404 .ACommentarie "PfOn· Chap.6'. ~~~--~-----mn··~?fGod,he&resofiNk,}}1'f.d'JmC. me,nberHf A Jlfcw, Matth,7,13,14. Enter in At theflr•ight C'hrs/I,T~mples r;ftlu !JrJft Gbo(l,&c. ~: glltt.for it Utbewid~g11tt11nd 6rtutdwa;-~hottitli- ·Further, in dm all rhc fmhfullarocallod dethrodeflrumrm,•nd M A Nrrhmbe,.hhh a hou!hold ar,d a famil.y , rh is t.c~ch.~th V5, ,r.o; in there,u:Bec•ufothegateU.Prttigh~, & the th.u as we haueone bed andon~ boarJ, one_ "fl'4fnarraw, thtit itadeth tmtoiife, and FEJIY bread to fcedevpon,aod onccuppowhcrcof rhm berhatfi>Jdeit, MANlE arf!<aiied, hfll <11 drinko: [o ''" nwurd hauc on.eminde and F.EJ//1chofen. Here they arecalled afami!J, (lne heart. Wl! (hould cl eau~ toge~her, and A»da!ittleflock._e, Luk.1 !,V.31• ..4Hd~trc.nm411t, hold tOgether: for if~hey of rhef•mi'J of""' Rom 9 >7·.LerrhcPapills therefore bragge toyne.rogerher,why fhoulduot wewhtch ~ue of the1r Vnmcrla.lttlcand muhimdc as much of~hcfami'J off•"h hold together I lfrhafo as they l;(i,inthc meane rim< let no: vo feare of.thekingdomeof darkncscombinerhemto ioyne our [clues to rhe lirrlc fiocke ·of fclues rogcther;as" i•Pfal. >.z, TheKing10J Chri(i,•nJ with them rogoc on m the llraire theearrh6a~rhemfoluer , And th~ Pri11CU4r~ way eo etcrnalllifc:. . , •ffembl•d togrtber, agam/1 the Lor.J,,ndag•infl The order whichwe are toobf<ruc indohi&Cbriff, A<'\.4.17. Doubtiej[eaga:nffrhine B ing good to others, is elfewhcre more di– hsfJ Somu b(tu,whtJrl'#tborl haftanntJiHted,bt)tb .... lttnttly ((t downein Scriprure land it fiands H<rodandPonrius P;larc, with rh' Gentiles, in rhe(cdegrccs. Firll,and principally,aman anJp,.pleoflfracl.gatbmdrhemf,/ttqiDgethcr, mull doe good tothofcofhiJ{amdy, asto his Pfai.S3·S,6,7,8.Tbqhauuonft~lw/tpgttlm in wife,children,fcruanrs, r.T;m.5.8.lfthmbe heArl,andb.aue """d~ A le~tgtu 4g4inff tha: The AtiJ that pto#i4tthnotfor hiJown~,andcfpeci2lly t4btrn:lc/erfEddlp,iittdthelfom4djres,Moab, for themifhUhoufl;old, luh.cthdmied thef.iitb, •nJthe Ag4rimr.~abal, ~ndA.mmun, and Ao~r:dU WJJr/e thtn aH infidtU, Secondly 1 .a(rer _maJ~c,the Phibf/~tm,withtheinha'bitantsc(TyrhofcofourfamtJy, wemufi doegood eo our rm: Aihur 4ljo Ui~p,e4.with them:rht] baue Inn pllrmtsandprogtnuws. 1.Tim.s.4. Ifan7widow "n 4rmc to the ch1ldr~n of Lot. How much h4Hecluldrmormphewn/ellhtm(thatis,cho(C more thc:refore ought the children of light childrenor ncphewcs)learnefit'/ltofoewgodh- ~t-rc,not weltr.anfb– tcd,Name– ly. to companyandconfore togerh.cr? But rhe m{[~llJwardtheir8wn~ bou(e, tmd.to rtcfJmprncc children ofthis world arc w1fcr In rhm generlmrP""""·Muk_r,rhey mu(i fir(! doe good ''"'""'"'" ration then the chtldrcn oflt~ht. ~ay~he rorhctrown~hou!c, andrh~nin thefecond wel!tr.lt~fl"- bruite bea!ls may condemnevsm this potnt: place ro thetr parenu, that IS, their fathcu t(d,K.uucd. ror catrdl heard together, lheepc llockc to· C and morhers,;f they be childrcn;rbmgrandgether,fifhcs flwl~ together, ~nd(as the protac~ers &grandmothers ifthey be nephews. u<rbc is)birds ot a leacher l>'dl ft1c together. Th;rdly, afterrhc two forrner, we mufrdoo Whara ilwne is irrhcrcfore for vs rhataro good toourk!ndred, t.Tim,s.8. lf'"JProtJid' ofrhcfamda:mlyoffanh. to fa(! out, mamH{/;rhisowne---h~h~t~hdenitd tluf 14 ith, &c. king a rcnr in rhccoar, and Q dmifion mehe VVhereby9Wife, wee arc chieRy to vader.. bod;e ofC hrifl, by feparatingour felucs one !land, thofc poorc widowea that are ncereof from another,in affection ofheart, and prabiood, or kmdrcd vnto vs! or generally all r't;fe of!if<! rhofe thatarc ofourkindred in the ReO>,who Againe, this m2y miniller cornfortto all arechereforecaUed ours, becaufe theydoe the fairhfull bceing vnderrhecrotTe, <aeonmorcncerdy concerncvs, as beeinglinked fider that they arc o'fGods family! and rhcrvnro vs,by rhc bond ofnature.They that aro fore neeJe nor doubt of the proUidence of ofour kindred arcro be refpeCled and relee; God,burrhar he will prouidc thing• necciTaued ofvs in the third place, ifthey be o! the rie forthem 1 For herh•t pmddcth nor for hi& houlhold of faith; othcrw;fc, the Saints of o,n:,..dtJmi<IIJf.r th"n of hi&family harh deGod, w-hichareneither kith noi kinne vnto nirdrhefaith,•nd i& wor(<thman rnftdel. D vs,arc to bepreferred beforcrhem. FourrhLall!y, inrh.rthefairhfullarecalledafaly.of!lrangersandforreners, we are todoe mii):,irlhcwcsthar they arc bur few, cucn a good to thcfaithfuObcforeorhers.Fiftly,and handfulin comparifon ofrhe world;for what JallJy,wc mull be beneficiall toall, whether is afamily toacounuieor a kingdomel Infric:nds or foes, ofourkrndrcd, or llrangers, deed I graunr, ;frhofe ofthe familyoffaith, of rhehoufeofGod ororherwifc, as God in beconlidered by rhemfelues,rhey are many, his prouidence lhall offer them vnrovs: for Matth. 8. 11. if•J vnroyou,rb.r MANT/baU foPaulfailh, Wemnffdoegu.dvn,.allmen.. Ir comefrom the Eajl,and(rom the Wefl,and/balllir will be(aid,wearc to loucal?nen ahke(rwng I downe mthAbraham ,lf2ac, ""dIacob incbe we mu!lloueour neighbours as our fcJues :) kjS~odomeofhe4Nm. Nay,theyarcinnumcra· andrhereforewem~tl doegoo.d t? a!J men - bi~Apoc.7.9· Afmthe(< thingslbebeld,and alike, not r<fper'lmg the fa1thfulJ more l l~e,11gr~;er mrdtitud~. which HO man couldnumthenotl_1ers. Ianfwer, our_Joue.ofour brehcrof'41t'nation1 ~ andk!,ndrtdt) andpt~plt) llnd thren, u·Jcffeor sreater' euher Jn refpcdof tongue!, ftDod brfortthc throne, andhefortthe tbc~:~6iet1, inwill1ingagrcater or a lelfegood lcun6e,cloathed with f,.,g wlrttrohu. &p~tlmn vntothern:andthus wernuU !ou~aJJ m~n amthrirh.1nd1. Bot becingcomparcdwith infiJikt",in wHhingto tAem etcrna!J h~e: or'." re. dels,whicb fl 1 albccondcmneJ, theyare bur {ped of tbe snunrjo"ofoHrlollt, m haU!l1~a t?.r'rat('r ..
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