l.C~ap~6. the-Epiftletothe (jalat~anr. .f03-I- · g011d,. themtb.rhau J••;pr~zfOI<Ihtmth<t-hurt. · A derlland rhofc wh1ch by faith arcofrhelameJ )"U andperfocuurou.Murh.s.f4. Let vs con:. family with VJ, namely' ofthcf.me Carbo· r fiderthe ooodSamllt'itanr prad:ife ; Albeit like Church vponearth:rhehouf " fCod, &cc· rhere~<as':norrall hatred berwixt rhe Ic1ve>,. ing oft<ln put to-fignifie rhe Church of God, ' and rheS~marilans.Ioh. ·f 6,yer beefeeing an.Timoth.J.Vetf.ls, Thehoufe ofGod" hisdeadl~nemy wouuded& balfedead,had colledtb<Churcbo[q•d, the ground nnd ptilar compat1ion.vp.on him;powr-ed wineandoyle ofrmh.Heb.J.Verf.z.Mofer>•Mfai<hfuUi•a/1 intohi.Coarct,bound vp his wounds,fer him qodr bo:ife,rhat is,hisChurch: ~nd rhus rillS on his owne beall, brought him roan Inne; phrafcisexpounded, Ephe. z. 19. ·yrar: no , and rnadeprouUion for hinl; the likeought f1JON/lrt~hJ/''''/;m ci.th ..mf'withth! SaintJit a.nd we to .doe,euen ro our enemies, asoccafion •f'h' houfoo/JofGoJ. So rhar by them ofrhe ·aiallferue.Luk. ro.Jo.Forifwi: mufl dogood •••fo,/d~f'fai<h, we mufl vnder1\and onely ioour enemies be~fl. bisoxe or alfegomgarhcfaitbfltl/; Indeed among mclf 1 nor oncl)i llray, in bringing him homcagaine ;. E~od. children, but al(o m~n.(cruants ; and maid_: •3•4· Much more ought wero doe good to !emanrs arecounrcd ro bc.ofrh<!(alnily ,.byt our encmie himfclfe. Fo«he more bcnc6ci· God accqunis rhem o,nel;yitO\bce of his .all and communicariuewe the.v our f.Jue.sto B hou[e, •h•r~reSainrs by-c;illing, and foniles be,the grCi[CJ' goodneifewcfi1eW tObe inv·s, by f;mh.Thcre~l arcba!f.a·rds anifJlOt (ofmC:s; aothe foumaine which powrerh forrh his rheyaye (11 niay be)in the houre, butnqrof flreamesVnt0 alJ,and thecandle whichflanrhehou(e: for true{auing faith, dorh char:iqerh vpon a 'candlellicke thineth vnro all, dcriu rhi>fc rhatare of the.family of faith 1 and norroirfeJfe ·beeing couered with a bucuen as fanatical! drcames·r fanufiicall opithell. . nlons,allegorizing ofrbeliicrall fmfe of the , Therea(ons:.Wby wee ought. to dce good ~cripture, denying rhe refurreL'tion of the" vnroall,(eu<nto· our enemies) areprinc1palfleOr , doe characterize thofe char arcdfrhe ly foure. The firfl may bee taken from the F.rmif;ofloue. grounds ofloue:and beneficence, which are Hauing the meaning, conOJer<hedutie, in all mcn,cuen the wicked rhemfeluas; now which is, rodogood principally ro rhe fa. rhthe grounds of loue are fpecially three' the full,rheSainrs and feruanrs of God, that is, 6rfl isrhe imageof God, which becingin all we mufl doegood vnro rhem before orhers, m.eo, yeaeuen in prophanc perfomdn part, and more then toothc:rs,which arc notofd1e oughr robe rhelo'ad(!one ofloue ro draw our fame family, asDauidfai~h, Mywelldoi,greaaffectionvnto it. The fecond is.communion C sh(thn11t to thu ., btd to.the Saints which arc 1w and fellowflJip in thefame n.trure, a.nd there· rArth,andtdemthat e."r:cellin verttte , Pfal; J6. forewcougbrro-bc bene6ciall vnro men, be1,3. For it isall one•• ifrhe ApoGieOwuld caufc they are men: ;and though we will nor hauefaid, As Jt 1s fir &conuemcnr,rhat rhey doe gooJ homi•i,ycr wemufl doeit hum.1nitathar areofrhe famefamlly Orould behelpfull ti,as rhc Philofopher faid.The third is pani· andbcnc6ciall onevnro Rnorher,rathcr then ciparion Ill thedearh of Chnfl, in that all torboferhar are of another fam1ly: So it is rneahaueparrinChriOaswellaswc(foraoy requilirc that thofc which arc members cf rhingweknow.) Secondly, God(whc!cexthefame bodie, nayfonncs and dau;h<crs, amplewe arerofol!ow, ashatirbecnef•id)is brerhren and fillers, hauing rhc fame God good& bountiful! vnrooll,caufing hufunne forrheir Father, thcfamc Church for their ro thineaowell vpon the badas rhe good;and morher,Chrifl for theirCider brother,begorMl<h.!. 45• hisrainero fall as well vpon rbe.ground of rcn ofrhefame immorrall (cede, nourithcd thevniuCl,as ofthe iufi,bccing kindvntothe with thefame milkcofthcword,andJook1no vnkind,aod to rhe wicked, Thirdly,we mufl fortbe fa1ne blcifed inheritance: Owuld ,;. doero orberaswewould rhey thouid docro rher be beneficiall onero anorher , then to vs. Thereforeifwe beeing in diflrelfe would D thofe char .are forraincrs and firau nge", beglad ro reeemegood ar the band of awicno way linked vnto rhem by rbe bonrJ, of Matb .7· 11 • ked man,wc ought in rhe hkecare ro dogood faith. vntohim. Fourrhly, ourprofeffion and rhe Now thereafons why we oughreip•dally reward which weelooke for, require rhisar ro do good to them ofthe houthold of faith, our hands,for ifw<dogood vnto rhem only maybe thcfe. Firfl, becau(c Godlouerh all that doe good vnro vs,or 1fwe be friendly ro his creatures, fpeclally rnankind,mofl efperhofeonlythat are friondlyrovs,what !ingu. ciolly thefaithfull, vponwhome he doth be· latthingdoewo/ for euen the Publicans doe flow rhe riches of his loue,yea himfelfe al{o: the l1k.: andfo haumg our reward hetein forrhougl·t God begoodv•<o all, Pfal. 1 45 . 9 . thisl1fc , wecan L'\:pea: noneotherafter this yet in a(peciall (onhe i& /!.ood to l(rarl.totiJtm life,Matth-5.47. rharar. ofapurehea". Pfal.73.ver(r , fieu a Thcfecond painr, (which conraineththe Sauiourofan mm, fPecinllyof<hrfethal bel""'· order ro beeobferued in doing good,) islaid r.Tim.4.10. Secondly, hecaufcwharfoeucr downe 111 rhcfc: words:Lervsdoegoodtoall, but is done ro on~ ofGods 'Saints is done vnro flmialll 10 rho,re<hat n•eofth: h"•fooldofJ•~th. him,Marrh.>J-44· Th~r~Hy,in rdpcCl ofthc By th:mof the.ho."'jhB!d of fa,th, we are tovn~ cxcellcnclcot the!rpe?r(ons, intharrhey an: ' L l 4 (imn'r ..
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