Noilisf.mh. the u.[hap.to the Hebr. a King )cannC?t once rhinkc of God, "''~th~ut; A :!ckno\\'lcdgc that iris the ;~nger of G~d"J and fo : a reucrcnct ofhis M;1id:lic, and :m admtro.non. giucGod t.hatdu: t·em·rmce, v..hich in hi~ ordi- · o.r hisgreamcffo, and his o:vnehafe~t:~f{e:thercfote naric vifitation h~c hath nor...Thus V\ CC fcel:lw ! rhc want of this. argucth a ~,.vam ofuuc rc!igiground \Nhencc thisrcucrcncc in lVoah timmg.; 1 on and rrucfaith in mens hca_:rs .. _ . . . namely, hisfaith. .. j S::cot1dly,thts proG.nend1c dtlcoucrs tt !ctfe Now lee \'S ICe rhc occaJiq_;:J br coniirlcr~ti ... ; eo the world, by want ofrcucrcncc to Gods ons inNoahshcan,that made him tC::~rc. Tlte woYk,;s. Let the Lord fend vnfcafonable wcaground whereupon hcc feared, \>\'<lS tru: 6id1 ~ 1 ehcr, or fami, 1 u, or plr1gua, or any flrangc !Or c:l(<: he had not bccnc c:~p~ble of any tCzrc / !ignes in hcauen or in earth; fonh,sith they arc: or reJJt'rcncc of.God; bm.rhc:o·ccaJions v\·hich 1 but fOolcs that cric out, Behold the finger of Hirn.·d vp this fCarc in hinJ,'vYt1:c fom thing'l cls. : God, thebtUtdof God: No, this is nature, and is Now ifvvc luoke to hunl-2fl<.'-rcat0m, JVo.1h produced by naturall c;:au~cs. lll\>\'Cathcr comes had no cnufc :u :11! tOfcaJ( a.s he did. For firH J ' from thcjlarre.r: f:unincs from ill weather, and the Judgement Y\''JS fu·re o;f; I 2e.ycncs af1cr! mens couetouCndlC ~ P lagues fi·om famincs,or nnd common reaf9n faith~it is folly to fe:ac at\y from ill air:s , or clfc by app:uam infCCtion . thing fo far off; but it is time enout!h to fc::.re, , fi·om another pllce. But c::mnor nat_ure and na- 1B when it is neere at h3nd. i\gaint, hce w~s o1Jt j tur<lll means hm.1c their place, vnlefie theyhauc jii1g(~m:m, and the world was fUll of \\·ifc afld I Gods piace;God ouerthro\.veth not thcm;'Nhy mightie men: they all heard ?fit, yet non_c~of/ lhould they oucn hidWC God? Yet thus it is in them feared; therefore thclr 'eXample mtght . the vvor!d,anQ thus God is robbed ofhis glory: preuailc wirh him,ro ktcpc him from.t(·:uc,and j' snd he is but 'a {imple fcllowe, ·which is;nooued to make him fccurc and carc!cffc with the Ttll: wtth r~teaer.ce':t.t light of fuch things, or befor examples u~ !hang, elpecially ''hen they ! gins to magnific Gods Power and iu!Hcc in are fo gcnerall. · ·· :.. ·1 thC. This is too apparam to be denied,for,hauc Thirdly, thejfra11genef{e of the JudgenittH we.c not now as great cauiCs of feare as can be? t~lreatc:ncd, .was file.};, a~ might driue an.y·I!J3l1 Noahheard ofw.aer,and we heare thatft're is to (lll rc:tfon) from•fcnnng tt at all. Eo1· -firit, WhO" ddhoy the world: and yet vvhcrc is he that is would eucr bclccuc, thatGu:G ~rVould dro~\·nc moouedwith rcu~rmcc, as J'ltorth w2s ~ andyet all the world vvith water? ii1ch :a thing neucr' Nor:b could fay, The flood fhall not be, thcfe had bcenci:lnd chcrdOrc,howCould1t be? And I z.o. ye arcs : but who can fay and proouc that ag:linc, If alf (l.'lould be dro\N11ed~who would this world fl1311 not be dc!hoyed by fire within think that NoahJbauld efcape,and none:but he i thcfc 120. ycarcs? And till the flood came, C . Thcfc th~cc tconlidcrations1 bccing ~,·ayctl they had doubtlctfc many other plagues,which in the blllanCeofmans reafon,would ham: kcp'f were fore-runnersofthe gencrall dcHrutl:-ion; Notf.hfrom fearing, or b~lee.uing this woftl of all which as theyc:\me, MooudNMh.vntort'- God. But, bcho:d the power offaith t it goc~b uerenct': and fo ''-'CC, in this age$ doe fee the beyond all humane reach, fixcth it !Clfc fafl: 011 \ great workcs ofGods Iudgements,vpbn men, Gods word ; and chcrcfOre'hc not oncly b~~cCJ. vp.on families )vpon towncs) vpon.countries, ueth it,bur hath furthcrrrrorc hi·sheart pof)efldd and whole kingdomcs, and we fCele hts heauic with a great reeJerc11ce of Gods MaicHiCvJ~el1 handrin many Iharpc ftrokes ; but who and this mdfage.And there \\'CrcrthrecmotiUN !htJo. where arc they who(c' hcarts fcarc God the ring him vp vnco thisRemrence. 7 more, and doe tremble in the conl1dtt'ation of Firfl , the conl1:dc-ratlon,Of Gol:Is lh::in"g-t ,his Iud,gcments. NnyJ alasJamongfl many it' is •Iudgement~vpon the finful \\·orld i to ti:~!thdt J but a matter ofmockcr_ic fo to doe. This is not his wrath vvas fO prouokcd, tHat hce Jhonhi I the fault ofour rcl1gion, but the want-of it: tOr bring 10 vnwont.cd :1 plague:fo.flren-g~ both for iftnen trticly knewe and bcleeucd inGod,dH:y \h'e fiatltre of it'; ~o.1lood of_ \o\later td drewne coul(i ·not thinkc nor fj>ca.ke ofGod, nor lookc men: whcrras generally allmci1 can auoidc the at his-w?rkes, bu_t wit~ fCar~ and r~uet1c~cc. D 1 violence of that clement '; atld·for the mckfor~i For as our fcare of God JS, fo JS our faJth: little ofit.fo grc:a,:~s it il10uld drownoali the wotld, fcarc ofGod, little taith: and no feare at all, no and dc!hOy all_men. , . ·· · J faith at-ali. Let therefore all men fhcwe their Now! th:tt~ which this- Itltfg~r.:zent of;(;OO, religion by their fcarc of Gods and let eutric wrought'in Noah,thcfar!lc dfcCt fhould Gods ChrilHan acknowlcdgo .. God in his '\o.'Vorkcs. ilud.gcrnems workc irl vs; namely, they f1wuld ! Engbnd hathbeenc ·taulfyhercmld on1 c pomt tlJOOUCVs \'Yith reucrcncc. V0L",.3S Chrift faith~ ]cfpenally. We h:me haHgr~at plagues, wh1ch ' Our dttyuare/ik._eN;oah.r: 0~'il_wM bJ the dnjt'-t 1'haue takt! 'J.way many thoufands 111 f1101 t time, 'of Not~th, fo jhdl,thed't>-:Jcs bee -befo?e the com.. fr..,, hcreu1 G?d h:uh 01ewcd lumfclfe mighuc ainiNgcf C,IJrift, (Mauhcw• .2.4.? ?·~ Tl~dC daics : I g:nnfl om (mnc:;;: but Gods hand would not be are as wicked, men arc 2s couetous, as crucll,3!1 lec•\c nor\icknO\.\'lcdgcd, but oncly n:ttutc :tnd rnalici'o\IS, as voluptuous;-and y'er2.s fCcu1 .ro,,35 l!~tnr~ll cati(cs. Bm let £;~glcmd take·hced,that tl-;cy 'then were;. ns. fuil bf f:~ri1C,' and ycr ~s Cod le!ld 1iot ;'t pbgue fo gcncrall-and fo grie... I dead in fin ne a's. tl~cy were thur.Thcreforc No.. no\1<;, that cucn the mo!lprof,me n;cn, ( cucn ah looked fot' aflood 1 :!0. yc:ttCS'ttftcr: & who "I: he forccrel"s qf Egyp~ if thr.y were here) doe can tell whether our world th:11l la{t fo loner :1 - ·----- - ~·-------·---- ---~: ~1.-~---- - ti7nc ·---- •·· ·~---·-··
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