I.Booke. Cafes ofConjcience. · 21 CAI<{e they 4Ye<he fonn" o(Goa,andmembers or A. faluation is written in the bookc of Jife, and r Chrill: Euery one that l'"eth hm• whtoh d>d God knowerb who are hiS. And becaufe it begtt , that is, God the farher,loucthhimal{o might be faid,God indeede knoweswho Ihall which u begotten of him.;. I. Another is, that it be faued,butlvhatis rharrovs I we know nor mull nor beoutward,in !hewonely,burin~>ard, fo much ofour felues? Therefore Samr Paul in rhe heart.L~>"tvsrJot ioue in word or tongue one... to an!\ve! this,fets downe afecon~ ~art o.fthis l].b•r in Jeede and in truth, 3· r8. Laflly, that it feale,whieh concernes man, and iS imprmred benoronely in time of profperiry, bat ,.hen mhiS heartand con{CiCnce: which alfo harh huj/.,dtinmo/fneedeofourlone. ·For whoforwobranche.s: rhcgifr of inuoqtion: and a euer harh this worldsgood,and feerh hi< bvowatchful! care, to make confcience of all and , therhaueneede, •nd lbutteth vpthe bowels of cueryl)nne, inthefe words, Andlet eHeryone compaffionfrom him, how dweUeth thelm<eojqod that ea!lethvpon thenAme of theLord,dep<rtfrom inhun?3·'7·Thefecod note ofGodsloue "niniquitie, vVhereby he !igni6erh, that rhofe tovs,is,,urloueofqod. For rhofe whomGod rhatcancall vpon God,andg<ue. him thanks loueth inChr~O,to them he giUeshts grace,to for hiS benefirs,and wuhal m rbm hues make loue him againe. And this louing ofhim a- B confcience offinne, haue the fealeofGods egame, isaneuidenttokenofrhaflouewhereledion imprinted in their hearts, and may with he loueth them.So faith rhe Apollle. w, aifure thcmfelues they are the Lords, lone him b<caufe he loNed vsftr/f, 4.19. I fit be dcmaundcd, how a man may be alfu red that he loueth God/the anfwer is,hee may know it by two things; Fir!l, byhis confonmtie to him mholines.Thechild that loucs his farher,wil be willingtorreadin the ileps of his farher: & {o in like mannet,he that louerh God, will m– dcauour euentU heU,[orobeinthilwor!d,4. 17. But how isrhat?not in equalitie and perfecti– on,but in fimilitude and conformltl c,Orlumg to be hoiv,as he is holy,and indeauouringto doe his will in all ehings.Secondly,by the,.,.. ningof his •Jfetii•nsfrom the things of this world:yea from all pleafures and delights of this prefent life, fo farreforrh,as rheyarefe- C uered from the feare and loae of God. Loue not thiJ uoorld,wr the thinuJthAt arein the WDr/d: !f any t1Nn !oue this world7rhelout ofthe FAther is tiQtinhim)z.Is. s,a, 4 Scti. ;, A fife place of Scripture, touching this que(hon is, 'l.Pcr. I. Io. Gme tall dtilgence tu ma/,syonre/el1umftm;for if JOH do< the[e things, you(ballnm<rf•ll, Which words conraine two p·arcs: Ftrfi, an exhortation, to make our clc~ chon fute, not with God, for with him both ir,and all orher things are vnchangeable; bur to our feJues, in our owne hearts and confci~ ences.Secondly,the meancswherebyto come eo thiS alfurance, that is, by doingthe things beforenamed,inrhe5, 6,and7. verfes, and that is nothing elfe but ·ro pra<'life rhe ver– tues ofthe morall Law,tberc fer downc,which I will briefly 01cw whatrhey are, aschey lie in · rhe rexr. To (<it·b , adde v,.tue J byf•ith, he meanerh true rehgion,and thatgiftof God,whereby we purour rru!land confidencein Chriil.Byver– ttle, he meanerh nofpeciall verrue, bur (asI . Thefourthplace,isinrhefecondofTimotake it) an hone!! and vpright life before :,Ttm·U9 thie,z.t 9.Thefot~ndationofGodremaineth furt) mcn,01ming mthevertues and workcsofrhe and hath thi<(eafe,The L,.dk.noweth whoare hi<, morall Law.By knowledge, hemeanes a gtft of and let euer7one thatcalleth vpon the name of the God,whereby aman may mdge, how eocar~ Lord,dep~~rtfromimqu~tie.ln rhefe words,Paul rie himCelfewarily,and vprightl ybetore men. goethabouttocurolfan offence, which the D Bytemp<rance, isvnder!lood agift of God, Church mighttake, by reafon of rhe fall of whereby we kecpeamoderatlon ofournatuHymenreus and Philerus, who fcemed to be rail appetite, cfpecially ab·ourmeate, drinke, pillars, an4 principall men in the Church; andatrtre.By Paeienu)ismeanrav-crtuc,wher. And to confirme rhem againfl this offence, bywe moderate ourforrow,in enduringaffh~ he faith; Thefount/.ation•fGod, that is,the de- <'!ion,Godlinej[c,is an orherverrue, wherby we cree ofGods ele<'lion,jlandtftrme andfure: [o worfhip God, in the durico of the firil table, as rhofe which are elc<'!edofGod,O,.U neuer Brotherly ki,d,,JJ<,is alfo that vcrcuc,whereby fall away,asrhetorwo haue done. Andthis he we imbrace the Church of God, and the declares byadoublefirnihtude: Fir!! ofall he membm thereof with the bowels of loue. faith,the ele<'!ionofGod ,.is like the foundaAnd in the fail place, L•ue, is that venue, tion ofan houfe,which ilanderh fail; rhouoh whereby we are well alfe<'led to all men, cucn all the building be 01aken. Secondly he fai~h, roour ene;nies, Now hauing made a rchear. rhareledionharhrhe[ealeofGod,andrherefall ofrhcfe vertucs: in the remh vcrle he ! fore may nor be changed, becaufe things Caith,Ifyed"th,(ethingsycfo•llneuerfall, that whicharefealed, are thereby made fi1reand isrofay, Ifye cxercife your fel"cs m thefe auchent~call. Now this fcale bath two parrs: things, you may hereby be well alfured and lrhetiril concernesGod, in rh.r cuery mans perfwaded ofyour elc<'lion andfaluation. CHAP. 2i.Pct,z.ro
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