JMatrh.7. ! "!:._._ I \ I 'I I Do:9:rin~'~f God~ word :arep:arJ ...,., ", ltOIYtOit· firemrof Gods word. HowtocU– fonour Ce!nes in t"rullblc. j r.Tim.HI• I Sermon in the'~oum. f. I. Point. What is meant by.peari~s? .An/w. A I This was M:uics pra~ife, L~k. :~ 5r. s,h:~ ! The wholforrie d~Urinu & injfmiliom ofGods pom!er~d the fi!Jings of Chrfl i11 h.~- b:.c;·r: !lf)d / word, contained pal"tly ir\ conm}~ndc_mcm~, Daul~ h:dde th: wordof God in luJ he~~-r, tb.lt 1 I and partly in fwcctc:md hcauct1ly ~tomt(es: lo ·ha 1mghr not fmuatmffft rb~ L.prd 1 Pial. I 19._, f Matth.I J. 46. the Gofpef pr.achullS comp>rcd 1 • 1. . .' . . . . .. , 1 eo apr(.titJm pMrlf.And funh'er vvC arc to mnc; i f/'. lnftru~. The dcChmC"s._?.nd pronnfts m :~:.·~·:~~~~~ ! that thcfc V\'hol~fom~ in{~rutl:iot~s arc_c~Ucd · G?~s wor~1 arc the p~arlcs ot t_hc Apoftk:~ ~1~d r r !e 1, r•dt I JOf~r pear!cJ; (Chri{,l: fpcaking to hiS. DlfCipl~s Mlnlllcrs ;_ thercfqrt, tl.·q. a__b(ll~t rrhrn m a!( or !lU~~·IrlC I ~ndocherhcarcrs:) now they an~ iocalled.u~ 11 agu and ttm~s, CJ!ghtrohm:ejp.:c:"'.!~Ca~e., ~l _all · .:t t cwo rct'peC.ls. Fidl, in rcga]"d ofthe Apo!Hcs & gtJod m~~p1es ro p;=tferue th(· purJ_t!f of d:~clr.1;;:a;. . . l otber Miti.·Hters their fuc,·effOurs;becalifc rhc.y m the (;'hurch'of GJd. This i~ P.fr.ds ~harge to .! t.11:ti.i1.l/i. I~· are the. L;ords fit:wa.rds, to difpcnfe.1he ·word Timothi~, ':-£:pe that w!Jich ss cor~ml:te~ 1.in~f j and the doCtrine thereof to Gods people. Sethee: that 1s, thou wholefome t.W£lrme whrch tboH 1 . ,ondly, in.regard ·ofall true bclceucrs and fer• b4,(1 !ean:ed 11[ma::J.nc.l this nccrel~· conccmcth I f uams ofGod~rhat haue care to.kno\.v ahd to O• minill.c:rs :ttth.lsday, rb.t as by the good moans ~ ! bey the "vord ofGoJ;for cucrybclc'cu.e~ har_ha B ~fyrhcrs, theyhauc reccil:.crl true ~ut.lrine,p1~- I fpecial right vnto gods \:o.•or.d abouc.other mE: n hcd frorfi .thc·dregg_e:i of Pope~ru: t fo they to whichp.urpofcthcl:ord {ilith, B;nd~vp the ihoLild prcfel"U(' :~.nd l'ccpnhe 1ame frorh aU t4Jimof;ie : feale vpthi law l'fmor.g "'l Difciplu, taint of corruption to their poikritk. Jf:i.8.t6.that 'is, commend a1-1d commit my The t/Jjrd and ftmrtb things t~ b~ <:onfi.: word Ymo my difciplcs; thercgiuing-a fp_ecia~l dcred,arc touchingdogs anrlf-Yin~; \'I.' here tbcfc right arid iotcrdlv .. mo:thcm in the word of~al... .three points ~re to be handkd, 1.\Vh:u arc l,1erc uation :'for they hauc the true iudge~~nt and properly mean~ b)' dogs ahd fir•bf~: I I. \'\'ho meaning thereof: theykecpe it in~heir he.arts, muft giuc i.odgemcm of 1T1Cn to be doggtJand and cxpn:!fctlrc power of it in their Hues, they fwl•c: and Ill. whrrcth')'arc tub,fou•d. For haue the.vfc and btnefit thereof in cucry c·G::~tc ·rh to firH: By d,gs and [wbt( ; wee ·m~!l ·vnder.:. in·this \o\'orl.d 1 at1d ~ntO their etcmall faJu:ttio~ Ha.nd the rnemies 0f Gods word; yet noc :iH· in hcauc:n. enemies, for fo cucry finncrfhould be a .doggc · no3d t.d From this, t~:lt the <loClrincs of.Gods ·word: and J [wlnr1hut oncly fuch arc mdlirioPA v/;,.. ~~u ...e .ue arc our pea!'!ct, fi.rH, \'\'c.arc iaug.httO p. laceaU J!imrt~enemtu1 manifdlly conuiCI:cd of their ,.. ~~~~!~~: our riches in the word of God, for that is our cni"nitic to G ods wOrd and doChinc,of '-\'haft:" · lewd, and ourprincipaH trcafure! ofthis SaloamendmcQ.t thcr,cis no hope. And that chcfe· ' mrm f3i.th, Hei-merchttndifoarebetter then nu:- ate here to be vndcrfiood; appeart's Py t.hcfC c.h""difo if jilurr, A"d tli< gai!J< ;hrr.uf bmcr C rcafons.: I. From rhe text it fcltc, which dcfcr.ie· · thmgold. Inthcvaluingofthispcarle, DAuids bcththe..,bycl)is, that treading rh< w•rdr of praCbfcisnotab!c, whomad.ethereflimoninof iNj1rllaion vndn foou, th9 doe tll.,.ne againe 1 God hit heritage., ~tndt.he very ioJ of hH heart; .an(l all-to 6 ren.d the Teachn-s thn-tQft th3t is, Pfalm. 1 19. t 1 1. and •fteemed tl1ern,A{"'"gold, they doe pcr.fecutc thc.m both .by word an~ Jtd a!Hmonoft finegold,vnf: 12·7. . . dccde, in all reproachful\ fpccches, and crucll I Secondly, we mu!\ hereby lcariie io content actions,//. R<afon.In the word of God wee ."our (clues in cafual.tics and calamities of lhal\ find thar.Chrill and his Apo!llcs.preachrd' I <his life, \\·ith this pearl•4the wordof God: for to dogs (for iir.ih arc all men by )lat(!rc:) Th~ though we loofc freinds, ·health, good~,. or Scribes a1id I>hariiics, a generation of Vypers ·good .name, ~et this pcarle of good~oChincS catnc to /ohmbnptifmc vnrcpcllcd,th6ugh "Oi: aud (1;\'CCtC prol':ifcS isnot loft; ifthat were ta.i \'llreproo.ued: Matth. 3· 6;7. a.nd ChriHhim- "kc·n a~·a.y v;.ith the lotfcofoutward corrimodi... fclfC tellcth the")'Foman of Canann., th11t it )VM tics, then d1c.~C ~verc fome ~3tdf o.fdi_fc~mfort: not l~wfullto gi~e th~ chi!dre,s bn·ad to dogges: .but f~cmg this 1Cwel1 rcm:uncs WJth vs mall cthat ts, to thc.Genules; and yet he fem his difHatcs, therefore hcr.cwi.th we mufi ihy and ciplrs to preach to all nations; aa:d tbc womifr comfort,om. fclucs, as Dtmid did, c.ounting D hC'i fclfc, byrcafon ofher faith t was rcctiucd' Codspromit~shi$ cflm_{ort in trouf;/~, .Pial. it 9. to.tnerctc,:~..nd made p:lrtaker of the crums that 50. andhr6fongJ in h.ispi~(rimage,v,54· fcl f£omrhc childrrns table. Againe, our Salli1 ., Thirdly, this l!'ltt{heach vs to vfc the doour Chriil pre>rhcdto the Scribes andPha-• :dnncsand pronHfes o~Cods.\\'Ord,:is pearks.; · riiics,euen tht n when hcc v··eptouer Icruft~lcm l ·wcmt~H.J~ck them v~ 1n ~ur hearts, ~nd: hal.!c fo! their impcoiter..cic: ye?,th .. JS is a tr:Ut.hA, t.hat the-mm f:mhfull kcc.pmg 111 our memon.es. A becaufe mrn arc n:J.torally dogi and twine,- ·m~m that !1ath an carrhly iewcl that is Qf any I. thcrrfot·e they mufi h:mc the ·word of GoJ I wonh, w.!l be very carefuil to lock it v·p in the ! prCachcd vmo_them, to putifie aad fanitifie furdl ch9fi !1<: harh;howmuch moreca~e (';ught thcm,vnlc'!C tfll'}' be obHina.tc (I.Jld irr,ep~:.manr . we.to haue of thcfc tmc pcarlcs ofhc:nuenly in.. enemies to the word, of~ hem~ is no·h.flp.cof A:ru&ions?"As the holy ~hoH fpr2kcs ofDcarccoucric,/1/. Retifcn, Thefc; ?bfiinatc cnclllics 1 I c~ns, ~hey mn{\ bcfuc;h •! k§rpc the myfrmcof here arc called·dogs and lwino,"byallufi'o 1 Ho· · fi.a/; m goodconfcrrncc; lo mufl cucr,y one of vncleane bcatls vndcr the law; of which rfort . 1 ~~.~r:/!!_(l k!~perJ. __o_f 1this hcauenly peaflc. · wetc 4ogs and [win,~, \'\'hi~tJ \Vcrc p,rohi_bltc·cf 1 . --;- -.- -- --- -· ·• -- \ I• / .tle j"~ ' : Afit:f~.J/:a'/. ·; i
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