\ 4-2. I rU1 Commentarie 'VhO~ ----------- I ' "'u'"''· '\ I -~ ~--~~--~~~~~----~r____________~~ ---- ~- rime or no?Jt k{t we may faf\}.~ fay(v..•hatfocu<:r A. world perilbcth? -4 4 1 -····- thc world doth) there is no man liucth, but ,Lctvs:tpply ~his w our ChurCh and State. If \\")thin f~r kff~ ti1nc thc:n 1zo.o/carcs,is aifuted any Nation ham: c:tu{C to t3y thus,it isEngldr.d. l to be throwne tohdi by a·flood·of Gods \o\"f2th :;?~ hath .<kliucrcd vs out ofrhe rhr;:ldomcof l I :1t his death, vP!cs in the mco.nc ~imc be rcpeut1 spmma!lEgj'P', -:1nd led vs one: not by a /;.-/ 0 _ a!'l.d yet ~!as 1 Nhcrc is hcc rh:1r is !l'\(.)Oucd \'\'ith fc,., bm firlt by;, chi!dc, then by awQm::m and rcucrr:lh'c at conlidcration bcrcof?Thc w:c'kcd gi~cn vs his GoJild, mor~ fully, and freely,&. I 111'lil m:ty cf"l.apc {bew:~la or J. i1ood:bm he C:ll1 (]lllCr!)'} then :my kingdome!' fo gl:cat in the nm k;!pC th<.·Ji~·c Qfbcl, he d. not d ( ape <.lc~tb., wodd; 01nd Hill d<.'liucrcth YS from rhc curkd he ca:u:ot c[(3pc the laH- IuJgcmcn.t.Thclc are l plots of rhe Pope., and tyr.:ltmus intt:ifio:u of the ~o come, yet they :lrc fure: why then doe not Sp:wim·d , 'Nho thougbJ: to h::~ue m:uk<"d vs in t'n~cn fcarc as Nu.th did? h~e ft:l~cd 120. yearcs 1 the foreheads with the brand ofinf:unic,aml to :l~O!C it came. Vv'c c:ln indecdc tremble :l little h:mc done to vs as they b:mc done w ·othcr na- : : :tta prcfcm Iudgcmcm: as, when tire brcakcs tions whome they h:luc congucrcd : bm God out, ..... hen \\'atcr.s oucrflowe, when the plague , ~fom ?caucn fough.t _for vs,&. ouenthr:'"' them !' t!cfhoycth, or when famine confumes :' but to B· 111 theu· o_wne dt:mles; ye~ , the L-ora fHt his . I trernble :a al:dgemem thrc~tcncd)though it be hook! mhss noflhni!J , p.ndhu bnd!e iJJ hiS lrpp(.r ~ l . a f:1rrc otf, this is the workc of rmefieith. This andcarrredhim b,tcf<!a .. '{t!i?Je_ withfhamuwd rt>- 1 I ~vas inNMh, ::~nd ...•.•rot;ghr in him :ueucrencc: prortciJ. VVc arc vnworthicof fuch 'J ~ercic if and fo would in vs, iftt ""ere in vs. ' .Yhen men our iOulcs doe not often 1ay Ynto God:O Lo;d, I nie fire,.fire: we lhrre,wCc rUO!lc,wc tremble: whatarewe, aml whar r~ our people, that thou but God cricth in his word·' thefire of hell,rlu fhoulddl: be fo vvonde1·full in ~hy mcrc.ycs vn-. fir;: ofhis wrath; and "''C care noc, we Hirrc not, to vs. ,·vc lcauc not our fin ne, \\ 1CC :r.rc: not mooucd And p-:ll'titular]y thisJ..ntJfi.te:lch rnery Chri- ,,·irh 1-,cucrcn,e, :ts Noah was: therefore it is fHan to bea orch1l obferuerofthe f:lliours and tnore then manifrH, that~holy faith is waHting merc:iutbat God vouc:hr.:fCrh eohii foule :md ln the world, which NiJah had. bodic, ro him or his·: a.nd the confidcrationof ·, The fccond motiuc,ltirrin~ vp thisrcucrC<:e them muA: make him d:rily bemoo(Jedwirhretui.nhim,,N3S the cot1tidcrati6 of Godswonder· 1·encc, ~md rcucrcmthoughts ofGods M:~.iefly; full rl)erdc to him anJ hrs fatmlic, in fauing and Htll :ts the loro!l is more & more mcrcifuH them.This merevfocmcd fo wooderfitl whim, vmo him, to b<.':lfe (litl the ~l10refcare:rndreNeboth for th:Jt he knew it w2s vndcfcrucd(kno- C rence vutohim for c)lc tame. .. wing himfeHC a !inncfull man 1, :111d tlierefore The lafi motiue of thi~ R~11erence in Non.h,. o.ot able to;r.C'rit Gods fauour, and becingpri.. was the conllderacion of. GodJpow:t ~t~1(( rvife"':' ulc to himJ(:]fc of his OV\'ne manifold imperfcdome,·both in chc hufgcmm: , vpon the world Y Chons.'J& al(v v;,e:o:pefled, for he ncucr chought and in the mcrcu: vpo9 P\m: for fidl ) ;ill· the tQJhp.nc beene fj1ared,alonc in an vniucrflll deludgemmt it was wO,ndcrfuii) th:Jt God would HruCtion:rhereforc he v. ondrcdwith rc~tercncc choofcfo \.\'Gakc an clc~l;entas watct' toddl:roy , !ltfo·gre::~t a nwrcic. Tlms Gods mercies doe and vatJqui(h the huge Giai11J of thofe d~yes: 1 ll9t ondy witmca m:ms heart tO loueGod, but but therein :1ppcarcd fi rfl:.Gods power, ·that by .CUt'Jl to fcare him ':'ith much rct~crcn~e: this fo wcakcmc3nes c:ln c::~{l downc his enemies ; I Dauidprooueti~(Pblm.J 30.4.) There tJ me-;cie And ag:tin~, his".v,.fi.'.flo~e, ~hat as :m .vni.ucrfall }Vith rhee, 0 LOrd) ti:Jiu tli(m nJJtifft·6efe~tr:d .: as wicke4n~f{'c hadpol!urcd t'i"lc who!<; world, fo- ~~0.Pgh he l1:1d fa id ; thy great nwrcies to thy :! :1 Hopd of1P:ucr lhould lJJafh the whole wod-0. ~hildrcn , 0 Lo~d, doe m:\kc them conccJuc :i. J Secondly, tbc mCrsi~ ""~salfo ,'v\'Ondedilll·,that r~t11ercm dlim~tionqf thet. This made Dauid I God fbould chobf<'t$ fau~ Non.h by fo Hrange nic-.out in aholy paffion: Ilow excellent a'i'c Phy ,, :t mc:lnC$·as an Arf:.!, t.Vhich fl1ould 1\v.imme on rverci;:.t, 0 L(J1·d! . D the waters. For Noahthoughr,ifrhc Lortl will ' And as Gods chiidrcn v:dndcr;l.t the excel- ' f.1ue HlC) he wdl either tak(;' me vp it1to he:metl 'r )chcie.s of Gods mcrcie; vmo them, fo alfo 'lt (asi1c did llmock:tlittlc bctOrc) o:: cltC-(nakC ; theirownc 6:rfom:Jfo :1nd vnw~r~hindfc. Thus .me butldc a houfc vpon the top o~-H!.~.hjg~1eft ! :tl9.th holy D.t!rsid . z. Sam. 7· 18. ( \Vho as hcc moumainc. But, the Lord will f:a'ltc;h~'ll·byno_ ; '\o';3:S a in':m ofn;uch faith; fo \\aS be full of exfuch me:~nes, b. ut by an Ark$: whqe.jn appca•. l k"clletit mcdit:'!.rions·,.Pild rcuerem Jj1ccd1cs p[ red, fidt G.o<Js powcnh,at.v.:opld fwc himby God,·v.-hich ::~.re; the true cfi~·tl:s <.~!;faith) when (o wc:~ke. a me:1ncs, n.s ntight {<cmq-; r:tther to I God hnd fer him i'o_his: kingdom, he faith, who ddlroxhim. For JVqrtJ~nn!H: lie ;wd fwjwintheAm I, 0 ~ord,rwdwh.ur~mJho:if.C, that thoHh,ifl mrddefl ofthe watcrs,and yet be f~ucdfr.om. rhcJ 6~·o11'rhr mf hither? And 1. Chr'on.19. 14· B:u JVrttN'.{: and the Atk.; roufli:1ue him ;:w,hich, ilo'I J I wbo ~m I ,f:!ith he; tfndwh:n iJ ~y people, thatJvc :~11 rc:li"on, iftbctctnpdJs ha~i.c::d1 it ::!gai11fi the l .fl;:of1ido/f'e1· rbn.r ~·nrorhe Lord? Ar.d doubtlc[c hard rockcs & tnount<~inrs, or vpol).th<;,·Hrong j (',(ten fo f.'1id Noab;.b!dfc(~ fouLc ofr<"n vnto the C::~iHes and.h.oufCs ofr.l}C !l.ti_gl.lty !=.iam~,wouJJ l I J_rfrd. <lnd to ic (cl.fc:,l'f/l;oam 1,0 Lord,andwhar haue bcenr broken in pciccs: :md f(> it had, but ~ ,, mr f.milr. th:'lt WC n,ottld be cho.fen Ollt of ' th:!.t God himfcJI·C\''1'~$ the Ma!l:rr ~nd Pilot in i' '{om:inyrhouf.,nds,ondbcfaucd whcnall the I thac voyagc.. -- -----~·----~~--··- · I '·- - ·-
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