l.Booke. Cafes of Confcience. 3I 1-w-a-s-g"""'ri-eu-c"""'d'"'fo,-or_n,..o-th;-l:- .n g-;:b~u~t~w;::h~en~h~e~c::a-:::m::.e::r::o-;-.A"fo :::r:::e~I::;,b<,p:;r:a~ife:;t:;::h{G~o;::d:;-f.r;o:r;::h:.,:::a:Ofl;lii~B~ion=-,r:r:a::y;:ing I.uk·l~.I7• bepinched with hunger,and that chrough has qodhatb ,g;urn, and CodhatHrak,:n ~N'")' b/l'Jfed &<. owne folly,rh<n he bumbled himfelfe betore be the nam<ofrhe lord,Iob. I ,LI • his fathor,and returned homevnro h1m. D•· The fifth Ground ofcomfort is, that the v uid faith of himfclfe, thatirJbM proJluriry he partiedij}ref{ed,harh parrr.erJ in the croffo. For P:makcrs thought bc/hould Aeuer be mooued, b«-••[e the 6r£l,he bath Clmfl to be hiS partner, bcc•ufc ~ '' " L<rdifhuguadneffe h•d made h" mounwne to he bath fellowfl1ipw1th h1m,m that be is atH1- ~•oil<. j/andfiYPn" 6ur(fa11hhe)thou didjl hiderhyfac., tled,and is willing to obey God therein. Paul and "'"ufro•bled;thencried lvnlothc L91'd. accountethit bappine!Ie, toknow rhe fellowAmendIII. Theyferue toworke Amendment of fhiP, ofChn£ls aff!Jtlions, &"'bemode con- '"'· hfe.Nochajlsfing(faiththeAurhorto the Heformablevnro his dearb, Phil.3. 10. And . . brcwcs)fartheprefmtfoemtth to b! i9)otu, but Saint Peterexhorrethbelecuerstores"lct,iw-u He'.>. tl. 11 • '!fierward it 6ringtth the quietfruit of righttor~f- "!uch IU theya..epartakers ofChrifls(ujfi'Ti'l.._(,l 1 I. •effe,tothemth4t4•ethmbyex.rri(<d;thatis,afPet.4.13. Secondly, ifrhe party affi1ded te· fl16bons and cha£l1fements that feaze vpon penr, Chri£l communicatelh with him in all Godsch1ldr<n, doe leaue afterthem amendhis crolfcs, and accounts them as his owne. menrof life, as the needle palfeth thrdugh B The Apof!lein this regard, wouldbaueno the cloath,and leauerh rhe threed behind Jt. man thmke it £lrange,no nor when heis in the .C•'·"·l' When wur&iudgrd (faith the Apollle) ~>eare ficrietrJall,but ratberto reioyce becaufeb eis n~~rtcred tj'the Lord,thAt we might not hecondempartaker of ChrHls futferings, J. Per. 4 J z. ned.,ithrhen-orld.AndDamJ confclfeth,Pfa. And Chri!l faith to Saul perfecutmg h" 119./t idgoodformerha<lhaue becne af!Ml:ed, Church, Saul, s.,t, wh; petfec•teft th•u me/ th<t r migl,t/eornerhJ jlatura. And the good fhirdly, hethatisafHitled, bath ,other feroh.•5• husbandman purgethand pruneththe vine, uanrs ofGod,partakers With him in all his af. thatitmaybringforthmore •ndberrerfruit. flidions. The Apo£lle Peter w1fl1eth the Abneg,d· JV. They caule men to dellle themfelues, Church ofGod to refi£l Satbanby fairh,kpswn, &toreliewhollyonthomercieofGod.Tbus ing,faithbe,rhatthe(Ame affMJrons areaccomPaul receiliul the {elftenceof deAth in hsmfo/(e, pli(hed,inJor!r!JrcthrenthAtare in tb~ )r;orld, 1. rh•th<lhouldnott••{/ i•hm~filfe,b•t in !jod,th•t Pct.5 ·9· ~~;(erhrhedcad,:.Cor.I.9. Thus much generallyoFAffliaions, ancl V. Thefift isinuocatlon. For affi1tlions ofComtortinthem. lnvcrcalong&ted1ous nuo"!ion ,make vscry heartilyand feroently vnroGod, C worke to (et all downe iA particular, togetbu to bring our feluesinto bJS prefencc, &there with their proper and dillintl comforts:t herto ahafe our felues befo.re bim. Thus the forelwdlpalfe themouer,&fpeakconelyof L<>rd fa1d oftheold Ifraelites,that when heflue three kinds ofAfH1tl1os, with theirremedies. d tm,thcnthtyrttHrnu/, mul{Ought him early, Scfl. z;. Plili.]8.;4.And eJ.wherebefa1tb ofhJS chil The fir£! is, tbeDifem·ng •f deliutr•nce: a Defming Hof.pf. dren,•hat :ntheir•JflsaioH rh'J <¥ill(eek$ htmJ,_ groat affi•dion, if it beconlidered. And rou0 ' Deuueliget:riJ. . chmg~t,lpropoundone~elhon, namely, nncc. p,,icnce, V I. Thefixth,isPatience. Ajfl,aio• hrinHowthemmdifthepATt><dsjlreff'd,m"lbefl•ud, Rom. 5 , 3 • .,gerhfimhpatience,patitnce;e.xp!ritn,e,&c. As if lPhma~the Lorddif"'uddiucrance, !•• lhould fay;becaufe the loue ofGod is lhed Forrhe anfwer hercof,three efpeciallpcints , , 111 our hearts, therefore in affi1B1ons we are arc to beconfidered. patient. Now whil£l we pallenrly beare the I.Fir£l,tllatGodhathinhiswifedome, frt cr,olfe, wehaueexperienceofthemeicic and downe certen and vncbangeabletmJes ,for .loueofGod towar~svs: and haoing oncdn the accomplifl1ment and Hlue of all things fame not>ble deliuerance,tried and railed the D that are. There u atime~ppointedro cNeryrhing mercieofGod, we doe by hope (as it were) vnderrhefunne.Eccl. J.l.'Th<fpeech of Salopromifeto our felues,thefa1dfauour and mermon is gencrall,and the meaning of it is this. <;ic,(or time to come. What[ocuer there ii in rheworld,cirher done Obedience VU. The lalHruit, is Obedience. This otluffered,orenioyedby man, whether it be the holy Gho£l teacheth, to haue beene the ofthe number ofnaturall thmgs, orofthofe fruit ofthe fufferingof Chri£l, when hefaJth, wh•ch are voluntarily vndertaken,or nece!Ta- , Heb. 5 .S, Thouf!.h hctvtre the(onne. yet l~Armd he ohed1rily endured,God hatb inhis prouidencefor~ 1 ence,hy rherhingrwhich he!~tffered. red vnto them,afct time andfeafon,whereof ; In the next place,affi•cllons are good in redependeth the li•cce!Teofrhem all. And this gardof their qualitit and condition, whichJS, time,himfelfc mo£l freely ordcrcth and ruthat they ore rol:!mand pledg"•f ••r adoption, leth at his 1 owne good pleafure, which asno He;. u. 7 • when wee make the be£lvfeoftbem. If 7e enman can hinder or !!ay,fois itnotin thepow- 'dure chaflentng,(Caitb the holyGhofi)Godsffeer ofany,ro hallen or prcuenr. reth himfdf•v•to;ou a vnro fsnnet: that is, hee This poim,rheH.Gbo£l in Scripture proo· comes toyou in the crolfe, not as aiudge and nethby twou:£lances, ofthe rhreatnings and reuenger, but akinde and louingfather: and prom1fes ofGod,which bimfelfe accompl 1fl 1. the cro!Ie impofed,isas it were his fatherly eth, atfomecertame& vnchangeabletimes. ha!'_<l 1 wherewith he chaflifethvs: and thereWhen theold world in the daies ofNoah, · c,. had
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