170 The title An Expo}itiott caufe wet muft foarchthe S.riptures, euen as A ·c3God.L<t "' hJ him •fferth• for:rifi<eofpr"Jfi H b hunte~s feeke for the. game, and as men feeke •lwailt"Goa,tltAt u,theft•itofrhe lifP" which ,,'. ·'!· ~~:~· S• ~old m the Yery mtnes ofthe earth. There ''wf•flihil••me. And in the Reuelation, the IS nothtng more vnfe~mtng a man, then t.•l~e•viA/sfuUofoJ.nrt, arethepr•J'" ofth< R<u,s,7 grcffc t_gnoran.ce adtnGtau.Therefore theanSatnts.The lift,is the rcleefofourpoorebreS• thor otthc Eptftkto the Hebrcwes reprooueo thren according to our ability, as P••lfaith/ them, that whereas for thetimet;hey~>ught to "''" ••••fiN~d, •ft•rth•tl h•!Jrmiued of e,... Phi~+• hauc bmt~achcts, they hadJ1ccd agame to be phrodittu ,,., ,.hi•h '""''ft•., 1••• ••od.i<Tth<t >8, taught•.h' jirfl pri~cip/.,ofthe wordofGod_. {mtHethf""''• • (a<rifice plea(••• ..~ Ae<tpt.il• Agamc, that portion ofknowlcdge whtch to Ood.The fixt,isthe denialofour fdues with we haue rccciuedofGod,isfurther tobeeapacontrill andbro~<dr<rl, The feauenth is to 6 • Pfai, 141 • plycd to the benefit and good of others: that rdigne our fclues,bodiesand foules wh;lly to ~;~1'1'• I· !Sth< moftprcciousbaulmc,thaton OJr parts thefemiceofGod:SII]••r fot•" (faithP••l) 1 , fhould neuer be wanting to the heads of men. toGod,a~tb•yth•t ar~Aiilu fro.,,., lir•d: & 1'"' l\om,<. And here eucry man that is fct oucr others mtWJbt,sM WtApo11Jefri_{hteoufrufev,.t•qoJ.In r;. muft remember , within the compalle of his which words he alludes to the mannerofthe calling and charge , to inftruchhofc that be B old Teft"!'l<nt;when a man otfcred any facrivnder h1m, fo farrc. forth asposGbly~eecan. lice for htmfelfc,he brought the beafr intothe Goucrno.ursoffam1ltcs mnft teach thetr cllil· rempleortabetnacle, and fetitbefore thealdrcn,and feruanrs, and their who!£houlhold, t>r, in token that he did rdigne it vnto God: the doctrine oftrue religion, that they may and fo we for ourparts mafr not giucour bo· k11ow thcttUeGod, and walkcin all his waics dies and foules to becomethe inftrumentsof m doing rightcoufi,elfe and i11dgement. Jf linandSatan,butwcmufrhauethemalwaies ho~O,oidcrs won!d make conf<:iencc of rhis in roadines,freelyprefeotingthem vntoGod, thetrduty, and in fomefort andme.,futeprethathee may hauc the-whole difpofitioo of ,pare their families againft they co:ne- to the then aw•rding to his good plealiirc, to the. publike congregation, the Miniftcrs of the honour and glory ofhis name. Againe, in the Gofpcll with greater comfort and farrc more whole burnt-otfcring all w..sconfumed and cafe fr•ould performetheir dudc:and fee farre turued to f.noakc,no man hauingbenc!litofit, more. fruite oftheir miniftcry then now they tv !ignifie, that We muft.giueOUr feJucs not in doe. But whcras thcyneglechheirduty, falOy p-m,but whollyto tl]eferuice ofGod, euen to perfwading theinfelues , that it doth not bede, tn ifneede be.Ifthis be fo,miferableis the longto them atalho inftrutl others; ir,"ts the C pra~M, offuch that giue vp their bodies and caufeofignorancc bo:h intownes &families, Joules to liue in licentious wantonnelfc,jnthc mmaftcrs rhem(elucs, in feruants and cllil• pieafures oftheir beaftly finncs, in idlenc!ll:. dren,andall.Laftly,bythiswe areadmonilhcd For tney offer themfc:lucs a &orifice, IIOt to to take all'ocea!ions thatpollibly can be ofteGod,butto the diuell. I red, mutually to edific each other in know Thirdly.ct>nGdering wee are •nnointed to ledge,fayingamong our felues' as it wasfore' be fpirituall kings ellOn in this life, wee mufr told of thcfc times) Comelu vsgoevjtrothe walke worthy fogroat a calling. That this j 1f'·'·l• m<Juntainofthe Lord,tothe houjiofrhe Gol•fla· may bee·fo; lirfl'ofalllit<:h as are gouernours ! ~H,andhewilteachvJ hiswaieJ, andwntillwalks fc:to~erothtrs, mufrrule not according to I in his paths.- and witrall,wce fhould confirm( their wils& plcafures,but in the Lord:with· j Luk.,, eaohotbcrs.as Chri!! fairh toPmr, Whm thou all,doing homag• to their head& king Chrift 1p, art conuemd,confirme thy brethren; and be ready Iefus himfelf. Stcondly,wemu~eueryone of I at all times to tender an accounrof our faith vs rule and bearefway euen lS kingsoilor our and rdigion eucn bdOrc: ourcmcmics, when o_wnc thoughu,wils,affcCHons, ~uer-~aftc.. I we arc iuftly called fo to doe. rmg them :u much as wee pofsibly can by Secondly,bccaufe we arc fer apart io Chrif!, D Gods :oo_rd and fpirit:withall,m:Uotaining& t.o bccomcfi>iritual pridls,·nto God,wcmufl proda.tmmgcontmuall warreagamft ourc.or1Spirhu,l therefore ofti:r fpirituall facrifices acceptable rupt natures, the diuell and the world. AJul j f.2crificc:s. vmo·bim : and theybe in number f..::uen. The trudy ~cc '~hich ~an~arer~le ouerhi~ownc i r. firll,isan affiallcewhereby wercftvpon Go:!, heart, IS anght kmg mdeedc: and~aumgret as Dauid.Clith Offer tl1efacnfice ofrighteoufn:s cc.:med fome meafure of grace m retgne ouer j Phi.,.~. andmifl in the' Lord. The fccond, is whollyro himfelfein this life, hee ~ull reigncfor euer · 2' I (t,bicctour fclues to thcminiGcryoftheGof. with Chrift in the life to come. Asforfuchas : pcl, rlut wee.: may bee ch:mgcd and eonuerred arecanc:daway ~iththef:vingofrheirco~rup Rom. 1 5 Iby it, as Pmtl fai:h, That hee miniftrerh rh: tions, hau~ng blindn~s &. rgno:anc~ to rc1g~1e 16, I G~JPel tothe Gentiles, that the offering vpofcbem in thdc mmds,r~belh~mm thc1.r wdls & aftem;ghr beacceptable, beeingfon[/ifiedby rh' holy <'tions,loofeoes mthmwhole hues, th<y ~~~Y 3• I Uhojl. The tn1rd, is all manner ofprayers and carry the outwa~d for~ &fhcwofChrtftta~s fh•pplications made vnto God. Let my prayer, as long~sthcy wdl,butmdeed they arc_no fplPfa. '4 1• • faith 'Dauid,bedireEtcdin thyfight"' mcen[.-, a.vd ritual kmgs,but very bondmen:th~ ftrog man '• [theiifting •P of my hand;"' an euming-focriftce, Satan kecpes ~s yetthehold ofthetr hearts,& I 4• JTJ~four.!:h,_is_ p_0)'~ng ~,dt_!J~~gi~~,g~~g~~~~~~~~
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