[hrijl the true and perJefl qraine. ferued the Ceremonial and Moralllaw,witli- A \ outreproofe, And all thefe things are called his aduantage, becaufe he put his confidence in them,&thoug~t tomerit eternall iife ther– by,whenhe was a Pharioe. Headdes further, that he counted thefe his adoantagcs ·to bee lolfe ; 15ccaufc:fa foonc as he new Chrill: , his confidence ceafc:d,his former merits were no merits, but as t~ings loll: & call: away, yet not limply, but for Chrill:, that is, thathee might gainc Chril\,and be foun~ in Chril\, as he ex– po'undshimldfc in the words'following. The meaning thus laid downe, li1gdrie tbiags may bee learned.Tht firfl,that it was an hcrefie of the Pbarifies, to put conijdence in their workes , and to thinke that they could B merit etcrnalllifeby them:for herePRHt faith, thatbeing a Pharific, workcs were his gaine and aduantage in the caufe of&luation. And hence we learne, what to iudge ofthe Popifh I religion , which teaches in fubll:ance the very I fame doltrine ofconfidence in workes,and of the rneritof&luationthereby. And therefore I the Papill:s ofour time are the ehildren ofthe old l'llarifies, renewing &reuiuing the old herelietouching merit, with new and frefh co– lours. lfthey alleadge,that they afcribe·merit to the: workes , not any ceremoniall ~ but ofthe moralllaw,and to works not ofnature butgrace; I anfwer, thatthePharifies did the fame, as the Pharifie acknowledgeth in his prayer, whenhee faith, lth•n~lthetOLordl C Luk.IS. amnot4JQthermeH, rj-c. I n . Secondly, iuPaMlscxamplebeingaPhari– (ie we learne, that it i< the Pride and arrogan- ~ cieof mans nature, to be fomething within himli:lfe, & to erea vp fomething vnto him– felfe, tobehis righteoufnes, andameanesof l' hisfaluation out of Chril'c, Theiujl (faithHa– bac•fV tiNe ~J faith, inlt hu Alhoft fi•le is "" HJb. ' ·•· . 1 rightinhimp•Jfes vphimftif,or builds towers of! defence to himfelfe by vaine ciifidencc out of God. The prodigall fonne mull: ha•e his part alone by himfclfe from his father. 'Paul faith, ofthe!ewes, that they e£l:abli01ed their owne 1\om. 1o. righteoufnes, and would net be!ubi<et to the l· riglitwufiJtffeofGod. Tl11Sbeemg fo, let vs lcarne·tofee &dete!tthis prideinour fclues. D For where it reignes and takes place, there I Chriil:isnotrruly acknowledged: and when men begin to know Chrill:, thishidden& fpi– ricuall pride giues place. And further, by thiS we learne not to maruell,that Turks and Iews <knie.Chrilt, and that Papill:s in the caufe of their faluation, beilde thepo~ion of.Chrill:, foyft in-fomething of their owne, ~a.mdy their ownmcries and fausfad10ns:for lt IS the proud nature of man to le~ vp himfdfe '·in whole,or in part, andtorehevponf~mcthmg of his owneoutof Chnlt. No maruatle then, that fuch as beotherwife learned and wife,Jine and die in the opinion of iu!tification by their owne good workes, · •·· Thirdly, whereas 'PR•taccounts things of aduanuge- to he his loffe, we !tame, that no priuiledges out of Chrill:, rnieiHer tn:e comfort or ttue ha.ppines,lt is a priuil<dge tohane !mowne Q,.,n, and to hauecat<n a~:d drunken with him: butoffuch Chrifl faith, Dep•rt j fi'Ommee~l/.wowyfu not. It is apriuikdge to bee l~.;~. 13· of the kindred of cur Sauicur Chrill:, but it is ' 6 ' ofnomoment:for Chriflfaith, Whoumymo t_herandlmthre~?heth•t doththe Alitif,Jf4thtr, u mybrot~erJijler,andmother, lt isapriuikdge Mork.J. that thevngmM•Ij wasthemother ofChrill: ;J ·Jr. bt.lt if fhee had not as wdl borne him in her heart by faith , as fhee bare him in her wombe,fhe had not bin faued. It is a·priuiledg to prophdie in the name of Chrill: . cut of fuch Chrill faith, Mat·?·•3· Departftom mtt J"Al<rl(.ers ifini<JMitie,laltly,it is a priuikdge to be indued withal kindeoflearning, ofarts and tongues 1but alasall is nothing: for ifa man had all wir, wifedeme and learning, and could fpeake ina! matters with the tongue of men&Angels, vnltffe he be found in <:hri!t he isno better in thefight of Gcd, the adam~ nedwretch. This becing fa, wee mult learnc firll: ofall, to moderate our care and our affe– <lions,for worldly profits,honours,plcafures 1 and our principall care mull: euermore be cafl on CHRIST, Secondly, fuch perfons as liuein anhonel\and ciuilllifc, andll:and vpon this thatthey arc no theeoes, no murtherers, noadulterers,no blafphemers, but in outward dnties fhew lone to God and man, they rnull:,I fay, take heede lealtthey deceiuc thcmfelues, bnilding vpon falfc grounds. Forrhoughciuill honeflie be a thing commendable before God, yet iris not fufficientto faue1'sbefore God. And 'P•t~l, who was a !traitobfer•erof the law, after bee came to the knowledge of Chri!t, counted all his morall obedience,in which he had formerly tru!ted, butloffe an<\ dung for Clui!t. Fourthly,it bath binrhe doflrincofthepo• pifh Churchthis many yeares, that before a mancan bein <:brill:, and be iafiilied, he mu!t fir!t ofall prepare and clifpofe bimli:lfe tore• ceiue hisiilll:ificatioa: and that whenheis fuf– ficiently'difpofed,he doth merit ofcongruitie thatGod fhould infufe rightcoufuelle, where– by ofa!innerhe is made no finner,and righte– ot:s before God. But! demand ohhe patrons ofthisdol:lrine; whether, when theworkso preparationare done, the doer is in Chri!l,or out ofChrifl I I fit bein Chril\,heisalfoiu!ti– fied : I fhe be as yttout ofChril'c , P•ut hath giuenthe fenteGce, thatthefaid workesareto beeeflecmed as lolfe, and thatthe merit of congruitie is no mea!e for them that defire to feed en ChriR, but rather food for dogges. La1l:ly,hence we learne,how Chri!t is to be r<ceiued of vs. Such as would truly come to Chrjfl'and receiue him, mull make loffcs ofall things: they mul\.come naked andemp~ied .o aQ;the(r owne righti\)ufnelfe. ~~menmlhtp– wrackeca!t out their ~ommodltles,and whet thereis no rdned¥'leaue their fhip and betake themfeloe• to the C.a~ ~hus comefwimming to
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