Iob1o. >7· Pfaf.103, "· Ifa.4~ 3· Chrifi-s ofthe (reede. Refurrec1ion. ~hinkethey haue no faith, becaufe they haue A ly man ofGod,wcmay notthinke thathe was ' no feeling. For the chiefdl: feehng.rha.t wee wholly forf1ke") withPeter, and in this place 1 mull: hauein this hfe, mull: bee the toehng of withThomas. And the experience ofthis fhall our fir.nes and the miferics of this life, and eucty feruant ofGod finde himfelfe. though we hauenoorher feelingat all, yet we The fecond appearance of Chrifr was to Ioh,u. muflnottherofore ceak tnbdeeue. fenen ofhis Difciples as they wen: on fifhing;· l •.6. In Chti!ls dealing withThomu wee may In which hee giues three te(\imonies of :his r: confiderthree atlionsffhe firll:,that hefpeaks godhead,_& that by death his p<>wcr was no. toTh,;,;,s <lone, and anfwers him according• thmg d1m1mfhed-The fir!l:,that whenth> Dif- , ly to tne very words which heehad·fpoken of ciples had fifhed al night, and ••nglit nothiJlg, li himinhisat\fence,& that wordfor·word.And alterward by h~ <lirdhon .they catch fiil1 in I' by this hee laooured to ouerthrow his vnbeabundance aod·that prefently. This t<achcth t letfe, and toconuince him, that being abfent vs,.that Chrif\ is a Soueraigne Lord ouer all he knewwhathe fpake.And bythiswe>learne creatures, and hath thedi!pofing of them in I that though wee want·the bodily prefence of hisowne hands: and that ifgood fucccffe fol· Chrill:j he being now in heanen, yet heknow· low n(>t when .men are pa_inefull ip their_ea[. eth welfwhat we fay,and lfneede were,could B lings,it is becaufe' God will prepare and make r<:peat allour !l..yingswordbywQrd:l and if it tl)em fit for afurther blefSing. Chrill comes in were not fo,how could itbetrnetha•we·l1!llf\ themorning, and giues his Difciples a great giue an account ofeuery idle word?ll>lowthi.< draught of lifh: yet before this can bee, they mull: teach vs, to looke that our fgeeeh bee mull: labour all nigb.t in vaine. loftph mull bee gracious according to the rule of Godsholy made ruler ouer all Egypt,.b;1t firll he mull: be word-Secondly,this mull: make vs williog and call:mto adungeon where he can lee no Sun, ready todireCI:ourprayers to Chrilb,cqnlidenor hght, to prepare him to that honour: ring he knoweth whltwepray for, andhea· .and Dauid pm!t be kingouer lfrael, but the reth cuery word we fpeake.The fecond aCtion Lqrd will firLt prepare him hereunto, by rai· is, that Chrill: condefcends to ThomM, and lingvp Saulfoperfecute him: therefore when giues him libertie to feele the print bf the God fendeth any hinderatlces vnto vs in out nailes,and to put his fingerinto his fide. Hee callings, we pm!l: not defpaire, nor be difcou· m1ght haue reietted.Th'omas for his wilful, raged; forthey arothe meaneswhereby God nc!fe, yetto helpe hisvnbeleefe,hee yeeldeth makethvs fitto~eceiuegreaterblefsings athis vnto hisweakne!fe.. This fheweth th:it Chrill: llands,either in this ljfe or inthe life to come. is moll: compafsionate to all thofeth:it vnfai- c The fec(j_dis, thatth<>'netwasvnbroke, tbogh nedly repent them of ti'leir linnes and cleaue Jt had m1tgreat fifhes to the number ofan hli· vnto him, although they do it laden with madred fifty l'hree.Thethird,thatwhen the difci. nifold wants. DaJ<id faith,thatthe Lord hath pbcameteland, they faw hote coales & fifh compa!Siou on them that feare him, as a fa. la1d thereon,andbread.Now fome may aske, ther hathcompa!Sion on hischildren: and hee whence was this foode?.Anjiv.The f•me Lord addesthe <eafon; For he k!fowethofwh•t we 4re that wasableto prouidea whaletofwalow vp made.And the Prophet Efay,HeewiOnotbreak! lon.u,& fo to faue him:and he that was able to thebrllifldretde, anJfmMkjng jlaxcbeewillnor promde a fi01 for Petmangle with a pecce·of q11ench. When achild is very licke,in fomuch twenty pence inhis mouth; & to make a little that it caltethvp al the meatewhich it taketh, ?read &a few fifhes to feed fo many thoufads the m<>ther will notbe offeuded thereat , but m the wddernes;the fame alfo cloth ofhimfelf rather pitie it. Now.our Sauiour Chrill: is ten prouide bread and fiil1es for his difciples. This rhoutand•ti~es more merciti1ll to them that ttacheth vs,that not one!)' the blcfsing,but albeleeue mhw~, thetJallY mothens orcan be. fo th1s veryhaumg ofmeate, drinke, apparel! The th1rd atl10n 1s, that when Thomas had 1sfromChn!t:and hereupon allll:ares ofmen feen: and.felt thewounds , Chrill: reuiued his D euen the kings of the earth arc taught to pray faith,whereupon hebr~ke forth and fa~d, My that God would giue them their d•ily hread; Lord&my God. In wh1ch words hedoth moll · Agam,when we fit down to<ate & drink this notably bewaile his blindnefie and vnbdeefe; mult put vs in minde that we are the gneils of a•d as afire that hath bin fmoothered, fo doth Chrill: himfelf: our food which we haue,comhis f.,ith bnrlt forth and fhew itfelfe. And in mcthof his meere gifr;and he it is that enter~ thisexlmple ofThomas we may fee the e!l:atc taines vs ifwee could fee it. And forthisc 1ufe ofGods people in tnis life. Fir!l:,God giueth we mull: foberly &with great rouerece,infe.ue the faith, yetafterwardfor a time he doth (as and trembling vfe all Godscrcat~res as in his I it were)hide the fame in fgme corner of their prefence. Andwhen we eate& clriuk we n:ufl: hearts,fo as they hane no feeling thereof, but alwaies looke th" all onr !peech b~ 1l1ch as thinke thcmfdue.< to be voide ofall grace:and may befeeme the guell:s efour Lord and Saui. this hee doih for no other end but to humble our lefus Chrirr. Vfc1ally thepraCI:ife ofmen :hem:& yetagaine after all this,the firft grace isfarorherwifc, for in feafl.ing many cake hIs further renuod >md reuineq. Thus dealt the berry tofurfet ,& ro bcdrunk,to fweare,and tO Lord with Dm11d&Salonum (for whereas hee blafphcme:.but ifwe feme the Lord lot vs rewasapeu_:-manofS~~ure,& rherfore an ho. member wh6fe guCO:s we are) and ·.'vhois our ---'------------------ X 4 enter.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=