268 Ofcbe An Expojition holyGhoil:, plainly; we t anbeconten~ reh~aret~eword A fcarefulland terribleday ofiudgement. of God , >nd tohonour ~Im With our hppe~, Now hauing fpoken hitherto of the firfl yetforthc mofl part '· all1sdone but for fafiuperfon the Father, and alfo vfthe Son, it folons f•ke:budbll we lmc 10_our old finnes: onr lowerh_in the next placetofpeake ofthe third hearts are noaurncd :but 10 the f~are ofGod perfon_10 thefe words,/belemein th<H. Ghofl. let vs berhmkc our fdues of the ume , when In which we may cofider two rhings,the title we fhall come before the mdge ofheauen~nd ofrheperfon,and theachon off•irh,repeated earth , and haue all our Gnnes la~~ open, and from the beginning. Tberitleis,ho!J' Ghoft, or we!"uft anfwer forthem all. Thisisthepotnt {Pmt. It may herehedemanded,how thisritle which the holy Ghofl vfeth as a reafon to can be fit to expre!fc the third pcrfon which mooue men vnro repentance : al'd a!furedly if li:emes to be comm<>n to the refb fcr'rhe Fathis will not mooue vs, there is nothing in the ther is holy,and the Sonne is holy; againe the world w!ll. Secondly, to this purpofe P••l Father is a fpirir,and the Sonisafpirit. An[. .flith, t Cor.1 '·31. lfwe~>ouldi•dgcourfelus, Indeede the Father and the Sonne areas well we Jhou/dnor bee iudged, W :>uldelt thou then to be rearmed holy in refpefr of their natures cfcape the iudgmmtofChriflat the !aft dar:~ B as the third perfon : for all three fubfifling in then in this Iif< iudge thy felfc. Now aman m one and the fame Godhead, are confequemly iodging of himfdfe mufl pcrforme foure holy by one and the fame holine!fe: but the things:! .He mull examine himfelfe ofhis own third perfon is called holy , becaufebef.de the linnes: I I. He mull coofe!fe them before the hoW.effeofnarure, ht. officeis to fanfrifie rhe Lord.IJT. He mufl condemne himfelfe,and as ChurchofGod.Nowifit beuid thatfanchfi, Reu.r4 7 aiudge vpon the bench, giuc fentence again/l cation;, a work ofthe whole Trinity, thean~ himfelfe. LatHy, he mufl plead pardon, and fwer is,that although it befo,yet the workeof crievmo God as tO.. life and death,for the ref.,frification agreesto theholy Ghoft in fpe. mil}ion ofall his Gnnes: and he that dorh this ciall manner. The Father fan<'l:ifieth by the vntainedly !hall ncuer be iudged of the Lord Sonne and by the holy Ghoft I the Sonne faRatthelafl d:ty: buc ifwee Oacke and neglect Cl:ifieth from the Fatherand by theH. Ghoft: thisduty in this life, theA vndoubtcdly there the holy Cihoft fa•Cl:ifieth from the Father & remaincs nothing but eternall 'woe in the from.the Sonne_byhimfelfeimmediatiS:; and world to come. · 10 tins refpe<'l: IS the tlurd perfon rearmed Thirdly, by tbis we mhy learne, one not to holy.Again,the third perfonisrearmedaSpi· iudge orcondemne another, as Paul faith, I. C rit, not onely becaufe his nature is fpirituall Cor•4·5. lttdgenothingbiforerherime, vnrilltht (forin that refpe<'l: the Fatheris a fpirir, and Lordc.me, who ryilllighrena/1thingsrhat 4rt in the Sonne is_a fpirit;) but becaufe he is /}ired d.trk!n_,,andm•k! thecounfels ofthehearts wuns. ?rbreathedtrom the Father and from the Son, f'.fl, And Chrilt faith, Luk.,6.Z7· Idgemenr is m thathe proceeds from them both. Thus we mine.-aod idgenot,andyefoal/ norbezi"'gcd.And fee there is afpeciall caufe why the thirdper· agaille,'P-.ul l>ith to the Romanes, why theft fon is called the holy Gh'.fl, rho:e iudg~ thy brother ? for wu mlifi40Appe4re Now thead:ioA of Faith which concernes bcforethe iudgemmtfeat ofChrifl.-but fome will the third perfon, is to hri«H< in him. Which ashe,how doth one iudge another?An[. Thus: is: I. to acknowledge the holy Gho/l as hee CWheh a man dot~wcll,co fay ofhim thathe hathreuealed himfelfe inthe word. II: in fpedothcuill: I I. When a man dotheuill,thento ciall to bclecue that hee is my fant!ifier and make it worfc:Il T. when a thing is doubtiull, comforter. I I I. Toputall the confidence of to take it'in tlre worfl part. And by any of myheartin him,forthatcaufe. Inthefe words thcfe three waies we are not to icdge either are comprifed foure points ofdoctrine,which .of mens·perfoos,oroi'thcir actions. arc to be belceued c<iceroing the holy Ghoft, Fcurrh!J, we mufr endeauour ~ur fdues to D The firfl,that heisvery God. for we are not keepe agoodconfcicnce before God and-beto put affiance or confidence m any but m fore all men.This is the practifc cf Saint Paut, God alone. And no doubt the penners of the who in conftdcration and hop<of arcforrcflion Creede,in thatthey prefixedtbefewordsJbt. vntoi~tdgemenr, M Well ofthe iHflasofthe vniHft, /eeHtin, before the articleof the third perfon, ende.:uwr~rrd hsmfolfe to haHc alwaicsa cleare--conmeant thereby to fignifie that he: istrue God, cience both t&w.zrds God, andtowards men. His cquall with theFathtrandthe Sonne, accor. cwnple is worthy our marking and imitatiding to the tenour of the Scriptures themon; tOrft·w there bee chat vpon thisoccafion fdues.Peur faith to An4nuu .- Whyh11th S.ctrm Atb f·3' make any ronfdcncecitherofduty to God or filled thin< heart that tho•jbouldeft lye7111tothe •· to the;ir brethren. holyGhoft? and continuing the f.:~.me ~peech,he Fifthly , the lafl iudgement mufl flir vs vp changeth the tearme onely, and faith, Tho• to a. reutrt:tld feare of God, and cau!C vs eo haftnot !Jedvnt6 men» bHt vnroGod. Whereby glorifichim:asthc Angel ftithinrheReuelahceinfinuatcth, that the holy Ghofr is very ~ tion, Fe.mGod, andgiucglo~ytohim.-forthe God. Inthevifionof the Prophet {foy,the ho~trc of hu :udocmcllt 19 come. And doubtleffe words ?Y lllm fet downc are thus: 1 heardthe IC:I,6~8,~· ifany thing in~neworld wiil mom1e aman to voice ofleJmkl~fayi1.'g;Whom foal! 7 ftnd,&c. lfnd fcarc tbc Lord it is this to rcn1ember the hef•id,Goenlla[ayrothupeople.-TeJh•ll hearrin. ----·-'---- ' --·------- - ·--- - - - · -- --~.~eede; _____ r '
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