\ --~-~ , . _0 Commentarie vpon · . \;,;·.. ~' '"' \\ JHch was h1a ownc, bcclufc he !oak.fdfor hca... \A ua!lcth as1a M:rchant into Turkic or &rbaric ucu~(tcr this I:fc. Hence \\'C lea~ne, 'fho.t hopeorS~aiilc; thc·rc he liucs!thcrc is his bodic,bu~ to wmnc hc:mcn, workcthpltJcncc and conall hts thoughts, and dchres of his heart, ar:: ~t ~cntauon irrall dbrc.s and conditions of life. home: and a~l his care there, is to maimain his 111us,n.::1foncth rhcholy,Gho!l:hcrc; .Abrah..!m good cfl:atcat)mmc :andat! the ha.z~u d of his was coml:.!lt.ca line in,uo citic,but in tcms, as :1 life :md go'ods, are to prcfcrne and he!pc his c.. Hraqgcr:tur hd.O:okcd for: a better chic in hca:. Hate.there. So we 111 this-world, ~re bur j/r 1111 _ ucnrSotthc Dift:"iplr.s,gricucdrat;Clui!ts dcpargers; bunH:: arc fec-mC'ft in beaum : thcrdOrc ture from them, hcc Hrcngchencth themwith our thoughts mutt bee there · :u~dail our c-;~.rcs · thi""'?nlObtion.~: lnn:r F:uhers~h'tlufo,_,Jr~glori:.. here fhoulcl be nothing, but h'ow to procure vs DUI m;u fions, I got.opuparoap/;tce(Dryou: Ioh.. furc and good cfl:a~c:s~ rr.hcnutn.This jf,vc'doc 14. z·, . ~- i o,' ' · ., feriouily in'tcnd,Jnd cnrcfuHyindcauour, then The vfcpfrhis do8tinc is ncccffaric forthefe: we arc good children ofA6rt~hamour Jathcr; ourdaics;whcrcin arc.m:my that "'Yill fay confi~ and rhus .doh1g, wu IJaHe o11r constrrfarion tit <k:n.tly they lookc to be f:1ucd, and hope for. hef :ttn ,.though we Hue on the e:mh. And this he:1ncn: burlt:t any m.an inilirie them, or crotfe: we lhO·ulddo the rather , be~·alJfe generally the them in 1he leaft meaiure,thcy breake out into · t>; wotld is'full of iuch men: who~nl the fame a,nger at~d impo.riencc·, yea ot'itn into r ... ,·earitlg place i3ith )dpmind~nofhing hut ~m·th'J things. at.ld bblphcming ofGods n:un'~,0r it~God lay Now it ~si hard thing f~r a ,man to Qec vnlikc hts hc;aUie hand on them or thctrs.,·rhc: mfi-am.. the world, and to refill multitudes, and gcm~'- ~Y thty runnc towizards, and wife mcn,tho.t is; tall examples: bur wC mUH flill remember wee cucn to the: bottom_c of hell for helpc., T~cfii are .Abr4h4mschildren, and children mlilllaand all fuch, db·e fowlcly dccciuc thcq&~lues ;. bour to be like: theirfather, and not the comfo?Jlthe.y.trul.y.hopcd for thardtie which is in mon mlllti~ude: & it mutlmoremoo~t a good heaucn ,'.no Gnall· croffe il\ .this :wodd coul-d· Child, wkpt.his father alone doth, then wbat is muc~ trol!blC·thcrh: nor any iO grcar,to dr'iu.c done by many othc.r. them into tlmdiiquietneffio -, as.by their oath · llhir<jly,let vs obfm\e,howGod promifing the~ll rend h.callcn ond carthJ~ .& as itwcr.e;~ .AhrllbAmondy.thcJI:~nd ofCanaan1~)har is , a co'nf.p.und GOd fnd all his,crc:!.ntres.O.r,ifth-tJtemporall inheritanl"c; he lookcs fuhh'~r,for a truly pcrfw:tdcd~thctnfcl'!eiJthat. GoJ wouldJ Cirietn·heaum. T~ishe did out of his faith; for giiJ<:.tbemh'"eai!~Jiar'thoir ende ;th'cy wo~ldbe he knowing that Canaan washut a type ofhca- ;:tftaicl ~nd a~13rucd, to runne~'ib.thc dcuill to) uen , thcrt·tOrc in c6nt\dcration of the earthly jfunoouc Gods:hhn~fcom them :.for -21lfurcrdly: C:ina~n, he arofc: to a·Cb nfideration ot~t.he hca- ~~~n.J~n cares uorlcwliat£~brlaicth ~nhim in (; . ucnly: :md in thepromifc: ofthe carrhly 1 apprc– ,t_his.Jife; ~'ha is.jieri;...-\ldcd•,!ihlt aftet< this<life , henJed t~·e he.uen!'y;t.hisis the ttuchfld Chr_i– Godw,[lg iuehirk ht.Auen. ;·j ?""I;~ :· ,bJ h-..-: · tlianvfcofall Gcdsblcff.ings,giuotl'in'this life; . ::.S_ccondJy., thiS dodrinc gh.ics vs a· wonhiC in them to beholdbener things laif-1 j p in hcadircCtion fOr comfort vndcr the croffc. Fat, i6 ucn,and,lhado\vcditi: the other. Mei'V v;fe for .Abr_,b,m·-b01·c'aH this patiently·; bccaufe nee theirvfe ,_fpeC\ac!es in reading : btic they take f.otJk.!dfvr .h~au~n·;. thct) it lTI\tH:teach vs , tl1at no plcafurc in looking \tpon them,but at otherwhen God bieth any croffe o" vs, ifwe \,•ould thin.b.sby and tlirouyh them :So lkould Chrihauc the biuc:·nc~c thereofal~~fc~, 1 WC~ m~fl fli~~s, through all-~cmyor~ll blcffing.s'I.6~ke.ar not'l~okc .~n l!.·'·m:h both:our'cy;.es., bue wnh fPtrttHaliand ccern~l·f-:,~w.hlch :tte·p~~mlfcd :i1~d one ctc on th.c cro!lc.,:md wt.rh.theother on the fhado·wtdvndcr ~hc•tcp_or«ll. Thtrs 4,oth ~hntl Cit~ prepared., for v.s:in iu$Uen_, V\' here is 'no himfclf~ teach vs,in•thc-vcry or~~rofthc Lord! Gtolfe, no wo.c·;:no fOrrowe';.nor miferie-;•bfit praya: dircCl:inl': vs·to1prny for tcmpoi1a~l blel- , who·eGodhimfo!f• n-il/wip"- IITVAJ <r/1 uar.>f'*;ln fings fidl-,in thefoun~ pt tition; ond then for 9tfi19_~1. ·Thn,c:Latr bCe no ~tt\i61ion fo biirer', tter.na/1 ,in the fifrar~d fixt: asthotrgh·-thanhe ~~~~)1c~r~e~~t~~:~~~,~:~~7:ti~feili~tr.P~~-~~ · P~~~~~~r;~~~~~:ca:~~~,fc~~~~~~r~~~~~~t:~~ thereof. ··· ·; ' 1· . :. ~~ .'I··'..;,;: ucr fpiriuiatl ble~ngs'_vndcr ttmporat,and put · In the fecond 'place, .Ahr.Jtl:m»rw"aitin£:for tcffiporall dcHucrapc:cs,for fpirituall~ and conhcaucn, when hC foiourncd on the canh;gtncs fuitdiroftetirncs onetOr anothtr;bc,-Ctufc th.ri~ vs.an·e>ccllcnt-p3ttenrofchhqianlife.Whildl the holy men ofthe ol~l Church, did ne~er idl We ar.c o~earth, we nui!l w~iettforhrAHrn, and in vi·cw ~f.a,ny·tCE6Jal-pr'omife,9r bitffing~,buc l<?oke~ arr&lof'!g.aftcdt; tbcrc.oruif-our ioy & afcendcd:to.cOrtrCp!arion of tli'C'hi&l'ct th1~igs ' ouraffeC\ionsbe.So teacheth the Apollle(Co• in ehem. How pitiful! then is rhe•praClife 6f lo!f. l~ r.) lfJuhnifenwith f:brift;f~ekjy«the worldly men; who vfc Gods biofliil!£! to ·; aj rhv;gs that m·•abol!e, And ( 1'bib.2o.)Wimujl: they daily abufe and ~er-Uert tbem: ~fing-!\iea~ 'hauc·om:coiium[ittton'inheaiun,,-tho:ugh W<Jliue tO'gl(tt·to~ic/aimentfto pride, lcaf.nin~rtoVaih on canh. How·this may be~ cann~trb~ ·betterglor~C."j f~ec.cll; r~flattc.ric; wit'~P~~t~irr• ~u ..: cxprcffcd, thtm by ·a ~ompanfo~l: : ~:J f • ! ifiof<IUC to reue~gc,callmgs to oppt ~ffto:"'·flcr~ A Merchant. that Js·a·.fret.-rnan·in London·; 1a·Sithcyare3tlgmen to be helpcsm:dbds fa1 ._ ;and there h:tth w'itC, children ,-and Jiuing!traJ.' uic"e, and furt'hcrnnces in rcligioti, and mcancs --~------------------------------------------~ --------~__,to
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