~6o _ _ _ __ e.J! nExpoJt_~r:!_Jf C~rifls __ \~;1~';:-r \ rhis rdim·cB.:ion,to raifc and build vs vp to new A hath fo dealt with his dccrc!l feru.anrs, and'·~'~ \ ---~ I ndlC of life: for knowledge 111 the brainc wtll 1~uy nor lookc to go frcc,No\Vwahom agood i 1 ! not tauc the foulc; fauing knowledge in rcligifoundation vvc ~lull_not kc:pc_our tbnding:•,,·c \ I I on is cxpcrimcnrall: & he that is truly founded mull thcre.for~ m tlus happtc mnc ofpc::tce and \ 1 l ,pon Clnift, fcdcs the powrc & efficacic of.his truth, wh1ch ts to vs the dayof grace andmer- i I . 1 death and refurrcdion, cffc8:ually caut1ng the ci :, fcrioufly labour to hauc 0~1~ hcarrs inducd j. dca~hof finne and the !itC ofgrace,which both \Vlth fomc go~al mcafurc oflalbng grace, as of \ I appcarc by new obl'dicncc. finc_ere loue, found hope, :md faith vnfaincd, Frui_~_ ....fL.\d IV. Point. The ciTeCl o.nd fi:uit of Bad heav.•htch as good goldm:~y abide the ficri c t:-i:tll hc:~.11 ' 1 g. \ rin~; thott is,JC.·l~cft!Lrume, anddej}ruCfio_ n, re_- of nffiiClions. This is Pauls countd! to the Cofcmblcd by the i!lucof building on the Llnds; lo!Ti:1ns; chap. 2. 6.7. Seeing yo1s hauereeei:u·d 1 v. : ]. Th,· rttineJeL!, tbeflood! cdme, ahd tluwind Chriflleflu the Lord, waL/:.! in"him: that is, goc 1 . 1 bL~~v,aHdbeatevpot: riHtt l;nufo, &c. where tvvo on forward in the fame profc:tlion:but ho\\?too- ~ things arc to be noted; fir H) cbe caufo of this teti a~tdbuf!t in him, at;dftahl&'bed j;, rh:faith, 1 u \ fcatcti.11l ruinc, Tbe fdL!ingof th~r.:tii1e, mtdthe yee ht!ue hum tt!lf,_'!,ht) abotmding therein n•ith 1 i he~ti.~g of_zhe1jluodJ and wink;: Secondly the thank$[f(;. ng.And when he had told the Ephc- ! l qu.1Lirie of this ruinc i it is grc~t and fearcfull, B . 1 fians of themi,ghtie fpirimall memiu tluu they · rph.6". 1 o. T/;~ hoHfofel!, and thef.dl thcreofJv,ugreat. muff wrej/lc with, for the keeping off<lith and a For the firit: Floods, <1nd winde,and ramt 5 do good confcicncc: he bids themtak.fvnto thrmhere betoken trials and tcmpt~tioHs,which :J.rc .fohscJ, the wlu.!earmtJttrof God,(fndpur it on,that here [aid to bcf:tll the profdfors ofthe name of l tf:el maJ he ab! (I to ~·cfifl" and fland in rbe et:il! Chrill. Wh~nccwe lcarnc, that cucry one that MJ, that is, the day of trial!, In earthly king:.. ~~fi~'Z~~~'~n , cloth profcfic true religion, mufilook for a day dome~ cucry prudcm·n.nd \Yel-goucrning £hue I be ui~. I of temptation and trial!. It is Gods will that \Nilhaue munition in fiorc,and men in rcadinc-s whofocucrtakcrh vpon him that proft!Tion of for their dc!Cncc ag:J.infi :in cncmy:and furclyin " I his namc,ihould be tril'd and prooucd v-.·hat he Gods kingdomc cucry ot1c that cloth profc{fe is. Thus he permitt<!d A damprcfcntly after his the truth, fhould labour to be furnifl1cd \\'ith creation, to be tempted and tried by Satan;the found grace) that they may be abl-c·to·fight for 1 1 Hnart '"'·hereof we ;tH fcclc-vnto this day: and the maintcn:mce ofthe fa.ith. If an houlholdcr God gauc: Abrt!ham ;1 commandcmcm of .. knc"" that thccues would come vpon him, het ~ll, when hce bade him tak$ his one~1 fonne Iwould not be taken vnprouidcd: well, we arc [.1ac wiJomehe ~~tcd, ai1d o.ffa him vp for a burnt C . taught that trialls will come, aud therefore let 1 .ojfiring in frlou;;t M urtaiJ, Gen.::, I. z.So he 1 vs not be vnprcp:ncd. left He:vel;Jastohi1nfclfc to trieMm, & toma/t.! I The fecond point in this effeCt is the qua!itie k!JawnewhatW'ao~ i;: hi:: he.:rr, ·when the Embaj]dof thisruinc :md fall; it is great and fcarefi.Jl!:lt do#rJ ofthe Prince; of RP-6tll cttme vmohim,to I fell, andthefa!! thcreofwtu grMt. The thingrcimptireof the Wtmdcr rvhicb God hi7.ddou~ in thr femblcdhcrcby ismofi fcarefull, to wit, that land, J. Chron.p.31. AnJ loh11 B,tpti!H,ith oC i fuch profcifours of religion as in the daies of Chrifl, that bee harhhi;f.ume in hh: h:md,w fift 1 peace did not ioync praCbiC V\•ith thcirprofdliand trie the good corne from chaffc, Mauh. ~. j on, rnall fall away in the time oftriall, & come 1 1. And Chrill relis Percr,that tiH' dcHil!fought 1 to moft fCarcfull perdition:this is the principall tr; winnoW the Di{ctpln ,u whc,u, Luk, z 2. <r. j point that ChriH: here aimcs ac, \\'hcrc.by he in- j .And for the triall ofhis faith and patit:ncc, God j tends to tc:-rifit· men from dit"fcmblcll .profdfig{ute !ohandallthra bee h~!d imo Sarans hand;, 1 on. And the confidcralion ofit mufi v-:orke efexcept his lift , Iob. I. 1 :. and 2.6. And Ghrifl j fcClually in our he11rcs : for we by_,...Gods rncrcic tells the Church ot Smyrna, H.cud. r. ro. Tbe 1 and blcfiing hauc had the hg~;{of the Gofpdl deuil//Ita//c.-rflfomc ofyou into P~"ifon, thatye·may 1 for many years together,in fu'ch mcafi1rc as nc- /u tried, andye(ha/lhaueajfliElio;Jfen daus. .And D ucr was in this liid bcforc:fo as in regard ofthe S. Peter makes it a thing rcquifitc,tharthcfilith 1 mcancs it may be faid ofvs,as Chrift 13idofCaofGods fcru:tnts{hou]J bctriedf,yajfliEliotu,as pcrnaum, tb:lt w~et:remm !ificd vp to hM~ten, _ r,oldMtried in rh,· fire, I , Pet. r. 7· · M<~tth. l I .23. The true light now !hincth,"lnd ~ Vft. We now haucby Gods mcrcic true rein that rcg:n·d,bldfcd :J.re our eyes for they fee, 1 1 Ourd:ni~: in ligion maintainc~i :md profcilCd among vs,and :tnd our cares for thc"y-hclrc.Bmyet though the ;~~Jts~'of arc freed from the bond:-~gc ofthe Turkc, lc\.-v, mofi ::;.mongvs be hc:ucrs,:whcrc is our obcdi.!' · and P,~piHs in r<."~ard oft_hcir ~dol:::trics,and fllcncc?wc hauc indeed the bl.afinglat~pcof out- ~' pcdl:mon.s. Thefc arc wdhmablc bic(Tings, ward profc!Tion,but where u the oyJc ofgrace? v. hieh we mufi !abourto walkc wonhie of,and Alas, fomc amon~ vs grow eo be pcrcmptoric th(!rcforc mufl: f1and fail in our profdllon, and & flat Athcifls, denying God that nude t·hcm, quit our fdues IJkc 111Cn m the maint<1inancc of and making but a mock oflcfus Chri!l:othcrs, true religion, not futfcring our fclucs to be denot afew, \"ndcnhe n~me of rcHgion, rootC priucd ofit byany aducrfaricpower: for times their hearts in the wor!d, fame i!'i profits, ::md v.·il comewhC \VC muft be affaulted:thc floods, fom in plcafiJres,& none of[hcfc almofircgard windc, :n1d rainc of trial Is ~md u:mpt:ttions wil l·c!igion: others profctlC religion, :1.nd yet liuc ·beatc vp_9n the houfe ofour profcflion;forGod . in groffc finnes, as fwcaring, drunkcnncf!':~ ------------ - ----------------------------------------------------------V~l~l-~--~-·
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