Chriils ofthe [reede. lail: iudgemcnt. . to rho vngodly, and therefore in7Janiel his I A thnn,nndgather thewhtate into thebane,b~~t the thr0ne is faid to belike<fiameoifjire,andatthe tares muj/ be burnef/wtthvnquenchabkfire, ·By v~ry fight rherofmen lhal de!irethe moutains the conr.~eration bfthts one point;' we learne to f;ll vpon them,ana the hilsto couer them. diuers things : I. That'in the Church of God The third point,is theciiingofaHmm a11d .if m thts world,good and bad are mingled toge- ·t~e Angelsbeforehi<maiejli4 inthat day,thereto ther, <k~and reprobate: and wee are-ilot to ~nt\ver for rhemfelues. This citing !hall bee imagine any perfel'lion ofthe Church ofGod doncby the voiceofChri!t., asheehi:nfelfe vponearth, as manyhauedreamed; which Ioh,f·•S f•ith, Inthat daj aNthat arein thegraues Jlsa/1 when theycould not finde, they haue therfore 1 . kt. .rthilv•kt,r!J'thryfhaPcomeforrh. And here forfaken all affemblies:r confeile indeed,that , we are ro confidert\Yothings.I. thepower of :he preachingof the word is the Lords fanne, : hisvoice: I I. the minifier whereby it ihall be whereby hecleanfethhis Church, in part; bur Vttered. Forthe firll:, no doubtthepowtr of I yet the finifl1ing ofthis workelliall11ot tie beh his voicdhallbevnfpeakable,aodtherefore it fore the lafl iudgement. For wheri the miniMal ·'+ h ~ompared to a trumpet,the loudell: & lhnlll:ers of Go~ haue don~ all rhat ~hey can, yet 1 '" lc!rofall muficallinflruments; and tothe arie ihall the wtcked bee mmgled With the godly. I Tbea; of the marriners, whofe mane< hath bin in the B Therefore the Church is compared to a barne 4·"· ' ,doiagof any bufiries witb.all th<irll:rength at flooTe,wh<re is both wheate'andchaffe: and a ' one inflant to make a common fhout. And corne-field,whereisbmhrares&goodcornt; ' fenfible experience ihall manifell: rhe force and a draw-net, wherein is both good filh and therof. Forit lhalcaufeall the dead euen f.fom bad. Secondly, whereas this feparation mull: the beginning of the world to rife ag:iine ,, not be before the end of the world, hence we though they haue lien rotten in theearth mal~arne the ell:ateofGods Church in this life.It ny rhoufand yeares:and al vncleane fpirits·ih:d is like a llocke oflheepe mingled with gaares beforced and compelled, will they, nillthey, ·and therefore the condition of Gods·}'ieopl; ,to come befo~e Chrifl;who!hallbevnto them inthisw.orld,is~ob: troubled many waiesby ~moflfeareful and terribleiudge,neitherman thofe wtth whom they lme. For goares vfor. go~ang~ll (hall•be able to abfentor hidehim. ftri~ theJlmp•,t• annoyrheirpRjlnre,andtomaf<! · ftlfe; all withou~exceptionmu!hppeare , :as their wrttermnddie that theycannot drink! ofit: w~ll highas lo.w;richas pocire:none!hallhea~ and thercf9re we mufl prepare our feluesro P.l~ to ~~thdra\11 t~cmfelues,nonot themighbeare al annoyances,crolfes;& calamities ihat ~i~!Monarchesofthe earth: .- · : ·. ··..''c' ihal befal vs i'n this world by the wicktd ones : • :·Furthermore, this voicelh,all be vtter~d by. c among whomwe line.Tliirdly,we are raughr Morti14. Angels. As.i!lthe Church Chrifi vfeth men th~i'goates .and the'lheope .beverylike, and p; ' ashis miniflersby.whom he Jpe~kes vnto hit f•e'dei:nprlc palturo, and lye ooth in oncfolde p~9.ple: fo atfheJall:.day h~e lhlll vfe themi· all rhdr.llfe<rtme:yet Chrift canand wil feuer niflerie ofAng41s, ·whom.hee lhall fend forth them afum!<11 at the!allday. Therefore, conin.to the fourpwindstogathe~ his Ele~hogefid•ring.as we are borne ofAdam,wehaue the .th~r ' and therefotcit islikely rpat this voice n!ture of rhe·goate,yea ofthe wild bealt; and j}Jall be vtfeteil b,y th~m.• · Ancj l>y this whkb notofthcfhetpe; ic ll:ands vs in hand rol•y aqath k>cene faid.~ w~ nmili·bel)lg9.t!ed~o,mahi iille our gqatilh conditions , and totak~vnro ·f,>qfcienc~~f<~lldinne. for there is no auor• 1 · .vs the p'apc:ttics ofthe fheep of~hrill:,wnich . .<Jt~g ofthtsm~gemcnc ,.we <aoootabl<ntour 1 he.exprc!fcrh in thefe words,.My_lheepe.(fai_tl, .fdues,noexcufe .will ~rue the.turne: eucl).tb}j he, Toh.Io~ 27•) heare"'1 'II"JCC, 1eyow them,and 111ofl rebellious ;If all creatures whetherm'lll thryfollo:wme.AQd !:heproperties are rnr.<e,,tp ot angef,lhall be forc~d to appeare: and ther~-1 /cl•whim,to'be k.?;o>pne ~fhim, .and tof•!l~w·kim: f9re tt fl~ncls;vs,jn hand, wh1l!<we haue t1me, ·namely,in,obedieti<:c :'and.he tnar linds tl]em };qthis life, .ro~,O!{kc V.nt<>;<>~r. ~~~~res, at~d Hi· ~!! io hlmfelfe, weares th.c bran,! af\Ofll~r~c prachfethedo.q~:s.ofChnflt'!l)t)', that when D D(the true lheepeofChrifl: bucc.optrariwife ,we fholl bectr«1~e.fore h1~ g]p;!Oysmatefly.gt' ~hey that ~~keprofofsion o(Chrit1 ; an;! yet 5~~ !all: ~ay ,we ~&!',b~ de,:ug\1~.)'4,abfoloed!.. rhercwithall ioyne not o\Jedic.ncc, powfo,uer ... ~~~ four!h Jl9/0VlS, thef•.Par•!'qt! ofthefhup.e, tl1<! wor!c! n1•Y accoun.t o(chem, :heya~c but ,fm.o.th;goati_;f.~~g_~o<ifrornt~e,ta'd.!';¥t·>J, p, goat~sancl.no lheep: Lcr vs therfore witl) the f9I when all,th~ l;ipl\rcd>,ofJ!lH.mn1.~nqall knew!edge of Chrifl io~ne of:>edienq: t<>l\is J:RCI~Jlne fpttlt~ lbal) flan4 f<~('lrq;Chf•.fl, fir., word , that w]len t~e c!'IY fhall come that the t;Jl_gmtQ!:.thrp_nqg(h~jl..l<?IU';<.,t_henas_a goad goatts rnull:pefepar~t.'ili from the fheepe, w.o fi\qeJ?he~rdh~eriluiJ,fcpara<<;! <!lem one_fro!lJ may beiOu11d to be in th~ numb<ro(tlw c,ue ancther, the,!\igQteous fr61)1:\hP,,wicked ,,qc!'l lheepeo.f Chrif!. We ni•Y decciue men both ttwelecfHt:t>mlh< reprobate.!je;which knowc in lifcaf\d death, and bea.ro them in h.r;\1 c!)ar l eth the.hearts ofal.l men,knowetll alfoho~.to weare n.,epe , but when the iudg<me(lt lhal! doe th':':a~he.wi(l<loe t,. :r:hts{ull and fi.oall come, we cannot deceiue Chrifl ; he it is th,at fe!Jatatlon is refcrued to Cht•lf 1 and ihall not formed vs, he knowesour hearts and there· bee accornplifi>~d till the la{\ day. For fo it i~ tore cavcafi1y difcerne what we a~e. j M""·'l• in the pa_rabl~, •ll~tthe.rarer, '!'~ftgruwwirh t/1~ The fifth thing.is, thetria/1ofcuery m<il! par. i J•· whwc t>ll har~ef!, and the"f1Ptrf mujlftp•ratc. tzCJzlarc••ft;apomt efptcially to be c6Gdeced.:.\ ----~----------------------------------------------- Z 3 tor
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