·' 6,o I rd1 [ommentarie vf'on ) 1:,h,, ,,.. ~ ;,bi1h. I a·nd Father le:lU,cth vs as hir children: \\•hat A ..,\·hercO't>as oia~~h, ot:~er':ki.~~s;4"otTic· !f;'li'___ I fhould all the-.car.cof our hear~be, but eo prc:.:- men,fomc tWom~'n! \:~~;;, 1 Joh:.; :-: ~- . \ I iCmc it? JV;,borh had a Vineyard, 'that c::uncrO The fidlofchOfc bic1f-cd f11tn 5'fl:Jr i~rlood i : I him from his Enher by inlunlance : Ahab thC \\·hofc f;~itb is h".!re !rblOINt'icd; :k JAhraha,f, ~~ I King '-\'Ould gi.u.c him money,.Or a6e:rer 't•intrhat grc:t'.: Fathc!': ofHA"hl!lme• an~tJ.·tH:5ft f-:titb 1 yard foric; hu'tNabotiHvouLd not: N:ty (fanh bcc~lt{e .he ~N:lS a ~o:thCr·bf·fO n\~ff:li't'hft.iH~: ; j ho) God forbid •i·jhould fell m7 F<tthm. ;nhrr;. more islpokcn-tlidllM•any·one, • .>t:t. • • •.. ·. tancc,l ,kim~.'ll.).&c.lfhc·madcfuchaccount ~~. .f•)J.~;1 1 ot•mLw::;)_•• 1 .... 1 ofa.n earthly· iubcritm-:a,.n.,dl"J.t il;c.uld \\''c of !-(:~')r~·. ....:~· ...· •_ .. ir?-.~. ~1f~:;:'""),f'~~· ·-~:' the heauculy ?.if he ofa poorc'O'in:;ard, "hat ·-:<;~ ~~}C~ k~{Y.,~~...,~· !110uld we ofthc glo;ie of hcalftn? If he deni- }i:::~'t; ~~~ ~::f,; ,:;:,~~~ ' cd the Ki11g, to iCll it for :'1 bcrtn·, Q1ould not \h' t · . ·2 .• ·~· ..:,( w~denicthc deui!l,tokau:ourpart in Chr;ft Abrabarns fatth~ ,- and his;-ighrco::fitej]'e , for the world) or ~nY _:rl'!J' • • • • thing that heG\n promiil.' vs? In all fuch tempVE.R 5 E 8. t~dons our anfwcr flwuld be; God forbid/ 1 {bou!dfe/law.y~r.y il.·hfrittmu, which my God B :md Fath:r g,uemcc. Thus did blcffcd Paul, '\Nho cfl:ect1lcd rhewodd, and ::tll in it d"'ur.g mtd dro!f~,thachcmigbtwmne Chr~f}, :)nd be made .partaker oi.-t.his-ri .. ~hteoufr.efJe. So mnfl we(if VI.'C will·be worthy of this~:nheritance) ptize :md yalue it abouc this \<\'OJ•hi, and thinkc bafcly of all tbc poo1pc !lnd,pkaitH·cs ofrh1s world, fn· comparifon of it~:~nd ~;ather be content to lofc. ,h~ world,thcn toJCauc it. 1Jy Faith,~bra!Ja'fn:,i~he'n hee '}"P(JJcalled- ~- obeied Q'o.if, to; goe out intoaplace , rp~jqh h~e jhould afier'rfard reeeiue for inh~;ritance: a.'nd hee 'W,e~lout, not l(no'Wing fJ_betlm hctjhculd goe. _ 1 Ancllafliy, when we haue it ; and arc thus catcfull to prcicrucit; wh<:re fhould our con!.. t~nt, ioy, :11Hl delight be, bur in this our iniNrii-.mcc?So C.eth the h<:irc: nOlhing fo reioyccth . ~~Om:crriing 'hoiyJ ....Abr,.ab~rm; hi.~11, as to thinke ofhis inherir:mcc.Here thereT ~ ..-· . .here arc n1orc ex2mpJes then fore: the :nadndfcofcarnall men is difcourrcd, 1 one rc:c:ordcd,and hl~f:.idl is I ':"ho rcioycc exceedingly :n thehonours, pro- · ~renownedmany wa}'-cS:mbre firs, andpleaJUrcs of this life (as r ... ,·ine i11 rheir vcrfcs :ue fpenr of hiin, then. bellies) and ncucr.,goc further: Bm ~hs, this is of fome fiuc orhers....A,nd the I nor: thdr inheritance, if they looke to hauc reafon.is, bccauie hi'S' f;:~irh their roules faued. Therefore lLcrein they fnew \\'aS' more cxccllentltHcn· :my others thatfol~ themfclues voide ofall groce,ond ofall hope of !owed him:•In which regard, he.,is called the a better w~rld. For if they bad, they would reFathtr of th~ faithful!, oftcntirnes.iJI\~d1e. new ioycc in ic, "ll1d not in the vaine and tranfitorie Tcfhment, efpcciaily in ih('EpHllcs,ta the Ro-. delights of this world, whicbpe-r'ijlJinth~ ':ljing, manu and Ga/j;u;it111. • r .~ 1. .!; • / • and are loft with 1norc tortlJCtlt :tnd vcxatiGn 1 Thefir.ft cxatnplc•ofhisf.'lith(and thefl)urth the!~\ they were lzcpt with dcli~ht. We mull in order o'( the wholC)is of his leaultJg·his own Iearnc then tovf: this JVI)r!d, .1-s though wc vfcd natiue counucy,and how atGods camrn;mdcil nor, r. Cor. 7· ~ 1. And ifthe Lord vouchfafc mcnthc went he knew not ·whether; ohdv he vs any portion of pkafurcs in this V\'Oriel, \\'C knc\'\' God called him, and thercfore,he J.\'~uld rnufl take it thankcfully, as :'lboue otJr inhertgoe: wherein appc::treda moll wor.thkf.1irh. tance-( and mu(\ therc!Orc v1C it bv·:fuliy and Now concerning this his faith and obetiifoberly;) buthaoe our hea.rts, and rhc ioy of 1 D • encc,theTextlaicth downe twopbints: ehcm vpon our tnherittwu, \Yhich is in hea1. The rmtfe or ground thereof; \\·hich was uen, ·whereofv.·e a. re made heiru by faith; and Gods calling: he was callrd of God. wherein we <1rc fellow luiruwith this bldfed 2. The fruit: or efff£l of his faitb; he hear/z..- Noah, who \'\'!\S mad' heire cf tlua Yight,rmfou, ,edtmdobeieJ. And this hi's obedience is ampliwhich it of fttirh. ~ ficd by diucrs particul:uS:! And thus haue weheard the mofl glorious J. The matttr of it;' ·hcc Wfnt CHI of his commcnd:uion of NoahJ faith: and ~f Noah counucy, by his faith, and ofall the examples before the 1., The end:, to takc/of\Cffion ofa coonflood. r_rcy, which bee Ihoul not enioy ~fa long Nov,, follow the fccond fort of Example~; tunc. I namely, fuch as liucd in chciCcond world,afcer 3. The m:tmur; hre ·nin~: QHt, 11ot ~owing the Aood. whithtrh<jbo•ldgot. . They :'Ire all of t,A·o fortS: tither fi.1ch asHThe firfl point, is the ca1.!fc or ground ofAI ucd afore rhc p,iuing of the La~v,or afte-r. h~·ahA.mi faith in this aCtion, and is laid dov\'nc Af:-ore the giuing,ofchc L:lw ,here are many: in the firftw!">rds, --...!.-- ·-----..........:.EJ ~-~
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