'J.?O ' Chriil:s dnExeoJitirm . holy Ghoil:~--- not fo much in plaine t~armes, yetv;eemuft A fdf;.(hatthe skill of any handictaft isnot i~ know, thltthatwh•ch IS gathetedfrothence the powet of man but comes by rh h 1 by iufr confequ<nce.' i~ no lelfeth~ truth of Ghoit•. And by thi;we ate taught, ro~fe"ah God, then that Which IS exprelfed.mwords. thofegiftswe!,whereby weare inabled to difH~reuponall Churches, tiue thofem Greece, chargeour particular callings; that they may w~th o_ne confent acknowledge the truth of feruo forthe glory ofGod, & thegood of his thlspomt. . . Charch: and ~hofe that in r_heir calling• vfe The fourth and !aft pomt IS, that the holy fraud and derCit,or elfe hue mordinatcly,doe Ghofr IS equall to the Father and the Sonne. moll vnthankfully abufe the gifr.sofGod and Andthiswearetaughtroacknowledgeinrhe dithonour the fpirit of God the auth~r of Cteede, inthat we doeas well beleeue inthe their gifts, for which thing they mull giuean holy Gholl,as inthe Father andthe Son. And accountone day. though the holy Ghollbe fent ofthe Father . The fecondgiftcommonroall islllHmina. and the Sonne, (yet as I haue faid before) that twn, whereby a man isinablcd t~ vnderfland Hob, 6 •4• argues no inequality (for one equall may fend tbewill of God in his word. The Iewis inrhe another by confent,)butordet onely, whererwiittgofth<eldTeftan~mt hadAveile •Her their by the holy G_hofr is!aft of all the three_per- B heans: and the likehaue all men by nature, to fons. Agame, mtharthe holy Gholl recewerh whom the word ofGod is foolilhneife AE1 from the Son!'e, itprooues noinferiority. Be9•17,1 8.P~HIat hi<c.nuerfonwMfmittt; blind, caufe he tece1ues from the Sonne whatfoeuer ands~les were vp•n hu ryes: the likealfo be 0 _ hereceiues by natute, and not by grace. And uer the eyesofour mindes and they mull fall he receiues nor apart, butall that the Sonne away,beforewecanvnderiUd thewilofGod. hath,fauing theptopricty ofhis perfon. Now itisrhe worke ofthe holy Gholl:to reNow follow the benefits which ate giuen moouc thefe skales and lilmes from our eyes. bythe holy Ghofr, and they are oftwo forts: And forrhis very caufe he is called theAnn•inJ.lollt, fome are common roall creatures, and fome ting& eye.fa/He: for asitdoth clearc thecyes ' 0 • ~~Jtt!;~:o~~~~l;~:~~~:.t~:;h~h~~~~~ :;:~~:!;o~~~ci~~~i~;~:~li~J~~~ir:~<l~~~ ~r·l· of creation and preferuation. ·For all thing• minds;that wemay fee intothe truth ofGods were created and '!'ade,andafierwar~preferword. This beeing acommon gift, and r<cei. uedby the holy Ghoft, So EilhH faith, {oil ued both of good and bad , it llandeth 'Vs in 33'·4• TheJPirit ofG 0 Dhathm•de me. And hand not to contenrourfelucs with the bare M•fes faith, Gen.x ·•· lnthebeginnittgthtJPirit C knowledge ofthe word, buttherewithall we "'""dvp.nthe 1!'4ttr!. Thep~rafeis borr9wed mull ioyne obedience., and make confcience from a bird, who mhatchmg of her young thereof,ordfethatwillbefallvswhichChrill ones,fitsvponthe cgge&. mooues h~r felfe Vf· fo~etold, that he which knoweth his maflers onthem andhcatsrhem. And fo hkewifethc willand doennot, lhall bebearenwithma- 1,~ 1~ holy Gho!1: in the beginning did by his owne nyllripes. 47. powetcherilh.and ptefemethe ma!feorl~mp Thethirdgifiofthe holy_Ghoil:, isthegifi whereofall t~mgsweremade,andcaufed 1tto ofProphem, wherbya man1s made able to int.Cor, bring forth the creatutes. This beingeuidenr, te~pre;an~expeund the Scriptures. Nowal- ,..,.. tharthe hoiyGhofr hath~lhoke m the work bcmh1s g1ft beve~y.excellent and not giuen ofcreationand preferuauon, we mull vnfa1to euery man, yetis 1t common both to good nedlyacknowledgthat wewerefirfrcteared, and bad. For in thedayofludgement when and fincethat time contioually preferucdby menlhallcometo Chri!landfay,Maller, we the benefiteuen ofthe third pcrfon. haueprophccied inthy name, he lhallanfiver The benefits propervnto men , ate ofrwo againe, I neuet knew you, depart fmm me ye forts : fame are common to all men both workers ofiniquitie.Heteupon thofethat are good and bad , and feme properto the el.c't D inrh~callingofthe J?inifrerie,& haue teceiued and faithfull.The benefits common to all men theg1ft of prophtc!e,mu!l: not herewithall be are diuers. I. the gilt ofP'"Clifing A.p•rticn!Ar puffi:dVf· Forifthey be not as well doersof ca/{ittg. As in the body feuer~ll members haue Go~swill,as reache..,rh~irgifrs will turneto fcuerall vfes · fo in euery fonery feuerall men thelt further condemnation. As the carpenhauefeuttallofficesaodcallings,andthegifts ters that built 7\!_ahs arke when the Hood whereby they arc inabled to performe theducame wete drowne?, bccaufethey would not ties thereof are from the holy Ghofr. When obey7\!_ahs preachmg; f<>thoft:that hauethe Gedeon bec~me a valiant captaine to deliuer gift of prophecie, and are builders in Gods the Jfradites it is faid, he wa;c/oathedwiththe houfc, ifthey build not themftlues aswell as jpirit.!Hdg. 6:34· Bt'flleel andAh•fj•h beeing others, for all their preaching, at the day of I fet apart to build the tabernack, were filled mdg~mentrheylhall~ocondemncd:aRdtherd. with thefPirit ofGod in wifedomeandinvnfore itltandeththem m hand, not to content Bxo 3 '• derftanding and in all workmanlhip, to finde themfelues with this, thatthey know& teach 3 ' out curious ~vorkcs, to werke in gold,and in others Godswill,but they themfelues mull be filuer & in braife; alfo in rheartto fet £tones, the firlldoctsol the fame. and t~camc intimber,&c. By this it is maniThefourth common gift of the hclyGholt~ lS
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