~~6 I e/1nExpojition ofChriffs 1 :;~h·~· hcanngan~ dou'g<:f thc\o\otd ofGod,1sa fpc- A u 'he tocl:J CINifl-lefl~J hm;fo~(c alont>, God t!<~d ~~- - uall pan oftrue'' tidomc; d11S IS not.tbly vctCma11 hcc rs the rhetfc cortJ~r flrmc on wh1 ch rhc ficd H"\ the 3 2, Pfalmc, ,,\Hch ts mnwlcd. Da1vbo!c bz~rldt. g 1r co:i'p!cd, Eph.2. ;o, 2 J. m:ahc; u1d1 !ear.rzmg;and mdcnht IS_ a notahl~ Plalmc u tbe-ic Jai!Mrton m mry other for among me" 1 . oflc:m:mg,con.tann.ng the lu:mnc_oLul rchgtrhc~c JJ gu1c,t nfJ orJ1cr name tmder h~:1tten, bJ on; wluch Dauul bnng,·th to thefc ~~xo ho.ds, winch li'c nu~(! befllf:td,thcn ChriH lcfus t>l~clv, his rcpcmancc ~md,I~C\\' obcdi__ cnn·. So Dcut.4. A~l. 4· I 2. -:J.nd no or_hrr foundation canan_;·m~n 6, the pcoplc:s obcmcncc to Gods commandel~ze, then thatrrhirh u tl!rettdic laid, which If fe-· mcnts, is counted by Jv/!Jfos, thtir v:iltdome: jju Chrift, 1. Cor. j . 1 1, ChrHl is the rock$and and for this caufc he there faith, they (hall bee co;·ncrjlonc: :md true ChriHi:ms are /iumtT /foms counted. tbe wifcft people vndcr hc,;tucn, bccaufC lmiltvpon him, r. Pet. 2, 5, /\ S tf:,r our ,.~Orkcs they fe.ru~<~ :tl)(~ O~t)'CC~ the true ~()~\ :LO V\•bi~h they ~re fnms, bm llO r:lrt of this foundation: l1urpok 1t ts f:nd, Thcfcare (Jf God!~ thcbcgmvnlcllc eo 1hcm th:tt blllld on the f.1nd)like foonbtg of wifdfJnu:, _:! good ::ndrrfl,.mdir:g har~c all llfl1 buildcr1i, the; that doe rhcrc-afrer,Vbl. 1 I I. J o. Thirdly, hauing folmtl :1. good foundation flup.:riours Hence we lcarnc thcfc infiruChons: t .all ii1we mull build chercon. Our ioulcs and our faldutic:, pcriours, Magiflratcs,H\a!lcrs, and parents, are B uation muH be buildcd on Chriil. This is ,lone bound to ~o bdOrc their inf<.·riours in wifdorn, by our faith in ChriH:for as mmuallouc joyncs as they arCaboue them in amhodtic; and thcrone man vnto another; fo true f.1ith makes vs fore confidcring obc<liencc is true \Nif(iomc, OJ:tv\'ith Chri:l: Ephc(3. 17. the holy Ghofi cucry fuperiour ought to goc before hi!> inferif.1nh, that Cbr:fl dotb dwelt in our htarts by ours in obedience to Gods commandcments: fltirh: and Pfalm. 1 25. J . }{('e thdt tnifls in rhe for this is oncly tnic wifd01r.e, without which Lord UM moHnt Sionrhat cann-ot 6c remooHt>d. all other wifdomc is but folly .:~nd madnes. Yet here t"v\'Ocaucats mull: be remcmbrcd· ./ Srudcnts dll· z. Hcn'e all fiuclcnrs rhat profcOC themThat Chrill is a rocke: yet not cucry way· ti1 a~ fclucs to fcekc forwiiCdomc :~nd learning, arc man fr~me~ in his O\o\'llebean) but onc!y fo J.!S taught crpccially to giuc thcmfducs to .Icarne he hath offered himfdfc in the promife of the and obey the will & commandemcnts of God; Gofpci, which is the word ofthe coucnam of for this is true V\'ifdomc, both before God and grace. And for this caufc we mull: labour that m:m. 1\nd it is a great blemi01 and difgracc for this H'Ord of Gods grace may be rooted and any man of kno ...vlcdgc to lead aloofc & dillOgrounded in our hearts by faith:for it is a11 one lute life; this argues their wane of G ads fcarc, to bclccue in Chrill, and to bclecuc thev\\'ord which is the very ground.ofttuc wifedomc. that reucales Chrifl vnto vs: fo faith our Saui3· This giues a .good caue:lt to ignorant C our, Hce that.r~fufoth mee aud rcceiHerh not In;. pcrfons, whoperfwade thcmfelucS they may word,harhone that iudgeth him, Ioh. r·2. :48. concinuejn their ignorance) becaufc>they arc And, If;tCabide in mee, ~tn.d mj words a~id~ in !'lOt book-learned;but the}' dcciuc themfducs, Jou, Ioh. J 5· 7• VVc thcrcfSrqnutl be likc-tl)e for obedience is true wifdome: 3nJ therefore good ground: for as it rcceiues and kccpes the they mull labour for fo much knowledge as good feedc, fo cloth the good !lean 'rtcciue & will b11ing them to this wifcdomc here com- · kccpc the word ofgracq which becing rooted mended. in onr hearts kccpc vs vnited vmo Chrifl, and 'The true Now to come 1110re fpccially too this true thcrcfore·it is called.d1c iagurjfodword, lam. 1 • ....1fc:domcol wi(dome, we mu!l feareh out whcrciJ1 it lieth. i I. which beeing mingled v.·ith faith. in our profctrors. This is cxprcffcd in .thcfe words; which /;,uh hea\tS is profital?lc,for it kniq:; vs fafl to Chrifi, /;ui/ded his houfcon .1 ro~k.t: \vhich S. Luk; ft.t- :i.nd makes '\'S gr?w vp in him vnto perfeCtion. tcth downc morelangcly, eh. 6. ~· f.1ying,hc I I. 'f::aHeat. ' V'c mufl fec·all the maine affcCfidigged dupe) andl,ridbis foundation on.arock,!. ons of om· hc:ut on Chrifl:·for hereby I.nufl we In !.vhich words, 3· parts of this vdfdomc arc fhew forth our faith. VVc mull fo cHecmc and propounded: I. to di ..( deep: z. to mtl/z~chl)iaof loue Chrift, :1s thar in regard of him we cosmt t.p.utOfit. arock,£f'or ' afoui1llation; and3.ito6uiltJrbereon. D ai/Jbmgsfo/JC, .Ifnddftn.f!., wirh t.hcApofUc;yca The builder is the profcffor of the name of ""cmuflfodellghtin Chrift,thatwcd~firehim Chrifl; and this diggingdupe to finsic out a fit .wholly, and .rccciuc nothing imq .our hearts foundation, licnificth thus mllch; that he that ·but Chrift a!one.. 71Jon:mdefired but to pP.t hU '\'I.'O.uld.makc Ture his ownc falu:nion, mUll fin'<er into ht~ (tdC, hut wemuft goefUnher,and come to a dccpe fear eh :1nd cxamin~tion of his .defir.c to h:IUCouHOules \.-.,afhcd in the blood owne corrupt hc:ut,that.he may kn'ew the ini. that Hfucd thel,cc, and to ha.ue our hcartspofquitieth~reof : alfo he mufl: renounce himfelfe feffcd byhis fpirit) V\' home ·bee giuoch to his anJhis·plcafurcs; and whatfocuer-mayhinder 1 Ch11rC'h. · · · · him in this building he rnufi cafi out: for wjth::l- ·Yft. ··Seei·ng Chrifi Iefus is the rocke of ·OUr Out .this dccpc fearch and ranfacking of the Jaluacioq, our dutic is to hauc: our hearts roohcart, there can be no furc found.atian la.idc; ud ·and founded on ChriH. Thc.yv\·hich be as 11m certaimic of f:lluarioll•attaincO. ·~ . .the fto\llc gfOund,hcarc 30d rc'ceiuc die word, l.partofir. The fccond point ofthis wifdom,is t:o...ch:oofc. ~nd it takcs fomc rooting in thcm,·and brings 3.part. 1-tOW\\'CilC: built on Chdt. a founda~ion to lay our faluation vpon;.&::·tha.t forth fornc fruit:but ::ts thc.footi ng is not deep, ____ I_--- ----- ----=={o___ ._.
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