-------------------~~~~---------------- '!; Chap.6. the Epi~/e to the (ja!atians. rhegu.Cc:of rhe ~Norld ; wee arc: no new erea- A generahry rhercof,rharis, thalllJghc vpona.s I J rures, rhough weepro:m(eancl protcft neucr m411J as walke accordmg thercro, and vpoH fo muc.h ; weearebut hypocrites, deceiuing the Jfrael ofqod, The duty i•,that we walke others, and our-(ducs alfo. ForlVhere th1s accotdinG rothis canon, or rule: the~ word I new oreawre i•,thereisa change in allrhe farranflated "'•'k' , fignifyerh not limply to cultie• and powrrs of foule and bodie: the walke, but to walke warily,and etrcnmfpeft. tmndeis notfervpvn theworlJ,but miodcth ly(as it is expounded EpheGans ;. 1 ; .) or to I heauenly rhtngs: the"'ill,affcttioru,andcon- ~alkc byruJe,in order, and mcafure,w1thour uerfotion ofthewholeman, is in heauen,Phitreading\aGde,but mak10g Oraighttl~ppeo to bi'·3·J.o. Forthcfpiritofregenerarionislike ourfecre~ H:brewes u., q. P11His rulcwh1ch thclcaucn which a woman tookeand hid in wee muO walke by, u farth in Chri!f, called J three pe.::kcs of meale till all was leaucned: here glorymg in the croifc of Chrifi: and for after<he f.1me manner, by a fecret operarepentance towards God : called regcn~rati· · non11 alrererh rhe minde, will, affctlions. If onorthenew creature: which is right! ycal- ""16ein{hrl}l (faith theApo!lle)hee ua""" led arule of tanh, and mannersuf things to ereat Hr<, •/detbing1are pafJeeaway; beho/de,aH be bcleeue d, and pratlifed, becaufe by 1t all thing4rebecomenew,: .C or.s.17. Iftherefore B doetrincs and attionsaretobeee,;amwed: we be new crcaruresJwhy Jeade wee noranew nay, theScriprurc isthcrcforecalicd Canoxi. life ltfwe be changed in affetlion,why are we c<ll,becaufe it fets downe an expoflrron ofthis notchanged in conuerfation I rule:thcre being nothing from rhefiritchap· Bur by this we may pcrceiue,thatal which rerrn Gen. to the fa01wrds in the Apocal. are Chri!lians inprofetfion, arc nor ChrHli~ which airncth not ar on~ of thefc two,eaber ans in conuerfation : aiJ that are waOtcdwith repemance towardsGQd> or fa1th in ChriU. the ounvard Elementofwater,are not watl-1ed Here alJ minillers aretaught what rule ro with the mward baptifme, rhelauer of regefoiJo" in preachmg theword,or buildingthe neratton: as firtl,thofethatateasgood felChurch of God, namalyfairh, and repen. !owes(tbat is) as badde as eue! rhey were be. rance,rhe dochine of rhe crolfe,and conucrfore, and makeno confcicnce of finne. Se· lion, or the new creature. And all hearers coodly, fuch as are no more but ciuill honell: according to what rule ro order their I lUes men,hkethofehoneftmen which raifedper· and a'tions. For thismecapilor of w-Hdng, fccucion again£1 Paul and BarnRbM, and ex~ and that by a ruleorline, Ouwes that~ee are pellcd them out of rheircoail:s, Act. 13. so. trauelicrs or piJgrimcs, char this worldts a Thrrdly, worldly wife men "'hich fauour of C £!range countrey, thatwee are to goetoannnorhing butthe world. Lailly, fuch as haue ther, thatthe •·odd i•an cndles fabyrmrh, in fomc loueandliking of the word, and are in whrch~e fl1aiJ for euerlofeour fclucs.excepr fome fort outwardly conformable rbcreunwebe guided by rhis rule. • ro, hauing fomelcgall forrow for finne ariAnd here wefeethatthereis acerten rule Cing from Jegall terrors: but haueno thorow for theregularingof all thingsappertaining clungcnor renowtion. to f~1th and ru.anners, though we cannot apLailly, wee may not maruellif rheu•orld ply tt, nor vfelt as wee fhould:The fault is in hare and malrgnc thofe that are new crea· vs,notintherulc. rures: fecing they neither rninde nor affetl Whereas Paulfaith as many as walkeacthe fame thing•. For there can bee no true cording to thu rule, bee lhewc• rh•t Chri!!ilouc, where there is contrariety of iudgeans haue butoneonJy rule which chey arero menrs,wits,affcd.ions, Which bath becne, Is, follow, and accordmg to which thev rnuft and wrll be,betwixt rhofe that are borne of frame therrliues; fonhe ApoOicexhorts vs rhe Helh, and rhofe that arc borne of God, rhat wee all proceedeb; oncrule, Philip. 3 • , 6. Gen.p;. Therefore the PapiOs doe ootorioufly of' 16 eA,d aJ mdny tU walk.eAccording to thU D fend not oneJy inwrcfiing 1 pcrueuing, and :~·ule,pt4cefo~!lbtvponthefl(,andmercJ,4ndvpon lilreakmg thisrulr, bur in rnakmg orher new the lfrael of G•d. Lesbian rules, which they prefcrJbe as neHere Paulcommends this glorying in the celf.ry to befollowed:astllc rule of S. Fran· crolfe of Cbri!l, and iludie of pierie, 10 be· c",of Same Dornmic~.S.A•/ien. S.laom<,&e. c<>mming anew creature, as the onely rule hoJdmg one mans baprifmebetrerrhen anoof fairh and manners,whrch all teachers and ther, one mans profellion holrcr then ano· hearers were ro obferue and follow: Enfor· rher, one mans rule perfecter rhen another: I cing the keepingand obferuing of this dcufollowmg any rule rather then Ch<iO,, and ble duty,by the fruireand benefitthat comes fo diurde his feameles coate. And rharrbcfe thereby, fpecificd here by peace and mercu, fundry rulesof Monkesarcvaioe &wicked In the words rwo things are generally to bee it_ruayappearc:F1rLt becaufe they agree no: confidered: Frrfl, rhe duty of walking, in wrth rhruuleof Paul, rheybeing manr,ir bur ! thefewords, As riMny M walk~ according to thu one: lt dm~tlmg and Jcadtno to Chrifi they /rule: Secondly, rhcreafon ormoriueto the leading to by~paths, obfcur'fno the m;ritof I ' pra~ifethereof, in thefe,Peaccfoa/1 bcevpon Chrrll, and prefcribing many~hings partly \th_e_m..:.•_•_•d.:..:::mc.:er..:.c'..:..'.:.' :.:w.:.:hc.:ic..:.hc.:i.:.sc.:ac.:m_.pc:.l..:.' fi..:.e..:.d ..:.b,_Y.:.:'h.:.:•:...:...~::fr:,:m:.:o:.:lo::u::'!.'rPa::r~rl~y:_<n:::l:.tP:::'o:::u~s,,_c~o::>_n:-_r,~·a'.':ry~to~f'."a:.',i t b Nn z and ..
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