Mc:lOCSJ• gainfidi– fir"-fi· Nlam natur41l Imaginations. Yf•. Con6dering the danger of this di- A bour. And to lindethem out we mu£l haue £lru(\fullthoughr isfo great, we.mu£l bead- .recourfetothe fecond Table of the morall .. monilhedinthefeareo( Godtovfe all good •l,•w,which was pennedwuh refpetl to(4) the , Cal, 3 ,, 9 • meones,while r)le daiesofpeace doeJa(\,tbat corrupt eUateofman,forbidding that which it takono place with vs in the day ·of <rouble m•n• corrupt heart thmketh naturally aa:nd t.empration·: J'he mean>• ,ro reprelfe 1t ,gam!l hiS netghbour,fot euerycommaundearethepreachingopfthe word,and the Sacrament thereofosfplrltuall/orbrddmgnotoneI 1 ments ofBapti(njeand the Lords Supper. lythe w1ekep atlrons, eUII!words,&geUutes, 1 • For the fir£l,:·lhe$ordofGo<i preached is bur all corrupt aifedions,yea all euill Imagiafpecial mean••0<damed ofGod,forth€ true 'nations ofman againll man. . . . . applyingufGods promifesofmercytoour . Thefethoughrsofman agam!lh!!ne1ghI ownefoules; and therefore amoll fouera1gne boor beoftwo{orrs1c1therw1thoutconfenr, remedieanain!lthis theughtof dillrull; tor or withconfent. Thoughrs withoutconfent, _·_· when thepromifes of mercie in Chrifr, arc are th<very lira eurll motionsof the minde offered vnro Gods people in the preaching which a man conceiueih againll his neighof rhe word by a lawfull MiniUer, it is as bour,to which the •·illncuer giueth confent, muchasifChrillhimfdfe inbis,ownperfon B and thefe are forbidden in the tenth comlhould fpeake vnro them, by vertue ofGods mandement,Th~u/bAit not lufl. mdinance.IfGod from heaucq lbould fay to Thoughts with confent ofwillarefuch as any man,mercie belongeth to rhee,he would a man concciuingin hi• minde, doth witball belecue:rfGod f•y to Corndim,bdceue thou, defire,orpurpofe in his heart topraaife:and •nd my mercy belongs to thee, Corneliffl will rhcfearc forbidden in the lift, fixr, feaucmh, bclecm:; if he fay toPeterbelceuechou, and e1ght,and mmh commandemcnu;by rcafon my mercy belongstothee,Pmrwill beleeue: whereof they may lirly bee roduced to 6ue & ifhefay fo toM•rirMagdalen,lbee wil be· heads, They.are either thoflght~<fdifoo•oHr,a· leeue. Loe here, when the Mini!lerof God, gain!! the fift,commandement; or thought~of out of Gods word, farth to any man, bcleoue •nurther,again!l the fixt,or thogbtr of •dulte7J., thou,and repent thou, at)d Guds mercy beagainCl thcfeauenth;orthogbttifth".fi againll lon•s vntothee; it is as much asrf the Lord theeight; ort/,.ugbttofdifgrllce, again{! rhe lbo~ldcall btmby name particularly,andfay ninthcommandcmenr. vnro him, belc:cue thou,_ and repem,and my -; Sect. 1. mercy belongsvnto thee: yca,it is all one as 0ftpdugbt, of di/bonDttr, if God bimfelfe 010uld fay, I""' tb; F•th<r C FirU,a thought ofdiO>onouris any thought Andthouart m; chi/Jr,ifthou wilt repenr,and that rendeth to thecontempt and abafing of beleeue. the perfon of our neighbour, in refpetl of Thefecond meaneo which igalfoveryelourfeluos. Andit'i• then conceiued in our feauall to cut offrhis thought of d1UruU, is minds,wben wethinke thus ofall other men B•pti[mr. If an earthly princegiueapardon belide our feluc~;SH<h And(ucha,••,uforre to any man, and put the mans name in the injtrio11rvnt"me,41hlflttndcPntm;prifJJe feUuw ;, pardon,and hisowne broad fealc vnto it, the regard •!"''· Example hereofwebau~in the man willncuer deubt ofhis pardon, but bePharifie,a man Uritlin profellion, aod zealceueit. Behold, fnBaptifmeGod .entretb loug,in bis,religion, whocomme1h totbe couenantwithmiferablcwretchedman, and Temple to pray with the cPubiiCin; no\Y hereinm~k.,pt.O!lliJFof!ifevnto him: yea marke what hefaith,(6) OhGpd,!th•n~ thu, he puts the mans name in thecoucnantJ fea· tf,at lAm not IUother mmAre, or 114 this Pn!J/i. ~~~Luk.I8. ling the fame with his ownefcale: and therecin.Wbichwords proceed from fuch·aproud fore theparty bapuzed,mu!l beleeueaga~nll thought as this, Lord l th•nkf tbu, •ll.,hcr thistho~gbt. ~ . · . 11UnArefarre~iferioJJrvntome: 1 doefnrre[llr· ThethJrd meam,rs·the Lords Supper nght- D p•J[rtheco11fmon{ort:thu Pu6/ic•n u" b.je fdly admm1llred and rcce1ued: for therein the ''"'·••dno bgdie to me.Ifanylhall imaginethat bread and wme g>pen to the hand of euery this thought is not in euery man,but in fame communicant bythe MiniUer,areparticular (e'!' proud perfons, I anfwer, it is by nature in pledges & tokens vnto them offpeciallmereuery perfon liuing without grace:and therecie in Chri!l.Thefe arc the meanes which we fore Saint f••lgiuethtbi~commandcmenr mu{! vfewith allgoudconfciencein the daies Thai(c}mrrrm•• innmi{_rnej{e. P,ou/d •flum: of peace, that when troubles -come, tbrs 'Jo!hmbmertl;,mhimfolfo, giulngvs tovnder- •Phil.•·l · thought ofd1tlruU \fi3Y not preua1leagamfl , (!,and, that hy.narurcallmcnrhinke bell of vs. And thus m~ch of mons naturall eo11l themfelues; and elleeme others farre worfe thoughtsagoin(\:God.Manyothermight be then themfelues. , added hereunto,but tbe(e beeipg-t)le princiThrP[e, Ifthis thought ofdilbonour be in pall,Iomit the reff. all mens beam, then behold what apallace <;:HAP. IV. . . or all SaramcaU and daqmable PFide the Of m•nsnaturar. thpught1 ag•••ft h~t ""ghbuur. heart of man IS naturally: .it is like vnto rhe NOwwee cometo the euiH thought~ of table of Adowi-be'<-rk,at which bee fare in a Iudg.q. mans naturaU heart agomU brs ne)gh- . charreofeCiate,and madeothers, eucnkings, to .
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