166 11 Con1mentarie ·i1p_ori Chap. r. follmves,rhar theprefent Church ofRomc is ,. A tlonoffalfercachcn, yet inde.edc it is notaoj depar<cdfromrhcgraceof God, becaufe il other, but isa fubuerlion of the Gofpel of. makes a concurrence ofgrace and workes, in Chrill. HenceI gather, that there is but one thciufbficationofa finner b~f.orcGod: and Gofpel, one innumbcd10d t1o more. For : we may qot make any reconciliation with th<rcis b.ut one way offaluation by. Chrill, that Church in religion; b.ccaufe ltis bec.o{i\O : wherebyall theE!eel arefaued ,from the bean enemieofthe g,.ceofGod. : Y 1 ginningoftheworldtothetnd; Act.••>• IJ. ' Theth~rd point Is, To what thing the Ga- ' •.Coni Q~J.J~may be dcmanded,how they of Iatians reuolt ~ tP~Jnothtr Goffrc/1, that is~ to a 1 the ~ld-~cil:l.Jrlcnr,c~:m~d·?e panalc,ers oft..~he , bctterGofpd; then thatwh<eh Paul taught, I b.od<.e,.aedbload oHCnnll, which thcn.wils • compoundedofCbrHianJ rhcw_orkcs,pfthe j· not.<c >:hjii{ Tlic bodieJaod blood·ofChri£1; law. And this forged Golpell the falfe f>.po, though rhenit.w•s nor.fubflflingirrrhewqrld; ' lllcstaughr;an4 the Galariansnuicldyrecct, 1 y_et was iuhcn pcef~ht to alf belccuen, ·two 1 ued.Hcre wefecthecur10us lllccnelfell<,damwatcs: firll} by .diuin~ acccprotion :•bccaufe rm~lfe of mans nature, rh~t cannot be cpn; ! Go.d.did,ac<:eptthe i"rJCarna:tldn-and',paffion i ten~ with thegood thingsof God,vnlet{e_<llQ)t \B of·Chn(l<o come, •• tf whad beenc-accom: : be framed to our mmJs : and •f they p!cafevs I plillJcd. Se.::_ondly; lt'w.,.prefent tt>tbe.niby for a whdc,t~~ydoe nor picafe ,v~ long,p~twe. 'j mcanes:oftheir faith, which is afu~fifi•rtce'of . iTJUH haue n~.wrhjng•. 0LJr,firfl: parents, !lQt 1 . tlungs.that"renot Ccenc:and·confequenlly it cporentwirhtl)~jr firfl eftate, ll1Ufl·ne~de'!;~~ ' makes them prefentt10-:he belecuing•hear1'. ' Lcu.ro.x. as God. Nadab a,nJ A ll1]moffct_facrificcto Agaihe,llenceitapp'carcs,to bc.alallhood; God , .burrhc fire mull be oftheir ownc aptharEue•y man rrray btfaucd in his owne.ret.l\cg.xG. poinrment. ~mgAchas will offer fac.rificC'tll lig<on,fo be 1f(hc h0ld rhcrcis a God; & rhat 1 u. God 1 butchcaicar mu{i be Jtkcthc altar,at ' hcJs ~rel.\'~rderofchcmthat.Comcvmohi.m:. D1mafcu;. Falfc-teachcrs bclidethcdotlrine, J For·thcr~;, butoneGofpel ,,& if the former 1 Rcu,u 4 , .of the Apo(!les, had pr'?fovnd learningof ' opiniobwer~true,then fomanyopmrons 1 fo <the" owne. Thclcwos b~l1de thcwnttenlaw ,, many GofpciSi P.1ulfa1th, th~t thcwp•ld by 1 ofMJfcs,mqG: hauerbeir C~btd4,containing\, 1 l her wifdome·could notkho.'w God in h'iswJfe~ ' asrhey fuppu(cd, more myflicall and excel· 1 domc,arld fortl<iscaufe he'ordained theprea: lent do~rmcs.The Pap1fl$ bcfid~rhcwritten chingof (be ivord to faue men, f.Cor.I.1J. word, fet vnwritten Tradition, which they 'C And though hcthatcomcs to'God q1Ull be– make cquall with the Scriprure.We!hat pro-.1 lceue that he is, and that hdsa rewardcr.of felfctheGofpcll,,are 0oraltogorhcrfreefrom ' rhem that come tohfm :yet not eucty one this faulr.W,c hke,rh~t Chnlt Orould be prea- , that boleoues generally that there is a God, c;hcd~but fermons nrc not ill common repu: 1 and tha~ he is arcwirder of them that come rarion.lcarncd,neirhc~doctheygrcady,pleafc to him,comc.ro God: for this rhe diuelsbetbe moll, vnlelfetpcy bcgarmlhcd with si<ill leeuc. . . '., ofarts,tonoues,and v~rietie of reading: th!s The fourth point, is concerning the Au~ curiou~rcdi: and difconrcntmeot the Lord thor5ofthisReuolr:and Paul clrargerh them Deut.u, condeume~, wben be forbids plowing rri.th the with twO cri..m~es. The fir~ is,that they trouble lo.u. o:t:e,;md the afT~ , And the wtaripgofgarm(lltfof the Gal~tians, noronely bccaufc they make lj"fi·'!'•l/ie. And it isrhcworfl kmd of d<(condiuiGons, but·becaufc thoytroubletheirconren_trncnt>that is in things pertaining to falua• fciences fetled in rho GofpeJ.ofChrifl.lt may :.T;m.4. i· tion.It iscalled by Paul,t/;,ilcbin~ of thNa", beallcadgcd,rhor rhercbcfundry good thmgs and it is incident to them tharrollow their which treublc the confcienccj as 'the ·preaownelurls. The remcdie of this linnc, is f9 ching ofrhe law, the ccufure ofcxcomn'ltini.. , lcarnethcfir{\lclfon,thatis to.be ]earned of cation; th'e. aurhoritic of the magiflrate in rhenrrhat arc to be good fchollcrs in the D compellingRecufantstothccongreg.rioh.I ' fchooleofChrifl :and thatis,to feelcour po- " anfwcr,theferhings indcede trouble the con· uertie, and in whatextrci1me needcwe il~nd fcienccso(men,butthey areeuil confciences: ' ofrhc death and pa(JionofChri£l:and withal! and the end of this trouble;,, that they may to hunger and thirfl after Chrifl,as the bread, be reformcd,:Uld nude good. But rhecrimc !md water oflife. Readclfa. 44· 3· lob. 7. 37· wherewith thcfalte·apoflles arc charged, is, Pfal.: >·"·the example ofDauid, Pfal.143. rhatthcy trouble the confcien:cs ofrhe godG. When the heart and con(dcnce harh e!i1 ly,or thegood confciences ofmcn.Herc then perimcntally learned rhis1elfon, and not the isfetdownc anorc, wbcrehy falfc anderronebrainr,and tonguealone: then !hall men be~ doCtrines, may be dl(ccrncd: namely, that gin 'ofiuourtbe thingsofGod, anddifccrne they (crue onclyro trouble, and difquierrhe ofthingsthatdiffcr, and put a difference begood confcicnce. Andby this we fee rhe Rotw.eencgrace and work<:! 1 mans word &Gods mane religioll ro bee corrupt and vnfc)~nd: word; and for theworking ofourfaluation, cfor agrearp~rt of1rrcnds this \V ay. luU1fica· llecme ofmans workes, and mans word, as rion byworkesfs ayoke: that nonecould euer offols rhar arc c:tll ro doggcs. bearc,A~..'l. J 5.The vow oflingfe f1fe is afnarc, Paul addcs, whichU nat 11nother Go(Ju/1, that or as rhe noofctn rhe halter ro llranglc the i'>,though it bean other gofpcl in che repma. foulc, 1. Cor.7. 34· ~So is rhcdoChinc \t>hich . ~~- -
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