Perkins - BX9318 P47 1613 v3

---.,-·~-~~---- ' 1 '~-~·;:''·7·~1 .~- - - .Jermonin-.JP..~.ouf1k, -- __ _ 1: 237_~. ! Dnp)'. I Yea, ;Velntc!Mdae~~ar :m hCathcn .king ;_l\a... , a ~lam~ty_:s~I\Uti.vg_-in ri~-JPP:jf..C_inAo.d thus_d~alt- ' ' 1uiug buca tal!e ofchis, thacthe Go~ of l!racl J• the Pap>l(s.a.t .t:!l•s.Jay, fo>!>~pm<sth.:Y !ij~>~\<!. ;· 1was the true God, m~ck- this Ja..,~c, tnlt-~hofoe- , . the cc.xr;1fP~_,altct:thc_ fc?~(.t, _ro. mct_·J~-l~S: rJ:.;qfl/ ''"b!ajJ•hemcd rbe God of !f-ad{hou/d .drr. And . l~aue th~ ~~C!pt~re aaa.-~g~"tpyad>u<>M;; ~'lt it tl:mds \Nith cqu1t1C, for he that rcu1l.cs h1s: ~?unccls,~~ld_f.;~~~~r.s. ] h1~p)J~J~-!hc pra:~ifel/· la\\'fidl Printc muft 'he, ~nd dux iul1ly; how of the f~rluheof.!Ql.IC:, al}1i:of~rQe·~nabapttti$~ 1 nwch more then ought bee eo die; that bin.~ who conic. the ~O\~~t$ll (c,nf~ of S·niptutc..'ip.to.l{. fi,hcmes the liuing God,who is king of kings? IXJ~{~icalJ a_nn~·ed~s~: . . ;t ;t:·!i;,. :: -~--: ·~-~d!l . ' No"'v eucry f.1lfc PrOphet is ablafpbemcr; tor J. h_c fcc~p~_<;l9d~c ot prece.~l:e ).}~ !h~ depr:b, ·j;~:~£fg~ his opinions arc blafphcmics ag:lintl:' the truth tJf~hrw:l(~rrJmg.. J\cij.?:. 24. ~tb~ het~-{it:" u.f_rh!l:· ofGod:and therefore h~ pughtto die. The txN1coiatcans Y~~s by thcmfduc_s <;:alled pto/PJJ./!11. prdlC \V ill ofGod herein is m~mifelf, Dcm.t 3• l~arning >'b~t b~.the holy.8h'o0. rt~ed~ep.~~~:' , begin. A Prophet come.r andr;orf?.!sm.irAclrs,~nd '[ Sat.an• . ~o--piay t~~ Pap_t~S~ ~t thiS 9-~_y > •0.:'. ~:~~:fc'a.f; j (bcwu fgnn rhrrtcometopaJle, yet if be. rhdfupon fundne.pOHltS ~f th~tr fel.Jglon-;-for rhc¥ h~l.d)l ; J entice the people to ido!atrie, ha muft heJl.rine: that bcc::.ufc the Church~t.n the ..f\polllcs'JtJO.lC; ' : and this is one way whereby the ciuill Magi- n was w~akein knowl.cdge:.. :!lndt<:&fe~nfPjtbi ll flrarc nu;fl hclpe the people ro avoide afalfe therefore the f\polHe• ·crmrt~.fun!in~,lk<:{l<l prophet. point.s, cfpc<ia)ly concqcning 1!1e m_a(fe,whirh I i.~~~"r;'r~trc I I. Qe!fl. \Vhydoth God then fuffcr fit eh yl't the CbJJ(~h rccciutng Qy. _·~~~diti"on_ 1 dbdi . prnphct~ 'to liuc in his .Ciw_rch, as d_?e feduce men? An[. nowtc:lch~:YJrel~ and f:llly.....-BJJ:t;thpu~lHQq~ r; ~;~"~~~~;~~: For t\.\'0 cqulcs;flrfi,that tueh as hold the truth march thcfe J6&nncs 9t ~b~;C!\qrch \''~tl"cth.e.. -4 in finccrit-i"t, mav be knowne, t .Cor. I I.r9.Srholy Script-.urc,}~Ct J.,\'Cnccd,n~.t tQ.·tr-quhkJ>ur f ~ " condly, for the PuniOm1cnt oftht wicked and . [clues th.crcw!cll t fot jn the ,\Uieit}gs-of.;th'i t;•.:,:_,:~~ vngodly;who rc.cciue not the louc oftli.e.truth; 1Prophets and App!llcs,.all ;hing:s nc,cffa-risrto 1..Th~lf.l. tofedttcc themb)'jfro11g i!lufon_:;ar1dto eauferhnn ,. ~al_ uation arC ;m'ade,known.c, .ab'&· w~ mu(.t.no\ r. belceue lyC!. . . receiue any.ilo'chJne that cannot .qe col'fiJ)i)e~ Dln&erof The f~:cond poi1~t. The d-mge"r of f'"'lfc Pr.oI thence; ond tlitr~ore iri~bc~-pa.l:.:tbl!::·, Lv:~.;r. 6"l ~~~~~to· phet1: Tlu; come m f/;Jf:r:pa c!Mthmg, but In."' 1· A!Jrah.-:m p.r_c:f.erre.s· Mo[e.r an'd the Proph~.{i ward~, are r.-:uening wo/u_e~. In thcie words I LeforcviG.Qnsand· rr:ueHtuoqsf{0Jllthc4e~•P. Chriflalludeth to the praClilc offalle Prophet~ The thi(d,clpake and·p.r~<ence.. To4ifme t4 I· ,. Goodlv 1 in former dmcs, who counterfeited ~he true € thcmfolues thesip;r[onJ Rtl_d<;.tiJlrs_of_nJcff ·ttrpYJhiA t{AC's.'· :l ~ Prophm in theirattire; forthe aunciem Pro- 1 m"z: 2. CpJ. ~- IJ. Pa'-"\fj>e~k<! ofweh.!iri ph~tS were vfu:dly doathed in rough & courfC. ceiucrs th~i tQok.c to thcru;~~_V?.!11<of_rhr.:4p.<t, acme: Eluum regard ofh!S garments, " .called _; f!icuf Chrift ,. tl)ereu> follgwmg the>r ma1!.e( .mhairie m:tn, 2-.K'ing.t .8. and lo"hn Baptrff ha.d Sv.t'Jn, who c~n trP.nsfoY?»e -blfn{elfe. Jilt.Q 4.11 ~tntN hugarment of C.w:e!J haire, Mauh. 34- And iif/~ht•.S~cthis in the Pap_i.(\s, e_fpeci;tlly iil,tb~ the falfcprophcts d1d counterfeit th.c~truc Pro-:. 1 Pope>whQ-w~llQe Chrij~f·VIChr, Peters [lffSt'/r phcts in thctr attire," for this c_nde; rhat·thc.y four, n~d the{ertian"t of[l.rHI{.ntt... The_ ,dq_C}~u mightthe more ealily decciue the people; as is. call themfclucs Ceraphic!'ll apil..J'/ng<li~4/l.~sJ.r mofl plainc, Z:ad1. 1 l+ where the L.ord fait.lj &rs;and th~ Church ofRom~muJl-be·tbe·~rue offolic prophets, tlw thryf/JOt;ld weare a roHt,i1 Church: Qllt·,aU ~his i1 but counterfeit d~~e)p.~, garment todrceiHe: for \Nhcn they woa"t-C fuch for fuccc!fton~n placeond.~(~ fr.otn Pet~r ..,.,a,nc;i courfcattire,maJc either offl1ccpc sKi1tncs, or fromChrifi.hit.nfc.lfe,iS no t;;Cnennot~ qtttJf\~h:. fhcepcs wooll, wherewith the ·tnie ProphetS J;he -Se-r,i~s,~,jd,pharilies:!Jaq ,!h.CII'.f~f'ql)'iJlp were v[ually doathed, they fo11ght hereby to frem hardQ •PI'oin.t<d by-G.o.d 4 a_n1f;¥C11C!lril.t , per[wade the people, that they had t)>c heans ·bids h~s difciplqs,rah heed 0frhe/e,ui<n,~f,rl;.8}r 1 ofthe tr-ue Pro.ph.c"; whcl) as md•c:<l,e the-y doUrine, Matth.t6.tz•.and call;_rltc>l! rhth!i!'#t. l I were full fraught with d3mnable orrours.No·;v D lcaderfo[:rht!/l(;pd, S~ccellio'H thenjncr,ut~o- ' I 1 1 Chrifts meaning in this allufion,is tolhew th:tt ftdne, i.5 t.h.c ~qly..&. furc nb"t~qftrue.rdigiQJ~;. j f.1.llc prophets h~ue plaufible pret~c~s for their __ The 4· d~a.kr..,dr prctcnc.e, is forged.c!Jf-p,lffl!J... · 4-~~ipcd hu· j damnable doC.l:nne,and therefore are the more tn'feit h1Jmilil-ir; 1 this P;tP.l notes in f11lf~ ·Aps>r1 rn~huc-. 3 1 dangerous. Yet tb:n w~c may the better per- :files ai,hOng lhe~Coloffi:tns-; Fidt, the}':w.Q:uJ~ ~n"'J~'"·' · l 1 ceincche danger off•lfe prophets; I wHh !itrle n_ot·worfl>ip God dirctlly ·,but in 'and:l>y;t\1~' I 1 Hand to defcribc ~h·cir cloarbing i th~t Is ,-thcit Ang~l~:"S.ccQt~dly, thcy\·fcd much b0~.ily ~):r-' pretences ofdecm. They may be redu<ed tO" -.:rcife, :t!flichng~~hdt_ownbo.dies:_and.third!j." ~·f~~r!ce~~~: fca~cn heads: ~he firA:_is allegation of Scr.iptuYe, their wor01ip .\\·~5 wil-\-..·odbipp~, deyifq~,..hY: 1•hm. . \Vlllch they will 3s often v[c as the true Pro.- ~hcrr.felucs. ,]fwewould halie a l!uely-e~:JQ'ip1~ j ~"t~!~1:r~:~; phet; and hcr~by the~ bi.U1d t!1~ C)'~ o~many,. .h~rc.ofJbeh.c;>ldfhe .Romi_f)1prieils;thcy c:;QjJ1:t:P ' But the truth 1S, that m allca<lgtng Scripture , Goa in the rncdia[lon of S:ams;theirwhol<3\'t,-1 , rh? dcpr~u: and ch:mge the ~cnfe, ~mcl ci~~lf::r Jigi?n flan.<!s in_b?dilp:S"~t~ife~,fo. a-~ m_a.ny C?( " "'.u.:~~ I a:t\1(' to, or_octr:tCt fr?n1 the \\ords , follo\'\'ll1g then ord.c!!.s. 51re f~mous fo.r,then· whtppwg~~ · nghtfy thcJr m:1ll:cr S:ttan, Matfh ..4.6.-v.•ho al... fuch ii4t<l tJJ.IIlHH~n~, and_!hcir wor{hip\[email protected] :1 1 1 k~dg_cd .scri~\urc to Chri!t, bu_t left_out the is wil-wcrfl~·F-'",dct~ife<\·hy. men. ~r: h;: 1• ~ \VMkin ; ! }:nnc~1:::2.~ P?,:n::~!lerto the promtfe v.:~ts maclq The 5. .p.rctcn~e ts, w_~~·kJ!Jg:m,irac/eJ ::lw.n::ll}' ~ ~;ir:.~Jcs. g ! --.-:'----'-X-~ ~-----~-~_ -~- _ ___ : h<)'_'i__ _ __ · .J I I l

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