Chap.6. by the Prophets, and rocairt!Jeviliont of•A • \ 376 rU! Commenfarie 1pon rhe Prophets, '")" Jehou<, tlu b~fdiiroftht 'Thtme•ning. Lord, in a merriment, vGn&ila'!1 a'by-Word, . Lrthimth~ttlt~ught]Theword tranOated lerem. 13. 3•h' 36, 38. TherebY. •Ggmfymg •••z.ht, lig01fieth h'm that is catechi~ed; or that the threats of Gbd,we~ebuivainc! bugs, taught fal,biliarly,by word of mouth orHue- """'~'·"'"'· or fcarre-crower,'which might perhaps rerrily voie<Ja'i when children arcraught 'thefir!l ·fiechtldren, bur could ~or hurrthem. The ; pr~nctpl<sof rellgion.·But•hereit hath(i'l~r· · like plophanenelfc,infide!itie,at!ieiftne,hath gcr fignifi'Cafion(as 0"""''"'"' bathwcU ob- '"""'""'"' !crept •.tiro the inindes of many, who or her' · feru'ed)' for' -him-th"t is anyway raughc,and :1;f::,.''v– [wrfe profe!Te th'c!_Gofpel,_ whrc~ they t~fl\fie , rntlructedJ _whcdi'er it ~de in the fir(!.•ptlnd• !bY therrfpceches,m faym!\ ihe)r:irefur~un rs pies; and rudtments, Ol'mpoints of-greater· nothing fo ougly, hell is .not,Halfe fo'hotte,_ dffficultie<(whetherplainely,and fain(liarly, i n?r the dru·clJ halfe fo blacke; as preache/s' (as catechizers vfc to doe:) or more profay they arc: or tf they be,th'ey are fure theyfoundly,forthemflruC!ien of rhe learned. fhall notgoe laden alone, with the burden of T•ugl#m thewDl'd]Whatneedestht~additheir finnes_;but fhall hao~co'mrany, & 0\all' B tron(ma.y fume fay} ts thcroany catechtzmg perhapsabtde the brunt as well as' rlrcir fd- I wrthout the word/ J{nfwer. The Apottle !owes. ~utalas, they know nor rhat the bur·' 1 addeth•• th~word, to thew that hee meamrh den of hnne •• intollerable, that it will cter· not fo much the doctrin<>·of Chrifli:lnltelinally prelfe them downeto the gulfe of hell; gion, COtltaincd in the 54ripturcs, as 1hedo· :ind rhu they!hall neuer be able to b'ee ridde Clrinecf. the Gofpell;wliich byaneX<>cht, or or eafed of it. 1 peculiarexceJJency, is.called rhewoo:d. Act: Seuenthly,wcare hereadmonWtcd to ta·ke· 16. 6. Th'J"''"forbiddm of ththol] Ghojl-to heede of ~u2ty finne, for there is r.o·unrte f& 1 prMch thmordin .d{i•: whiah is ,oxpounded, [mall bu~'llak,!i his waight, and fuch a waighr, verfc IO,to b'ethe preaching of the GofpeJ,: as will pretp:'Bowneto thebortomlclfdpitte; Thusit isvfed,ACI.t+•s.Whmthryh•dpre.- Rom. 6, •3· And though fom'ebeegteater' ,clud rl" word in Perg•. The (o"'er f•w<th tthe then others,and finke a mon deeperinto con- · word. And fo in fundry other places. And demnation,yctmanyfmallfiiines'willaseafi- ' it is furrher called tht 'J¥ordifrlu kingdom<, lycondemne, as a few great. Likeao fandl, Mat. 13.'19· becaufe it tcachcth what•is-the though but [mall in quantity,yct beeins ma· C ·kmgdorne of graceand glotie: and becaufe ny in number, will as foone linke tflc fhi-p:pe; lt bcmg beleeucd,or (.. thcApofilefpeakts, as if it were laden with the greatcfl burden. Heb,.,.z.)bcing mingltd,.ithf•ithino~~rhe.uti, Eighrly, feeing the gutit and punifhment doth make vs tree-denizens ofthekingdom of linne, is foheauy aburden, we arero eafe ofgrar..c:m thlailfe; and dothaduancevs to and disburdenour felucsthereof, And that the kingdome of glory, in thelife tocomr. wee may doe this, wee mutt labour to fcd'e Secondly,ir is called thc,.orduf G•J, becaufe theinrollcrablc waightofit,prcfling,andophrc is the Amhor of ir, &nocreature, man, ptefling theconfcience, Thereforea; thofe, or Angell,•.The!Tal.J·'3· Thirdly,th•,.ord who in their fie~pe are troubled with the Eof(•lu•tion,ACl. •3· z6.becaufe itfhewesthe phialw or marc, feeling (as it were) a great way andmeanes of attaining faluation.La!lmountaine lying vpon them, and prefling ly,the.,ordoflrfe;Act.s.>o,becaufeitdoth rhcm downe, would giue all the world the not oney /hew the narrow way, that leadeth waight might be remooucd:So we feeling the tonn-n•D/if<; but is in it fclfe AiiutiJl»ord,.nd waight and b~rden of our linnca) are to lat~Jightiti-n optrAtion, Hcbrcwcs 4· 11. For asboor to bee dtsburdened and eafed thereof: the powerful word of God in the beginnipg, and thiS wee !hall doe by our repentance todid.giue beeing to thmgs that were not; fo ward God,and faith in ChriltMarth.II,Z8. D tile Gofpel (beeingthepower of God to [alComtvntfJmu all 7e that ArtwtArie Andlt~dm, uation, to euery one that ~elccueth) doth and I wiU•4• y•u. make new crearures, by thetmmortall [cede Jlerfe 6, L<thim thAt ut•ughti•thtword, .ofthe word. . . mak.; h1mth•t hAtht•ught him pArt•i<fr of All M•k.;h•mth•tt••ghth•m]q.d.catechrzed bi. good!, liim. Yetas_beforeit mull be raken generalIn rhcfe words the Apoflle laieth downe Jy for any kmde of teachrng or_lnUructton; another rule, touching the mainren~nceof for fo the word is vfed elfwhere rn Scripture, rne miniflery,andcompetency ofallowance, as Lukei,.,.Act.J8,zs, Rom.z.18. •.Cor. forrhe MiniUers of the word: for it feemeth •+·•9- (o tbatthis text g•uc• vs nomfloccathat the minillcry among tbeGalatiano, was uon to (peake of the originall, manner, vfe, I at that time much neglected, at!ea(\ not [o and profitofcatechtzrng. • I rcfpcCtedas it ought. PllrtA~trofhug•ods] By gD1d1.ht:e vnder- •trf~;~r iv1 ~1• In handling ofthe rule, I willlirfl thew the fiandethfoode, ~ayment, Jodgrng, bookes, ., n,JW. me:ming of the words: (ccondly,thc reafons and other necellar1es, wrthout the "h1ch, a · Occulr.cn. ofthe rule: thirdly,the obieClions agairif! it: Minifler of the word cannot foJJow hts cal· Ja(JJy,rhe doctrine and vfes,tbatareto be galing : for P••/calleth thefe g10di, accordmg thered from ir. to the common optnton, whrch fo mdgeth of ' •
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