I :;+ ,-. I. the Fathers v.•ho died bdOreChri!l,~cre in A Now., thisrcporror.tdlimonicisr.o.Kcncut LimbUJ (a place out @f heaucn) and camet'lot of the Cloric of Gm~{j;, \vhcrc it.is ~ffirmcd cf inh~aucn till Chri!l fctcht them thence-,& car.. Ettoch, that he lvafb.sdwirh God: vvhichw.dkJ.,-;r 1 r\cd them 'Jilith him at his afcenfion; Here wee with God, :o: anaffurcd rc!Hmoriic that h~'Piei!fcd lcarnc it is moft falfe:1nd forg~d. For here 'v\'CC Gvd; for (as the Prophet :Amfn C:.~ith) Cm; rwo fee, Henoch, and aftcrwJrds EliMwere in hea:. walf?s-rogerhervnlejfothtJbr-~grud.Jiltcrc.fp1c in ucn both in bodic and roulc' lll:\11y hundred~ :\; tllll.ch as HtH~cbW.4il!JlW.J1h gvJ;ins ptoofc yeares before Chrjlts lnprnation: \"'hereby(as j fuffictcnt, th:.tht plt~ifod God: :mU bce-au't1:1,cc :tlfo by ~l~at~y other enidl:n-.:cs th:J.t might bc.e I pli.tfod-God, thc:rcfoPeQo,d took! himmV.::ry. So brought) lt IS :1pparcnt, th:tt Limbm Parru_m IS that hcrc-are~\\'0 di!1in.Cl points in the fcconJ nothing but a dcuife of that hcreticall Chuich degree; Fidt,that 1-lmochple2fe:dGoJ: Scc6dof Rome. ly,that there is a reponor a tcnimemc ''iucn of Hitherto h"th the holy Choft au•uch,d the him, that ~sdid pka(e God. ~ tranflation of 1-lcnoch. Now h~cprooHeth fub... ltl'f'hc·tirO: let YS obfci"uc·threc fpcdal points fl:antillly, that he was takcnav\·ay. ofinllruCl1on. · NeitJJerWM lufoHnd,for Godk~dtak.!n h(nJA--: Firtl',in that Hmoch, before hewas'ta'Kcn aP'~· . .-. ~- B '\\"J.YplcafedGod: kt v$l~amc,that wbofocntt And for his proofc, he fir!t laieth downc hU i lookes tohaue his: foule.uanfiatcd into heauen ground: then hcc thereupon framcth his 4rgH- :l.t his dcath,and bothbqdic o.Od fou}e at the f('- mcr.t, confiHingof diucriC d<.:grccs of dcm~:mfurrcttion; mull befOre h3nd m this life lcarr:c !!ration. ., . to phafo God: they muft (cck to plcofc God,not · Thcgrotmd is, the plainc and cuidcnt tdH- .when the tim.~ oftranfl:.~tion.is comc;btitb~for~, monic of the old Tc!tamcnt in C~ndls; whcrr; ashere it is f3.id J{enoch did, · the words arc thcfe: }lenoch wM natfound, or If any man dcmauod,J/ow(hal//p!eafo G()d? not foene, for God took_rhimarr:,ay. Again!hhiS My anfv\'Cf!S this: Adn-mple~fcd GoJ by kccg.round,.bccingthc very vvo~ds of the oldTc~ ping the Law: but now that is pafl, th)tpower J.l:amcnt, no man.cantakc exception~ And hcrQ i.~ loft: w,cc muft nowplelfc Ge~dby1 diretlion .in aword, let v-s all rilarkc the high and fouctrom thoGoJJul; namely, by faith in Chrifi and rai_gnc authoritic of Gods v.;ord, vvhich ewe_n true rep~nt3.ce,togcrhcr with :1 holyJifc-(wllich the IJoly Ghoflhimfdfc vouchfafeth to alleadge muHnccdliuily accompanie true tO.irh and refor, the confirmation ofhis ownc words.-It bad pcotancc) thus God 1splcafcd And th1s mu!l beene fuAicicnt th;C-theholyGho!l here ·affirwe notdcfcrre t1ll our dc::~th; but doe It 10 our mcdEnoch to be taken away:· but \t\rcc fee hcc Jiues,nor can we looke to be inhcritour; ofthe pr?_oues it muofrhe old T~ftament', f9. ~l~o did ;C : kingdomc ofglor~cas no~\~Henoch is,vrllcs be..: the Apolllcs_, and Chrift [mp(clfc alhh~u do- I forehand we bee m the ktngdomo ofg•ace, b; chine, pleajing Godas Henoch did:It is lamcmable to ~ L<.:t this tc:td) ailment~ giue due r~ucrencc fee men· not care for J:tlu:ttion till death, and to the holyScrip-tures: let tcach.crsall!adge thC, then theybq~in topleafe God: bttva\as, (iod le~ h!aras recciue them farrc ~bqucall humane will not be fo pleafod.Thry begin to lcarnehow tcftimonics , .li:cing. the holy Ghoft him(e!fe tople.ji Cod, whc th~y)lau.c(o longdif}leafo4 vouchfafcth ~o confinne his ownV{QfdS by rl)e .Aim,:ts there is then f{'are·,thcy can ne11erpleafo 'authoritic thereof: ·"' ·; . him: but that m:m liueth and dicth wi.-rh com- ,. sCcondty, hauing.~aid thisg~;~;d., theholy fort, ofwhom it may be faid as l).crc.oflfenoch, Gl]oH frames his--arg-gment, to ·proot~c that lie-· hefore bt'WIJ& t11k!n awP..yheplr:afed God. nochwas t~ken :twa}r hy faith: :tnd it confificth , . Againe, whereas he came not inlua11en tilt ofmany degrees of.cuidcncc. 1 ~ i hcpl,cafedGod; this difCoucrs the madndfe of For before he W/JJ tak.;nawa; hew& uporud op flnncfoll men, \o\'ho willlooke for hcaucn, and that he badplenfodGod. yecwllJ Jeaue no finne, hue :Aatrcr rhem(ducs But withottt faith it is impo/JiMe ta pleafo D · tbCrcin. But, Jet all impenitent men ~ere take Gad. · , , kn,owlcdg,c that they come qot in heaucn till The degr~cs ofthe arpunertt ;lfC thcfc; they plcafc c;oc!: le~ them thcrefore-ce~fc pi MI. Godbim{el(t<taok! Henochaw'!J. Jiwg thcmfeluuand their corruptions, by liuing .?-•. Beforchcw.u tak,sna~MJ, /1~ p(eafcd God. . in finne, an',! learnc to_plcafc Godby a,_holy life. 3· But without.j:1i{~no man can.P,leafo Gpd. And further: In thl$ pomt ITI<\r~e ho~ytno- ;I,her<Jore He~g~h b; fuilh w.u tuk.!n a- ; thingbroughtHmochtoheaucn! budMpiM. way. . .. .. · ftngofGqd,Hewasrich, for he was one ofthe ·T,he fir!! dcgr«, That Hcnochi"M tak.!n a- · gteatcfl oo thecatth: he was roJalliedc[i;rnded, WI'!Y,~lnd was not found anymore ,i.n this worl9 , for he was the fcauenth fr<;rn Ada'!' in rh~blcfhath Q«nc (ufficicntly tpokcn of alr.~adie, (cd line: he was teamed! tor he had the tnditft Jhc fecond degree is, th:tt~f~~e.h~wM ra_lz.m : Patmnk~ to t~a.ch.hlm,hxc fuchTutm·J as ncucr · JtrPay, he ple.tfcdGod: ."\·hieh is- not.b:trcly ~flirmsn h3d;and Jt IS l1kely he h:~:d acon,ly,fi~ong, m't:d,.but it is filrther'addcd, ihath't"WMrtpt?;tcd :md aCt:iuc bodic .But fce,allthcfc brought hi~ t~J, or hcc recriNcd ujlimoni~,thathec pkafCd · iJ.Ot to hcauen: no, he p!cafcd God, 01nd \\'as God. J therefort tRk.!n nwa •
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