,Chap.6. the Epijlle totheqatatiam. 41.1\ JEphef. 4- 4 . The l?op<fll opinion therefore JA w1th honour,that he is agodly,wife,religious ) ,.hicnreacheth due rhere bee focne oun..rd man; and that religion which he profe!leth, callmgs and a/lions wh1ch commend vs to io the truth. This is nothing elfe,but to haue God, as 10 leadea{inglehfc, to fa(!, tOvowe thef•ith ojour Lortll•fHIChrifl inrejpefl ifp<rvoluntarie puucrty 1 to performeregul~ro:be~ /om,lam.z.t. dience,roprofetfe monkery,to be buried m a The fecond concluuon is, that tho new friero cowlem toail(lame from thefe& thefe creature is the onely thing that isacceptable meate 1 ,is here condemned, whenP•ul fallh, roGod.[trcumcifion, &c.•u•iletbnothmg, hut rhat out1vard pr1uilcdgc:s waJl not ferue the ~Jncw crc,uure. By rhenewcreawre,theApoturne,and that"''"' cqmwmdethvs not to GoJ, fllevnder[!Oildetll the Imageof God, or reI.Cor.8.8. · nouation of the whole man, both in the fpiAgainc, neither thi•, nor the like places, rits of our mindcs, and in theatfoClions of Gai.J.>8.Col.;.•'-doeany thingfauour the our hearrs, which i•alfocalled thentw "'""· Anal>apr;[!icall fancy, of bringmg in an aWee lhallthebetter conceruo it by rheconnarchie,that is,an ataxy into CbrHban focictrary,oameJy, by rheolde mAll; which is want ty;by takingawatChrrllianmagi[!rates,and B of knowledge in the minde, and delight in drtlinction betwixt ma(ler and feruant: for ignorance: want of fubietlion and conforbythe fame reafon wee may confound the mity in the will, and rebellion withall: want (exeof man and wonun.for Paul[atth,Th.re of holinelfcin theaffections,and pronenelfe is n(itherm:~!e norfcmllle, but wee Areaft one in to euilJ. The new man then,is the relforing of Chri/l,the meaning thereof isthis,that alallthefedcfects.Forthevnder[!andingherethough in refpect ofour inward or fpiriruall of,contidcr char there are three things in the etlare before God, there bee no luch d11fcfoulc: The fubllanceof thefoule:thc faculrence:yer that hindreth not bucthere may be ties or powers of thefoule: and the qualities in rcfpect of our outward ellate, ofthefc faculties. Now neitherthe(ub(lance Further, wee Jearne from hence, that no nor faculties arelo[! by the fall,but onely the man is eo chinke highly ofhimfelfe in regard qualities of the faculties: as when an in[!ru. of outward prruiledges, as birth, honour, menc is outoftone,the fault is not in the Cubwealth, fauour, nortogloriein them, ler.9. !lance of the inflrument, nor in the found, • ,. Rich men mu[! not be high minded, I. but in the difproportio,oriorre in thefound: Tim.6,17. Nay, the King may norlifr vp hrs C therefore the qualities onely are r<nued by mindeabouehisbrethren,Dout.l].:o.Pau/s grace. Thde quahcies or habits, are either example is notable, who accounted all the in the vnderflandins: or will and atfct!ions. priurlcdaes which he had before hisconuerThe qoalitie in thevnder(landlng, is k:fowtion,whi?eflhewasaiew,(asthathewasaciledge. Colo!lians 3 so.Ye/w,pu19nthenew tizen of Romt, aPharifc, agreat Rabbin, in· ,mm, which is renewedin ~owledge, after the i' (lructcd byGamalid, ofthe trrbe of_Benia· mageif hi>nth•t creAtedhim.-. In the will and min,circumcifed the 8. day,&c.) and atter his alfeClions,theyareprincipall; two,righteou(- conuerGon being aChri[iian(as that hee was nef{e andh•lineffe,bothwhich are in truth and an Apo[!Je, taken vp into the third beauen, Gnceritie, without all hypocrilie. Ephelians &c.) robea• nothing, or worfc then no1hing, 4· 14- Putonthenew mAn, which After G•d u euenasloJfeordung in re[peel: of beeing anew cre~tedinrighteoH[nejfe,411dtrue holmefJe:whert: creature in Chri(l,rhat rs,in refpectofiu(lrfiholinefJe and righte••(neffe, are oppofed to cation,and Canctrfica11on. And therefore 1ve concupifcences, and lulls of the olde man; maynotferour mindesroomuchvponoutTruth(which bath relation to both) tofpiwud rhing;,as riches,honouro,pleafum:feeritual! guile,and drffimulation: [o that each ing they are not auailcable to faluation. of thefe qualities,haue two parts, a ~>ant of BeGJes,thisteachcth all rho(erhat are but D the contrary cuill, and apoGtiue quality or in meane and i>afe e(late, ro bee content: for habit ofgoodnetfe.H•/ine.ffe refpectcth God, outward prruiledges auaile nothing:outward and containeth all dutiesof pietie,contained wants and miferies,hindcr nothing. Ifaman in the fir(! table: Righuoufne.ffe,refpetls man, be rich,he is nothing th::: nearer,aod if he be and rhecreaturcs,and comprifeth all the dupaore, bee is not a whir the further off: it is ties enioyned in the fecond table. TrMhrethe poucrty of the fpirit, which makes a man fpecteth the manner how both the former rich 111 grace: for thoughthepoorc man bee oreto be pratlifed, viz. with an vpright and chc rich mans flaue, yet bee isthe fonne of fincere heart,freefromall hypocriueand deGod, and ieflow-heyre with Chri(l : and ceit. Thefc three making a perfetlharmor.y though the rich man be rhe poore mans ma· in all the faculties of thefoule: H•linrf{e per- [!er, yet bee isthe feruant of Chri(l, as Paul forming all the duties ofpietie ;righteoujntfJe fairh, Hee that i4 c.tUed beeing A (eruAnt, UGods rhe duties of humanity:trttlb feafonino both free r~un: t~nd h~e thAt is cAlled beeing fret, is the former with Dncerity. tt / (l,i(lt(eruAnf,I.Cor.7.U. But (may rome fay)how is thenewcrcaLallly, this crolfcrh the opinion of the tore oppofed to all exrernall things, or [aid mulmuic,who think that rfa man be increato be ofany force in thekingdom of Chrr(l, fcJ trl nch~s. graced with fauour, aduanced, - feeing it is not auaileablc to iu(lafie a man N n before ..
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