IMatth.J . I v.rr. ~~~~~~:;~n\·. 4o1nillli.\11, I c.~p.I:L ' Hnwteget gr:~.cc~ j ProY,2of.jo, I''· I Acnmfort to(hcwcak ln.guc~. Sermon in the a1ount. 1----. Ill. Poiltt. To whom cloth the F:uhcr giuc A Horchoufc and fount:linc of all g:·acc. J . . . ; rhi$ gift ofrhc holy Ghofl? .Anfi"P. To rhcmrhttt Thirdly, this fcrues fOr a good ground .tQ ~·;:sc('c:~.:1• ttsk,s !Jim. H,cnce fume \Vould gather ~hat confurc: fundry crrours; as fir!+, rhc nplllion of , fi~tctl. man hath free will by nature in his conuerhon, vniucrf.1l ara<:c,v\hcrc.by Come hvld,that Cucry I bccaufc he mu it firfi a5kc, and then comes the m:m may Gc f.·mcd ifhe will: for the promifc gift of the holy Ghofl. Anfw. We muft know, of rhc h'o!yGhofl(wirhout which none Cln bc. 1 1 rhat"by the hof.J. Ghoft here is meant, not rhc f.1ucd) is not vniucrfall,bm here made wilh I"C'- , beginning of grace) bur rhc inn·cafc thereof, fir:tim to thofC t!ut aske according to Gods. i: and a orcater mc:lfiJrc ofgifrs,v.. :irh a more fen- \.Vil.l, \\'h1ch none c~n doe wt.thou.t the .fpitit, I Jible f~cling of them: tOr this promife is made wht<.:h mu it teach vs to pray 111 f.<Jth, \\'Jthout to Gods chilclrcn that askc,which none on be which \VC reccmc nothing fi·omGod, I:tm. r. but by the holy Gho!t. Sec this in the difciplcs, 7·. Secondly, thi~ oucrthrOv·:.e~h the f~nd con- i An~lupdtH loh.zo.zz.Chrifl faid to his Difciplcs,'-"dlO had cc1t of Anabapufls andFanuhfh,wb1ch lonkc 1 & l':umhJl~. true gr:1ce before, Rec~iu~ rhe holy Ghoif: :1nd for the fpil'it by rcucbtion, and not in the ex- . . yet al(o after that, the .holy Ghofl •ame down~ ercifcofthe v\9rd and praicr.llut \\ e muH look vpo1z th~m. in th~ forme of cfo:1en ton.~ucs offire, B to the meanes, in which God giues the lpirit, ACl. 2. i. Now thefc latter giuings,were in reanJont of that mcanes,we :trc n;orc fubicCl: to O'ard of grc:trcr meafJitC, as it is faid,they w~re the dclufions of Satan, then ro the opcr'ation ft!!cdwiththcholt Ghoft, V.l. Againe, by them of the holy Ghoft. Thirdly,rhisalfo confurcrh that a-5/z,C, is \lot meant onely one that vnererh the errour ofthe Church of Rome,,Nho rc:tch, Aq1·in.1 2.q; words of rcquefl: eo God; butthofe that askc that a man bythegoodvfeof thegifts ofnawrc, 11 : .. m. 3• in faith, and pray aright by grace; as Rom. ro. m'!J come to obtt!ine the gifisof the J}ofy Ghoft. 14. Iiow can they calf on him, in whomc they But thi:re is no larger promife then rh is in aJI h.:tuc not beleetted? and Rom. 8. 2~. Wek.,.now 1'Jot the Scripture,where the gifts ofthe holy ghofl wh.'ltto pra7 tU weoughr;bJfttheJPirit helpeth oHr arc promifed.to rheexcr~ife ofthe gift ofpraier infirmities--andmak.phrequeftfortheSaints,acin faith, \ovhich we can1~0t Qoe bynaturc:·bm cording to tbc will ~(God, v. z7. by grace. And befidcs, when \\'C aske in faitll' J/fo. 1. Hence wee Icarne, that grace is giby grace, this is no caufe ofthe gifts of rhe Jili-· ucn not to the idle, but to rhem that vfc the rit which we recciuc, but oncly ~difchargc of good mcanes ordaiued of God, for the obtaiour dutie in the cxercife of th~ meancs which ning ofgrace;as the holy.exerdfes ofthe word, God hath appoimed; whcrupon followcth the in hearing, reading, mcditation,and humble & increafe of grace, yet no way,ofour mcrit,l:iut earneft praicr: and thcrefore,ifwe would hauc from Gods free mercie and his·botlntic. • gracc,we mua diligcmly cxcrcife our rc~ucs in c ver re u.There+ore"'hattflthercmcanes.: forfaithcomes6yhearing, Rom. )"' o;y ~ I'Y I0.17.And Gods children in all ages hauc vfcd euerye. l)?ou/d that men Jhould thcmeancsco ~etgrace: Lamcm.5. zr. Turne thoteVJ, 0 Lord, Vntothu,and we /hall be tur.i doe toyou, euenfo doeye to the: n~d: and DaHid is plemifull in the mcanes, fi L · whe'rcby he abounded in grace: Pfal.t 19. 33· or thu iJ the aw& the Pro~ Teach me, 0 Lord, the wn; of th; flatlltes : and h · · V,99,fhatte hadmo'YeVnderjlanding thm al/ p ets. . . . .! m; Teachers,{ol'fhJ t~ftzmonie.r are my medita-· This vcrfe cont~incs the fourth pa'rt of this' 9 , Panof tion. So ChriClsDifciplcs d1cl not oncly hearc Chapter, concerning equitie and i:iflice. And it• Chrdb Scr· him prcach,bm dcii.rcdto be in!huclcd in thofc ~oni1Hs of two branches; a commaJ.)derncnr,. mon. things which they knew not, Math. I 3·36.DeWh~tt[oeue;J~rvould, e;~c. and a rcafon, .for this elate to vstbe mMnin._r,of thepara6!~: alfo they is the LaJVant{thePYophcts. Fo1: the fidl: : The pra7ed bim to increafo theiY faith, Luk. r 7· 5. mraning. The conunandcmem is· pti:>poul)dcd Here then \o\'C m:ty fee the caufc of that ignoin a form offpcach that'hath rcfercn·cc'to fomc ranee and \'\1ant of grace which abounds i~ the 1 D thing going betOrc; Thereforervhatfocu~r, &c~ world j namcly,comcmpt or negligence in the and yet it fccmcth vcty hard, that it fhould demeanes which God hath ord:tincd for the obpend either vpon the CoB:rinc ofprnicr, ·or of raining: of~race: for the heart of the negligent dtfpmfin.'S the word, or of raft; it!dgement, \·Vhy is like the held of rh~ fluggm·d, that hath no then is it fa.id thaefore? (re. Some thinkc it ~51 oJ. corne in ir, but u ouer-grownc IPith hrir:rs and to be referred to the doChine oflufticc, wbicb thornu. \\:lS dcliucrcd in the fife d1<~.pter, but that b~· Secondly,this fcrucs for the comfort of thofe fearcc probable,bccaufc fOmanyditfertt points' that haue as yet but the beginning of grace, of doCtrine :1rc hnnclJcd bCn\Tcnc:. OthCrs in finall and weake lllC:lfi.JrC; they mufl not bee thinke that it doth DOt depend.of any thing difcour:~gcd, fo1 God hath plcmic of grace in . that wem before, but that the word (therefot't) Gore: ifthey can but find :md feclc their want doth abound; and this is more prob::tblc; for of gruc, and lament it vmo God, vfing the futh panicles doe fomctimCs abound:Ioh:r .10 lllC31~CS of th~ wore\ and praicr to get lupplic; hedeni~dtrnd {aid) bcc:tufe aI amnot the Chrift:·' ~ ll'l'l rK rlf<IJ, /.here IS a ptotmfc of ~ho!y Ghoft,_,_, l_lo_i_s_rl_,c _ _ _ "'_'h_c_rc_t_h_c_word ( hecattfo) doeh abound. Now -- --~-:--though~
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