the fpedall !oue o~ God the Fat~e~·· w.lu:reby A arid afl\vt: doeotherwifetegardthrill, weral<e heloue•.vs 111 C"!ill:a~~ proc11rec vrun.11s h.y Dll:llltascurfes.andpuni!hments offmne. And them_ent?(Chnfrcruclfied:arld.wc.tn"ll!la- ~·t"follo\'ies-, that lilbiecbon to Galls bour tn th1s-point>ro befctled andpetfwlldea\ bandin<t/l<roffi•..fis.am.rkea~badge of·the' and fo oftas weeJe<:.and.vfe the creature! of true.Ghurcb. ,._ · · 1 -, . • • God forouro~nebent•fit, this pointlb.,uld ~.·The.t.fr benefids, that ilearh;is·properly; come mOUJ: minds. Blelsmgsconcemed apart no death,buta reil or Otepe. Death therelorl:· from Chnft, are mifconceiued: w1utfo•uer mull bt•kilowql:·aild,confidcr'td;notasit isfet they arein them{dues ,<.they are no·blefsihgs fu.ertb in tthe•law, but.as it is altered and to-vs, btlt·iu, aud by Chtills m~iitmTbue. chailged"by the:tlcath of Chriftt 'and when fore this 9rc;ler mull b~e ohfcrucdjttluchirig deilth..comes ,·<Wee muft then·look"e vpoll' it earthly fllefiings. Fjd!;1wcn.ufthaae-p~rtin thtOllghfChriltstdeath., as thr<>t>gha glajf,;q themerl\·o~Chrifr :.~nd then feaoiklly.;· by aochhustit will·appearc to btc bot apa!Iage meanes of.thar merit, aright>before&d,and fiom this lifet" uieclaillng lifem. ,. , comfortable vfcpfrhe,thmg wee eoi0y:- All ·Thus muGhol>ftlremtrituf Chtil! crucified: men tharnaue and vtO'.thC:creatarci,<>'+God B Nowfoll0wtshi,•~enHe,wbichisthc~wu orherwffe 1 as.gifrs ofGod, bot notby Chrift,. Of.hi! godhead 1 whcrbyhe crcatcsnew'heans v(<!hem but as flat vfitrf§rs and thttM{:-'l'.or !n\.lrthem ~ha~bclcene in him-..·aud makcl this caufe itisnotfofflcient for'Vs gcoli.:ally& themncwereamrn.Tbisvertul!ls double\~ I confufedly, to khow Chrifrto bcbtll) . ll:c:dee6rft·is thep•rrer•fhisdt4th, whereby he freed mer ; but we mulllearue to fee,kni:l\illr(ld achim!i:lfctrom rht P.!Jnilhm"l)tandimputltriod knowledge him in eutry particular gift and oftur.iinnc!s:· and the famevertue feruethro blefsing~>,f.God.lfmen,v(lng the'crearurcS'of lliOrtifie arrd t!Ucilie the corruptions ohllir meat< illld·drinke, coul"ll.' woon they llc;hold ruindsjwils,alftchons,cuen.as a·cm;afiue dotll i them, wichall by th~ eye of f<iith; bchlald in wafrandconfurne tbe rotten and dcadf!elb-in themtbenieritofChriliSpa(Sionsthcre.wold apypartofmallsbody. ,, • ' .. "lo notbe.fo.-inuchexce!f: '!Ptl ryot 1 'lil.mm;Mu~ The fecon? is, thevertue of Oh!'ifts nforn.: fettmgll( drunkenndfeituhe!t"ls .-Ud<ifb\en &wli,whtch u aifo thepower ofh1s Godhead, could confider their honfes and lands, &o, as wherebyheraifed himfelfe fromdeath to life< bldsings tothem, ·aHd.that li}lltliefountaine am! the very fame power fcruetb to raife thofe ofblefsing,themerittofChriil:, there>lhould; that belong to Chrift, from their fins inthb not be f<;> much fraud·&·deceitj fo iimch iniu- C !ife., and fr<im the graue in the.dayof the lafr !liceaud .ol'prcfsion ip bargain!ng as thereis. I 1Udgement. Now tho knowledge of t~isclou.: That whtch I haue now fa1d of meates, blcverrue, mullnot be onely fpcculat1Ue, thaf drinkes,apparell,mufr liktwifc be,vnderftood ' IS, barely conceiued in the braine, batit mail: I ofGentry and Nobilitie, in as much asnoble I betxpcrimentall i becaufc: we ought to ha•:<t birth wit.hout new bitth in Chrifh, is but an cxporienccofit inourhearts and Jiucs,andwe' earthly vanitie: the like may bee faidofphy- ~ lbouldlabour byallmeanespofsible, tofeeJc Gpl<e.Oeepe, health,libertic, yea, of the very 1 th~·powerofChrlfrsdeath, killing&morri1 breathing m the ayre. And togoe yet furither, 1 fymg our Gnnes,aud the venue ofhis refurrcinourrecreation Chriltmuftbeknowne: for cbon, intheputtingoffpirituall htcintovs, 1 1 a! recreation ftads in.thovfc:ofal ~hingsindif- ~hat we may. bea~le to fay, \hanve lijte ~ot"; ferent: and the holy vfe ofall thmgs mdufeout·that Chnft hues m vs..,!fhts was one'<Jf I r~nt, is purcbaf•d vnto vs by rho b)oud of tbc, moll excellent and pr!neipall thii'lgs Confidec Gb.rifr,. Forthis canfdl'is.v.orjtDJ.CI!te:; that Whtch P.aul foughofor;whod'attb: JhauecoW:~ Cololf.3· Cbrillhn men and,wotltcn 1 lhott!d-wirh tl'l~ir tedallthings lcillii,•nlid.o ilfilg~ themt•bedung; :~: & 3 · earthlyucreation,idyrie.lj>irituall meditation t.bat 1might know.hi.,., 1111dsb?vertue-.j hint• of the death ofChrift,and"from.thcn;me;take ];) /umEiion, Pbil.3.8.rd· Aud hefaith,thattl!i! occaGon to bcthinkcthemfducsoftheorher.• is the rightway tok~wandlearneChtifi<,'tl Jf this were pradifcd,there fhould liot/:>ce fo ••ft ujfthe•ld,..tti! whi<h u crrl<llpt thr•ugln_hl many vnlawlull ft>~rtsand delightS', .and fo d"'riHeablebtfts,.,dtof>11"n.sheotfl>"111ll1(,..J.icl. much abufe of lawfull recreorio:1; as there is. iocreattdin rigme.u[neffoiiiJtitrN4 holsntffo,!:.!~: Thcthirdbcnelitis, rhat allcrofi~s, affli4·•t·•4· - · I -" .L :, - ~'"'' fliol's asd iudoements whatfoeuer, ceafc to The third benefit, is thux.hpleof.~ h< curfes and p~niihrr:ents ro th~m that arein y;r edcceiue our felues, ifwe-thinkc t~at 1!C ~ Cbtill:, ahd are oncly.<meanes of corntEiwnot only to bt kn~neofvs as-\re~eemdr~&-'fit tr-a/1, becaufe his death bath takeAaway, not as ajpefJaclt•Orpatterneof aJI·goGd dutteSJ .t(} fomefew parts, Lut all, and ou_cryparcof the whic~we ought to confornrotir !Clues."~~ curfeof the whole law. Now, in -all arojfos, mon mdeed,t~atha~~bcene,?unprefen(are Chrift is to be koo\\me'ot:vs on this manner. "Vron the earththeferuant~ofel"ad , mufi·bcc Wemull"Judge of om:afflidions, as cballifc:- foUowc~of vszbut they·milfr be•fullowe~-no rhents or trials, proceeding ootfrom areuen- (ltherwJfethenth~yfclllo~Gbrlff,and Cliuft gingiudge , but from rhe hand ofO'bountifull m~fl:be folfowed tn't~t prattJ(qlffeuery~o.d and loping Fatlier;'"and therefore they muttbe duty that may·con,erne vs, Without e~l>ft: COllaeiuod in , and·with the merit of Chrift; on fimply-and ~l(jliJttly,t:.Cw.u~.. ·- •... ' · Our • 0' ; ~ .. ti' . J , (
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