l' ----~-r_h_e _n._C_h...::. ap_·._ro_th_e_R_eh_r.______ i 4-7 J. :~.fraid eo be fo profane, which hold the place, which once: God himfc!fc held: or els let them knov.' they arc vnwonhic offo good a calling. A 6oo. ycarcs oJdc , when the flOod c:irnc : ::ujd.j I' though hee liucd 300 . yca!'es-after the flor.d i ( Gcn, 9..18.) Yet rcadc wee not ofany-<hil-£ 1 drcnth2t he had, If any fUrrhcr-obieCt ;, the ; firHworld wis.begun , and multiplied by nvd.,. And rhus we fee the rcafon and the mcancs how the Arke could f."" h;m andh11 hoHjhoid; namely, bccaufe God did goucrnc it. . . Inche next place, obfcrlrcthecnda~dvfo o.f the Arkc. It was to foue this holJ man atJdhu• houjho!d. Lclrnc here char. Gods .ferua~ts in ' common calamities hauc fafecic:For,G0clhim– fClfe ·~iucth ehcm fccuritic,and prOuidcthi.dcli– uc:r:mcc. Thus was it cucr.VVhcn God!ptocc:c– dcth in iudgcmcnc againtl: flierufalem, for the' finnes chcrcof:hc m:1rkpbthe.~odly in tkei~fo.rehMdJ: namely, fuch as mourn.c and cricfor the abhomjnations which ar.c d!=mc againll God, . alone, A a'amandEue, and no t~torc: \\hy then,, flwulcl there be fo ·mnny for the bCginnwg ofi the fccond world? I 3Ji!"wcrc: ()oJ did 10 ill I the beginning ,tofl1cw that all rtJ~n~·~,d Cttm, I of one blood, ( Acb 7.2.:f•) and dmu>rcg"d o( bOdic or birth~ there is no difference orig!nally !I betwixt man and m:m; v1hich alfo :V..'as obfer;. ueacuen in the (,:cond beginning.For, though I the \oVorld was multiplied by t'hrcc brethren J sh~m,Cham,and laphNb ~. Y.ct thofe three were: B nOt Hrangers, but all fonncs to. OtiC man·Noah., fo that as.at fir!l byA damandEue;fo after from Noah.and hiswife ca.mcal! men in the: world. But in the beginning oftheficondJ;\~orl<i,the.rc mufincedcs bee more lines then one: bCc:!ufe . nowdiebl~ffod fodc waspromifcd; whofc line ! :tna.kinredmuftne~des bee kept dHlincHrom plliother, vntiUhis incamarion. Againc, ther.~ ·\.~!.'aS more caufcnowwhy the world ·fl10uld ·b.c [pccdily rep1coiJ1u:d then ar' the beginning. ·!10r;. firll the earth had fome·.glori.e and be.au~ ·tie·lefc·ilafterthefirjl cHlfo; fo thadewas ftih moll plcafant and.dclighiful) habitation to..A. dam andEue. But !Tow by the{econd curfo~ill ~he flood, alLhcr bcautic_was.gon~ ~ ilH·c and Ezcch.9-4- ·• When Sodorne mu!\ be de!hoycd, rightmu. Lot and his family, mufi be dra\\'11~ out>; :n:ty, the A1tgclca-n J<,er.othiiJg tillhe be fofc, Gcn)I9. r6. "· When thcdeflr9Jiu.rAnge! weiu oucr ·the land of Egypt , and ddlroycd th~ firlt bome in euctic ho.ufc of the Egy.f>tians ·c the .I tfaelitcs dwelling ~ntong!l: them) be paft oun– all the lfra</;tti, whofe doores were fp.cinkled with the blood of ihc Pafcha!l Lambe, Eiod. I>. IJ: And enen fo he whofe.heart and foule is fprink!cd with the blood of IeftiS _Gbriihhe lambe ofGod, no caL.1.mhie can doc·h)Ol,bUrt; nay, when others arc fmitten he !hall bc·dc!iuercd. . ..· 9 .ifJ .. The vfe of this Joc\rine is toollr'J:Jhw.chmzd Stau: We haue by Gods mercie long eniayed Peace and the Gofpell; and both, vmkr a gra; cious goucrnmcnt; and ·with:thcfe many.nther blclftngs. Yetfpeake ttuth, and the.finnes of o.uuitnes.c:11l for aHood!,as inNMbs time:and fure afloud Of tribulation mull. coree one way or other.Forthis was a!waies the !late ofGods Church; now pc:1cc, now pcrfccution. Pe~tu abufc;d ~·callfcth trouhlu and cabmities.•:tbe..rc~ fote as we hauc fo lortg had peace and·eafc.; fo. a!furcdly.\ookc for aflood :what it will bee or whcn~,k"!'owcth no man; onclyhe who will (end it, the r;ghteoUf )tpda/m;ghry God. How tben !hallwe doe, when the flood of tribulati– on is vpon vs; There is no way but one. Be!eeuc in Chtift IdiJS; fettle thy heart in true faith: repent ofthy finncs : get Godsf•110ur :iiid for. giuencffe: :md then whet~ the Rood comes, Godsprouidcncc O,all affoard thee (one way or other) an Ark! off.•fetit and ddiucrance. Sprinkle thy foulc now with Chrlj/J .blood by faith and ttuc repentance.: and the dcllroying Anl?ell ofGods wrath ;:!hall pa!fe ouer t~ce & th; hoH{hold. . . Thin\ly,obfcrue the largmnof Gods.boun~ tie.Not only Noah !hall be faued,bm with him hi< hou(bold ,/fa. Why the Lord did fo,thcre be diur.rfe reafons. Firfi, for t.hc Propngation and mttlt:ip_licati– mofth~ world after the Hood. If any obictt, Noab and hU lvife might hauc ferued forthit end: ! :tnfwcre, they \\'('TC .oJdc; for hee \\':'IS C .alld)er glory was oucrrunne/yoyled; ana defui c1 e\d·: fa that i~had l;>ecne a .rnifcr_~ble habitar:i~ on for Noah and his.wifi:;i£they liad b.een,with out·companie. s,condcy,the earth being much defaced, and thc·vcnuc:ofit almo!t qui~e pcri.. .fbcd bytbc !loop, had nowmore'needc'to bee ·~ecouered, by th.c .hands. and he!pes of manY. mens labours. And to thiS purpofe the SetiP-, .turC faith , Gen,9l1·9. and 1o;3 2,.that the earrh .was aeuided' amongft the thr(tfonnesof Noah. Anoahey!iued n.oe all rogeiher ,outpuerfP.read the earth. And !call the bea!ls,which then were .mahy, fl1ould aucr gro~ve ~he wqrld,therdOr~ Godwoul~ !iauc the world fpcedily rcplcnifh'. ·ed ;· and to that:C!;dc Noah and his wifc,hud · noucra iC:ruan\ ii1 the Arke ,_but.~neJy'fitch as fhould haue..Childrcn: tb-eir.-tiJ'f.(e fonnf!& the« .p witJes. And th~s the multiplic'ation of mankind is·the firH catife, why God faued :Naahs chil• dreh. · · ~ .;.-· 1·; • \. -~ - The fccond caufc:Ir is likely (ha.t as himfC!fc' .•· . was a righteous man, fo th'c:.y. oJ his family. wc~emorc.or4crlyand rtligioOs•, thd1 others .. ofthat wicked Age; for good'men t]lak.,.ori– fcienccof teachingrhcir familyeo:~s Af,raham· Gen. 1 ~. 18. And fccing No.ali.is c'bmmen– dcd for a iufi ~nd good man, doubtlcffe h'cc did carefully iu!lruCt.hi<·hosjhold,and thctcfote ·• it is to bee fi•ppofcd, thatall, or the..moltof them were holy and rightcousperftms fcaridCY God. ' • · · · " '• Thirdly,though al.ofthcm'\yfic not ri(Thtc':.. · mls,'yct they wcrCall of the fai~lily·of,·igl~eom Noah: and therefore for hid nl<c they_ '"...c.re j '- fancd; 1
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