----- ----- Chrifis An Expojition fitting at,&c. togirher with the Fatherand the holy Gholl:, A tion ofthe fpirit,whereby the minde is inligh· but alfo more fpecially by the right of retened, the heart is mollified , and the whole demption in refpect of another kingdome, ~~n isconuerted to God. And this ordinarily notofthisworld.buteter!lllland fpirituall,!c· IS 10yned with the miui!\ery or preaching of fpecting the vcry;confcicnce of man. In the the word, as appearesby thoeXlmpleof.Ly. admini(lration whereof hce bath abfolute dia.S. Lui(_e fdrh, Godopenedherhw-tt•bu.,. Aa 16 power to comma~;~d and forbid, to condemne tentiH~ to thedoflrineofthc ApD.ftles.Andby the 14 • 1 • and a&folue, and therefore hath the keyes of enmplcof'l'a"l,when Chnll: faitb,Saui,San/, Aa 9 heaucn and hell to open& fllllt: which power why pt>fecuuft thoume? atthisvery fpecch he · 1• nocreature bcftde, no not the: Angels in heats.conuertc:d,andfaithlWhoartthoJJ,Lord?whnt Vct,f~'· uen can haue. For \he better vndcrfranding of ""/<thou that I d.e? And this is manitell: alfo this which I fay, we ore toconfider,· ·firll;, the by experience. There is nothing in the world dealing of Chrill: toward his owne Chur~h; more contrary to the natureofman, then the . fecondly,hisdcaling in refpect ofhisonemtes. preachtng of the word: for it is the wifedome And his dealing toward his owne Church B ofGod, to which the flefh is enmity. Here cting or gathering of it: and this is a fpeciall force to turne any man to God.An(.The word 19, ll:ands in four< thiu~s. The firll:, isthccolle- ~ then tt may be demanded, how it can bee in end of his fitting at rherignt hand of his Fapreachedisthe fcepterof Chrill:~ kingdome; lol• If, ther.Chrill: faid to his Difciples, I ha~<echoftn wh!chagamll the nature ofman, by the opeyou"" .j'this world: and the fame may truly be ratton of the holy Gholl: ioyned therewith , faid ofall the Ele~, that Chri!\ in his good doth bend and bow the hearr,will,and aff<:ctitime will gather them all tohimfdfc, rhatthey ous ofman to the will ofCimll:. may be a peculiar people to Gud. And this The fecond worke of Chrill: is, afrerrhe action of his in colltcting the Church, IS noChurch IS g~thered, t? guide itin the way to thing els but a tranfiation of thofe whom hee hfe euerlall:tng. Hee ts the fhepheard ofhis bath ordained to life euerlall:ing out of the Church, which guideth his flocke in and out kingdome of darknt!fe, in which they haue andthereforc'l'aH/faith,ThcythatareChnfts: Rom,s. ferued linne& Sa~an, into his owne kingdome areg~<idcdby hi.fPirit. And by Ef.ry the Lord ••· ofgrace, that theymay be ruled& guided by 1 fairl•,thofe his feruants which are t•rned from him eternally. And this hce dorhtwo waies; 1d0latry, he will guide in the way, and their firll:,by preachingoftheword,forit is a pow- C eamJhall heart avoice behindthem,f'!]ing, Thu Efa,;o. erfitlloutward meancs, whc:tby he fingleth& I UthewttyJ'WAik.!_init~wh~nthoHt.ftrnejltbtheright :.1. forteth his owne feruants from the blind and h•ndnndtotheleft. Which voiceis nothingds wicked world,as P•Hl faith, Hegauefometo be but the .voice of the holy Gholl: in the momh Eph.4, Apofties,and{omeProphm,andfome Euangelifts, ofthe minill:ers,directing theminthewaiesof I r,u. andfomePafloursandtellchcrs,forthegllthering God. The children of lfrael weretrauelling rogithcr .jrhe Saints. And hence we learn< to1 1 from Egypt to the land ofCanaan full foortie things. The firfi, that euery miuill:erofGods ycares,wheras they might haue gone the iour. word , and cnery nne that intcndeth ro take ney in fourty dales. Their way was through vpon him that calling, mufi: propouud vnro ! r~e wildernc£fe ofArabia, ~heir guides were" exod 40 himfclfprineipallyteisend, to finglcout man p•Har.Jcloudby day, And•P'Bar.Jfirtbynight: 36 , 17 , fromman, and g:lther out ofthis world fitch the manner ofthdr iournc:y was this: when the as belong to the ChurchofChrill:: and as lepillarmODued, they mooued; when thep•llarftood let.Jfol9 remicfairh,tojiparare thepreciomfromtbe vile. ft•H, theyftoodft,O: and fo long as the p!lbr ei. The fecond : thar all thofe which will be good ther mooucdor ll:ood ll:II!, they likewtfc moohearers ofGods word, mu[t !hew themfelues 1 ued or ll:ood frill. And by all this a further fofarre forth conformablevnro it, that it may ! matter, namely, the regiment of Chrifi: ouer garherthem outofthe world, and that it may D his Church,was lignified. Euery one ofvsare workc achange. inthem , and make them the / as paffengers and trauellers,not to any earthly feruants of Chnfl:; and ifthe preaching ofthe I Canaan, bottothe heauenly Ierufalem; and ' word doe nor worke this good in our hearts, in this iourncy wee are to p.dfe through the then the end will bee a feparation from the.l wild and defert wildcrnefle ofthis world: our prefence ofGod. Chrill: when he came neere guide is Chrill: himfelfc, lignred by thepillar Efq, I· Hicrufalem, and confidered their rebellion ot fire and the cloud: becanfc by his word and whereby they refufed robe gatheredvmohim. j fpirit he fheweth vs how farre we may goe in wepto:.!er it,and faid,O lnufolem, lerufol~m, eueryaCbon, and wherewemuft ftand,andh: theu whichj/oncfl the 'l'rophers , andkj-'left thfm ' goes before vsas our guidt to life enerlalting. that areflnt vmorhce~lmvoftcn woHJd1 haJte g''. ! The thirdworkeofChrifi is, to cxercifehis the-red!'~'cbtldrentoguh~rasthehcnncgarhercth <.:hurch vnto fpiritnal ob~dicnce by ~la~ifo~d ha cbrck£ns v11dcr her tvings, andthou woHldcft tr~nblcs,Groffes, ternpta_tlons & afflt~tons 111 ~Jot.1 .t\nd bjthis he reacheth that ifthcprca- 1· thts world, as earthly J..mgs vfe to rramc and ching of the word tLitnc not'vs ro Chrifi, it I exercife their.fi,bieCl:s.. When our Sauiour turnes tq our ddhuCbon. Chnft: was Wlth h1s d1fC1pks mallup, there The othermt:anc:sof gathcringthe.Curch, arofe agreat tempcllvpon.the ka, foas the and thtt more p·incipall , tsthe inw:.trd ope~ 01ip W11S almoft coucred With waues; but hee l____ _jL..--------------------------------------------------------~w~·~~-----
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