tcm to liuc in the midll ofldolatcrs,v\'hcrc they A God faith, Lcuit. 25. Zj. Tbc /qi1t! k JJJ~·,aFJd•Wee hauc nothing to doe, and can conucrfc \Nith llrcBUtj/rdn~crJ andfoiot!n;crs 1Virb him. · them in all famili:lritic., without any fcmple of And hereunto at!Jc a fourth, which is nccrt ' confcis:n~c, Abrahrtmn 1 _:!dc himfclfc ajh·angcr a-kmnc vnto it : \Vet muH l..":l(l ~ill_onr l':Uc on I ,a home to avoidc Idolatric; bm theyYvilmakc God, fceing that he is tht: Lord ot the c::mh , thcrnfclues at home in_ttj!rangecounny,to int:l.nand ~YC :1rc but Pilgrimes and SciOlitllcos.Da- . glc thCiClucs in.ldplatr'ic: thcfcmcn will harduidl:tith, PIJ!. '1-f-1. Theearthi;· rhe Lo;·ds tmJ iy prooue the children of Abraham. . allrh.u therein ri: The fame Dauid coilfdTCth; 1 Thcfc rcafons .A6raha'mhimfdfc had i;1 this !'.fa!; 39· t '· '"' '' ajlrangrr brf~'·' God, ••1d:a ! his fo doirg. , foiournn a1 all hU Fathen were 1 and thrrcuppn I There is a third,a more fpiritu~l! or myflicall (l<-'firtth God to h~,~r~hr~1 prap·r, htr~.,.kpt 10 bJ~ ' rcafon;and th:u rcafon God h<ld in h1aking ,Acrie, 'and ndr to k.gepe fie;;c-e at his tMreJ: a~ ' brtlh,tm Iiuc- in Canaan tU a firanger; Namely, though he lud faid, Inafinuch·<iS 1foiurnc \':ith I to teach.all ChriHian men their dutie' tO chc thc.c, thou art ro hcarc my comn!ail.ltS. r or) 3'J ..,·odds cnde. a Soiourner cares, nor loo~cs for nothing ; .A6ra~am inh<fi•Jimof thefaithful!, Rom. B PUI depends on them for all things with who1)l 4• 1 1. A.nd this i!> our ,honour to bee the chillw [oiournc,s: 10 muft wcs:.ca.ft all ourc.are .M drcn of A/ttah~tm, we mu!l: therefore followc God;/or bec(Jrethfot'il.f, hee is o~r Landlg.r~) our·Fachcr..inhUfi·rith, anJ. in the pr2Cl:ifc of it: ,We· arc his Farmours and Tcn:\lltS, we bolddJ.e wc:c mull.liuc in this world as Pilgt'imcs and Mr.thftom~im,-by no lcafcof yc01.rcs, ~ut at hiS Strangers, el)cn in the.midHs ofall our,pcac'e ,:...;>ill, and it is lcmvs : let vs therefore but h:l'tJc ! and pr9fpnhic, ofall onr !ibcrtic,richcs,lands, c4r.c to plcafc this our 1ancliord, and care for 1 and poiTeffions; yc3, ofall our worldly. friends, nothing. and acquaint:mcc.· Iftt feeme {hange how ~his . F~fdy,.wcc muft giuc cor_uin~:dl th"Jhkcs an1 1 canbe:: l;anfwcr, thepraClife of it con1i!lsin prai)e to God fOr his goodbldlings vvc rrcciu'f:' · fixe actions. . • .: · :in .this 'v\'orld: for all :.re his, :md \\'Ce are buJ: fjr!l,we mu it not ba~.h Our felucs in rhcplcaftr~n.gcr.s.Thus.did all Gods Saints in old time ~ fures ot: ,his.world; Pilgri111Jtake but lirrlc deIaacob,HewM lcj{<r t!mt the lrajlofai!Gods mer: JJght in their iourneys ~ bccaufe thc.y .thinke bu. J)ut efpccially there is Qllt memorable exnot themiCiues 3t home. This is$, Pet('rs ~rguillllplcof Daujd, and the Churc-h i'nhis daycs, mcnt: ]J.eafel;beloue{i,Mflrar.gers findpilgrim~ -r•. Chron. 29.-13, 14, 15, 16. When bce.h-an •6flain•·from jl</hi; lujls which fight ag.<infl.th~ prepared abun.danrly f@r the building of the Joule, I. Pet. z. t 1. for •too much de!ight.in Templc,hc proflrated himf~lfc before God, & fldhly plr-afures, finothcrsthe grace <;>fGod in C in his _pwne !lOiile and the _peoples faide rln"l vs, and le.t.sJoofe all .fi.m1es, and giucs lifc,'ymo Richf:s tmd hofJotJi' come of.£/ue, the,·ef()rc wr all corrup.,tjOns. · .· '· ·Gpt{J.J'e .thffn_k,s. tbee, &. prtJi[e.,t}lj g!orirJifJnom;e... Seeonqly,.wqm)[\vfet},>uworld.u-thot<ghwe Bnt wqoqm{, ~"4 what ''mjpcop1•, tb.>t-w;r vftdet not; that i.s, f UCil the nccc!farie CQJUforts jhou!d off~· vmo the.e? for all is ·tbine, and:flf. and delights th<:rcpf; .they be thevery. \yprdcs thJYJe owne ltflHt. weegmen theeJ for weeaYt'flr.tf]tj 1 of the.Apo(\lc, t. Cor,·7·l'. For, f<>the Pit- .f!/!'.befor< th•~, •ndfoioH.-nm ,-,,_.[/ou~fa</>ril \ g•·im,,wbenhe pa!feth through a [\rangc_cgunw•r•. Thank.efulnc,fie bcfcctJ11'S ~11 mon, efpe•1 trie,hath nQt his min.dc u·9ubled withJp<;>king c)-ally flrangqr~, Jihc,efgr~ :••~P..ilpimcs"doe ,l or thinkjngon the goodiand commo<liti~s of ,tb~nkefully aeceptthe fauou1·~ fhc;~ed thc.m '"I that e0.4ntric where b.c is; bu~ vfi.ng:~$j(llUCh.: ~fi.ringc~~OU!),rcy:So muft w.e,a"il.the blcffiB-gs thereof; a5,is nece!f~ric (or hi1n,all his ~hought~ Ood giucs ¥~h, this world, l!.\lhc;:e we·arc· !>uc. are. o.n. his\Qwnc Counu;Jc. So fhould·~Cl1 whcn ,il:rn.JlgpS. . , ~- • 1 \· ~ ~- ., 1 ' we arcino.ur bcflefl.a_t<>;IP our grcytcfi..il'!li)ty. _,' Sixrly.anqj<(lly,wc mu!t Q.~flctHQ the king-- in thcJriti<lil of our:wc;ahh 3nd abund:J.ncc of ' <51<::\lnc, as aP.i{gtjmc doth te-).}l.6·10IIrncys rrtdc, plca'fUres;-,:.c-aA: ourmiildS (rpm them.;ar)cl h:n1c prrtOJl!SowneJCount.ocy: an~ nil he can, 1s al– our thoughts cuCn then j:;OQUc.rfing in,hcaucn, D !Jlh\;a.iM thinkipg of: i.t, and.figh,ingaftct it: 5.9 where is the place ofourabodc.This is likewife ~mtift ~Vce (who arc; no/. '*velfet!, h,ttt foiourne-r-J the Apo(\c$ cxhonation ,.Philip. J>M>•rl:f'orld!l' jn thefe houfci·of day.)J0~"§ilf!~' h,q1lcp, 3i).d . mmmaks•rh<ir·b<fii<ft/>,;, (Jpd ' thatis,:drownc : ,fas $·.'Pa11/ f~)Q) h.cc·did) (P!I(f.1fJ ~fmOOIIf{r.ofrJI themfclqcs.m earnall pl~~(ures, fo farn;-Psthcy th<~ce, and tQdiPr/~ ••ith tpc l,;rd. S1rapgers.~rj:! forget anyother God, any other hca_ucu, But , 1}0~ to take fuch p.eafurc tO fd'tume· Cotf:tnr~~ we muft not doe (o :.our.,copseer{atio1f_m!tflbec iJJ I as eo forget their ownc.So Chrillian~ muft LTOJ hea"'n,froPnwhence wclookc for out Sauiour bc~·f0·itlloue with this W<?dd, _as to fot~eu,..ot! lefus Chrifl. . . -neglcc}the world to come., !(they dp~, ill<'y' 73 Thirdly,wc muA: hauc a f~rious care. and en- ·3.rc~}rnworthie of ir, and fh<;..v-~ rhcrt1fClut:s -1.\0..t: dcauour. to .pleafc g"od1for a/j the earrhU his , &. -flrht]gers, as..;J.6r.ahtJ.mhere .\'1'2S} bu_tmef~oj~~Jf~· 1Pr~l.t7. 1_., weai:e but foiourner3 iti his fight; thctl}forc as wodd, who haue..rbeir;po1'ttorJ ln.ti?is /ifq.,. :...· ,.~: ' the Pilgrim is carcfllll toplca(c rhcJ..Rr:~ ofthe ,, ...rn pe-t'fOrn1iJ1g thc:.fc fixe aCtipns, men n,;v; Coumrie·, by whofc lc1uc he n:m;1i~~uhrotJg\1 dac~mfclucs.!h:angcrs iL) thi~ \o,;orl(~l. .And t~us it: (o mufl:wc be to pl,cafe the Lord.tftcing as 1wfl ,\le doe i ettc-•l in th\" mid(tof all wo1Jf,il~ I -"~~-~- --~Alli~-·~·--,-----·~-!To- """"~-----:.., .. ~.,..-· .,...-s ~...,.-...,... • '---~--- '
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