1 80 rU! Commentarie -vpon Chap.. I. and 1 renouJtion of the whole: man. They :-A andconfuirwithrhem,touchinghisdo~iioc, whi<;hlcarne Chrifl,mu!l thmJcarne him,els 1 1 andcalling. And this heampi)fiesby acom. ea£? they not bc:faucd. parifon,thus: Ht didnotco11fol1 withA'IIJ 111tan 1 1fD ~hcfecond point is, that Paulrnufttreach nouhe AJWfilesofHmu(Alem. Aod be addesa to the Gtnti!a. There be two cau[c:s ofit: onc:J rc:;afonof his doing: bc:caufe they were but that the propheciesofthe calling ofthcGen· fl•fhand 6/ood,in relpcl'l ofGod: and indeed it tiles might be fulfilled, Pfal.a.and 11o. Ifai.z. is vnmeetc to confult with men, touching the The fecund, bccaufc atthe d:ath ofChrift, mattersofGod. thcdcuiGon which was betwcene thelew<! Hcocelgather, thatGodoword,whcther '!nd.Gcntilea wa•quitc abohfhed. Eph. • · 13. preached or written, doth not depend on the Herei obferucrhe difference betwecne A· authoritie ofany man, no noton the autho. poftles,and ordinary Minillers.Theircharge rilleoftheApe!lles thcmfdues;it is fufficient js afer,and particular congregation; whcrea» toauthoriu it feJfe.Chrill recciucsnot:he :ejhtllechargeofan Apollle isthe whole world. "''"J•fm••· lohs.Ji. Anditisanerrour,to The tounh and bll poi~t, is the obedithinke that the Church doth authorize the cnce ofPaHiro the c.alling,of God, in thar he wordJand religion)n the conCciences ofmen. nunt~tndpreAchedtheGofPeU. Hereaqueftion B For the Church 1t fclfe is founded on the .maybedemanded:whetherP•Hiperformed word. The Church cannot coofill without his obedicP.ce, by \'ertue of the grace which, faith,nor faith wlthoutthe word. he had formerly rrceiued, wlthoutthe hclpe Secondly, hence I gather thatthereis no ofnew and fpe<~all grace,or no?Anfwer. No: confultation, or deliberation, to bcvfed at aHis obedienceproceeds fwm th< fir!! grace, ny time,rouching the bolding,or not holding helped or excited by fpwall gracy. In the re• of our religion. He thu will followChrill, generate that hauepower to doegood, God may notput his handro theplough,and rhon workcs the wtll and rhe dccde,in eu.erygood. l9okc baolc:e ag:linero his friends, to fo:c what Phii.UJ. Andjt.is actrtaine truth: we doe they wilfay.L\1.k.9.61. Hetl!at would be wife, not tti'a.twhich we areablcto do 1 vnlclfe GoJ muft deniehis ownew1Cedome,and become a mak~vsdoeit, as he mode vs abletodoeit. foole, •.Cor.J.I8. Thethreechildrenwould .fherforc to the doing ofeuery new a(t,ihere not conlult,toucbingthe worlhipping of the IS nCiy,andfpcci~IIgrace required. Tmage,butfald:Be it k!Jor.nttoth", 0 kjng,th•t I ,InPau/sobediet~ce)Icootidcr3. po!nts. r. weJpiffn~twor/hipthJgadr. Dan. 3· When the VVhen he obeyed! lmm::diarly. How! Without iudgegaue CJP.rirm the martyr Jeaue todeli1'''4f''!i'norconfu!tation.V,Vhcnlln dr•b•a G beratea while,whcther he would denic his reand D,4ma{cUI'. ' Jigion:hean(wc:fcd, tbatinditUnemattersJc/j.. . For :l•cfirU,in t,hat he obe)led God lngc. ber.tioniJnottobevfed. 8ythisJgather, that ir.g to preach immediately 1 w~ learnchow we rheS,hoolemcnhaucdoneeuill, whichhaue are to ai11iver and pbcy the calling of God, turned all DiuinitieintoQ.!Jefiions,and haue that c.1.lls roamendment,and newnefTeofIJfe: made ofthearticlesofour bith)aqueUionary namely,in all hall,withoutdefcrringof time. Diuirtity.SecotJdJy,by this we are taugbr,that H;.b.3..8.TodsrJ ifJerriUhtArthWvoice,h~trdm in thedayofuiaU, werpay notconfultofthe nrJt Jo:lr htarts:&v. 1 J.rxhort one anotherwhile it changeof religion: butwe mu£1: be rcfolutc, •>.calitdto day.P[a.119.6o./ m•d•h.j/ &didnot and tread vnder footc theperfwafions offlefh d<f.y to ~upethJe<mm••d•menll. And therebe and blood. good reafons, why wcOJOuld nol 0 nger defer Thirdly, our obcdi"nce to God mull be ourconucrliou to God. The end of our llfeis withoutconfultation.We muU firll triewhat vncerten:and lookeasdcath Ieaues vs,(ofi>al is the will of God, and tbcnabfolurcly put it theIa!liUdgement find vs.Secondly,when we in e•cquution, Ieauing the ilfue to God. .Adelay our daily repentance, weadde unneto brahAmis called of God to forfake his counfinnc,and (o treAjilrevp "'rath.<;r.ainflth'dllJ'f D trieandldndred, Ge11. 1:. he diretlly then wra:h.,Rom.:. Thirdly,when we deferre toO· gmcsattendan~e torhecommandement,~nd bey and rurne re God, we grow to perfedion goes as it wereblindafold,heknowcs nor whi· in [Inne: and{inn• buing perfoUed hing1forth ther.God promifed_him a child in hisold age, dearb:Iam.t.I'f. Lafily,Iate repentance is felhe bclceues God without any reafoning, or dome, or neuer, true repentance. For when d1fpuring the cafe wirh hirr.felfe, reo or fro: men aredying,theufinncsforfakerhc:m,and Ram. 4. 10. But the common mcmner is, they doe not commonly forfaketheirfiones. (though we know thewillof God) to di{puto God bath called vs in Englandmore then40. thecafe, and to confultwirh our fnends, and yc.ares together, and yet m:any ofvs haue nor eo practife according to carnaH counfdl. Eru hllened to thecallofGod, but deferred ro olillenSio thecounfdl ofSatan, and neglects beyJet vsnow prefenrly amend, and turne ro Godsconunandcmenr. Saul beeing forbid· God: Iell if we !lilldcferrethetimeofourreden to offer facrifice in Gilgal, till S4mu<i pcntance, Gods iudgemcnrs come forth ir. came todocit,confiJlriwith lmnfelfe,"·hcrher holl)'ponvs. he may doe it or no: and (oil owes his owne The manner ofhis abed ience is, thar Paul reafon, ;gainfiGcdscommaund_em~nr. and }didnotccmmtmjc~tten,ith men: that is,confcrre, Jo{} hiskingdomeforit. 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