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!f.t:tb.]. ~t~~ili~f:i~·~· obcdl-chcc! anO thus we fee 1 • A. · hnd: fo-r many thrrc be that tiJ3!1ntutr cbi11C. what profCOOrs they bee whiCh {}r:l!l be ~~uc~. I 1 i~ h·:mcn, '\1\.·hicb hauc h~dtltrcm~rc in tl~cn_i Yft.r. I. Now 'confidcnug thatiah:atldll IS I tncn thcfc rh1ngs :lrc t and thr=t·~forc \\ h.at!ocpromifcd to thctn dut be docrsoi>" God.<> will_; ncr th_cft pcrlo~1s b~ they muH n~>r r.d~, rd t·hcy 1wr: muHhereby be rxboncd to become mmc fi~1d lomc port1dn bftruc grace ~ri rhc!r hc:;.ns; 1 , chccrr:ti;ll in doing Gods h·ill by tjith, rcpc~lby vctrue 1.vhctco~ they ma.y~-lam!y Ice th_u~J~ : I tJIKc,-and ncwc.obcdicl:cc: a~d to funher \'S 111 fducs gone bexond ~-lthyp·ocritc~ m the thmgs this ·dutic we m;1fi yfc thc:tc hclpc. .;. 1. 'vVe th:tt~OHccrne Jalu:!bon. · ! !~:;;,';;,~:;. ! mu(llabourfora. tr~cper.fwaClo dfGo<ls mer• V i:l. lvJanj 'wil/{ay '1:nil:i ~~~~~~iJJ~~Ff l cie .in thc;_pardonof our_tmnc~, and.for the la~"" I . • • · 1 I Go.!· ! uat~onorourfoulcs: tlusbcewgmJlyconcc.- 1ne t!J that day Lord · Lord l ued will vrgc a man·t.o true obcdi·cncc, whc~c- : ' ., > V\"emu/1 ~o bcyo_n•l l~yp()crne~m uacc. I bv he may l11<W himlclfc thankcfull to God for I holUC ')]IC . nOt by thy :A( am~ [~great amcrcie•. l I. We mutt confider that / / h .r, d? b h 9\(' _,· · \VCJrcthctcmplcsofrhcholyGllOtl.,w.hithis prop eee . antt ?J t y V '\.!,me a wcndcrfull dtg!l!llCIO afinnefu!Jma~:and In . fl tafl OUt deuills?andbv thv ime . rcprd hereof, wee !null fttrrc vp_our !clues fo I (• • OJ './ n to line, that WC make not fad the lptrtt ofGotl I done manvgreat 'll>OT /,5? which dwelleth in vs, 1 r1. We mull coufi. V '\: . der the blc!lings of God bellowed vpon vs I 13· Vi ndthen 'll>illf prb:.. bothinfoulcandbodrconcbyonc:andtlm fi;!T. b· j /, ' ' · willmooucvstoloueGod, which loue ~''<'e . ~}:tOt em, neuer '\nel'Peyo~7 ~ fhali/hc" m kccpmg hiS wn:mandemcnts.for I depart -fi-omme.Je that l}loyf.e z~ thu uthelofltofOod,rh.uwtJ<sepehucommauI } 1 '\! · dcm<nt!, r.Joh.~·l· IV. Lctvs confidcrthe niaUJtle I thrcawings ofC;od ag.ain!l finnc 1 and hiS iudg1 • 1 mcnts vpon them that liuc in finne, for cueri.e In .thcfc two vcrfcs Chrifl tcturnt~· to cxpbcc is full of Gods iudgcme-ms ;'and theft plant 2nd. ~onfirmc the firfi conclulion of thl! will h.clpcto re£tr:1in our corruptions rh:tt they tOriTH:r '9tdt j j:Opccrnlng_.thofc profctfors that brcake notfonl) into ~Clion. V. We mull me.. fl1all not bc'e faue.d. The' words cont:~int rwO ditatc on the w6rdofGod.& ,-fc ti::rucm pray- C pans.:FirH,adcfcriptlo~L..of ?he perfons br thc.it. crvnto God foa:..bis grace~ for by dHsmcancs beh:lUiour, v. 22.. Secondly, a dcclarauon of Dallid did notably t!irre vp himfdfe to faith, j <heircondcrlmation,V.2j. For thdir!l :thcfl: repentance, and new obcdicnccJas \oYC may (d: profeffors are dcfcribcd by thtec :trgumcn'ts:I. at large in .t"he t 19.Pfalmc. by thcir number, mar.1: I.I. by the {ime vvbich 11, P[e. In that mony ho.uing tlith, ond r<- theyJhal! pload thus fortheinfelues, •nu!land pcntan~e, and outwo.rd rctOrmation of life in on thcirprot"c-ffionoffcruice done to Chrlll; iu ! fom~dc.grces, lho.ll neucr be f:mcd, wemull hthat a~~_,: that is ) in rOOt t;:r.t:3-t and terrible do.y I bourto ~oe beyond all hypocrits in thcf~ gra1 of thela!l iudgemC:nt: 11!. by their gifts an~ ccs: in faith ~\·cc mull noc content ourklues ! qualities wherewith they V\'Ctc tnducd , h,uuw~ t J.;.,' \Vith a gcnerall pcrfwafion ofGOd~ mercy,hut I not i1z r~y na.meprophejit>d ( nnd 6; rh; ";~mC c:-ift \ we muH labouno cou,q:iu.c the [,me to be true out dmiOs, c,~t~ . , j :tnd fou11d tou.chin.g-thcr.emiJiion ofour finncs, for-thc-fi~fl!~lc number 6fproterfors.wh'ich !tjttJ,1 ~ n;(~.;; :md the faluation o(our l.l).ul.es •we mufl: lool.:e fhJ1~ nor bee -1at1cd is grdt: For many ( Git~ l t~r,~h:1f,~,~~- rhat it hauc a f01md beginning, good fi·uits,& Chnft )fJ:.t/1fatvnrome. Indccde wceai·c ill:ir ; ncJ. I ileadfo.H continuance. And for repentance we oble to fay ho'-'\' tnany they bee \"'.hich lhal nd.t ,nm.ft labour to fee that our forrowc o.ri.fe ti·om be faucd, for chat tsa thmgprophto ~ed:& ; the 'onfidcr:~.tion of the goodndfe of God D yctthe~clipturcrt:achcrh H thotrht number .I whomc we hauc offended; ond that it brcede I of thofc whtch iliall·becondemned, 1 s grater ~I\ vs .a 'hang.c of our mi~.Hics in the purpofc of 1 then the number ofthofc \\'hich fhall-b~ faucCI! .not fit1nin~;.: whercto muH be conf"orm:lb!e rhe I fOr befides that the brcateftp:Jrt of chc wot}ld will and.aftcttions, and the wh-ole man. And in former times did ncucr hcarc of Chri/1-,hci-e \ to: hcwc ?hcdicnce_, \~'c mu{{ ~cas cardiJll irn \ i it is pb.ine rh:.t amon•l" the profctTors of rhc mude, wtll , and.Jtlc:lhons, R"'i m the outward ; n:uneofCh.rifi, m::my fltall be condcmneci!a.nd ad:wns ofo'Ur liti: rb dbc tltc ·\-. ill ofGod , :1.1\d I -.;.I 3· ffumj w,dk§in tbe Broadwaj to dejli·uUJnn: I that·in :11l God~ c<>m~nandcmcm-.:. I {rP.'t' in the J;arroWt'. . IfI. f/.(e. M:my therebee that tl1ini~c t~wir • \•Vhereby wee :~tc t-:tught, firft,that \''cmu(l 1 cafe good, becaufc they iiue J. ciui!l hondllife not fr:tme otlr Jiut5at cOrdlng -to the c;..amlllc'l I without wr0ngin;; nthci·s openly or wittingly ofthe multitude, to liuc and do :ts the !Jlofi dO~ \,'\"hieh thing indeed:: i~ COlil1Mnd!!bie.; Gmyet ~)Ctaufe the moll n,all be c.ondcmncd: bm \\'CC Emc fll;rt of th:-.t ;vhich is required for {~lu::tmnf!: {}tine_to enter 111 at the ih.aitb~are., aud rb 't\011: tnercforc they mun !lOt truft to tl:cfc be ofth:\t I.ale flo~kc Vuto \'\'hOiil the 1ongdom , broken fb.ues of omw:~d :!:-td common !Joofhclucn 1s protmfcd. L -·-··· ---.: ucJlic~ though they bee good things in their I Secondly, hence we leat'le, hot to ( 0 n,ct1i _ _ I _ .. - - - ---------_- Y r <>.or ------ -------- _ ..._. __ -·---·- -·-·- - ·-------- --- ""---r-- ·•

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