--~------------~~----~--~---------- ~ d nExpojition o[Chrifls if!.mh.7. i lfl. 1Howfome trees bccom cuiJI. therefore he mufl be faithfull in porfonning all ·A here fpccially applied vnto Ptophets: but ifwe thole Juticc; which his calling cloth binde him CC?Illpare this place_with S. Luke, ch_ap"~ 6. 4 4 . vnro. The titles and cnlling of a miniflcr be and 45. we ll1all fee the holy Ghotllhcrc tchig~ an cxccllctit, but yet they wi'Il not com- {hai~lcth not this faying to the prophets alon~, mend any man tOr good vnlcffe he bring forth but mlargcrh chc f.1mevmo other men, faying, che fruits ofaminiHer in the faichfull difcharge A_goodmanomof the goodtreaforc~fhi1 htflrt of his miniHcri;:tll duties. hrmgcth forthgoodthingr, ttr7d an euill'man· 011 t LalHy, here we mu!t lcarne, not to take ofoftbe e1ti!l treafitreof hU heart 6rinrt;ethfonh efencc though the 1i1ini fler fallcs in his life and ui/1. Nb•..v by comparing thcfe together, we conuerf.1tion,yc:1 thoUgh there be contention-s may fee that this c<?mpar_ifon re3che~li both in the miniGerie abom matters of DoChinc1 · vnro Prophets and to ·all other men: from fc<>r thcfc arc not the fruits Of the miriiHcrie whence we may gather thcfe infiruCbons. which is gods ordina.ncc,but ofllrifui men who I. VVhat\vc are to concciuc and thinkc ofa bc1sray their impcrfcEt:ions in this holy calling. mat; that is not rcgcncr:uc: \o\'C arc airby·naThus much ofthe Rule. Now followcs the tnrc branches of the \·\'ild oliuc, and therefore proofc and explication thereof, by 3 comparias a thorne cannot brino forth a orapc ··nor a fon drawnc from nature, in rhefe \\"Ords, verf. B thitllc figges; no more ~an a man ~nreg'cnerate t6. D ae m~ng.ahergrapu ofthornu,or jigge1 anngforthagood workc-. And this we may b_( thift!u : vcrf. 17,Soe:m7"good tree bringeth more pl_aincly cvncriur~ ifwe confider :llittle forthgood fruit , & a corrupt tr~e bringeth forth the workes ofman: they m:ty :-tll be ;edUCeO ~0 euill{IKit, vcrf. J S.A '{oodtru'CaimM, &c. The three heads: feme arc euil!; as worksfo"rbiOdcn ~~otnparifon fb.ndcth·;.hus; )11 a truh· k!towne ~f_God; ro_me arc things indiffirlnt_, beciag "ofeucry onehy his fru?tJ, fo Ma Prophet ~J his nctthcrforb,ddennorcommande"d; andfomc tetV:hint,. More l'art"iCularly, .A1 a good tru arcgood work£!, as outward dmics of the mohringi forth good.fmit, and cannot bring forth ralllaw.No~· foreui~lwor/.:...r.:I,thcy ca-t~no_tjo.f~- ct4il!fru;te: ~md tU an ctti!l'tree b-?ingJ ffJrth euil! blc b~ good 111 any man. For •work!r mdijfaent, fmit, 411d cannot 6'riitf.forth goodfr"''fite: cucn fO as eating, drill~ing, 'bilyih!;, felling, &c. they a tr11e Prophet teacheth who!eflm!1tlo£lrine, and are linncs, not 111 thcmfclues but in' him :that canuot te-ach ftt!fe d~Etri1u ,a:tda fof{c prophet teavfcrh them beeing out of Chrifi: and for th~ chctiJ f.:lfe doUrine, and cannot teachtr[IC do... otttwttrd dutin of the mo1·al/ /m-,,·:l's ciuill iu..: Elriuea "' •··• . !Hce, liberalitie , and fiJCh Ii1:eth~y ar~good Touching this fimilitu~c: firfi, -obfcfuc in workcs in thcmfclues, becaufe GQd l:Cquireth gcnera11 from the ground of'tRil comparifon, C them, but yet in the vnrcgcncra\e.. r:bey are that our Sauiour Chrin here makes two kinde finncs: To tht pure all 1hingr tlre pm·e ; hut to· of trees: agood tree, and an cuilt tree: byan e• them that are defiled· a11d vnbelcmmg U 110_ uill tree meaning that which in regard of anythin~pure, Tit. T.1 5. and, Without faith it Uvnfruit is as a rotten tree, as is the briar, the po.ffi~lnop!ea[e God,Hebr.n.6.J[,.~i11befaid, thorne,artd thifHc :for though they liue and that libcralit'ic; rhailitic, &c. be the good gifts grow, yet they arc voidc of good fruit, and fo of God. Anfw. That is true, and they be good arecallcdcuill. Now her-.: it may well be de'"' workcsnsthey arc giuen and commanded of mandcd, Whence this difference of trees doth God: but as they arc recciucd and vred ofthe come, for all were good by creation, Gen. 1. naturall man, they arc !ioncs: for he failcs from 31. Godf~tr:v all th,a he hadmade,and foe it WIU the right vfe Ofthofe aCtions; both for the be-: very gtJ()d• .Anfw. Wh~thcr themes or thifi"lcs ginning of the"t"n,(for they proceed not in him were created ofGod I will not now difputc:it froltl a pure lul!rt, a good confcience, ahd faith is not -certcn that they were : but' ndw it is vnfaigned) and fo in thf! cnde; he doth them phine their rcmaincs this differcn·cc among not tOt the gloric of God firnply, but ·withall pl:intS; fome Are good,fome arehad: the goodhe aimes ar his owne praife and reputation, or ndfe that is in fome comes from Gods blcf- D fomc fuch fin iller rcfpelt. fing: but the badndfc 01nd bmTennc!Tc of oThcvfc o"f this dothine is this:I.it teachcth thcrs comes from the curfc of God vpon the vs to confide: and ackno~,.,Jedgc the greatne!Tc earth, and vpon :~.ll creatures for the linne of of our originall linne. Our naturall corruption our fidl parents, as we may fee, Gcn.3 .17.1 8'. is rtaoA- 3rieuous and fearcfull; it tnakcS vs to The eartiJ is curfod .fvr thj fllk,;: thornu ~lfo finne in whatfocucr things we doe, though in andthiftlujb'/1 it GrmJ forthvnto thee, And by thcmfeluesthcy be thinp indifferent or cl(e this we may fee the gricuoufnes ofour mother good works. finne, it h:uh made the earth barren and curI I. This ouerthro,.ves the conceit ofpopif11 fed , :md many a goodly plant to become fruitvvritcrs,,.-\·hich re:~eh that God giucs to all men Jeffe, and vnprofitable: and therefore when we ,an vniuerfall common grace or bclpc fuflictbchold thcfC things in the world,wc mull take cut bywhich they rnay bee f.-:ucd if they vvill: occafion hereof to confider our ownc linne, And for them which want the mec>.nes of the I and blame our fclucs :111d not the creatures, for word of God , they fay, that if they vfc that rhcy were curfed for our f.1kes. common gr<1cc of nature wc~l, God "''ill _gitle _:N.:.:o.:.:'.:.:".:.:m:.:o.:.:r:..cP'-":.:'.:.:'i..:.e•::.:il..:_•r:.:IY!__:_:T.::.:h:.:is_:c.:.om:.:.:r.P.:.:".:.:if.:.:o.:.:n.:.:is'-'---'-tl-'e_n_l _fi_ur_t_hr_r~g"r:tcc whcrcb~l:_cy may~~: ____.c_ V.l6,&c. Tlufiatcof the vnrc~C· ncutc. 111cgrcat• nctoforigi– n:illfinn,, S'~uing ;:rsct i~ nor vni– ucrr.u, Rcllatm.d~ ~ur.&!ib. ~tb.l.:.e.JG~h.JiitU. s.difi.l1o <hb....
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