l-,u,"h·5·1 Sermon in.~be ~9v1ounz, I 7 \ I V.4,5• • . hC"rcin:~rnJn rnufinottudge huufclfcacaH·--a- jA ro~irhhim iufaradife. - - ~ --- 1 way, but with mourning tOr this mifcnc, he t! Here thc!l we hJ.uc a not:tble rcmcdic ..aVie J; rnu·lt labour to be forrbwfilll tOr h;\Uo..ncs, and gainfl rhc immodr1:ttc fcar2·<.;•r death_, whuhcr rhen he nccdc not feare."vhat flcfh 1 nnQ.oc VI~- naturalIor violcnt;and ofo.ny mher iudg~l)le!1t ro him, for he iS bldl"cd. ChriLts wotid muft of God : for when death it Cclfc, or :1ny o~h~r {bnd,lct thydilhctfc be what it wiJl, ifvnder it mifCric ._.,,.harfocucr, il\ali bctlll vs, ifwy 1 C:~p thou mo1m1c for thy finnes, b!dH:d·arr thou. rhcrc-.vh:h bc ..vailc am cranfgrciTions, \~C n~cq W e cannot concciuc while we cnioy,pcacc, of llOt ft:arc,ll.ill holding fa!t this prornifc by fait~ the worth ofthis rule in the cuill day:· neither in our hearts, th.1t n't {hrtll 6~ comforud. Se..; doe weknowhow nccrc the time is , :O..\·hcrcin ~ondly, this promifc wcllobfcrucd, m:ty teach we lh:1U h:1uc nccdc thereof; ,and.thcrcforc 't\'C vs to avoidc the pcrlll o-f this f.1.lfc concci.tj mLiHnow learnc this-ucuer to bc-fo·rgottcn, to That trHe faith d,dJ abPa;n mimjh:r pn·font fcafon all other mourning with godly forrowc cDmfort. Many doe herewith pcrplcxc thqn• fOr our finnes. fcluc~, mcaiLlring thcir cfl:atc rewards God, by I 1. Point. wherci11 thUblrjfodneffe confifh; B that which they tCdc in th<:mlclues, fo as if i1l. namely , in that their mourning fJMil haHe an time oftrouble dky find not prcfent comtOrt,. ende, ~nd/JetlmUd intO (YIIC CiJmfort. rhat thiS 1 they iudgc lhcmfclueS VOidc Of f3.ith) ~11d ea!~ is true happines w1ll appearcby the conrrarie-: out of Gods f.1uour: but herein they grear.Ly for the woe and forrowe chat is here begunne, wrona rhcmfclucs; for though the apprchcnft3nd continued in the world to come, is rh~ pu- '00 of~omfon fromGod in diHrdfc , be a fn,itt niOu.ncnt ofthe damned fpirits,and the portion and ·workc of faith, yet a man may haue true' of the: Reprobate, which is cndle:s miiCrie: and faith, that wants this fcnfc and feeling ofP.l:fs' therefore vnto them that mournc, ic is crue fcnt comfort-. DoubddlCnone arc bldfcd that happines, that rhey fhail rccciuc comfort. This want fairh, yet 111any arc blcffcd that W'\nt fc:er promifc of ComfJ<·t is accOphll1ed fourewaics. ling : for h.crc i~ is faidc , the; that mou~ne for Firft, when God tempers and dcJaics rh~ forftnneare.nowbl~Jfcd: and yeti'~ i9not faid~ t~1c:y rowcs and affiiCliOns ofthem that mournc: 1 ac.. . ·are nowCQt:nfo.rtcd, but theyfoal/be c~mfor.teJ; carding ' to the mcafurc of their fitcngth : I. 1 mcanin@; afie.rward, in.·Gods'goodtim~. ., ~·~; Cor.JO.q.GodufairhfH/I,andwill~otfnf{tr verf. ~. eDI~ed are th·D ou to hee tempted ahoue that you ar~ tthle to . ; D tj " tAr<. This was promifcd to D.auid and his . L.•.r; fh n 'nh fcede, thatifrhe 1d;d Jinne, he woiltd coma :· tlJfCfi..~FfOrl C.J a t.,":(f.:. r~tmwirhthtroddeof mtn:burnott.</:!bu mrr- C rittrheearth. ~ ""·"m ·" ti~ quit~ frl)tn them, l .Sam. 7• 14. Second'J, ' -: .. .....:;. · ·~ -: ··~· ( :'~·,-ll when God rcmooucs the griefe\-cith the eau- 'l'hi•' is the 71Jir'd_rHle of C)lrlll toushipg 3, Rill•: , festhereof: thus hee comfortedManaj{es,who happineife< ,which M the.former, cont~incl!>, .. ·~' for his abhomiti•ble I?olmics and witc~ . twop:im :.fu{l, tbc p~rtits,bldfed: .fqfon~ly, wos earned capriflt into Bal!;ton, and tbtir laid '<':herein rbis! blcifcdndf~- ·<onli{h; F9r, !~O >.Chr.3Pl· in prifon ,fttrertd in chai,w ofyron; yet when lirft: Th~ parries bJdfc!\, be themuf:.!• . T~at' lte did mourne vnder thataflli8ion, and withal! wee may, ~now. aright \\hO be ·,.,,ey"J \U!l hrunbltd himfe!fe vnro God for hu {t!Jnes , tht fomcwhatday~<;>pcn rhc vertu~ of mcc.~c!1dfe; Lord comfqyrcd him , bJbringinghimoutof that .and bricfly.,handlc thc(c fowrc poin~f: fi[(l, Foo,.polo<l captiuitie andprifon, to lerH{alcm into his ownc what• M~ik_enrj[e iS! 'fc(o)l.dly,, wha~tb~ the ~7~:r~~~~ kj11dgtL>int,' Thirdlj, when God giucsinward fruits. ih"'''~fihtbirdly; ~yhcrbn it.. m~rbce comf<m to the heart and confcicncc, by his fluwed: <foW:fhly., the Mt<{< an_d groun<\ 1lrqc• ,\ovord:md[pirit. lllthiscafcPau/f-aide, Were- .of. ,.14 ·. ·. ,· .,,.. - ,_., \\, ·~ •.. io;ce i1t ttjjlifltons, /zyowmgthat theloHeof6od I. Point. Meckpzu is agift OfGodsfph:_it, i.<flwlk abread i"our hearrs bJ the holj· Gboft.; D whereby a mandqth mod~ra1c his affe,6\i(ln of whichugi~n vs: yea, when he was cxcecdintT~ .anger' ana bridle \n hUn.ftlft impad't,n~.p' ha- 1 'Vh;ttmcck~1 n~lj,.. .,.. :). (~f ... ·:.-; ! 1yaffii6h:d abouc his!rrenath,fo 'as he rccciu:'d .ncd,.anddefiie of r.eueng<;. :i; · f,. • thcfoNt<nct of dM!h in Zimfolf«;· hauing no , 1.-I. •Pui"~ ; The fmirs Qfm~ckcno.!fc,are n.,r,;, .( hope of life, yet cucn then hcprofcifcth, that ·~·princip.a!l)i'tvlo; Firll ,. i~ma.kes·a tn:jn with a' ''· ~i~~~.~;~;. m the fitjfn·ings of Chrift a6otmded tnwardhtm, qulct ~n:ckp:ltient hcarc~;to•lu:are,:Jods._itl$\ge~ fo h,<· co;>foiations thoroug-h C!Jrift ahormtkd in . ,lll<nts-: >VhiFh is a wonhy g<<~«of Co,d,_ ;11><;1 him. Fo~trth'J, wltcn God by death puts an ,l•the gro><e.fl fruit of rneckenclfc i:LeuiJ,~<;>,-J, end to all their mifcrics,and brings their {oulcs when , .Am·•n• two f6,JnifloN/.d.th-,all.4AM•u to ctcrnall!ifc. Thus was La:..a>·& comforted ~vcre butocp~ith fiil:.fr!»ul¥13uq;i; w,l!i.~h \VM :t~ AhraiMm faith vmoDivu , Luk:i: 6.2 f· 2nd ,a• gxie.uo~f1tid.gcJl1eht 1 .ha wem~ tO ..ttf'§[H, tO thus.d0th Chri!t comfort the Tliccfc vpon thd )tnow rqciCsuf~ thcr<o.f; who.:rold ,hiti'•:Wil.t , <roOc (who with.his bodily torme-nt for his God we\tldl!t glotificdd>l••ll~h~t '-'llfl>C~rc , !cud life, was vndoubrcdly touched iu confci- .him ;whiob:>vhen'A•Iiorob!i¥il·, .~e,(, ~4! /iu encC fothis finncs, :uid.lh~ref0re dtd1rCs Ohrift fe~tce ~ :11\d was nofimQ:~u.ed·':'dth .~r.ud~n~ ~r l to rcrnt:mbcr himwhc.n he came int0i'hi5king... nnpattcnce : So J?alhil· bcemg m •g·t~Qrl.~dtt- I bk.,,.,. j rlomc )~y~,~~hi1n ,_that that dajkjbDU!dht 'fire!fe 1h'bugh .thC1hlmJh{lf:Gci1), v.pP.n:Jiln, ~-~-~-------------------------------------~B~·---------------~~- a~o~th~J:~
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