Sennon in the 8v.lotti#. ; ~ --------------:----:-----:--:---- ---- ------ ---~- and cueryT m:m to be his,and therefore_vndo_u~- 1 A , thcrs, n6 othcr1r~al0n can be giucn, but _G~.d= ; tedly he did not purehafc by the pnee ot h1s I • good plcafure alone: Marrh,t1.z5 . Clmf\Jet· Coddca!ef not hardly in denying redemption col<.11l\C. Oo&sdcai· onan.d fC· probati'ln prvould. b!ood, all an~ cucry·man to be ht~ w~thout ex- / t~th <l?"':nc th!s di(l~nClJon. bc:twc:~ne m:t~l an~ 1 ception.I dcm:_not; b~tthat ChnH d1cd for all j lllal~, layu1g, t1_1at huf:~b:r hatJJ.Iudd"/he my- • men in the fcnte of Scnpturc; but the·word of fte:·ICs. ofthe 1:..!/'gdc'''e of he~trten [i·om JP11Je1 ·~'~_d. God ncucr faith, that on Gods pari, and in rer;euM!cd rhefom~ root/Jrr::·.nov'.'· wl1~t is the .cauk i gard of the purpofc ofhis will; Chrifl died t(>r hereof?1r:is cu;n fo, (} .F.vhn· (.foith hce ),! cucl'ic man withoUt ~xc:~ption. And whr.rca'\ tt !J~caHfo ;t /fJ plt'afeth rhee. So Ron~. 9· ver.l J.·) is thought to bee _:m h:iH! _fp~c,ch,_ to J~y.tbat ::u~d.r8,_in _Iac.ob :l\1(~ Eptu, P,!ul fht·\.-.lCs,.rhi~ : God would haue {omcparttcuktr men ddpnu.cd dtftuH~tJon ~f. manktndc, I h.tf!f louc~ lac·~/; rr~.il.. l of gr:1cc and redcmprion by ChriA:, lcc·V~ well hatedEfim; fatth the L~rd: ne~~hcr ~~d tillS d1f ... confider this one thing, and it will nor iccm.c fcrcn~c cotlie fi-om thctr workcs, eaher good: , firangc, nonot inmans·rcaiOn. God, Cr_carcd or cuill, f?t: rh is d!ffcrcn..:C (;od put bccwcc;t\e: m:lO in his 0\VOC imaac, in righteoufi1dle and them, bdore·tilher ofrhem haddonegood or e,Hih tt"UC: holyrldfe, and h~ gaue vnto him a blcilCd but it is wholly aiCribcd tq the will ofGod,l"hP. dl:atc in an earthly par:tddC, :md that notoncly . B willhaue mercieim whomh-c-r.•i/1ht:.ttemercic\,anA , for himfdfc, but for all hispoHcritic :for whatwhom IJ~ will behardmet/7. This md1: not kem_!! focucrherecciucd bycreation, he rccciued not hrangc vn:o v~: wee pcrrnit vmo men to.vt<t onc:Jyfor hi·,.ntelfc, but for his pollcritic, beetheir <;>wne difcrction in their owne aff::1ires} ingth2n :1 publikct.nan, aad bcanng chc pcr(on and this is a illflicicorrcafun to flOppcany oth.er ofwholcm:m~{indctboth in the fhtcof his inmans mo1ith; It U myo1vne ,.YMJ 1rrordoe »?itb noccncie, and in his fall: whereupon Adam min:ownewh~t~wi!l? Agai!l~, ·mPrinccs-Rro .. J fallingfi:om thathappiecfhtc,all mankit 1 dc bedamati.ons we fubmitpur !dues eo this daufe inginhim, fell wuh him, andiO loaGods i- { lth·ourp(eafure;·) folikcwtfc· amanluuiHt; mage,and that gooddhtc: which they enioycd a flock~ of Jbccpe, may fcude. fame ofr.thco'l ·~o by ctcotri?n in Ada:"• Now confi.dcr this well, the fawng for ~h~_{lo.ughttJr.~a)Jd ocb.ns lic.cp,c if God bad neucr Jnduedman v•tch g·ace, nor for brcfdc: tlns God perm1t~erh ·vmo !X\an·, giucn him meancs ~o co~cbyhappit;c!fc, and and it .is not ~c;>umc? cruel~ie among .Jl1Cl)•j yet had c:x~ludcd hu~ fr".rn all mean_esof gr~cc no':'·c 1f wee gntll rhts l!berue:~·VllJ.p rh:m, o... and h:tppmdfc , thts mdeede mtg~lt haue ucr the creature, why fhould \"\'CC• not much fc-c:med hard; but conlidcring that by crcati~ C more giue it tb jthe Creator ouer man, [~con hec galic man happiocffe, and likewdC aing the bafdl aBd le:t!l cfe;Jtttr~ is iO!T.cthing hilitic: to pc:rfeuere in the fame, ifhe tvould; in,rcgard of man, but nhm is 1n·ot)ling~ V)ltQ isitanymarucll, fccingall men haueofthem• God! and rhereforc thou~h thefe myllerirs fcluc:sloft their ownc fdicitie,that fome]hould cannot bee cbmprcl~ep.dcti Py ~eafon, yet Cue-n be dcpriued of it for euer? nay, rather it is a in r<'afon we: may1Ce fomc .rcfemblance of die wonder that31larc bot cOdemncd which come truth and cquitieof them, ,\•-h;ch mull mooue of.AdAm; for God in hisiu!li.cc without all cruv~ w\th i"<'uerCnce to iUbtllit our fcllics to k c:ltic: might h3ue c6demntd cuerie man:and inthe foueraignc will andpleafureQf God hc.re.~ r dc:edc it is his endldfe mcrdc, that he hath gi• in. . , . j · uen Chrift to beaSauiour vrito fame, and that Vpon this ground of difference and dii1inFnr~_r:eoc tny arc: made: part~kel'S ofthisfah.Jation by I e.. Cl ion bttwccnc man ::tnd man, >vve may w.cJ.l be J ;~·t~~~~~ are fuSChri£\. a:dmonill1cd to beware of the crwur of feme ! groullt\ of Secondly, Chrifi here faith of fo1ne, l n'ucr dil1incs,who thus define of Gods wil-touchrni; 'j ~~~~ i!t- ·~'""'J'"'Yct fpeakingofothers he faith,f~now !)!aOS dbte; they fay it isthe flrfl will of GQ!!, m; jheepe, Ioh.to.Ii· alid 2gaine,/.ey-owwhomc that eucry man Ill the "'·arid fhould. be faue-d,Jf 1 I h.11<e ehofm,loh,t J· 18. and Pal<! faith, The they would, and rhorefore (fay rhcy) he mi11\- l LO"dl:.._n~wethwho lf.rthu, l. Tim. 2. 19. Now D nillers vmo them all hClpcsborh of n,aturc~nd ( from thefc pl2cc:s we: may gather'· chat there is grace,"' hereby they may repent_at'.td bdcc-uc if I an eternal! worke ofGod, whereby he puts a rhey will. And hauing laid downc this his lirfl difference and dillinClion hetwcent man and will, he then (ray thty) forcfees that·fonw:me.n m2n, angel ~ndanf,cl.acknov.·Jcdging10n1e to ·will noc brlccuc,nor pcriCucrc in the faitl1:afid be his ownc:, 2nd denying the fame of others. ~1ctcupon it is(in their conccir_!rh<lt he will ncit lf God himfelfe had not avouchcri this in the kno\\'c fomc men for his ov>ne, Againc, foJeword, no man might hauc taught it ; but bee.. feeinn that others wil bckcue and perfeuar-c in ingltc:rc phinlypropou-nded ,iris with all refaith: them he knowes and aeknow.lcdg~t!"l ro I u<rencc to bcacknow!cdged and rcceiucd:and b.e his; dealing herein like vnto a good f.'lhci !i~~~·:.~. :~:h~~~';J~: ~~~~~~~~i~~~;;~:~:,~t0g~~~~d ~~tt';~t~~:~W:~~1de:~ h~u0e';~:¥,d;,~;'; ~~~ d!;ftiuatiOc. ~ndrcafon God doth .knO¥\'C fome to be his, & portion; but fccing that fome \'-:ill not h~~ : doth not know nor acknowledgeothers for his come frugall and obedient, he chan!?,cth his i ownc. Secondly , wh3t Is the fi-uire of this mindc, ::~nd doth diiinherit th~m : or like vj 1 ...· : k~1owlcdge of God in man. For_ the firft, v·.-hy t_o a go<.1d Prince, \\'hO wo_uld ·,h~l!e all hiJ \ <}~d fh~~~!..OWC {omc: t_<_? be h1s, <!Od OOt 0Jubiccts tO doe \'I.TJl : bl!r ft:cing. ro\llC toe" I --------------------~------------~Y_L_ ____________~L-- ,
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