r--~---------------------------- ·- 2.48 \ rv1n Expojition of Chrifls \':_~;::·7 : --~our iducstoliucasmo!tmcnand women doe !A 1 he-an &·-a-ffctHon tobcpcrfwo.clcd ofrhcrc~~-i- ! --- . 1 chat ptOfdfc d}C n:unc of Chril~, bm_ we mu£l: blc fc~rcfulncs:ofrhc laH iudgmcnt; ;ltld in thi~ I labonr to goc beyond the multitude 111 regard regard not to come:m our fducs with the gitr ! __ 1 of the gurh of9ur fa,it,h·and rcpentance.Jt was cfknowlcdg!lnd with an om\-\'::'lrd profdlion, , l Ad:angerous conCCJtof3. gooJma11s clb.tc, not filftlC't~n~_ fo~· thG" }vife virgins to .b~arc the hl_n t Q la~1om· for iOundn~{Tc and {i~1ccritic of i j name;~!_ v::·gms, to hauc hu~1pcs burmng_, and ~auh, ot rcp·c~ratH:c~and nc:w obcdJct:cc,borh j 1 to goc torch-~o mcctc r.\_t.c bndcgroomc; to I' all m heart and ltfe, Th1s was PmthpraCbfc,m rcchcfc things did rhc.foOlilll virgins alfo: but gard ofthe 'rcfurredion.to'this iudgemcm, he one thing mqrc they had, which was the oylc endemtoured'himfelfetohaue :~.lwaics ac!earecon:.. ofgro,cc,wl)crcby rbey were inlightcncd to go fcicncc rownrd God ,m:d towtm:l?mm,ACt:~'f.I6. wjrh ;he briJegroome into his shambcr;which .And this dmyjs mofi ncceiTaric: for fu~h is our the foolifh :virgins·J:~ck'ing were On!tout ofthe ignvrancc and vnbekcfe that ,VKClittle rcgmd Joorcs' and not -admittc~ )O. c.omc in, Match. the tcctour ofthis day, but either thinkc it tl'!al 25. - ' 1 not come, or though it doe, \\'Cc flrall efcape •.;Thefecond a_rgurnem whereby thefc rcprowell enough, . · · 1 j b~tc profcfl0rs ::~re defc~ibcd, is the circum- B The third argument here \'fed, is dr:n.\"ne i U:ince ·of titne when th.cy~fhall rhus plc3de for from the gifts and qualities ?f th~ perfons themfclues~ '' hy they lhould uor be condcm- ! which make rhis plea for themtcluc-s : they arc · ned,to wit,at J;"hc hTl d<~.y wh.en\·hey ih::tf coh1e fuch lS haucproph~Jiedin tht.nameofChrift ;caRto bc.c'" arai_pncd ~t the tr_ib4n,all fc:u,c of G..:>ds out deui/!J, and done man.J grcttt workfs ·in his iUOgernem. This js a point ofgre:l.tv.;<tight and name. To prophefie here fignificth tO tc:u:h the )llO!nent word.ue~ all obfcruation; that men people of God, by expounding the Scripture, J not qhcly in this\ifc and in dc3th,, but cuen at &applying the famcto _the,cOf,icnces fnr their i wlmiti$w ! tllc lail: day {h.onld thus pleadc ;tOr them- .edificadon: and this office is called prophdic ,. 11rophcfi~. I fclu'Cs. to gr.acc and commend theoffice of a mini!l:cr, Hence v\'C Ie:trnc, th:tt m~ny pr'ofctling ferbccaufe it w~s the principall duty of t-he Pro- _uice to Chrifi., flllll concciuc in th~ir minds a phcts thC:fclucs thus to handle the word efgod perf~vaf:t()Jl that th~y arc the true fcruants •and for the infiruClion & edification ofGodspcochildttn ofGod; r~lC.:);·f1:,all liuc atfd die in this plc, howfoeucr :Jt fame time they did f6rctdl per.fwJfto~alld,}~c~fgr all ~!Jis at ~he latl iudg:- vnro Gods people things to ,·ome. And~thercment thcy)fll:tll t~eq~tiuc the fe-l)tencc of con.. fore hec which hath this officc1::tn~·difchargcth den.mation!;A.t.~ingdecpcly t~ be wa.ighcd of the fame with good confci~nc_ e, dorh_ aworkc cue.rY. t>ne ;.Atnd the confidcrauon of u ought no lc!fe honourable,thendtd theauncrent holy t<! teach_vs all t~,takc heed 9ffpjrituall pride & C Prophets, · . fclfe-louc, whereby~ men flatter ;tnd den·iuc BJ thJ namL"]Thcnllmt of Chrifi herc·figni- . wfut iriHo .thcm(clues in their cfi:i'tc , ou.cn.,·cen.ing the firth two things: I. appointment andcomman- ~ pru~hcfic1n good things 1l,1~~ hane, and faltly thinking that ,dcment from Chrill::mcn thatpreach the word ~hrifh!l~mr. they hauc that bldling of Godwhich indeede ofGod bccing rightly called thereunto, te-ach they haue not. Th!smufi mouc vs not oncly eo and pre:.tch in the name of ChriH: for thofe labour to be purged ofthispridc,but alfotcach whomc the Church callcth lawfully, Cbri!l vs to (u(pcel: the \Yorfl: ofourfclucs,& to iudgc himfclfc callcth, and they preach by venue of our (clues feucn:ly in regard of vnbelecfe and his name.SeGOdly, irfigmficth to preach in the hollo-.vncffc ofhcarr :for this will be ameancs roomc .and il:ead ofChriH~topreach that which to make vs clcape the iudgm~nt of condc"mnaGuiHwould preach, and in that manhcr alfo tion at the lafi do.y, which Chrifi fhall prowhich Chrifi '.vould vfe: 2. Cor, 5.20. Wuare nouncc againfi many ofthofc that think themcmbaJ!ddour.c for Chrifl , AJ thougb God didbefe]u_cs to be,hisfcruanrs. focch youh; vs, &c. And here ..,,·cc may fee a .... Furthcr,..obi"ctuc vvhcrc Chri!l: f::~ith, ilrthflt rlitference among thekinds of reaching which daJ, hc1i-ngleth out the day ofiudgcmcnc as a God rc.:quirerh ofmcn.Maficrs reach their ferme~ terrible day. And faying., the;Jhtt!lfo-J vn- D u:mts; parents ~~:1ch their children; ~tn~ on~ I tome) hemakes bimfclfc the Judge of alJ the neighbour and fnend another:but all thclc dif- \"'-'Orlct.in rhatday;& further pointing out their fer from the teaching of the Minifler: for bee parricnbr plc::~ding for thHClucs, he giues vs .teachcth her-ingcallcd by ChriJl and in Head to vndcrftand that he isvery God,who knows ofChri!l:: bm rhe mafier teacheth not by like long before not·only the fpcaches and 3Clions, , vpnue , bm onclyby the right of rnatler_tl1ip: but thevery fCcrct thoughts-and imaginations J the fatherby venue offathcrhood.&.~nc friCd bee fi·om the bcginn)nt:r to .the cnde .of the thisfhcwcth the dignitic ofrhc caiJing ofa. .miofall men tharhauC•bccnc,·thatarc,9t il1ali I another by •·nwcofbrothcrly chanuc-. And wor-ld. 0 . ni!lcr, and the waight of his of!ice,·no ma- . Thcfe thing~ laid togrthct··anJ wcl confide- .firr. no f.1thcr, qr ordinarie profCfior harh the rea,_mnll: ll:irrc vp in our he:-tns a (pcciall dutic /like. . which chc Apofile had learned. 2. Cor. 5. 11. Cajl o.ut dmilr, andeLme ma19'great workssl Th~ u:;mr EHent~ L::::olVc the terror of the ~ord: th:lt is .ll?t For the b~ttcr V~ldcrfbnding hcr.e.o.f Vi'CC ~uH ~"fthe Lord. ~ tn wdgcment to concc!uc. but alfo m entreat iomcthmg of the worktng of '!ura:r1_'--------·-'"' des:
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