' ;J{a:l·b.]. v.6. l-fl'wthc: w.>r,Jr,m!l b:<lilfJCll• fo'-· _____ ..___, - • .- ' _.A> Sermon in the ~Mount. is to be vfcd ofGoJs minHcrs in the prcac.hing A hane more errors in t!.P.ln , then .they doe }•oi~ and difpcnllng ofhis holy Word; they muft fit n \":hO:liC: they :td!1JGJJ:J11, O.lld f0 then· \·\ l"ll i!'SS 1 prc>lch :!nd publilbthe word ofGod ~o all men on be uo tilfil~.it:nt coiHJi{tio,'1. 1 without cxcepcion,gracc mull be oftre<~ to all, Sclotully, here obfcruc th~t mtn bccon•c I good and bad; then they mull obferue what dou tTc.r :md ~vmc, b..- tbtir ,., tl!ldl rcpcliinf; thn~ fruit ;.nd effeCt the word hath with thcm,v\'hc:- h~~' doct;inc of (~ od, whith fb_,uld iurgc thcr it workc rcform:uion of life ln them , or them ant) mahc them clc:mc, It is tht· n:uu1:.i: I not. :md though as yet they fee not that t'ruitc propenic of. adoc~e to returllc to his \'o mir, ! thereofin them, yet mu.firhey not condemne and of'J 1~\jn~,.t·r-> ..llts \\':.tllowing 11~ the mit-r,as·· I thcm·o.s dogges; but rather 1Nl it and pYay for the Pl'oucrbc ·is; :tnd hereof d1<.:y c1n by _no 1 1 their contttrjion, to foe if at a'!} time God will mca.n.cs be bcre:tucd.And :dlmcn by nature re"" · triu them repMt~ncc , accord111g as S. Paul nunc to the vomit and filth of their finncslikr , l ~hargcth 7/.mothit, 2.Titn.2. 25, Thirdly, hacloggcs atHI fwine: and they ,.dlich '"'ill by no i uing waited for their convcrlion, he muH lamcanes JitfFer them!Ciucs to be dr:t.w:~e ffom bour to conui11cc their very conCcit:ncc of the their old linnes, dlcy bauc rhdC properties ot.. ' truth which they ln heart and life dcnic: fo :u B lk~~ges and fwinc: :md !ookc as thofC be~fls he 1~1ay fay with Pmtl, lfouY Go.rpelbc kid, it t"s ·were excluded the Lords tobern:tcle ~nd.con- ~ hidtotb;m tbatperifh, 2 . Cor. 4·3· but 1f after grcg:nion vndcr the 1.:1\'.;fo :1rt chctCmen dC"- all this, they giuc euidcnt !ignes of m:tlicious b<\rred from the vwrd :md Sacranit'nts, :tnd all 3nd obllinatc cnmitie ag:tinlhhe word, fcorholy things Yndcr the Goff)c1; the~· ue abo.- ning and r:tyling onthe~JoChinc of God, ~nd :uinarion vmo the Lord: fee Pill. 56. 6. and on the miniflers thetcof, then arc they to bee Pf.tl. 5o. 16. In this regard we a.re to bc:1dmo.... j l:aft out by the Church)and to be accounted as nifl1cd, to !i1ffcr our felurs to be clc::m(ed and dogs, and to be barred fro:n the "''ord of hfc: reformed by the word of God. Tee .~~-c clettne nil they repcm. ThiS was Chn(ts ownc pra- (f.,ich Chrift ) 6; the wo;·d whi,·h l h,uefpolzen ' 1 t Chfc towards the le\\ cs: at the tirfl: he ptcachvnroyou, loh.1 5 .. 3· where be maketh tl~c \\'Ord 'I ! eel V~lto ehem the Gofpel of the kmgdomc by ofGod the- inftrmcnt of cur purific:nion : to I Iohn Baptdt, 10 h1s o vvnt" perfon , and by h1s which clfct~ hce faith .in bis pr:tycr to his Fa...-. Dlfclpics, but when as he fawe fome of them eher, San[fijie rhcm wr:h thy rr:ah, tl!i' ;:r•ord l!f i ,, ,. l mal!tJOu!lyobfhnate, then he propounded h1s is truth, 1oh. 17. 17. AnJS. Pctcrf.., Hh , our , ! Mlt.h 13 15 I dc£lrm~vnto themm panlbleJ, that they m~ght C fou!eulrep#ufiedm oPcy;r.g rhe t~t-:•h 6; :heJrurtt, 1', I be hardncd mGn: & after expounded the fame I 1 . Pet, 1. z:. Now\\ cc a1e by n~'.turc doggcs pnuately to hts Dtfc1ples. TheDtfctplcs l1kcand fwm(l, l!ldmed to the filth of oth 0\\ ne \\'I[e after the afcenfion ofChnft, pr<'achcd fbll tinncs rcturnml? ther~to wxthgreedmes, nci- ~ ! vnto the !ewes, euen when they were perfccuthcr can we ot our iclues bee brokenof this · I tcdby them: but at lct~gth when as they fawe: propertic:, but when occafion is offered we do'l that of obfh nate malice they oppugned the natur:llly runne to our old finnes, as the fivinc I trJJt-h,putting itfrom them,rrndiudginJ_ themfelucs mzddoggcs doe to theirji!thandvom:t. In con!i- \ , 1 vnwonhy :temalllifc,rhen they turned to t/;cGcnderation whereof wee ou-ght to fi.tbicCl:' our'! tilu, ACl:.. I j.46. · [clues to the word of God, labourin£ to· fee · Now in this that bath beene faid, wee m:1y and fcclc our cwne ,·ndeancncOC, and tonic 1 f note tWOthings: firft, the long fi1ffering ond v·:ith Dauid, rvajh me thro!rgh!Jfrcm m1 jimte.r ... I I lgreat p:uicncc ofGod,that will not hauc a fin- :tnd with Peter, !\lot m_'lf,wc one/7, but m}' 1rhc!t ~ Incr lining in theChurch cOdewned,till he hauc 6odic: that fo it may be {:~id ofvs·, JFe m·( c/Cdne "'• ! brought him through all the me:mcs of his throughout 6)' ChYifts wor·d. lf\'l·e fee any vltcle:{., J 1 1 I conuerfion, and till hee be pafi hope. Th11s he nes in our hearts or liues~ we mufi purgcit out , tlealtwith the o!dc- world, expeCting their re- ~ by this word, anJ rcturne no more to the filth I : pcmancc~tr.hJJndredandflventteyeares, where- D of our former finnes. lt is the propertic·of '\ unto he then called themby the preaching of Clnifts fhcepe to heare his vOice, ~1nd to obey Noah,G{"n.6. Sccondly,hercby we mufllearnc the (ame: let vs hercbv tcfuf1e our [dues to I to modcr.:ne our iudgcmems concerning wicbehis f11ccpc , tha;;: fo ·w~ mly be dtHinguifhcd 1 ked ITIC11: :1. man muft not be condemned for a from (!ogges 3tld (\-\·ine. 1 dogge or for afv:ine, til he giueeuidC'nt fignes Here it nny be tiemandcd, whether '\\'CC t Iof obflinatc m:1lice, lnd wilful! contempt of l11ould m:~l.:c cmtfdfi6 ofou! faith before Jogs ~ i 1ho,ord,&vmill he doeuen co11uiG1 himfclfc I and fwine. Anf.Ycs,_!f V\'e be called thereunto t \ to be fuch :l t?ne, by aWilfulI contempt of the 1 we are bound to doe !t: Re alwaies ~·cad:r(faith tmc~nts of his (alua~ioi~. T~is feruc.s to f11cwe 1 the Apofl:leJ togir:c1manfiver to ;ue7 num rbat 1 their ;afhncffc and tndJfcreuon,that condet~le I a~~~tb yott a -,·eaf:m o( thehope /oat~ in l"~ , J . 1 I our Church for no c_hurc_h, andour people !·or "Pet, i· I ). And Ill thlS p~:tce our Sai!10Uf CbriH \! I no prople of God ; wdgmg them for doggcs fpca.keth of the prc:J.chmg ~nd chfpcnf!ng of and twine, when ~s thty J1~uc t!ot yet conuithe word ,not ofconfciT:on.N-ow in preaching C.tcd thc~11 of o?Ctmate maltce 111 ~nne or ermen acknowlc<l~c the w~rd to l;>elotig vmo I I r.m·~\V:tll be f.11d,they hauc a~mqntll1ed them their l~t.":lrcr~,bnt 111 confcf110n they declare the by \\ t.t111g. l.;.n.{!ver, that thc1r ov,·ne bookcs word to bdona vnto themfrlues alone. ---.-.--1' -~-----o_______ --FL!rlhcr --~----- --------- - -----·-· ,_, ___ ... \ •
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