Anoteoian j c:uill nt~n to fc<:"kt:hi.n· t'c:lfc. I l. Eaillmcn ma•doc g<.~odthin~. I f";ift5ofthe f~t"itt\'10fuld. eAnExpojit'ion ofChri'ils •. j1l1rmh.7.l V.II. - Thirdly,by this V\'£, may fse, thc"(btc of A ~-nd hence.- it V\'as that among the _Hc:nhcn, thofc that kill their ownc chHdnn,·i(for fo we I iomc wcrNutl, fomc: mildc, fomC-Iihciat!, &c. may'rca-d, rhat fomc parents h!luc .c.atcn their > And thc_fc came from thcfpirit,yc:t not rcnutng O\Nne chi!Jrcn)namcly,thcy arc fuch :-ts bcco:n 1 i rh_c partiCS; but oncly reA-raining: their n;:tnrnlt vnnat'urafi,bccing in Gods iuf! iudgcmcncldl: w.tck~dncffc: At~d of t~is fort of gifts is the ':'hto thcm(clucs tO be rulC'd by the Dcuill,who louc and ('al'C. ot parents; to,wards thci~ chilfitlcth thCir·hearrs with this vnnaturall ~mcl fadrcn,:ltld r:hc louc ofchildren towards rhCir p3uagc crucltic.'No..,v Chrit1 ~)ealcs here of the rents: And thcfc and fuch like cuill mcn· 111ay liglWof·naturc nouc;.:d,nguill1cd, and fo it is hauc, for they are not f:~ndi(ving vcrtut"'s, Out true eucn ~mong the- hC:uhcn. rather fhadowcs thereof. ,=fhc fccond kind of v.-t '7. IfyeerJJeurvhich rrrc cuill, ire~ Here is the gift ofrhc fpirit arc more {pe:cial! gifu and the ar)plictltion Gf the comparifon, ~he ground gr.1c~s, v.:h~:rcby the corruption of mans na- \Vhcr'cof ·w:ts bid clo.wne in rhc ttwo former wrc IS moJt1ficd and in fomc pare abfililhcd~ 1 ver!Cs ...· And by !:tiit'i, he mca:1cs not t'ucry finand the graces vf Gods image·arc r.cnuc:d. ..}n ner,but:flich as :m: H:llnccl wit.b malice! cnuic, ~m:m,whcrcby they bccom_c louing;mqc-kc;iufi, and fd~..:loa..c, bcdn!.!, bent to fcd.:c·th{l"it own B · tempcratc,&c.whil"h in the rcncneraro~rc uue good ona_ty; for fu f..1.i.th che .lv14lcrto the en- .1. Chriftian venues, and the :<'~er'cifc hereof h ui6us /.tbo~:~·r;, MattH.1.o·. 1 )· l.r rhirie9eeuifl, I 1hc doing ofgood workcs inrlcedc. ." · bccftk.[C.l amgood? that is, art thou cnmous beHow mHchmorejlJtdiJourh"aHeniJ farhcr.:gifu : cauftr.la"m bcuntifull? . · good things to thms that a;J:.! him? Thclc .... ·words · In thofC\\'ords Chrill giucs vs to vndcrfl:5.d, ~omainc the fccond part 'of rhc ,;Eoinp~ari:. that it is the l}Otc of :111 cutH 1113.11 to ·he giucn fon 1 wherein Chriftdoth · amplific and fer o 11 t wholly to fcckc hi.:; ownc go~d,rhoug\1 ~eherthe bounrifulncs ofGod in his uifrs r(dris t'hil- 'h<:ife he liuc ciuilly-p fur this ts a fi:uir of euill dr:n : and Saint Luk.; fpcci.fiZth rhcfe··ge.od ~ukrr.l!- couewufn.e1s and (dl"c-ll.luc, Expcrh:nce fhn\'... thlllfts; tO be thegift of!~e ~rlj"(JhojlJ in il$m·d~ cth the gricuoufu(":; of th:s fi11n~ :for .thence ofgrace ahd operation.' ' " ~ ~- '·, • come tha manifold•ppClifcs Ofinfufiicc, c-n1clI ·' Her~ rhCp rhrae pointry·te~ be h~ ~~\:!, ' tic, and.opprdllon that be in the world; hen~c I \Vh~ gmcs th.cfe good thmgs. I 1 I. Wbatis of-· it is-that rime::; of dcanh :~re made tnol'e heauic DC{n.l1 I. TO. v\•hbm. For rhe. firfi:! toi ~!lrhOr vporl. the poorc rhen otherwaics .Gods hand ef t~cfc g~'oi:i things is theFather: for.-c~_\})in~, bath fent them, bccal.ifc the rich !"ccke their ·C and trom hun? ~o~nmcth ~ucry goo~ g.'~ and ' 0\\'ne good and commodirie oncly ac fuch cuery perfca.: slUm~. Q!!..<f!. Buc this glft.lpthc times; hence come ingrofllng, dccG'i-uing, and holy Ghofi, now the holy Ghofi. is Gocl~bow ,indofing ro the fpoi"le of rhe poorc. We muA: then can ~c be giuen, this fi;"Cmssto ir'!?p!t\in~f 'thei:eforc be\-\' arcofthis finncfull praCl:ife; and qualitic in rheJ"rinitie, for the pcr.fon giuinP, :on the·orherGde gi11c our fclucs to pratl::ifc mt.IA: hauc.powtrand aurhO:-itic oucr rhCipc~- goo-dilc!fe towards·others, fctting our felues fon giuen? An[. We mufi kpow,~rfi,thanh,is 'to the forlC1ifc oflotte, n•hich fo(f<!th not herowne :2Clion ofthe father in giuing the holy Gb6ft,is 'thingJ, but iihounrifi.H!I, that f"o \Nee .may D1cwc not by vcnu~of fupcriour povnr and aurhorifotihour louc to God hywd~domg to our tie,bmbycoufcnt; the holy Gho!t is frc<:ly• .brethren; as the ApoHlc bids vs,GaL). 2 3.Doe '11\·illing to be giuC ofthqfat\lst:foral threcpcr~ Jerttit(M(to r.tnoth'er by /!Ju(; and Philip. 2. 4· f5s being one& the f.1mc God,muH needs hluc_ Look; not cKeJJ m_an on'hii ow;:e things, hut cone& the fanicV-:'ill::~.S in~~ rl\ifrgs,fo·itithis§-ift ucYJ ma11 alfo on rhc tbing.s of o~hamcn. This Sccondly,this gitling is n~tin CSJ'cncC'~rpcttO,, \Vas good King luflif..f his pr:1Cbfe, for "' hich burin regardofoperation:ind grace; as iOO'e> caufc 2mong many plni:culat· venues, all his ioy, peacc,&c.in the hearrs ofGod·s children. goodneffCs arc faid to he recorded.:. Chron.3 5. I I.Point.What arc rhcfc go.od things giuen? z'6, And S. Pmtllikcwifc hccarm a!! thmgt to D ' An[ The holy Ghoj/. f2!!1!: \oVhy !hould the allmen, thr.ct he m~'{hi wimJ(fomi; a;;J lbout,hhee Father giuc the holy Ghoftj an.d.not thC.holy nrerefree fromttil mcn,)'£1 he made. himfolfo Jl-rGholl :JS well giue the Father, fccing they are ~eant1.fnt() n!lmen~thathc mightwrnthe mac, 1. cqt1all? Anjiv. The reafon is, becaufe.ofthat Cor.9.19.·-21. order which rhe diuinewifdmnmanifefl:eth tn Tott that arc milicttll giue,~ood,~~fu: that is, the Trinitic;for though all three pcrfons be cbread,fifh, and fuch li"kc, :ts Luk. 11. I 1, 12. quail in all properties ofthe godhead, wh1ch is Hcrc 1 tispl:linc, th:tt an cuill man may hau:: one andrhef.1meinthcm all;yct thcyaredi~ fomc kjndeofvcrll\tS in hin1, ·whncby he n.ay GinCl: in ordcr,thc fiuhrr being the firfipcrfon, doe fome ~1ood workcs. Ottejl. How can this rhe fonnc not. the firH, bur t~~i~con?; and the I be, for an ~uill mo.n w:ai[J";ith, anJ whattOcholy Ghofl not thefirfl pcrlon,nor rne fcco1id, f ucr he doth is linne? An f. V\' cc nnlfl know, bur the thitd: ar~d hence it is,-dut the Father , that t.he gifts of the fpirit arc oftwo fons:fome oiucs the fonne, both the father and the fonrf I arc common, v·:hcrcby rhc corruJ)[ion ofmans giuc the holy GhoH; yet not in pct-fon, buf in\ n;tturc is oncly rdlraincd and limited, for the regard ofgifrs :tnd operation, ~md that by fi·ee How ~~c f~· thergiucs thcholv Cha!t.· I maintaining of ciu~ll focictics, rhar m:m with and equall confcm,not from fi1pcrioririe, or by• n:a~1 may liue in fomc order and quit:tnc£fe: confhaint. ~ ----'------------------------------- !I !,Point.
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