 7•37·Rtll.2f, ly Ghofl: concerning tl1e mercie of God in 6. Andhe[aiA"!Jntom,,lt u aone.lam .4/pha and Chrift Icfus. I. Corinth. 2.1 z, We hAHtre&ei.ued, Omeg•, thebeginning 11nd.the end, I n,i/1giue tt; nottheJPiritofthe WorM, buttheJPiritwhich uof hion that u <rhtrf/ ofthe well ofthe '"""of life God, tbllt we mtght k?1oW th,eth•ngtthataregmrn fteely. Mat.5 .6.BLtfled~re they ll'hichhunger ttna to vrofGod Zach.I z.Jo,/11>•1poure the fpmt of thirH afterrightmifneffi, for thry ~,aUbeefotugr.tceand ofcompaffion vpgn thehoHfo 1[ Dautd, fird. andvpm the inhabitantsof /erufa/em, and <.hey The fourth,is the approching to the throne fh•l w•~e •tmto. me,whomthey haue waunde.d.Rom. D ofGrace, that there flying from the terrour 8.16· Ht!fpmtbe.,.erhr~~t>uffito"trfp~rit, that ofthe Law, he may takeholdofChrifi, and ~~''are thefmnesof God.Eph.I .1 3· In who., •If• finde fauour with God.Heb.4.16.Ltt vs thtrJ' h,me truft,after th4ty:h:~:dthe wor~oftruth.' foregoho/dlyto thethro,uofgrace,that t\lr m.IJretHmtheG1fptliofJot1r[Aiulltton, hlhtremlflfoafrer 'eiue mercJ,Ilndfindt.r.ce tohelp in timet~[nude. tbat1ebe!etHed,;ewere{<4/ed with the holy[pirit This approching hathtwo parts. The firfl: o[prcmi[t.2.Cor.x .2.~. , is an humble confefsion of our fin~cs befor~ In the work of faith, there are fine degrees, God particuklrly.iftheibe knowne fim · and !lrmotions ofthe heart, linked and vnired to- , generally, ifvnknownc: thisdone, the Lord I gether,, a1~d are worthy the confiderarion of l~rthwith remitteth all our finnes;'Pfal. 3z.;. Cl!er.y Chn!ban. t /thoughr,I Will confrffi •g•mfl myfifmy ""~'dTne firft, IS kn~wledgeof the Gofpell,by I nrt vmorhr Lord~ andthouforg••rfl the punifiJ- \t~c lllummltlOno~Gods fp~nt~~f.t.5 ;.1 1 .By mem ofmyfinnr.Sel•h.2.Sam.1'-:• 1 ; .. Dauuljflia hu knov.·i~dgejh:iiJmy(ernrtnt tuftijit Vld'ryo Ioh. to N4th:;u; I h4utjimud4g4mftrbeLord: whtrt. I7·3·T/,uu /iferttrr.afl,. th~ttthl]~ow the,eto be fore Nath.mfoid coT.JaJud, The Lcrdhrsth /(,k r; theo~t!JVtr] GodJ ~nd trhem thou haft flntlefm 141W-MJ th)')inne,thou fh~1tmt die,Luk.15. 1_9. Chn{l. Thcfccond, is the crauingpardcn ot f.,mc To this in fuch asare truely humbled, is anfins,with vnfpeakeable fighcs,and in perfcuc. - H ranee.
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