.Matth.7. v.,·8, n~nganf hypocrifie. -----· - --- ' ·---- -· ' j _______ :s_ -e_rm_on_t_·n_th_e_e;;_~ ..._ou_n_t_. ------~--~~!__ / vndcannc!Tc, &c. making ino confcicncc of ' A ~owly and. b:~.!~, yet his <..ioChine in prcnchin£ I groffc imp~ctic in their liucs: fo th:tt if we look I !· '';a~ offjiTat force i!l the nJindc,c; ofhis hc:ncrs, into the g~n~rall_lhtc of our people; we 01all J for Jt <lid a marc and :t.!1onil11 them. T!:is c:::.ufed (cc tho.r rcliglolliS prof<:ffcd, bm no~ obcye~: ! the offi~crs tha: W<.Tc fc!lt eo rake 1,)1!11 ro rc.:o 1 nay, obedience is counted prccifcnc~e, and to t~mc w1:houc Illm, all~·aJging t~Jc tm.idlic of/ reproached; hm we mufi know that m the cnJ h1sdt~Ctnnc forth: rca{on of thctr faCt, Nrt:fr J this proph:ning ofrcligion v. i!tp)~nc tur~e all manJpak,s M rh,.~· mrm did~. Ioh. 7·16,at~d whel~ j Gods blcflwgs rcmpor:1ll and lpmtuall, 111to the goucrnours ;:amc with a b:mJ of men to , fcarcfull curfes both ofbodic and fonlc.Jfcuer apprehend him,fo foone as he did bnttell them \ I any thing bringruinc vpon vs) it Will be the /;c wm the Cbrfjl,they wcm back\v:tr~) atal fell contempt of Gods word profdfcd: and there.- to the grouud,Ioh.I 8. 6. j fore let vs m the fcan: of God end_eauour our 1 This ~1cw:rh v.mo vs,rlJat the voice :u:d fen.:. · {clues not onc!y to kr!ow& hcatc the word of tencc of Chni1- gillen at the lafi day of tudg~.:. God)but to turne vmo God from 21llln!1c)and I t~('nt will be moH fcarcfulland tcnibk. Ear iF 1 efpccially in rcganl of this linnc of difobcdi. . lns wor~l~ ~\'ere thus powrdill! in his bafc dhte :.. encc eo the word of God. . . 1 B . of humlllCic, what force will tbey then h,au~, I Laflly, Chritl notes the qualitk of this f.1.ll when hce Olall come in gloric :wd maicltie in _l to be exceeding gr~:lt,to!hew Ym? vs the g.rcat the cloudcs, :tccon~pa_nicd with thouf;md:s JJ.f daungcr ofhypocn!ic: for there 1s great ddfcAngels, 'vhen as hts llght Ihall be fo tc·rr1blc, rcncc bctwccnc thcfc three forts of men: a fin._ _that men fhall call to the moumaincno fall VP._- ncr that makes no profe.flion of religion, an on_ thcm,.a~d to the r~ckcs to grind rherh in hypocrite that makes a great l11cw of pictic in pctcc~, tf It were pollJble? vvell, !er the conl11 profcffion, and a true bdccucr whofc life and derat1?n l_1creof n!ooue vs ~o be obcdkns,to , conucrfatiOis anf\~·c:r:ablc to his profc!Ii.on. For hl:~ vote~ m the .mmificric of his vYord; othct:- 1 a true profctfor may fal into finne very fcarcful- ~tf~, will vv~ mlJ \'Vc, vvc fhall one d:~y bc'fubJy, as Peter and Dm~id did, and yet rccoucr atrCt to rhat fc:m:full voice of conclemnatip~" gaine. Alfo he that is a moll notorious !inner, Gor ;ccurfodinto eucdafling.firr.. . ' as M rmaj[uwas:,may be conucrced and repent. 1 I. Do£lrinr.This aHoniJhmcnt o(ihe.p..:c:oAflonifh. ~u_t w~c:n ~ profeffor th:1~ is an hypocri~c in reI plc argues ~omc f<.:~:·c a!1d reuc!cnce in thc 1 !1 ~.'? mcnr;u che l1g1on 1s mcd, he: falls qu1tc fi·om Chnft, and wards Chnfl, wh1ch ts fom~ connncnda'tiofl ~~~~;dr,~~c nf makes apollacie fi·om his profeffion:and in this vmo them: ~ncl ~et.. it propucs not the truth couucrtion, regard his f.11! is calledgrrat.And thccforc feeand foundnelfe ~~ thcit faith at}p cqnucr!ion ing profelfors may thus fearefully fall away;lcc C (tllough no doubt many,!~at hear_? )!m were vs in thefcarc ofGod labour in fome truth of hereby conucrced :) for a m1nmay be ilmazcd heart to yciid obedience to that we hcarc. at Chritls doChine, and yct.not he c~onuencd · V. , 8 • ~ A'nd 1 .t C"'me to thereby. Luk+».thepeop!cof Capcr_~aum ., (V7, .. drd maruerlouOyaffechheDochineofourS'a- 1 P fiT: h.> Jc•h h d ~ d h ,r; uiourChriCl, r.dm1-ring it) and y'cttheybclce- ".JJC'»i e e/UJ tl en e t e,e uednotinhim, but woke exceptions again{\ Words~ thepeofJ/eWere atjlonied hrm, hccaufo hewtUfonne to Iofophtl;e Ca>pm- . r ttr. Pharaob, Saul, and Ahab,, wbin they wc~c at biJ doflrine. reprooued b)fMofes, Samuel, ~nd Eliah,.they h \Vcrc ofrentuncs much amazca & confounded 19. For e taught (IJ one in thcmfclucs:_ and Y" they did neuer ""'tr I hauin(T authoritie. and not fU tumefrom thcrr finncs:And in this placc,lt3kc I 0 , It__, this afiomtlm1ent ofthe people isr~cordcd; 1 [the Scribes• rather foe the commendation of Chrills mini1 1 D flcrie>thcn to note out the faith and conucdion · Thcfc t.wo vcr(cs cont::inc the if!uc and cI of the people. ·· I ucnt of th1s fcn~on ofout Sat11our Chrill in his This we :~re toobfctue f0r fpcciall caufc:Jor hearers. 1\ndm them we may obfcrue t\\O it isthc ordinarie manner ofthcmoltofou r I . poincs:firllJthc good fruit th:u came ofthis ferhearers to m:1rkc :nore or ldfc what is fpoken, . mon,v.28.fccondlt•,thc caufc ;md rc:~fon thereto approoue the doChine,and to fpeakc well of I ; of,v. 1.9. Thefrui~ was theafioni01ing ofthe the MiniAer, which be good things in their I people3 which S. M.-ttrhcw fees out by three ki11d:but yet this is notcnot!gh:wcnmH further I , circumilanccs:: l. ofthe time) V\' hen it appealabom to rccciuc the word by faith, to repent I red, to v•ir, :1.li:cr the Sermon \\':lS ended: J I.of of our linncs, and to confonnc our hearts and thcpcr[ons in"''hon1 it ,.,:as wrought,thc pcoplt· liucs vmo the word: Luk . 1I. 27. \\hen a wo.; I th:ttlis,the multitude:! I I.ofthe mann \\here~ man) thoro1;gh 3dmiratJon ~t Crirills (iotlr1ne, i \ 1 at they" ere a!lon1fl1cd, namely, at the do[f 11 r.c pronounced her Glej[cd that bare him, and qfu I I of Cirrt{f. p.'fp! rhar (ttlfc hitn {itckp: Chrifi tookC ocr 2 ft.. 1 Tl·r 111311-:n~e T ouch1ng this ::r!:onilhmg of the people, in on then~.~ to giuc vnto her ~nd thCrc:!l of cllcl I I or ~ ··nlh irm:~ny things ate to be ohfcrucd.. I. That hc7..rers this leffon: t~4J',~·r.therbfejfod nrc th'q~ I mnh\erh;· th_:l'ghth~ p0on oi__~~uw~r Chnfi \\ClC I th,uhcttrrthewo;·dofGod, and doe it. 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