' ' W.woflife iilli-aitc. t"\1avr"<f · dc~th~oJ.d. Vniuer(:.tll p:racccon– ftued. cuf nExpojition ofChrifls -----..:....~-----:---::--:-=-,-----------------~· _ 'V,IJ,I+ l\ructton is broad and wid~.Forthe fir!l: The ' A of life, yet fcwc rhcybc tlmfinde ir. Th like - - - waj uf life u narro>V andjlr"ite, fwm the fir!l 1 1 I phraic we hauc, Matth. 24-3 8. In rhr daies of entrance to the lafi paflagc: "''hy (o? F1rfl, beLNoah they ate aud drank!; rhat is rhcv aJ.u(" ' caufc the way of life is oncly one tingle path: \ rhc:ufdncs to eating and drinkin<J: Aua.in~ s. but the way ofdeath is manifold, cont~illing J ! f:ul:.! hach it thus, rmdf:.~/1 not b~ ahi~ t() 1 4r.de fundry p~rhs. Sccot~dlyJ they tl1at wal~c .tn the z:: '"'hY: rhcn,doc nor the mofl finde the way.to way ?f ltfc, fOntatnc rhcmfelucs Wlthm the l1fc? Is 1t becaufe they fcckc it not? no vcrcly: \ bonds and Iifh of G'odsword: for thewords of S. L:.~kf denies rhat: YVhy rhen is chc \\''J.Y hid the tvife'.. t.re ru tnrylo 1nd pale~ to ft.!cpe 7.11 ini to the moll, and rcuc:tlcd to fc\\'C? thiS Chrilt Eccles. 1 :.. t t ·. Thirdly,in the.,-..•:~y to life there: tcachcth vS ;.becaufe it [t>pleafoth God, Matth, ar~ many affi.it1ionS apd off~l1<:cs, as' Act. 14~ I 1. t 5· ·26. ' iz. Thruttgb mr.m:[QIJ afJliCftonJ wum11jl em~ V.· Point, What mujl Wet doe in ~·e;grmd of into _rht> kj_;~'{dome uf hMHt_n : and-, J:lo.( 2. <'·:{ ~ thefc ~wo lVdJn? \Ne mofi mur, ·yea. (asS. rLffk$ lJ>i!l ftoppe rh.J•_w:J. with thO'mts: mcanwg, th~t I hath ~t) .flriue to emer in. at the ftrmtelP'!.l' _. ~nd by fharpe at'fbG.l:!ons ht: would badge themm f"o paf{e~y the6road Wr!J• Th1s is the (Olnmanthc way of obedience. But fon1e may fay;"''hf lf demcnt of our Sauiollr Chr•H: .,,herdn lhrec thc:n doth Ch-rtfl fay 1 hiJyoks iilighr, Matdw things arc inioyncd \'.!d1rt!,that \\'e muftcomc 1 r_. 30. and S.Iohn, hi"-1 camm~ndc-»-..e~tsare nol into thrs{l:rait way,and cf(lrc~,ov the broad way, gt·uuotf't, 1 .!oh. 5. ~. and D.1utd, I WJllwa!f?.t·ar fccondly, we mufi not be difcm1ragc·d for the I_Arge ~)· libertie, Pf.'ll, r 1 g. 4)· 1an[wt>r 1 the way fir_ait~lcs of the way; and thixdly, we mufi Ourduriein rcgud of rhcfctvro wajcs. luk.tp+ l·S !lraac and narrow h1 refpeCt: of our nature·:. Hrme to enter tn. · :·. : , ' b\1t yet broad an!\ ealie by his affifiing grac~ The firll ili a neccCl~·i:~ duti(! fn·thefe times: I. cF~rge. ,and'hclpc. ~krt then we Ccc what (Otnfc·~c for we arc like vmo ~mriners which 1pafiC.. by muft take tf we meant to comevnto Chnft; ~n•ny•plcafant cmlntnes,.and fb.te!ybuildings ·namely, we muil tread in this narrow way,and and doe onely behC!ld th~m a f.ttrc off,obutno~ become: like vmo him in fufFcring affii~io·ns ~ 'ntcr meo them, nor land vpcn rhcm. VVe.mufr for thi£ way ht wen-t. here on c11rth.1 aad }o en... therforc ccafc oncly to talkcaf the wayoflifc, i~~her~~,.Ya~~ trcd intohis glorie. . and bcginnc. to walkc i11 it, lf any fl1all aske life. The propertie ofthe wayofdeath !s&readth. howwe.may come to wal"k.c in this "\'ay: -I an~ Now the way of dear/, u broad: firtt, bccau(c [wer, read Icr. 6. l 6. fee there a norablc !elfon: the '..'lay offtnning is manifold~ cucn as truth isF1rH, :vcmull inquiren>hich 1~ rhe qfde .way,·for oncly one, and error m:mifold.-Sccondly;thcytheola WtlJ is theright w"!J. But where fl1all 1,\·C that w-alkc in this waybreakou~ of the boundslcarnc out the old£ ,,·ay? Anfw. ln the holy of Gods :vord, and do£ not containe them- C Bible: there lhall we fee rhc way that tile Parrif!lue·s therein. T~irdly,hetdtl they tneetc \Vith arks ,Prophcts,and Apoflles went. Secondly, few croffes and j!Ylpedirnents-: ~s Dauid faith, 1 hauing found the right way; we mufi labour to The! Are not·in-trouhle M oth(t' men: they pro.... l knowall the turnings of it. We muA: fee what fper~tlwaJi!ndzNcreafoinrtrhcs, Pfal. 73• 5· &c? things wcarotobclecue and doe, h.rmf;·:'!. rhe . I 2, And the re:~fon fs)bccaufc they (cckc by an myfteril off~tith in a good confcJtr.a, I. Tim;· nicancs tO fatisfi.c thdr h~art.;·ddlrc whether 3·. 9· ThirJly,wc mull walkc in this way,lcr.6. by righr or wrong;fayin(J with tlic foolc in the t6, for it: is not fufficiem to know the- ·will of Gofpcl, Solllefou!t,ttek.! rJi, uft,fiffct~t eaft,Luk. God, and to make profdfion of religion, but r·z..19. we mufiput in praCl::ifc the things \\hich we fr. Point. Whttt men Jo~ in' theft Wt:t)'eJ; know. And laflly, we .nmH be CJrcumfpee1.ro r.ari1cly, tb.~ grc~tcfi p:ut of.men \Yalkt in the keepeout (clues in the right way. Hag.I !5.Set broad w:~y; but few in the l1ilrrowway. )"of.lrheartsonyourwaiu: Pf:~I. J 19. 59.1conJiHcnce we lcln~c fundric infiruCl:ions. J. dered my waies,andtun;cd myftcu vnto.d-!1 tt>}l:iWsmutlnot be offendedor difcour:~ged when 1 monie.r, · ' wc(ec mofi- men liuc either in 3 falfe religion, The fecond charge in this commandemcnt r r.cb:nge. or i"n groffc impictic:for the grcatdlpan walk D is:J that when \\'C w01lkc in the way to life, the in the broad way. 11. WcmuH: not follow the ftraitnN ~f the w'V mnfl not di[cottragc..'lls froflf itmh~sudc tn ma(tcrs ofrchgion,.but thofc [hat gqi11g J~1-war.'d therein, This is the principall folio~~ Chrift, the Piluiarks~Prophcts, and Apoim intCnc::lcd by our Sauiour Chriil in this pofllcs~forthc rnofl go~wide, and the ~cwefi: conun:mdemcnt,cuc~ toan~e ~s wi~h Cc;>uragc Howto~ct hold.the rig~I!W':lY of hfc:1I I. Thatvrnwr:r{ttand per~eucranc~ aga!?Haffi~Cttons,croflcs,and ~~~~~!~:£ litiiis ho markt:ofa trne Church: for the true tcmptauons,.wh1ch mightdJfinay :tnd danm vs the wly. Churcl1 is in the ·flraite w:J..y, but therein the in this way. And in this charge ,.,,c arc taUght fiJ?alldt ~umber ,...;'a!1{e.IV. VniHcrfa/1 grace, fundricwaig~ric duties to b~ praCl::ifcd in the. I is a druifc of man !-for few lindc the way of . profcf!ion of Chriilstruc rchg10n. - - life; 3nd therefore it is hid and vnkncwnc. If.it l.Dutie.Thilt \\'C ~rc .not t6 giucto our fciucs I r. Dude. bc:faid; that ail might finde it·if they would: I tbe Jiberric ofhe:nt which nature defirnh in 311 anfwr:r, they c~n ·J1ot: for tHe -t.. ·ord finding; ofvs; but•vcmufi rdlraine om felucs thereof, a~·rh.prcfttppo~c a feck~.11f;as'itchri-rt had raid, a11d hr!ng our roinds,om th?ugl~ts, atfcettons, 'i . t~~g~~~:Y gtunhcmlclucsto fcckethc way our Wllls, ipccches, and acbons Ill tO the ilrJ~~ '-----~-- 1
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