Jlfr.th.7· 1.1,:6. ~ ne mote I forward ~Ptotcf4nt.. I I 1.Ioh.s.1,9, Sermon in the e..~ount. i 4.59 - ---·---- l --:------ ownc ciuilllifc, The Scribes and Pharifics for ! A ' our felues hcre\.vith, Out IUrthcr pr:~y to God I outward actions \\'ere very godly, and many of I for this one blclling, that !~cc would'" rite his I thcmliucd vnblamcably:but yet Chrifi faith to \Vord in our hC'lrc·s by the hngcr ofhis fpirir,as his Difcipl(."s, Mach.;. 20. Except 7our righuhcc writ the 1aw on t:1blcs of i!o:1c in Mot:nt oufoefli: e.,•ceed-: the righteoH[nu of the Scribe I Sm:1:for our beans :tre dcccitful,:n the prcphn H1tdPh4x.ifies ,yec canmt enrer into the/z!.ngdomc I fpcakcth,and in the til]lC ofpeace\\ fil lOl!ntcr::. J..:r.•J·!l· of hc.:uc;z. And Paul goes fomc ..vhat funhcr, feit gr?ce, 'Nhi.ch in time uf ui~U will van!l11 ~-~~ fpc:akmg ofhimfclfc when hcc vvas an t\pofHc, way as the 1~1yfi before the i"unnc. Now G~d J.. Cor. 4· 4• I k.Jtownothingh; myfe!fe, andlet I h~th promifcd this blc!ling to his church i1,1 the ! ami not th~N6J i:t:ftified. Thts was a tiot:J.tJlc n~tw fcfiamenr, Icr. 3 J ·3 3· Afrcr thofot:.llr:J~ j thing., for aman to walkc fo vprightly in his ' f:wb rhe Lord, I will pm rr.1 law in rhcirir.r.•ard l calling,ch:n his own fanChficd confcitcc could , pttrt.r, andwrire it i;t theil"he.m·ts , ::md, Ch:1p.; z. not :~ccufc himof any offence chercin;cither a14o.l wilfpmmJ fe~re in their he:orts, th::t rh~Y .,.ainH: Godor man, :md yet dtis is nothing in )hallmu departfromme. This therefore ·we mufl: ~he matter ofiuflificJtion, wherein the rightepray for, chat the word wDich .._... e hearc may oufnes of the whol lawmull- be fulfiVcd,which ' B enable vs to obedience in the time ofpc:tc~, & (annat b.e d~ne by the ob~dict~cc.of 1~n8:ifica• I ~rme and}lr:ngthcn vs :~gJinH: tcmpt:!:ion in I tion, wluch IS not perfect 10 thts hfe,and therethe day OI tnall, ?nd fo become the po\vcr of' fore Paul dclircs, not to be found of God God to our f:1Iuauon.. · · · . therein, Phil.j ·9· much ldl"e by ciuill rightc.. ! I I. This mu(l moouc vs to lookc vnto tht:' oufnes, which con.fiHing~ondy in outward be.. j dcccitti.llnes ofour hcans.Thc c:::.fc is waightie, hauiour, may be 111 thole that ncucr haue the rcfptCbng the ctcrnallllatc of onr foulcs, and fpirit ofgrace to renuc their foulcs,as the Apoyc.c through fpirini.:dl guile m~.y we c:1fily (!c- 1 file wicnetfcth ofcheGcmiles,th:lt{omeofthem cewe our ftlucs herein: for who would not doe by namrc the thin._r_J containedin the L.1w: thi;)kc himfclfcto be in a good ofc, \.\hen he that is, outwardly: But without the fpirit they doeh rccemc the word with ioyJ & b.ring foJ-th arc none of Chrifls, fvr hethat harhnotrhe[pifomefr1,1its thereof? This indeed is a goodlflep rit of God i! non( of his, Rom,8. 9· neither can towards grace, Uut ifwegoc no further we dcpollib!ycmer into the kingdomofGoJ,forc~·- ceiue our fCiues,this V\' ill not fcrue ouf turnc·ifl. crpt am.:rnhehorne agaf11c of water, and of rlu the time of triall : as yet \VC :~re bm thqfc who h?!j Spirit, th:uis, be.regenerate by the holy C rccciuc the fccdc on fionic ground: thcgqccs Gho!t, h< eannot<nt<dnto thekjngd.m.ofGod. which we make 01cw of will b.~ like the graffc The third fort ofthofc that bUild vpon the on the houfc top, wh1ch \"lith<rcth in the I>lode {and,is theProtdhnt that is more fonVard in before it fhooce fonh .VVhcrtOrc tYc muft look religion then thcformdr: I meane fuch as doe well to our foule!i,that in our profcflion we ea.. heare the word ofGod orditurily,& recdue it rie a true heart toward Cod, and kccpc.agood ·~ with ioy,hringing forth fome good fruit therconfci€cc in our fclues,And for this cau{C m uft of. It had bccnc hard, I mull confcffe,to haue fee that we bcthroughly humbled in our felucs called fuc\1 men foolifh builders,without good for our fins,that we trull not in our fclucs, bm warram out of the word, but Idus Cltrift hath I inGod, & m::tke his mcrcic in Chrill: robe our reuealcd thc:rn to be fuch .as build vpon the chicfe trcafure.Alfo we mull remcmb~r that we fand:for in the parable oftheSowcr,Luk.8.t 3. are not our ownJbut Gods:for he hath bought They that receiuc rlu feed& itt ftonieground, arc vs, aud fo we mull: not: take libenic eo di(pofc theJ whichhcarc theword, andincomine:H(J l'iJifh of oUr [clues as \1\'C lill:, but 11•i.Jll fubicCt oUr ioyreceiHeit: bt~tthry_ haP.-enoro~tu, whichfvra ~fclucs\'vholly to hisblcffcd "'.illinallthings. j while6dceuc, there ts fome fru tt, hm in time of Andbecaufc he h:lth rcuc:1lcd his \'\'il in his ho- · temptation theygoeaw.y: of fuch.S. Iohn fpealy word,accbtding to \\'hich he 'wYould bauevs k~th, Ioh. 6.66. From that timemany of~:~ Dif- D to ft·a1~e our li.ucs,wc m~H indcau~UI' to pr~:n1c cJp!erwcnt ha.ck$. a~tdwAI~dno m~rc.wuh lum. and tne what Is' the good will of' God, :JI)dacThcywerch1s followers,and heardhim gl:l.dly, q:ptablc, and let the obedience ofour Hues exor clfc they fuou!d ncucr haucbeene called his p:-effe our fatth in.}./od,:mdreuctencc row:1tds Difciplcs, but their going backe doth plarncly his word: And if thus \\'C m•kc God in eh. ill difcouer their Candy foundation:offuc..h aHO he our ioyand fcare in the daies of pcace,wc f1131l fpcaketh in his Epiltlc, Tlxy Wtnt out.from vr, be fure to find him the rockc of our faluation lmt the] wer~not of 1.11: for a time theyprofeffcd in the time of triall. Chrifi, ~md fo were among the faithfi11l, bUt J 1I.Sct:ing me~may rccciue the word vJith when trouble and perfccution came,bccauiC of ioy, and bring for.rh fomc fruit, and yet build, the word, then they went away, wanting true 'vpon the Hmd; we mull: not content our (clues humi!itic ::md found faith, whereby they fnould wirh this,th~t weknow-Chrifl to be a S:miour h~uc bccnc built vpon Chrifi, which wane in & do imbracc rruc religion in rrofcfliS:but ·w~ time of peace they could not cfpie. muH labour for the power of this knowlcdcre 1 rcccme tl~e ":·ordof.God with ioy, may build our Sauiom , and~may fc-cle the power of his V[a. I. Seeing that men which hearc and in Ollr felues, that we mJy know ChdH to be I I ~-=fand~:.Jouudauon, we mufi not content death_~?. mortifielmne in vs, and rhc venue '?f -----------------_· -· _ _!:._~ -- ------ ---------- __l~:L_ --
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