I I V.lj,T4· . .. . !M"""·7 ·1 Setflion in the<aMouh.e. 1 _.-;....-- ncs and zcalc in thCm :hat heard John p'l·<;~ch, A firiuc:ro comeioto this !H::ti~~\:h}:)and to waike ~I I ~~!~~~~~;~~~~;~~~~:~~~~~~h;a~:lnC~~;~~~ ~~!1~~: t~.A~i~l ~:~~~~h;0~111~:~rh~m further to this d~1P~~~~tc~ of I Do~uid {wflr~ -.;nt? the Lord, and 'l.NJ~(da vow tic, I will fcck ~0 take front th$!ll1 thbfc: cxcuks r~~~~r:<:~~:,;. : :;;~-l)l·:,;. 't Vnt()the mi~htie a()~of fttt:obi_rhar IJenvould not ! which the~ ma~e to rhcmfducs. FirH,dH'Y ily, I ~et!,. . entt•r h;to tJJe trJbern.ac!t of hu hrmfo, nor come GQdi.; mercifii/1, and therefore the}r w~_!l relic j vpon ht~· he.i.dt , 110rp~lferfu~· e/ cJ tojl(.epe 1·tik ha rhcron, &'to.k~ no further care for their foulc.;. had jo1md a placefor Godr Ark! :.whrrc ' hcc A,{. God indeed is mercifull : but hiS mercic vvith the rdt of his people might 'Come and is:oncly found pf themo:hadhiuc.: to enter in at j pray vnto the Lord, :10d rcc~iue· an(wer f(o~n tbe· firait ·gate; aS fAr thol~, that \\'al~c in thC hin 1 againc. Now ]ol)ke whac' ;r,c;dc :was ·m broad w3fit belongs pot to chem:Deut.29.19 thcnl th3t heard lu/M., and what qrc "'':tS in 110• .4nd if rhc riglueotf-J.fcarfo,!y ~~~fo'ktd, wh~:re I D.tuidfor the oncw~r<l pl:h.:C ofGods wor(hip, {hail th~vngod~J appMre, 1. P.ct•4· t8. SrfonJ- ::. F.:"tcu(C. the like muft be in cueryone of vs for the obly, they fay, at h:aH in hcatt,that it is the eafi.(:ll 1 taining of rcconciliario11 and lif.ccuerl-afiing. manu in th~ world to come by ljfe cucrlalling: Sccuririccii· Vfa.l. Hereby m::my that liucin the Church iflhey can call pn Cod vvhen they arc dying,al I c!eun\cd. of God tluy iulHy be rcprooucd:for! nurnber B is ''ell; 3nd therefore they will pot lend their Ma:!u~sto firzuc. J.Thetbr.– ;crofrccu• rifle, J~dg.16,J9> ;o. there be that though they may partake of th.c outward cares to hcarc, nor applic their minds \vord and S:u::p,mcms, yet arc moll: negligent to concciue and lcarne that 1s htch they may do o(their f:tluation, vting no meanes· to obta.inc by nature.: and iftheydoe come to the congrc~ reconciliario11 with Cod,'Jnd to come by life cg:~rion,ycr it is for cuHome, or for fe:frc of puuerlafting.: and this they doe profelfc,rhat they nifhmcm, not for cqnfdcnc.c;. B!.lt ~hcfc meA" \.o..•ill !cam: all to God, relying \vholly on his de.cciuc thcmfclu~s,they confidcrn.ot "''hat Pcmercy without vf\ng any n)c·anes.on their pans ter faith, thttt the•:(ghtunuP:ud/ IMrdfJ be[mud: to att;linc thereto, But thcfc men finne moll ;mJ what S. L11k.;addeth to this cxh.orrat1on.of grkuoufiy,and ar.c their ownc dc.adly enemies; ChriLl.vrhat many }hall fcek.! to (ntcr into· the for they ought to confider this com111:l!ldemCc, doore of life,andfba//not bet able; bccaufc they which condemncch their fewritie, and tlraidy negleCted tl1' time ofgrac_c,apd vfcd not good inioynes curry one, to fhiucto come into the tneancs in due fcafon. Thirdty, they make th1s 1 Hr:tit way,-and to walkc therein. comn,on obiet!ion,d1at either theyarc cleCl: or I And becaufc this dutic isfo nce~ifaric,l v.ill rcprob:t.tc: ifthey be eleCt, then let thtm liuc vfc fomc reafons to pctf\\'ade thfm her.cto. I. as they lift,they fhall be i3.ucd:bm ifGod hauc Confidcrthis,wbcn the Philifiims V.• ere aflCmeternally reieCtcd thctn,though they liuc neucr bled, and had Samfon in the middell among C fo religiouOy, yet they fball be con,denulcd: them tom<~ke them fport, if they had knowoe and many dccciuc thcmfclues with this reafoo. what hcc-was about to doe, when he leaned ta :Bur they muO: know, that they iudge amiffe of the pillcl'S of the houfc where they fate, they Gods decree; and the wickednc!fe ofthis reawould haue preafcd to the doores and winfon may appcare by the like: God hath decreed do,.\'cs,and thcr.e hauc ilr~uen to hauc got our, the ccrtainc tearmc of cuery mans life in this becaufcof the imminent daungcr that was vnworld, as well a.s his future efiatc after thh life. to their bodily liues: well, all thofc pcrfons Now if any man hcreup.on fhould reafon dms;- rhat are cold in thcLrprofcflion, :~nd carclcs of If God hauc decreed th.at I lball liuc longer, 1·dig-ion, they hauc the wrath of God hanging. tht·n I fhall furely Jiue: if he haue decreed th:it oner their heads: and while they walkc thus Il11alll,iuc noiongcr,thcul1,.l·ll furcly dic,fot dif10lutclv in the broad way, their condcmnaGods decree m.uH it and;·and t~lcrcforc I will tion f1cep.cth not, but maks.pofihafrvpon thC: ueithcr care, nor drinkc, nor flecpc, non·fc :md ifthey cominuc :md goc forward in this m<:ancs to prefcrue my life; ifanr fllould rhus carelclfc courfc,thcy thal\ as ccrtcnly perilh in doe vpon this ·ground,v·:ould n6t almcn iudgc I Gods wrath as the Philifiims di.tl by the hand him to be a munhcrcr of himfclfc? And furcly, ofSamfon::md therefore as they defire to fc:tpe D he is no Icffc a mu.rrhcrcr ofhis !Oulc,that vpon damnation, fo iet them be carcfull to call: off £Ods predefiication,wil t:1kc occafion oflibcrthis d:mm::tblc fccuritic. ue,to liuc as he liH;for Gods dc.et·ec ofd1c end 11. Rcafo;~.lfan Ange:I from hca.!ICn ihould incluclrs the ordin:1.fic meancs that bring·thcrcomc and aOUre vs from G od tMat Jifc cucrl:lllto. Againc, thcr arc ro know, that there is ::t .ing ~id belong vnto vs;oh we "''ould councit a I double will of God; his rcue:tlcd v.ill made blcf1ed mdf:::.gc : well, lookc when we turnc knownc in the word;aod hjs fecrct or vnrenea.. from the broad way, and walke in the firaitc uelcd ,.,.ill, whncby he huh dctennincd with way of!ifc,wc h~ue as good fccurityfor our fa!- himfclfc what fk\ll be the c.ternal dh.tc ofcucu::ttion, as ifan an.gcl from hcauen ihould cerry pcdOn,\\ hieh is not k.nown vmo vs.ordin:ttifie \'S th~·rcof: for tme repl'r.tatJcc is an inHdlirily, but by the eucnt.The rcucaled \\ il·of.Cod bk note of a ehilde .of .God, to wh01'nc bemuft be the rule of om 9bcdiencc, and accortion \\·hcrc.of ought to tlirrc vp o.ll carclcs perbut his fccrt:t will we mufl horwur and rcuc- : !~~~~.~o rcrurnc from their cuiil v .. :ai~s, and to rcocc,notmak.ing~lY xuks fi·otn it'·~~Crl·by ' · Excufe, fromGodl ~:~:.cfiir.~· longs the ki11gdomc ofhcaucn. The confidcr:1ding to it mu.fi we frame am± fquarc our lines; ·~ -·--·- - -------- ·- - ·• _ to______ .
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