\~44 Chrifts _dnEx~o_jition feluesto!he~ the fame power to be mvs eue- A ued by hiS grace,to endeauour our feues efpery day, by.nfing vp fro!_llour<;>wne perfonall 1 c~ally to come out of the graue of finne, and linnes to a reformed l!te. Th1s ought to be learne to make confcienrc of euery bad acHremembred ofn, beca~ft: howfoeuer many on. True it is, a Chri{\ian man mayvfc the heare_and know th1s pomt, yet very_few do creatures of God for his delight , in amodepra8:ife the fa_me. For(to fpeake plamely)as r~te and godly manner, but Cbri{\ neuer gaue Refurrection. <lead men buned would neuerhearethougha hbertyto any toliue licentiouOy: for hethat;. man lhould fpeakc nelttr fo loud: fo vnd~:mb- · [m,UJ«ftruant vnto Chrifl, as 'Pan/faith: and , Cor,,, redly among vs there bee alfo many hmng theretore we mu{\ not cnterprife any thing "• men, which are almo!Hn the fame cafe. The but that whichmay be a worke of fomegood mini!lersofGod may cryvntothem daily, & dutie vnto God; to which end the Apofile iteratethe fame thinga thoufandtimes, & tell faith, AnMk! thollthatjletpeft,andj/"ndvpfrom them that they mu{\ rife vp from their finnes thukad,andChriftjhallgi•<thtelife.Ifthis will and leadea new life, butthey heareno more not mooue vs, yet let the indgemcntof God then the dead carkas that lieth in the graae. drawvsthereunto, Blefftdio he(uiththe holy Indeede men heare with theiroutward cares, Ghofi)th41 hath'Jart inthe firfl re{urref/ion.for but they are fo farre from pra8:ifing this du- B onfoch the ftcon death bath no por.er.: where ty, that many iudge it[to bee a matter ofrementionis made ofadoubledcath·thelirfi is proach and ignominy. Andthofe which make the feparation offoule and body ,th~ fccona' is any confcience ofthisduty, how they arelatheeternall condemnationof foule and bodie den withnick-names~ tauor., who knoweth in hell-lire. Would we now efcape theft:cond notr I neednotto rehcarfe them: fo odious a death after thislife? wee mull then labour in thing nowadaies is the rifing from linneto thislifetobepartakersofthelir!lre1UrreCli6 newne!fe of life. Sound atrumpet in a dead and that on this manner: looke what finne; manseares, he {\irres not: and let vscrie for we haue liued in heretofore, wee mu{\endeaamendment of life till breath goe outofout uour to come out ofthem all,& leade a better bodies, no man almo{\ faith,Wh•t haueldonei lifeaccordiog to all the commandements of Andfor this caufe vndoubtedly, it it were not God.But ifitbe fo thatye will haueno care of for confcience of that duty which men owe your owne foules.gcieon hardly toyour owne vnto God,we lhould hauebut few minifiers in peril! , and fo ye!hall be fure to enter intothe England. For it"i.rhe ioy ofaminifterto fee fecond death,whichis eternall damnation. the vnfained conuerfionofhispeople:w):l~reSecondly, we are taught by the example of ..,alasmen generally lie fnortingin their cor- c Saint Paul, to !aboutaboue all things, to cyor. rnptions,and rathergoe forward in them fiill, Chrift,mdthe vert He of hurejitrreflion. And this then come to any amendment ; fuch is the we !hall doe, whenwe can fay by cxperieAce wonderfull hardne!fe that hath poffe!fedthe thatourheartsarenotcontentwithadrowfie hearts ofmo{\ men. He which hath but halfe profefsion of religion, but that we fee!e the an eye mly fee thi~ to betrue. Oh! how ex- ~me power of Chrifi, :-vherebyhe raif<d vp ccedes Atherfme m all places, contempt of h1mfclfe from death to hfe,to be effectual and Gods worfl>ip, prophanation ofthe Sabbath; powcrfull in vs, to worke ia our hearts aconthe whoredomes and fornications,thecruclty uerfion from allour finnes, wherrin wee haue and opprefsion ofthis age cry to heauen for lien dead, to newnefleoflife,with care to Iiue vengeae<:e. By thefe and fuchlikelinnesthe godly in Chri{\ Icfus. And that wemay furworld crucifies Chri!lagaine.Ilorlooke asPither attaine to all this,we muficome ro heare lates fouldiers with the wicked !ewes, tooke the word of God preached and taught with Chri{\ and !tripped him of his garments;buffeare and trembling,; hauing heard the word, feted him, and flew him;fo vngodly menby we mu{\ meditatetkrein,and prayvmoGod, their wicked behauiour{\rippe him ofall ho· not onely publikely,but priuatelyalfo,intreanour,and Oay him againe. J.fan infidell lhould D ting him that he would reach forth his hond, come among vs, and yeeld himfdfe to be of and pullvsoutofthe graue offinnc, wherein our religion, afterhe had feeaethe behauiour we hauelien dead fo long. And in fodoing,the ofmen, he would peraduenture leaue all reliLord ofhis mercy, according as he bath progion: for he might fay, furely it feemesthis mifed, will fend his fpirit of gr.Ke inw cur God whom thefe menwodhip~ is notthetrue hc:arts,to workc invs an in\vardfenfea11d fi:cGod,but a God oflicenrious liberty And that ling ofthe vertu< ofChri!ls refurrcl':icn. So which is more whereas at all times we ought dealt he with the two difciples th:tt tvtrcgo- :to fhew our fel~es newcreatures,and tG walke ing toEmmau&;they wen.: occupied intheme.- 1 worthy ofour Sauiourand redeemer,& thereditation ofChrifi his death and pafsion: and fore :J.lfooughtto rife outofour finoes, and to whiles they where in hearing ofChrifi , who 1 Iiue in righteoufiltflC and true holine{f~, yet conferred w~th t~1~m, hee gauet~em fuch a Luk. ~4· we for the moO: part go on fl:ill forward mfin, mea{ilrc ofh1s fptrtt, as made thezr hearts to ;:.-. and euery day goe deeper then .other to he!- burne within them. And 'Paul praycth for the ward. This hath beene heretofore thecomEphefions, that God would mlighten tkir I mon praClifc, but let vsnow learnc after the eyes, that they might fee and fee le in them~ example ofChri{\, being quickned and reuifelues the exceeding greatncl!C: of the PC>_•Ver j_ -- · L__'.- of Eph.r. ·~·
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