---------------------------- --- TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, EDWARD LORD RVSSELL, EARL E OF BEDFORD, GRACE, AND P c.AC E, &c. ~~~~~~~IG HT Hom•,.blt, txctU~nti4 thtfi'yingofPaul~o~it"' :To thepureall 1 Tit J.Jf things are pure : but to the tmpure and vubeleemngis nothmgpure, but euen their mindes and confcu:nces art defiled. /n whzch 'Words hedtt(rmmcs three quefliom.Thefirft,~htthtr things ord11in~d & m_adc by GfJitm"J~ccomt.vncleane or ~?b~ t~~f"'fr ~th4t theJ. 1114J;,..,~nd h~& mMn11ag mu.ft be concew:d wrth.., dif/inrtion.Jly nattl)e !Pl(!t ~rd~mtf{.ojG•JArt notvnclean:for Mof't mG<ntjit ~~~~~~~ frith, th~t God f•W •Cthmgt which ht h•4m•dt,•ndthry"''"vtrygood.pt thty ~ "!•]htcoptt vnc/e.ne either by law,or by thefaultofmen. By la':',.., wh<>1 Cjod forbids 1JJ tht things whic"VithemftiHu4~egooJ; . without lNhofo commflndemtnt, the7a~t 4J pure_ rhtng r Hot forhidden. Thm,ft1rthetim·~ ofthe p/J feflammt,Godforb4d the lew:s th~ vft ofc~rtamecre,.IHrtJ; ~ot 6ec4uft they were indeede ~orfo tlien th~ reP:- hut becAIIfoit WM hi& plet~JIIrt vpon./}"•40CAuje to rtflr,.mc them,tbat bt might put " differe'nc~{,~twrelje bY ownep~ople, a11d thl,refl •f the 'W~t;ld : tltMt he~~httxtrciji their obedimct, •nd•d•mifo'thtm ofihe inWard impuriiJ ofmini. N"'' thi& legall impuritY. ~1<4•bo· lijhed., tht aftmjion of Chrijl. By ,hefault ofmenthingt art vnc/e•ne~>hen thej aft •buftd, and tt,, •p· plytdtotbeendsfor Which th') wmord•ined. The fermd qntf/ion i4, to whom thing' ordaintdof God •r. P""? He.n[""'' to the pure: •.h~t u, to thenu•hofi pt~fons jl.nd i•fli{itd~nd (anfliJiedbefore God in I: 0 01 • 1 f · Chrifl in whom thq beiee•e,Who•lfo,d.,vft Godf hle!fingun ho!y mA~ntr tohu~lory andthtgood ofmm. r.Tim,,, Thethirdqueftion ;,, whorhey•r~ t~.Jfl;om•Htb(ngt •re fintle1111d Hu anjt'ltr u, to the vncleane : by ,H whom h• vnderfl•nds•Ofoch: I,.}wh.c/t perfonrdiJPie.fi God, bec•ufe theydoe not itu!mibtlttwt in Cht·ijl. II. Wh• vfe •.erhegifrt ofGod'i'n holymanne;,{""lilifting them hJ the wordand prajer. I !I. Who •buf• the,. to b.d1ndt,M tory.r,pride,~ndopprtJlionofmm,&<. NoVPib.t t9{,;eh, the vf• of•lltbe<r<~tures of q,disvnchlfne, it UnUniftjl: beG4~ft 4/l their 11Clions ~JreJi1mes, inth4r theye~re mt done offAith r ttndt~ m•m perfon muf/Jirft ple•fe Godin Chrift; befo~~ hi4.&/ionor'11mke done e<nple.fohim, Againe,rhey vjtthr hle!fings•ndcrt4tUreH{Godwitlie•iliconfcience, hec•ufi fo long"' they •reforth ofChri{J, tbq are bnr '!Jfurpm tbmof6efm god. Fo~.in tb~Jallofthefirfi.Aa•m,weloflthe titleand interej/ to •11g•od tbingt: •11d tltoJ~,gh Go.dptrMit the vfoofmA'9 of them .to wiclt,tdmm ;' ]tt Unot theformtrtitle re&ouertd ~ut m Chrift thefocond .Adr~,.,in whomWeATI adM:IIIetdtot~better_fltttt,tht."l weh11d 6ycrt4tion. Hence itfoR.,wts neceJflfr;!J,th•t (to omit ,a 111herthings} NobilitJ, though jJfJt 4 blrjfin~ and tJrdinar.re OfGod in it ftlfo, iJ. bMt ""vncktitte thing,if the eniortr.Jthertlljbenot trnefJ tngr•ffed into Chrtfl' ltfJJ'm,fde ~one •fhi4bone,·~' fl•fh •fhufofh. '{h~blo.d•.mfl•ined !Jeforemen, ;,fl•intd bloodbefor: 6od vythtf anof .Ad•m, i{ll Illnot refloredby thef;uodof Cbrift the L<mbe ofGod• .Andhence •tfoUorm againe,th., Nobi• litiem•f/.Rot dweajolit•ri<, but f•mbine her felfo in perp<tudfeNoWjhip>flitb heArtJ lo-.e ~~dfnttre 9 btdimceofpt~rt •ndfo•nd religion: with•ut the whifb •0ple.font p•flimes, aUfumptuol.fotffi ofbuilding, aO ~'"""Jin•pp•rre1l,•lfglifteringgold,~Odelit~tefore,•/1 delighifuOm•ficke,a/1rruermce d•nt l)oithc•p •nd k•ee,•/1 t4rthlyple4[um •nddelighttth•t be.rtcan Wifh, are b•t .u•vaOJjhingfhadow, or h/,f rhe ·mirth thttt /Jegim with /4ugbing ...andends with \\1oe• .Ahappy thing l\1ere it, ifthU confidert~tirmmight takeplAce;~ tbeheArtsoftt/J Nob!em&11: lt wouldm!l~ethemhonourGod, that they might be honouretdof God-g,itheHtr.. J • Sam.z /•fling honour:and it wouldm•~• themkif!i the Sonnelefl bebong'?,andthe~ perijh inthew•J. ~~'~:~:,, I,#ea~ ttot rhu t1t1 though I d~ubtedofyour Lordjh1ps tNtre t/9 thu very pomt: but my onely met~n..ing U, to pHt JOU inminde,th•t IU youht~ue beg;m to clt4Ut 'Unto Chrifl withfull purpoftofheart,(o JOII rpouid"nti.-. NU.' totUe it fli0)41uJ doeit more; 11nd ~i;h~llt~ m4.nife~ the fom_e v~to the whole tt"or~d.by hon.ouring (hrift Prou.~ 9 wuhyoNro\\'ne ht~mur1andbyrefomblinghrmefPt"40J fn ()nt thmgslnthl4t aJ hegrew 1n fl~tur.e4ndjtttres he J o. alfogre" ingrace and/•HOur with qod ttttdmm. Andfor thidvery Ctf11Je(t"9ith~ut lf11J[11rther crmfideration luk.l.If. 1 1 ofeorthiy reJPtCis} l f•rther prtjint vnl6you •• cxp•JitianofAnother pm' ofthe Cattchifme, ""'"''· thl I Symhole or CreeJ,.fthe .Apoflles: "'.hichi& indeed thtverJ pirh 4Hdfobf/•nce ofChri(li•• religitn, t 4 ught 6ythe Ap•fllu, emhracedli.J the.,mnt F<thers, fi•ledby the blood •fMarryrt, <Jjedbp 'f'htod•fim tht I Emftrour, IU am~4neJ toend the controuerjieJofhis time : 111nd hereupon h4thbttN '4lltd the b m}e offaith aSorrai. th! c key of faith. Andfurtherm?re, I J,optthatyo11r Lordjl,ip "'illa~'c.ept theftttm iNgoodpart. theratke: t~~~~~~c~., becaufi 10U1JOHC~(aftdwhen;ouwer~inCambridge, t~be an ht:tr~Y therr~fwhen it W';U taught 411 d de/iu(... b Allg.d~ red. ThHt cro~um1, pt~.rdmfor mybo/Jneffi, I t4~ony lttiM , comm~nding y~ur Lordfoip and)oNrJ to the terr.p.fcr. l prottflionofthe Almighti•. Aimo 1)95. A[>r. z. · '.'•· c A:nbr. I kr,jS. 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