l Ab"'""' 1 th;u.(}ap.to the H~6r.--- . t>j ! 1 :::..___ I Were it notthcn follyfo;a m~1t; vndcnak< I A • kinrccl;o~d fri:n 1 ds.' he r;dd~d'g":,ft~~;;fbi1; -- -~ rhisprofdfion, and not td con·.-1der.thus much'· · bcc:~~fc Gor.> baG hlm. \'\ b('n God Wi<i hm,he aforchand?The.\\':tnt ofthis j·s ca.utC, ...vhy fomc wouldc~riic him into an other 1:nd,b~: L•.~!e~Hcd · put rhcir h:lndseo the i~lough,a~~dilftcrfhrin~c ir,m1~ lctC~2-ccrrain~ fOr ;m '.'nccn-ainc)~ pofkf3\\':Jy, and make rhcmklu~s ridn:i1l0us to thr11~ · 1 11on tor a1_1 cxt:>c~!~t:on; bet;: :,·..-::·.s.;,hc pov\('r ~ enemies corntwalh-tHI ~1inruall: · · exccllcnctc et tus f~1th :~ppc:':twg 1n tltrs nhcJ1.: And for·\Part'iOUIM callings, the cni~~ enen Cnce. Fr?m hence "''C lcar11e rwo i-fJ(lruttions, 1 fianacrh [o alfo. ~s.omc tnC'\l tilit1kc·thc (.·alilng · FfrH, teeing 4/;r.~lwm F 1he F ulurif nli rl;e 1 0 [, aMagijlnue, aplace of hdnul!t; a~~d t:hrre.: f.iirhfult,.f(om.4tt 1 .and ofJr g-tor!C i) ~~ bt cbi/r. l' fore ambicioufly plot antl dCfirc to r<Hf: ·them-· d;·en ofj.d!hfult Abrat~am; .· . · . ftlues into auchodcic ;. ncucr rc·tnc-n~bring rhc Thcrcfi)rc ·we ll}liH alllco.tile, as giJod c.JJi!..; hurde?J ; and trouble ' they arc •fi..fl~t'o li'ndc; dren rbfo!!oweokr FarlJtr , in framins cur liue~ Vil\ich when they fcde to becnio hcau!c for according to Gods c:~lling: when G0 D Calthcir laz.i(' 01ouldcrs to beare \vich cafe, they fethvs to any fl:lte of litC, then .to ObeY·; :md foul}~ fall to plainc ca~clcsn.cffc, an'd ncglcc:l: all when nOc Ged, but the wofld or cm Owil cor·· doing good in their pl~ct·s, ~nd v-..:.,if.h they had rupt humors c~ll vs~thet ?bt toobqr. For, to ncuer bought hOnourlo deare. . :: 13 obe~ the fidl, IS th~ obedience fl//--tith, b~t ro , So others thinke the minifl:eri~·nothing,but o_bey the fccond, 1.s thr:;o~~ditr.c~ ~foiir~Corrup~ I a place of eafl, e.\·lmptiolf, audprcfermcfft, And I toff, Thercf<ne ag:unfi tmsprat'h_lt of holy A ... in thdC conccitn1t01 I'rcfU1fiptu0ufly <\11d ra{h bro~.ham, two forts ofmen dotoflcnd, & rhorcly imo tha~ holy ft~te, neu~r thinking aforeb)' {hew thcmfcll!CS"hillhen 1.mlik.£ thc;,f:!rher 1 hand._of that grc.lt c!J.-trge o[fo!~~eJ they are tO Abr~IJ:tm, · . . · 1 take nor of th:lt healii<! accout they are tO'make Fn·ll, fuch men as bccsng called 6y.God t6 fel' them· nor ofthe ha\tCd, .lnd cOmc:t"npc\,and fome funt1:ions or duties, wiilndt o6cy: fht c-xt:xtrcam~ difgrncesth.cy arc: furc t:.6fii1d~iflhey amplcs,wc hauc too rna:1y.To fomc,God feith, <ioe.thcir dut~ie~ with confcifncc. And d!'~rC1Let~lltth;prirtatccartl•Nhkh is for none but thy tore (wlfcn vpon experience they finde.it lo to fcltc: bea J11ag:jlrnrc,and vndcnakc rhc puM:k.! bc)'thcycither fall to carnall courfes with the. tnr~ ofthecommon \\'e:tlth:but they as though \Vorld, and negleCt their dHtiu (th;~t by thcfe they were-born for tlH~mfCluCs \>\'ill not impJoy two mcancs they t)1ay plc3fc the vJ_ot~d)or elfc thetnfclue·s 10 publikc kruicc. . they continue in their duties,with much gricfc: To fome, God faith, LeaHe·tl;;' ~.1fo, and thf and vexation, wifhing they ~1ad chOfcn·rathd Care ofV?orldly credit, :md vndcrrakc the tc:r.:.' :my calling then the M;;,ifterie: and·by either ching ofmyl'coplc, a.nd care not for the Conofboth, doe expofc thcmfcluesto fhamc and C tempt oi1thotcalli<1g, fo thou maie!lfo~teJoule$: much rebuke. Whereas contrariwife, hee t\1at but their carnal crt"dit istfnorc de:ere vmo [hem. aforehand ca(\s his account what it'wil cofl him then Abrahrtm.r J..jnl-cd is tohim; they wil nOtr m be aA-linifier, what he mufl vndcrukc,what forfake them. hec mufi loofc, ,_,·hat \)cc isfurc to finde, is fo ~ Thefc, hnd all that dot fo,_may rnakc.,{·hat: fctled and rcfolued aforehand , as hee goeth lhewc they will: biitthe)' >rt not chi/d,.en ofA" through all dangers and con'tcm~ts,.with combrP.ham, {Ceing they v. arit his faith: and they fort, courage, and c6ntcntmCnt. Let vs therewant hisfaith,bccau(c they fade: in his obcdi'tct. 1 fore allleame by this prac.li(c ofGod,whcn we they mull thetcfore Icarnc to.ycdd when G6d fl thinkc to enter vpon any fuch du'tic, to-rcafon -calleth , and not to !land vpon fuch ba{C allcwith our fclucs, as God ~id v. ith AhYaham, gations of ...,,·orJdly matters; when A{;raha1r; what wee arc to .forfak!; and w~at wee arc to left Country and!Jm·cd to Qbcy God. meeteWithl!!l. So fl1all "'ic: 110t afterward r<'pem Secondly, fuch men :!S rcfpeCt t1ot Gods 1 vs, bm goc ori with thuch a!furance'~':IS .A/Jracalling, but looke.'N}!at the fwinge oftheir rt:~...: l /;am dici. · · tures, or the courlc of the wicked world caric I I . Thispol:lt 1hau.c then~o~e iti.lar.gc:d,becaufe D them v_nro,thcy prcf~ntly yecld and obey, nor 1t is offpcctall vfc m CAn(han hfc. rq;ardmg whether 1t bee Gods calling or no1, I Thus lUUch ofthe {att{e of A hrahami faith, ·Three forts ofm~n arc mofl: faulty in this kind. , GodJcalling ,a.nd :JI,thc ·drcumHanc~S· therein. Firll, fuch as arccontent to grow in wc~hh.l! The fcco.nd pomt , is the c:uodkucie and .either byopprdlion, as vfuric or c:<tonionfQ'r . i commendauon theicof, commend~Zd by the by craft and d1ffembling ~orby any other fi1ch •ftuiteand~JfeiT : It n1adc ,himyee!t{e· to this cat1 indireCt courfe, whereby their brother ishurti jling ofGod. And this ol:iecli£ncc·ofllis faith, is looking only at galn,but r.ot regarding wh~cc I fpokcn ofn,·owaycs: · .. it cOmes. I. It i.s I:'lid do'v\<negen~ral(j} He~/JeyedGod. Secondly, fuch as liuc byt ~ici~g, carding 1 or 2. It ls.funhcr cotmn~1clcc. ~ydnttrspart1by plares and Er.tc~!ude.r, t.tm~mg any trade' , cular.r, whtch we (hall fee Ill then plac:s. Iav,,full chat br.ings m wc:J.lt\2> or that gets mo. 1 I Ob~ycdGod. r- 1 t • ncy;neueronngwhctherGodat?owthecd(i,:"' Here is the obedience ofA,f;;·ahanu f."'ith laid or no. . · 6 d o \.\'llC in Oi1C general! word: Jfe obejed; thar is Thirdly_,fuch as line in no ra7/;';:" ,hut !p(d their l ! ! when God c2llcd him to lcauc his Countrie time in c:1.tinp drinking. flcc·pi~P an(i 1~10rtiu.., \ J. .[ ----- ·- -- '- --- Gg ·t -- . - --~'--- _b_:c:u(~ __ _
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