i :z.58 1 li/1nExpojition o(Ghrifls I doption,as they ar<,or ar leaf! hold themfducs A when his fubllancc incrcafed, hcc couhl pull , · to be his children in Chri£l1and fourthly, in redowne his_barncs and make.thcn 1 g 1 carcr, but gard of his mcrcitllll prouidcnce \\'hc;cof we yet becaulc he:c failed in rhc m:1inc po-mt ofhis hauc daily experience;in regard of :Ill thcfc .wc taluariol.l, he is noted tOr a rich fooic,Luk. 12 , ought by '-"ay of'thlnkcfulnctfc, to f11c\\'~ our 20. And therefore in al! forts and eflatcs of jeluts ob!Kiican vmo hi5wo.rd. And .therefore men, he is the '.vifcH, \\·ho bnh grace roknow 1 he rhat hcarcs the \vord of Cod :and .\';ill not ~md :mfwrably to obey the will of God. -dhe thc''f:im~, fi'nntth grieuc:iuily.aga.inll:...G.6d, · I I. ~his mull excite vs to acarefu·n cndca-\ . \vh!Ch in it l~indc God hateth as the 1finnc of uour'aftcr true obedience to God in all his ~!;~-7i~;;~c~' ' \\·it~hcraft.No~,. ehis fin ne bfdifobcdich,d~ a commadcmcnts.\rVe all dd1re to be freed from ,tommon (irlnc: ' ·Vc arc all 1\carcrs,but v. h_c.rc. the rcpro:tch ot follic among men, and \\'c take almoil is the man th:n anf..,,·crably' is a doer? it for a r;rcat difgracc to be counted -foo!Cs: .J\-{cn eomcm thCmfduce \Yi\h the bare ad:iba well if t;\'C "''ould auoid this ignominic indeed, -of hC"aring, like vnro the .Papifls who thinJ{e let vs be willing to hc::uc, and carefull to obey God is wcll!Cn:ed with the workc done: but the word ofChri!l,both in tiiOllghr,word,and rh_cpiiucipall~lling \\'C omit,\\ hieh is the trca:.. dced:~:nher\''o'ifc,let men iudgc as they lift,God ·furing ''P ofGOds wortl in our hcarts,th:~.: vp- B will account vs foolcs. ~ on iu!t occa!ion, wt·c might praClife thc!dme: Ill. Poim. The pr~Cl:ifc of this follie, yea, which yet is·more la_!nCntablc,meh arAfo V\• hieh conl1Q:s in this; that hu /milds his houfo t'ant from ycilding confcionablc obedience fO 11pon tbe Jimd!; whereby' i~ !ignified anothn 'the word, that the cndcauour thcrunto is corn... thing concerning the foulc; namely, to build mon!y iullgcd fl1j)crfl.uous nifencs at\d curious our fatuat}on vpon infuAidcm fOundation;and prccifcnctli.:: but d1is Jlnne of hearing~ndpot that doth Cueryhearer ofGods "'·ord that·maks doing wil bring many fbqrcfull iudgcments vp- . not confciencc of obedicDce: for ptofcflion is Ol) vs,voles by true repentance it be cut vff. as It were the ereCting or rearing 1 of an houfc; The r.,J!ic of .·/ /,IPohtt,Thc propcrtic ofthis bad praCtife. and the not performi'ng obedicnfe withal!, is prdfcJl'un. It'is a. po.int of great t()llic; !Jee that !Jetn·tth~nd the fc:tcing ofthis houfe vpon the f~mds. There \'\'1!-a-buil,! ·.dotb r.or, Jba/1 hee ii"-sned 11nto a foo!ipJ man. be three tOrts of men rhat thus build vpon the I on the llnds. This the author of all wifdomc ChriH himfcife f:~.nds.I. The Pilpifi that will be iufiificd and fa- ~o~~~~i-~-';1 J. hm.r.u. 23 • auoucheth: & the holy Ghoft by S. lames cloth ucd by Chrilt: but yet withalt hec. rnufi hauc !1c:,::~~Yt7· .notablydcf'cribe this part of follic: Thq rhat works of grace to concurre for the mcrcafc of be het~;-erl andnotdoev.r, duciue rhem{e!11u, bu- C 1 his iufiification,and tOr the accomplifhrncnt of~ iJtgJik! vnto a m.1n that beho!derhhk· nawra/l his faluation. Now this is to build vpon the face in ng!affC: cithci to fpicout fomc fpot, Or fands, \'\'henwe ioyne workes with Chrifi in difccrnehis' ownc countenance; bretwhm hee the matter of faluadon:for though Chrifi be a btit/; Confidercdhimfolfc, hce goeth hiJ wa], ~md furc rocke himfclfc, yet if ... ,·ecwill fortifie him f~[ctteth immcdJarlj what manner of one bee byour,.works,wcfallfromthisrockeintopcrw,u." dition ," 3ti.d our found:uion is no better the-n Agai_ne, this follic ·will fi1rther appcare in f.·md. Gal. 5· 2. Behold I P.111l fay 7mfo }OI~, 1 this: if a man fhould fhcw forth .great parts of that if7ouhe circumcifod, Chrtftj!Jtd! profiryou I wifdoril in ftmdrie things pcrt:~.ining t_o his bonothing: and,v.4. Tcarefalien.from Ch;·ifi·tvho~ dic,a.nd yet bile in the ll"':Jinc point oftdl;cuery foeucrwill hr;u_(l-iftedby the law: rn which places man would coum his wifJom-c but folHc: Now the Apqfllc labours to ouerthrow the opinion I filch areall they rim hearc the word of God of the Galarians lea,.ne~ of the falfc Apotllcs, 'I and doe it not: they fhcw fomc p::ms of wife- ,: ..hieh t'·~~ to ioync wo:·ks '\\·ith ChriH in the dOIHC in comming to hca.re, and in reeking to matter of iufl:ificntion : Rom. 9· ~ 2. Ch?ift 6evndcr!bnd :andyet if they come not to praCHfc (ahitimtil the ltrP.tJ a1·ock,:ofojfo11ce, UJhm M · they f.1i!c in the maine point oftheir faluation, D thry wo111dbcfoHedby the workp ~frhclaw. I ' which indcede ought to be fought·for in the A fecond fort that build vpon the fands, arc firH:placc. the common Proteflants, by whomc 1meanc Oifr'cBIJ.l_ou I I. By this w~ may fee !loW to correCt a.nd r~. fi.1ch as bcarc the name of Chrifiians, and ~~~;n:~lts. c~roTin ,u,{~ f..ormc our foolt01 concc1te wee haue ofmen m yet rcfi themfelucs contented & fatisfied " ·ith §~"~i(~~n to the \\·odd. VVcc thinkc of thofc th:n hauc their ciuill liues; thinking, th::tt bcc,:mfe they worldly wifcdome to b_:~ able ~o ~oe_bcyon_d abfiainc ffomoutward euill a-nd grolle finncs, others in the greater nfb.1rcs of dns life, that 1211d doe no man wrong, therefOre God will thcv arc the oncly men, dcfcruing bcH placeof hold them exc~fcd: w~1;rcupon they profcffc goticnrtcnt borh inChurch & commonwealth: rclinion more tor obed]{:ce to the !aws ofmcn, But we muH kno\\' ,that thcfc mC, though they the~ for confdcncc to God. But this will not hauc11cucr fo good heads for thCthings P))f this feme the turnc,thcli:: men though rheyprofcHC l1fc,yet if they failc iu the 'knowledge of this Chrilt out\\':trdly,yet in dcedethey dcnie him: dutie toGod,onin tllcpraCtifc<hcrcof,arehere fOr by their courfc (though 'it may be they hy omSauiOllf Chritl noted with the 'brand of think not fo)rhey wil needs become S:<uio11rs, ·1 fo-llic. The rich m:~.n·in the Cof;Jcl h::~d r~otaand fo Chrifls vmo thcmfe!ucs; which thing :blc forcead OOr the augmenting of·his wealth: they do~~~~~:-~-t~y flay thc~fclucs on~:.£:. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ._j! ~-- ---- _ ..._._ .. ...____ ownc
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