1 \_'t!:.J ruf [ommentarie 'Vpon 1 ,,h, r,;,J f:tilh here, Hcc bccing warned of God, by. A Firlt,that ::tll thc·world fhouJd bedcHroycd ~ --- ~ fai1.h prtparctl the A rk,_c : \1\ihcrc \Ye lcarnc, I 1 1 fccmed norpoJ!i61e to be, bccaufc it nwer had Tha~ _ ...,·.bcrc true flritb is , there followcth bccnc. true o~(te:ncc to cucry c.omman~cmCnt of Secondly, it fccmcd n?t lif.?!ly that Gods l QqQ: ,mfomuch ~sa godly bclccumg man no mercy fhou\d be fa wholly iv.'allowcd vo ofhis Cooner h_t"srcrh any cl miCro be comnnndc.d of iufiicc. · " Cod, _but he rhinkcs his Coulc and confcicncc_ Thirdly, they mnlt: Jiuc: in the Arh·, as in a j is tied to obedience: and thi; is rhc nature of clofc prifon) without comfort of Jiohr or frdh tru~ fulth. And it is as impotlibk to be otherairc,and tlmong11 bcatl:s ofall fons,~nd thr.t for I wile, ~sit is for ~~;c b:w.ing fc\\;dlnot to burnc. ] a_ long time, he ~new nor how long. Now rea... I ACh. 15 .9. F.u.t? pm·:ficththe h:ru".t; n11mcly) I Jon '-"\'?uld ~ell hun,hc had better dicv\·irh men, ~ f'ro1p carckffc d!lobcd1encc to (,o~1s u:ord:fur , then lmc·v\·lth bcafls : and better die a freeman 1 if ft'9Jil any. corruption at ail,thcn from it cfpc.. and at libenic, then liuc apnloner; and better ci:1lly, be~.:aufc it is moll comranc to tbc pure... ! die \\'ith comp:mic, then liue alone-. And that if nctfc ?f im.e f;1id1. } . I G_?dhad purpofed to f.1uc him, he coul~ hane Th;s bcctt)g fo, !l1C\\'eth vs, not 3ny faulun C vied ether mc:~.nes,:mdmore cafic,morc aircCt, our religion (a'> the P.apifis flander vs) but the and more {~fc then this: that:thereforc his dcliwanr ofour rcligion,and the want oftrue faith ucr:mCc \'i:lS to be doubted of, And laftly, reain the wor!d; for there is almofl: no ob~dicncc fon would f;:~y: I may make my fclfc a g:izino I to Gods commandemcnt. For firfl}Turkcs and ;.nd mocking flocke to the wOrld for 1 2g_ Ic•.\'eS acknowled~cnot the Script:urcs:and the ycarcs: and it may be then Gods purpofe wili Papilh hauc fet ahdc Gods commaundcments be altrcd,::mcl no flood will .come: ol- ifit come, to fee vp thcit ov·me.And few Protcihncs haue I goc into the Arke_, and it chance to brcake athe feeling of the power of true rc.ligion, and gainft tha moumaines, fo that I pcri01 \Nith chc nothing indcedcbut a' b3rc profctlion: but it rdl,then ami worfl: ofall,whopcri01 notwirh.. mull be a feeling ofthe power ofit,which pro- £landing all my labour: therefore I had better cluccth due obedience. And alas, ;w.c Ice men Ice it alone, and cake my venture wirh the reH obey not Gods tommandements. God faith) of thr \'-'Orld. i I !· \ i I l I / Com-nzn,JcS:veare not by "'!Y name Vllinely.: fz1epemy Sab.. j Thcfe doubtlclfc, ::md many fuch lltl.turall i mcnts 3•-t• I b:JtiJ. Vi/here is there a man of many that fer- , confidcrations cnm~ int,o his mindc, at1d Hood 1 t:cth to brcakc thefc; Alas rhere are more moc- l 1 vp as fo manyimpediment~ of his f:tith. But, }~Hs of fuch as \'l.·ould kecpC rhcm,then carditll .C behold the pow<:r oftrueb ith,in the heart ofa 1 and confcionablc kcc·pers oft-hem. How truly holy man: ·It oucrgoe'th all doubts, it breakerh fo1.u.h Chrii1, Hhm the fonne ofirmJ!n c~mme.th, I through an diffi.cultics ~ eo'obey the will and ' pJa!! ha (wde (t!ith on th~ la;--{b? lr .is likely, \\'ordofGod. Yca,it giues amanwings,with therefore, thcfr be the day.cs, \'\herein "''e'tn3y u·hich to Aic oucr all earnall obieCl:ions. Thus wai~ tOr the commingofChri!l;fOr.thc ge.Ocrhl 1 ·wee fee it here in Noa/,, and afterward fhall want ofobcdicnce,.{heweth the gcncrall want 1 as clccicly fee it in Abrah11m, andothc.r holy offaitb. , I men. nu_t this obell;,;,~~of JVIJtlh is bctterto bee .1 I :. I The vfc of this dotl:riilc difcouereth the confidered of; for it \.\f3S very excellent nnd ex.. ! ~.veakeneff~ of many mcrns f:iith: for if the do- .rr~ordinaric; therc,bding m:iny hindcranccs, 1 Chin ofthe Gofpcl go curr~t with oun'latural that rnight haue fiopprd hirh in the courfe of affeCtions, or fceme plaufible to our natures, his obedience, and haue perfwAdcd him neuCr .we doe formally obey it; But if it cro{fe our to haue gone abou~ chc mn/ij11~ of the .Ark£. ; ; ;1ffcC.lions, or goc~cy.on~ o~,r t~?fon, o_r.~on- _::.A$Jirll,the great quantity ofthe Ark,ahlOun_-1 troll our natur::~ll d1rpofit!ons, rhen_we fpurnc 1ting tom:1ny thoufand cubits; a,worke ofht1gc againfi it, we call it into qucHi6n,,Nc nreoffrnhlbour, and grc:~ot charge. . D dcd 3t it,at1dd<mie om obcdierfL·c. Here wants · Againc,thc /e;~grh of his l:1boUr, to J:;fl r 20. the faith of NtMh, wh.fth .cat·ric~ him. bcyq.ro~~ It is,;1 tediouS·thing, <~nd troublcfome yond the compa.ffc of nat~Jrc, and reach of rea... to pqns nature, tobe cuct· in d6ing, :md ncucr fon,and made him bclcpuo:~,·,~d doe th:1t which to haue;donc. · · . neither nature could al!OY\'C!tJ.Or rcafon li]{c'of, ' .ih!rdly, t'he building of it was :l·mauCr of' and whiCh would be difpleafing to his nawrall lm~cr.mod~,e>J' to the world: for, ir.lignifierh; t. 1 :~.ffcCli?ns. Let vs t~·crcforc-h:a.rn~ to ~ractife : the d<.'firoying c.,( cJ~c whol~' '-'odd_; z. the fatrue f.1tth, by bdccul~1g forth\o\'ith \\·h-:lt God ·uing ofbim ::md h.is'.Thc[c t~1ings were t:JUnrcd fl1all_ fay ~~no,_vs,. wnhour askmg ndlllfc, or at by:J<h_c.worldiy \~·i{c men oftbJt finnfull age, hc::mng th_c o~tcChons ofRcf11andblood.Cod a.qd h~. '"'::!S lou dly .hught :it by mtny aman, to thrc:unrd 111 tn~es p:~fl the ~u.enhro:v of th_c thinkr all the ;,,•orld fhould peri0.1 ; but much great ll1o.narciJ~et of the A fb'1'Ul1J.r) ChaldMm, 1nOI:£)i.f~ll p'criflird; eo imagine,thathc and hi !I Pel:ft'a;JS, Gre~imn, R~mmics! r~~fon d'id.-ma~c {hould b'e ddiucrtci. . ' 1 dou~t~ how tt could. be-, .bmf::,.nh belccue~ Jt, . Lal1-ly, the bl1ilding of rhr Arke w:1s a ha1n1 ·1 and 1t IS done. God mla~tcr ,umcs thr~atncd thin~ to nature, and n::~curall rcafon, in many 1 the fJll of A6!Jiu, and d1fpcrfin!{' of .lv(od:Js, rcf;.,·c8:s; for, · forthcirwickedncffC'. It fecmcd nnp.~lltblctO I - .---- renfon: ___ _ .J_~_ . ·-··- --·----------- ----------- ---------- , I l
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