l 1414 .ACommentarie -vpon Chap.6. l1 he:: Roma,neEmpcrour bad £1UCililbCity A 13.J.J.Asf(Jon(Mtri6u!ationorptrftcutioncom- ! to the Iewes to hue according tu their owne m~1h,b} 11nd h]thqMe ~Jfondtd. Whereaswe I ! !awes, anJ rhar ~Jthour molctlauon or d1ought ro hauerhefamemiodcrhatPaulhad ilurbance, 10 all placesof rhc Romanc Emwho knowing that bondo and 1mprifonruco; Hn~ccn.m p1re; fo that 1f a lcwC' becameaChnlllan,he aboad him, yet paffcdnot for them,ncJtbcr Co.nmc:~t. 1 had the pt1Uilcdge of a Iewe, (o long as hce was hts hfe dcare vntohim, Ads :o.z 3 . and ln hunc ~o·~ kept the cercmom31J l.lw, and raughtnodewas n~t ondy ready to becbound,bur to d1e '""'- parting from Mo(es 'whecea• they which alfo, for the name of the Lord Jrfus, Act raughr, char ceremonies wcreabrogared,and ll . 13· The rea(om: which fhooi:J makevs I , rhat men were iufl1fied onely by faith in willingror•kevpourcroife&followC!mf!, Chritl, waored thi• priu1ledge, and fo were are rhefc: Firlt, it is a greor mercy and fapcrfccuteJof no men more thC ofthe lcwes, uour o( God, rhat weareaccountedworthy either by thcmfelues, or by incenllng others tofutfer any thing for h~<fake.Act.5·i'Jhe .againll them, J. Thetfalon. z. 15, 16. The Apofllu d~omedfrom the CoHnceli, ret~cing faJfe apoUle~ therefore to auoidc pclfccuti~ that '_hey wereaccounted Tl'Orthie to (ujforrelmk..e on, coyned a new Gofpdl; in manet of fa!- B for huname. Secondly,it i•a meanc.(by the uanon, ioyning Chrtlt and A1o(es, mfl1ncarnerctfull promifcof God,) ro procure and rion by faith, and by workes. So that here obraine rhe b!cllings of thiS l1fe, Marke ro. wee haue another characiar and marke of 30. 1h11dly, irharh bl•tfednelfeannexed to falfe r<achers,w.blch IS,to labour by a! means 11, with a promife of allillance and hclpe of ro enioy rhe world, and roefchew rbc crotTe, theSpillt of God, r.Perer 4·"· If ;e beraiandrarherrhen they will fulfer perfecunon, ledon for thenameof Chr>fl, blefled.;,ye,for toniake ahotchpotcho(rchgiou,as we may the Spirit of glorit, ~JNd of Godrejlnh 1.1ponJOY, fee, nor ondyby rhis p:arrlcular,but by the whjch on t~(IT part u e«iU tpokp1of. 6sJion 1 our courleof the hi!loryof the Church, and in parr u glorified. Latlly,the endcofrhecrolfc, latrer rimes, by rhe Interim vnder Chdrfa iS glone vnfpeakablc, If wet fuffi·nvubhim, the fifr, and the lixc:arriclcs vndcr He"rl tbe JJJ: ./billl nl(obe glorified with him. Ram. 8. '7· ri;htbyour mcdiaroursand rcconciliarours, Further, whereas Saint Plfllf Jmkcth toge~ who either (as rt isfaid of oiJe C•nflwor) therpcrfccutlon, and the preaching of rhe labourroaccord fire and wa!er: or dfe hkc crolle, wee may feerhatrhe profe!lion of rbe huck!lcrs mixe wineandwater f;;r rbeirown Gofpcll.and perlecurion,doeithergoehand oduanrage: and by all neuters and mungnls in band,or doe followoneanorher mfeparain rdigion, who bouer in rice winde,becaufe C bly; fouumm]tu wiU/inegodiJ i•{hrif/Ie(t14, theywould Uand fure for all aiTaies,or wmnc ;nuf! fuff~rperfecution, z.TAmothy ~.ll. Mothc (auourof great men>that they mlghc not fes is fa1d to haucchofn• rather to jiiffcr ~~J!Wl,- iland 10 the way of their preferment. This on w1thrhe people of GoJ, then to rnso1 the pi(A· is the fJnnc of the multitudeamong vs,who furesoffinne J~r 11 /Mfon,Hcb.r J.Z5,VVhere dcfioe ro h•ue Chnit, bur they w1ll none of weefce rhatatllitiion isrhdotreand p01rion illS crvlfe: rbey would bee u·lfh h<m vpon of rhe godly. Thercafon hereofistwo-fold. mountT•hor. but not vpon mount Ca/uary, The maltccof rhediucll, who is alway mboro•·ned wid1 glory, but nor crowned with lingatthe hecle, Gen.ps- And rheharred rhornes. of rhe n1al1gnant Chqrch (the diuels {cede) Further, wee may hence gather an e(fenrieuer malignmg the Church and people of ail difference of rrue and falfe teachers: the God. The dmell rnaketh warrc with the one fcekerhe good nf rhe Church,theorhcr remnant of rhcwomans feede, which keepe fe<ke rhemldues: the one rhcglory of God, the comrnaundements ofGod,and haue the I rhe.o.rherrheirowncglory. Iris.obfer.ued by D retlm10ny or!efus,Apoe. u. 17. The maPoplih pr~cns and others, that though the lignant Church pcrfecuteth rhe Church of Icfults pretend, rhey doe all things in ordine God,as wee mayfee in theirrypes, namely,m adDmm,yetthey Intend thernfclues, doing (ain hatmgand perfecuring Ahel: l(mael, fall things in ordme ad (eip{ot '11 beemg the (aac: E(au, l•cu6, VVhich they did onely \ markc they 01ooce at in all theirMacbiavdbec~tu(t thc]/A'IP theirowne work!t to be enill,~tnd lian plots andpollicles, rl•at they may hauc them to beg,.d, r_loh.J.IZ. And ifirbee de· cumdignitatcocium,aLordlycommaundjand maunded, why thofe that preach the word ! alaGc l1fe. plainlyand powerfully rotheconfc.enccs of Ana1nc. here wee fee that the loue ofrhc mer.,in cuidcnccofthc fpirit, arefoextrcamrrurh:and ~f rheworld, d1efeare of the face ly hated and maligned?An/.Ir isfor no other of men):md the fcarc of Godeanneuer !land thing, but tuen forthe work!s (a~e, for wh1ch rogerher. Asalfo how daungerous a thing it they oughtto be reuerenced, 1. TheIT. 5·'3i~ ro bee additl:cd tothe loue of rhe u·orJd: and becaufe thq prophecie not gooJvnJotl9cm, (or ir ha1h bccnealwaies rhecaufe of rcuolr, bmeui/l,r.King.z:. 8.rhatis,preacl1 tJotpleain rhar men ncuer imbraced religion fo, as Gng rhwgs, by Cowing pillowes vnder their cbar rheycould be contented rofulfer perfeelbowes,and lullingthemaflecpe in the bed cur ion f(:~rthc profcflion ofit,nor lay downe offecuritie but denounce the wdgemcnts their liuei in the m:tint('nance thereof. Mat. of God ag~infi the•n, and CO difquiet and trouble ...
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