\ 1.76 Of the vfnExpojition holy Ghofr. W!>ichisanotablcgraceofGod, wh:naman A foas euery thing might bee pleafingvnrofo .prouoked by iniuries, doth neither imend,nor Worthy aguell: well now, behold,we put our ! cnterprifo the requital! oftbe fame. And it confidence & affiance in the h0ly Ghofl, and 1 1 1lands int~ree dunes. The firll is,to interpret do beleeuc thathe will come vmo· vs,and fan. the f•yings and doings of other men in betrer cbfie vs,and lodge inour hearts. He is higher 1 part as much as pofsibly may be. Thefecond, the alllates in the world whatfoeuer;& ther- ! when men miflake and mifconllrue onrfay. forewemufllook that our bodies&foules be I ' ingsand doings, if the matter bee of fmaller kept in an honourable and holy manner fo as moment, to bee li!tnr and patient as Chrill they may be lit templesfor him todwciiin. s. was, when bee was accufed befor< the high Pa•ib1ddeth vs"" togrimcrhc holyj}irit.Eph. Pridls and Pharifies: this being withal! re4•-30•Where the holy Ghofl iscompared to a membred, that ifthe matter be ofweight and guell,and our bod1es &foulesvnto Innes: and momenr,wcmay defend our felues byfofta~d as men vfe their guells friendly modcurteoufmilde anfwers. Thethird is,not to contend m ly,fhewing vntothem all feruice and dmies:fo word ordeedc with any mari,but wh~nwe are mullwe doe to Gods fpiritwhich is come to I to deale with othcrs.to fpeakeourmmde,and dwell and abideinvs_, doing nothing io any .fo an end. B cafe,whtch maydtfqmet or molellhim. Now The Iall fmite of the fpirit is temperance, there is nothing fo grieuou• vnto him as our whereby a man bridlcth his appetite orluft in linnes,and therfore we mull make confcieoce meate, drinke, and apparell. In bridling the ofall manner of finne, lefl by abufingofcur lull, rhtferules mull be obferued: I. Eating fel•es,wedo caufe the holy Gholl(asit were) and drinking mufr bee ioyned with continuall with griefe to depart from vs. When tile ark! falling, aftcnhis manner: We mull not glut o/thecoumit,whichwasaligncofthe prefence our fducs,but rather abfiaine from that which of God, was in the houfe-of Obed-Edom, the n•<urc dclircth, and as fome vfe to ipeake, text fa~th, • Sam. 6. 11. that theLord btejfed kaueour llomackcs craning. I I. Aman mufr him andallhi< ho•fi: but when the holy Ghofl fo eate and drinke, as afterward bee may the dwels in a maus heart, there is more then the better be enabled for Gods \vorfhip. Creaarkeofthe Lord prefcnt, euen God hirnfelfe: tures are abufed when they make vsvnfit to and therfore may we looke fora greattrblefferue God. !he common fault is, on the Sabling.Now then !hall wegrieue the holy Gholl bath day men fo pamper themfelues , as that by finning, feeingwe uape htch benefit by his they are made vnfit both to.heareand learnc abode? It IS la~d that our Samour Chriflw.u Gods word, and litfor nothingbut tofiumber C ""i'Ywhen hecame into the temple at Imtfoitm, mtd fiecpe: but following thisrule ofrempeRnd[411' the .hufis thmin, Joh.,.15. Now!hall , rance,tbefe faults (!tall be amended.III. This he be angry tor the abufes that are done in a mull be acaneat in our appardl,rhat we be attemple ofllone, and feeing the temples ofcur tired according to our callings in holy.comebodies-, which are notmade offione, but arc !inciTe. Tl;e Lord hath threarned tovijite all fpirituall, figured by that earthly temple, feeth'!fi that aruloathedinJlrange apparel!, Zc-ph. ing them (I fay)abufed by linne, will hee not 1. 8. And holy comdinelfe istt:is, when the bee much more angry? yea, we mayaflure app>re!l is both for tafhion& m.,tcr fo made our felues he cannot abide that.Andtherefore and wornc, th.tt itmaycxprd!e &Otew~or.th ifwee beleoue in the holy Gholl, wee mull theoraccs of God inthehcart, as f<>bnene, hereupon bee mooued to keepc our bodies temt>Lrar.ce, grauirie, &c. and the beholder and foules pure and cleane. And further may takeoccationby 1h< cppltell,toacknowto perfwade vs hereunto, we mull remember !eJnc andccmmtnd the{evertues. Bu.t lamenthis, thatwhen we pollute our foules andbotab7t is the time, looke on,menand women in dies with any manner offinne, we: make them thdeclaies, and yon may f<e andreadetheir euenllablcs and llycs f'?r ourwretched eoemy fins v.ritten iugrcat lemrs on the1r apparell, D the dmell to harbour In. For when -Satan is J.S intempt:rancC)pride,and wantonm.ff~.E~e~ once call onr, ifafterwardw~ fall againtoour ry day new f.tfnionspleafe the world; butmold finnes and loofenelfeof hfe, and fodefile deed that hot;• comdincs, which the holy Gholl our bedies,they are then moll clean<& neate cloth commt:nd to \'S, is the right fafr~ion for him to dwell in: whereupon he will come when allis done. And thefe are the nine fruits and bring feauen other diuels worfethenhim1ofrhe fpirit, which we melt put in pra<'life in felfe, and fo.a mans!all end !hall bee worfe our liues and ronuerfarion$. then h1s begmmng. Now what a fearefull Fourthly, ifwe bcleeue in the holy Gholl, thing is this, rhat the bod!e which lhould and tlttte\i?On coe ptdwade our felues, that be a temple for the holy Gholl, by our finnes hee wiil d\\ell in vs: we mufr daily labour as fhould be madea llable for the dmel. FurtherW( are <.:0mman~eci to k!epeo;;r'U~ffi!s inholines ~ore.!,S.PaHI bidderhvs..nor_ t9 quen~h ~hejji.- andhOnour vmotrJc Lord, rThefl·4· 4· and the rtt.The graces ofthe holy fpuJrmdus hte,are rtJ.ioui:>good. Jf aman bee roentcrt~im: Qm like fparkc:s offire,wbich may foone be qm:n· :m t:trtbly Prince or fomemanof fratc, hcc ched with alittle water. Now 10oftas t.vcfin, 1\vouid be furcro haae hishoufe in a readinefli:, we cafi: water vpou the grace ofGod, and as a~ ~1 ll matter~ 1n crdcrag~tinft hi!' comminc, much as we can put out the fame: rher"t:Jre
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