i ! Af•"" • Sermon in thea9v.l.ount. / 257 1 :\:::i~ . . ;~-~· fo the fruit is ncuCr ripe, _and therefore "\'he': A w.indc d.nd rainc,zmd '1;\'iD.::l :md_ \V~. lH: CO~TIIi.10tl,-. r heat conuncth it withc~cth:fo iris w~rh P,rbfct1-r doe: an1l thcrcfurr. rhc mo.rc cJrdull 'lnd 1 fors· aman may be one in namc,:llrd bring fonli /arndllymilA: \\ C labom to be '!il~dy grouu,- J 1 fom'c fruit of d1t \vord ""hieh hce hcares, :md dcd on Chrifl, th:.it thOugh they aflault YS, ye< ! \ i ycr be dccriucd in rhc matter~ of hiS ~1.lu~~~~n; th,c¥ may not thro\.V v~ .do\\'n_r. · I ; becaufc he is not rooted '\nJ tounded "' C.mll. v. 1.6, '13ut l"Phcjbeuer hear.- ! Evh-l.lo.:•· jThisJsthcpoimv:hi... d~Pa~t/}bndsmu~hvp- · h h,,- ··. · ·dd Jj I c:,;,:;:,. 011 in fundry oflus Eptfllcs;lor fhew ot grace I et . t A) e nz,y r:vordr' ,ati Ol ' I I will not Cerue the turne. lpJeede>!ll thefo hapthem not,·;!hallbe Mrned vn'- I Thcfn1icof cruc'vbcJi· 1 cncc. pic daics of pc:tcc any grace makes a ':Jap fccm /1 {~ to be a Chri!han:but "hen the parchwg hcate ' to 11 joo/i0 »1411, w. htch htith of p_crfccution comcs,vnlctlC we bc.thr0u$hly '/'~ roo<cd iu Clnill,wc OJ>Ilneueq:onrmue"' the bui/ded .hi! houje .11pon the i cmic· nor btin~, f.orth frujrc with p:itiencc. • I 1 i I. Poinr, 9 rhcfl'uitofdns true obedience Jande : . . ·• in 'Nhich nicn bV f.1ith build thcmfclucs on _ I d h • fi 1{ /";. Chrill Iefus, i/ Sccuritie and lafetie again!\ all B . 2 7. C!A n t 8 rdthe et. j r,§' temptations of the Deuil!,.the fldh, and the : thefioodJ tame, an.d_ t/JeWinde5 world: meant by the ft~nding of the houfe thflt wat built vpon the ··ock§ , notwjthjf.nding the blew,andheatevp01fthat bou[e; fa/li'l'!go(rhertiip~,thc/;cm;,.,g~fthefloo~is, and £ ~f 1 fi ''/ h j ' the b!o>Vmgofthewindu, vert. 25.Atnoilnoand it./ eft, and ttJe (U, t ei'COJ table fruite which 11.othing clfc but true Gbcdlcncc: can procure vnto v~: ""·.ealth cannot mi1~i:- ll'M great. H.er this comfortable fecuritic; nay the mdl-e · In thcfe vetfcs our Saui.our C'hrifi laycth wealth, ofc times the mqrc trouble$ and vmo downe foure other points comraric w ~he formany,riches arc: the caufcs ofa fcarcfull downmcr,belonging to an cuill hearCr,. Th,a I. is tlic I fall. No fircngchtOf man, nor power of any faUlt and bad pra.CH{e of an.eui~l hcarcr;to INrm• Princes can procure this fafetie, an.d yet ChriH Chrijlt wordJ rmdnot to 4..oc the {nme: 1I. the 1 Vouchfafcch the fame to them that :heare his propcrtic of this vice! it is a point of e:t:trettme word and keepe it. follie.- I i I. the practife ofthis follie:in6uildi"g The confiderarionhcr~of mufi: mooue vs to vpo1J the[tttuli: IV. the I fruit and illuc o£ this ~b~~~~~~o be moll willing and rcadic toperforme obedi- C building: ferrrefs4/rujneAnddeflrslflion.Ofchcfd cnce to that holy word of God which we read in order. ;tndhear.e .: for fuch a benefit comeby it as no I. Point. The praCtife of a bad hearcrfrom . The pncdre, creature in the \\'odd can procure bdidcs: a.nd which Chrifl. woUld tcrrefie·all men in, this ' of1 b~rlde tht rather we muH in}lrC our felucs hereco,beplace is, Toheareandnot todOe. This is no ~nail hearer. caufe our finnes defcrue an ende ofthefe happy fault. The ground tha.r rtceiueth feede. and daics of pcace,,and \ovc:may iu!Hy looke for the nine both in mcafurc,Gnd fcafon,:md yet brinblackc daics of perfecurion, which when they creth forth .ci:·hcr Uad,.fr.uirc:, or none at allj ~~by come will furely be our ruine, vnlcO"e in thcfe ~limen condcmnedlor bad ground; the Apodaics of peJcc wC hearc the word and doe file faith, it !it nccr1_ 1mtocur.fing, whofoendeinO it. he burned, Hcbr.6;'8. The ·wJr,Crs that come & True faith Secondly, froiJ,l thJs fruit of tru.e obedience i~ue from vndcr the thrcfhold,ofthc SanC1u·a- j cannot be we may gather, thac he which on\.'e harh true rie, Ez.ck. 47· t. whereby i.s meam the v.:ord of loft., faith in Chrift rooted in his hcar.r, fha!1 ncuer God, when theycome into anygror1nd theY I I T<,.h<l«- ucrs: mnn h~ilC their Jrialh. f loofe the fame either vvholly or finally,but'fllal arc ofthis nature, if rhe.y make it not frt!itc<fulf .continue therein ynco the ende, and eMioy the they tttrn~ir t•ntobm-rc;;~r.r, verf. , r. A'fi.JhicC): fruitc thereof for eucr. For bv faith a man is D rhat knowes his Princes will,~nd <Joth it nor,is ) truly built on Chrift as on a mo.fi fi1r~ founda.. ,' indeed no bener then a rcbcl:howmt.lchmore t tion,JO as neither ccmptations norpcrfccmions then is he that hearcs che word. 3nd DoChinc can driue him off: though rhcymay affaulc and offaluacion by Chrifi, an.d ycc makes no confhakc him,yct theycan neucrthrow him down: . fcience to doe chc famc,w be iuJgcd'fcr bad& but ifa man might quire loofe his flhh, chCn barren ground, yea for :1 rebell againfi God might he be bcatCdo\\'11 that is built on ChriH, I· himfclfc. 1. ')am. t S'. 2 ?·"·S;imucl :cllcrh Saul which thing this text dcniech. ['hac ;·c{;e/lion iJ tu rhc Jinne ofWirchcraft, a~d La!Hy, this ceachcch vs tho.t hcc chat is built ,:trttn{gref!ion ir lrick._rdnejj'e rmd lda!tttric: And on Chri11 by faith, mull: looke fOr fcarcfull j c_he rcafon is phl~1c/or they th.at fubmit tiremJ-ll)w:oll he;.. tri:tlls and tcmpr~tions : forh,ej.s like an houfc / !dues tohearc Gods word, ::~re fi.mdry ... vay~s rm ~re ' bailt on rhe fca b:1nke, ag:Hnfi which windc ~bound to performc obedience: firfi, h)' tf· 1 c bound1ood · d · d ·11 1 I 1 f · 1 G 1 bc.lu·ncc. I an ra1nc an wau<'s oe a Jeate ;lll( raoe. aw o creauon, as t 1cr :'.re oc s crc·au,tres.: I Gods ~fcru:mts mull not IOokc to goe to h~aI Secondly, by. tht.: law of redemption, as they l l!Cn in eafa, but they riltlfi ... v:~.itc for rrv~lls ;l~C Chnfis k~1:a~ns bou.ghr -by his ,_nofi prc_ l"~_n_d_c:.'.nl~~i_o_•JS_c_ortul~~g_1_H_ri_d_i_•i_l_~a_n._d.:.. , _a_s_ _ cc'_":...'..c"_b_l_o_o,_I._J_hu·dly 2~g3ttl~ t:.heir A_ i -. --~-------------~- ·--~~~1~~~~--
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