Bdbr.de Rom,Pon– tif.Jib.4• M 'tint natural/Imaginations. to· him, th~VfJiC~ ~J GIJJ, tJnln1l ofmA'n. AtJd A thAt ioJ foaUbteiP. heauen fur on~(inner tlu1t t.'CJt1~ thus Antichr1ll Jiuing in rhcretnp!C:OfGod, uerutb,m(}rtthifornir1etl &'muiujlmmwiJ eh :, TheIf. •· 4· Ex•/11him(dft-abolle ;.11 th41 u ""J"' amc•dmmr of!if"where •·ce mull obc4/JedGod,or worfoipped. Now'that man of fin fcrueJrhar Chr~ft meanerh n·ur}:har there are bthe Pope of ROilJei for howfocuer mword Jtldeed fome fo rignreous,r.hatthey ncedeOv he humble himfclfe,and c•ll himfelfe thefer· •mendmcm,but he fpeakes accord.ng to the uanr of fcruats;ycundccd through rhe pride opmioo, wh1ch fome hauc ofrhein{clues, to' ofhu hcacr, hcc fittcth as God, rakingvnto Wit, that they arerigtltecus,and. neCdci1o rtf• himfdfc thar honor which is propcrro God: pentancc: by'all wiiich it is more then miinl· for heclailncrh powerro pre{i:riben<'v rul<s fdt, rhao r-tlisio<l nar,urall tboughi·of a man of Godsworthij>.toforgiuefiones, tomake cor.ccrninghimfdfc.r , t.;:: 1 laweilo binde the confe~ence properly, yea This cu11l thought reignethin our·age & h.,m;nn;. mopen and flmt hcauen 3 and to difpofcat his time asaU the.fdrmci' tiOc:tor come to an ag·- ·on forth:~ pleafureofearrhly kingdomes;hetaketh vp· noran< man that bath not beene Inlhud<J thought, on him to difpeoce witl) thCmoralllaw, and in rellg10n, rcafon with him touchwg has~ with Apoflohcallconlhrutions: •I which be· !late,and aske him whctbtr ])e can keepe the long.to God alone, and none d~re claime B law ofGod or not,he will anlivcr,hccan;hec them tobclougvnro hun, bur bee that mat· loueth the Lord his God with all his h•w; c!Ieth nimfelt with God;and rhis is the high· and his.neighboras himfdfe:1\,skc ~im-now cfi degree-of pride. he fooks to be faued;hisanfwCr 't-s,by h1~ own Th• 1'{•. Bythiscuery man may fee wb~t nghteoufoelle, and for hiS owne goodudle. heei~Jof himfeff<, what a curfcd and proud lt Uuc examination were anadeJth1sWould De nature hccarriethaboutwith him : tOr euery toundcoberhcthoughrof many that htie m' man namraJiy when occaliO is offercdJthmks the Church among vs; and there IS none b'Y highly ofhimfclfc,anu bafelyofothers in reoarurcfree lwm rim thought. i ·• gardofhimfelfe.Let vs rhafore take notice Hereby then we may fee tbarrhcthouglus of this SoltaOJcaH ptidethar is in our nature, ofeucry enan, behe what f.ccwlll,areplain~ and llriue againllit, for who would not be a· Pap1llry, for Popery isnawrall: Onecb•etc lhamcd ro fayw1rh the prou4 PharHie,lthank pdtar~nJgwund thereof is iH/fificauon, imd rhee Lr;rdJ~Jmnot Mothermm,&c. or with the ;abtt:tim ~} work.f1; whrch~o:puuon euery man arrogant !ewes, St4tJdap~tn,toHcb menot 1 / ;lm orings wirh him from his mothers wotnbe: h-olierrhenthBu!l(a.65·S· And{o it isin the pointo(merit, nlcnnatU· s~a. 1. C rally rbmke rhc:y rcca:iuc the good thmgcs Manrthought of hu"'"' rightml{net. wluch they haue from God, for their o"·qe The fecond· <UIII thought concormng a righreoufi1ctfe. mansfelfe,IS thi,,f•m(ujficuntlynghtmu,a•d Secondly, hence .it appcarcrh, that it is. 1ntedtnorepentAnce. Thatthis Js therhought mateer of s_reat difticuluc, tv bring a man of cuery man naroraJJy, appeareth by 'h' throughly to renounce his owne ngtut:outLotdscommandemeottorhe people of If. <IClle, and toundly and heamly toimb1ace rael, forbidding rhem to fay mtheir hearts, llUc rehgion, and rherighteoufnes oflhnO when rheywere.placcd In the prum1fcd land, by flith. This i•nolellethen the change of that'for thcirownrighU11Hjnr.s tht LPrdbroHgh1 o;:,turc:;and yet this muCl euery man doc,that them intopolfcffi:lt,Deut,9 4· Whereby he will bee faued, bee mufl become nothi 11 o m giue<vs to vodcrlland twochlllgs: F<rfl,rh.r llimfdte, that hee may be all in Chr~fl Iclu•· as thclewes did there, fo euery man rhinkcs wh1chis as imporriblc tobature,as tochaoo~ himfelfeto be righteou•. And (econoly bee water inro fire, and thercf<tre men had neede thlllRes,thatGod dmh gfue hts bldfingsvn ~ to beware how1hey put offthe.timc,andOen.- to him for his owne righteoufnelfe: tor rbe· led the mcanes in which God lhewerh h'is Lord vfeth noi to forbid fucb a thought as D poweno workmg thischange in rhehearrs of men naturally haue hot mthem: loIn J,kc hi• Elect. · - ·· manner when lmm1 rebuked the people Ior Thitdly, hener ••ce fee the euidcnr caufc rhelr finnesJtheyfaidJer.~.35·7heJ were lnM· of rhar p•·cpvlle10us courfe of the world· ce11tAnd guihlejfe,thry hadmt (inr~ed. And rhe whichmoU men take mfpending their t~itre: Church of Laodicea faith rhus of her felfe, ana Hrength,fomc for riches, orhers for boReu,3.17. /ttmrich andneednothing: that is, I nours aml plca{urcs, and mthe mcanew-hile aoound infpiritualgraces.This1srhetl1oght 1hcy can tparcno timefor religion, ro [(eke ofthe proud Phori(lc,who truPJ in b•mfdf,that God• fauour in Chrill, and the graces of the lii uiHfl,Luk.t8.9,10.and rhetfore braggeth Spitot:lt may be they wilalford agood word vnroGod,rharheisnot fuch andfuch,bur he vmorehg1on, but y.et they regard I! nor in I doth this anJ thar,hefaflerh, hegiUes almcs, J refpeCI ot orberrhmgs. And this is the bell'aiestithes,&c. and in pla~n rearms {,IS he., r hau•our not of fome few, burof all forts and llairh this, 1amrighuota.f ~tecdt norrpttttllnce: degrees of·men natun!Jy. Now the caufe I forof fuchChriUfpake,when befaid,Mar.9. nereol is thiS cur(ed euiiiihought,.,thor~by 18.Ht'eamenot to call thertght~Dm ,!Jut fin~trs to men perfwar.Jethemfdues, thry 6u rightecm, ("tpcnt411c~.And agaio,Luk.JS·7·1 {aJvnro7ou, .:.~nd needtnfl rt:ptnfA1tU, and till this thought Rr z be ..
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