~~--_,\ ,m; -----~-----t-he_l_r.-C--,-ha-~-.;;-;/;~ Hcbt. I 79 I ""'· - ... , I ro hclpe vs_ tO\\'~t?s hca~c~1. T.hcfc mcil Iovke I A I . N~'-'',this ~l_c_aUcn which was Airabar.-..J hOpe i----~ at Gods otfcs wuh the CIC of rcafon, and do JS callc:d a Cttte. . fin·chcr; ~ut if· they loc;kcd at rhcm, with rhc A City propc~ly i'i ~place for the h~~i_ra~to_~ I de of faith, as Abrah 11 m did; it would re:tch. of men, compaflcd with \Y:llls, and allttngutI I them to-make a h<auenly and ft>irltuall vie of J1Jcd by !hcors and houics.};ow ,properly heJ= them as he did. , . ucn( or the efbrt ofholy men in ht·auc:nj i~ nor L~~ly,in rhe gCneral fia"tc ofrhc rcafon,&cif aCity;bUt :1s dfcwhcrc in the ft:ripc.urc,ir_is-cal_~ A6rahist>rat'ti(c; obfctue how he hauing prokd a houfc, a tn.bcrnP.c!c, ~ '(nt:p!t, ;m m~~~~~ mifc ofCanaan,tttait~dforhealmJ,Now-, no man fiJtJcc, a k.fn<tdome ; -fo is lt here caTlcd aclt·ICj waitcth for any-thing; bm that which he hath namdy,for tllc rcfcmblani·c it bath thcrcuuto;- hope of: nor hbpcth trucly and properly,forawhich conliilcth fpccially in fourc poilits; , ny thing, but 'that which he hath atfurancc of: t. ACitie hath ~any houfc_s, ~rcat~r, ldfci for liope rJMI(cth r~ot afoamcd, Rom. 5;·5. Not and ofall fans. So m hcaucn :~l!o, there sre worldly hope, for tha·t h:uh dccciucd nomore man) ma,;jio,;s, lohn, t 4· 2. Phccs of g~orie then euer trufi:cd it: But Hope h1 Godneucr defor all men; none neede to fc:1re t_hat hcc fl1~1l cciucd man; no·r ·went any away difappointed., not hauc that fulndfc of ioy, and perfcC.l h~r-' <hat hoped in God. Thetefore, here it is appa- B pine!k - rant,that hope ofhcaucn gocth >''ith:atfur.ancc: 2. A. Citieis built, and at firfi was ordained :md this a{furancc mufl be particular to the beto this rnd; rhat.many dtizens might lice to,.: lccucr,as the bclcifc and faith is. gether in concord and amitic. So the kingdom Buc the Papifts fay, This is true indccde of of heaucn, is a hcaucnly citie, where the Sainrs Abraham, he had not onclyhopebut fullaffuof God !h,allliuc in perfect peace and louc, ranee; bm that came by cxtraordinaric reuelawith fulncCfcofioy, euc1y one in bimfclfc, acd tion: So that this is a rare ~xample,and his pareach one inanother, ticula~ rcuclation, is no gcnerall·'warrant to 3· Thego<?dndfc or cxcc!lcncic of~ Cities vs. . · confi{h in this,TO haue good Ihwts~ good ma'..;' Wc:anfwer from S. 'Panl,(Rom.4.1 t .) that gil!rarcs to execute them, & good people pcrAbrtlh'am ,; thefat/m- of thefaithft~ll; aqd that forming f~bieCtion and obedience. Thcrdore his faith is a pmcrne for all Chri!lian~ to folthe kingdome of heaucn is the moll perfeCt low:fot clfe,why doth the Apo!llc fofarre exCitie, wherein Gods !awes are ihs oncly laws, toll;and (ctforth,that faitli ofbis; aboue r ;qo. and they 01311 be wrirt~n in mens hcarts;whcre yeares ofrcrhis death; !hall' it' be ondy for his each otheris a fuffieic'nt gouernour ofhimfdfc, commendation, and not for our imit:ltion alfo? and yet all fubieCt to Goc.l;·and their God vnto Therefore cuery nioil ihat will walke in the ·C them all in all. £lepsof holyAliraham;maycome Mihhim to 4· ACif] is ·a place,where generally ore all that ineafurc offai~h, that hcefnfay waite for nectffaries andcomfOrts for mans lifc;on'c part hc:aucn, with atfuranceto euioy ir.~' ·::·l ofthe countrc:y haeh this commo~ide,anocher No\.v let vs come to ~he: particu~ar dCicripti:. thar; but in the citic arc all,eithcr brought into on ofthat beauen,which'Ahraham iliiis waited it, or ofit-fdfe. So in heauen, are all pans of for. '"' · · perfeCtion, an8 all complements ofhappindfci ,4Cttie haHing~Jomtdation, ,.~•fo mab,;r and to make the!late of Gods children there iafi- ' ..., ' builderu'G•d. · · · nitdy blc!fed. · · - - 'The defcription hath threepart;.' Such ,a glorious place is the Citic that wa~ 1. Jds faid'td be:·aCiti6'• ''f'"' S :Abrah,nns lloP,e. .,! ' : '· ·•· That'h'ath a foHnd..tio;;):·:c ; Now fotthevfc hereof. • :j. That Go'd-_miideandbuiftft, - ' ' Fir!l,'Isheaucn fueh aCitJ? f'fcrcis; nota. Fotthcfir!l: " ' •. ,,.. . blccomfort to thepoore and plaiuccoumry- .AhYah:tm by'O}S' f'aith \\~~it,CdJor heAUm: man ,wholiues in the fit11plicity ofthe couptry f!ut>'dr-which? Forthero re thr~-hcauens, or D lifc,tillirig the ground, orkecpingcattell ;· and .di'ffercncesof hdu~n in the Sc?ipture. C ·it may be, ncucr t~wc, or (anht Icall-) ·nc:uer The firft,.thae \\'ht:reitt·wcliueind br.earhj ta!lcd ofthe plcafur<s and delights of tirim bir~~aflie,-omdcfoudi1mo0uc;~ ')!<. ~· ~ , .If he fcrue God,and kccpeagood confcicncc, Thefocond, th'at wherein t~e'll~i:ie~ a\•· • here is his h:ippindfc, he !hall be cit_izcni_n the Tlie third is<h'at';' that is abbm; them botlf, • high and lieauenly Ierufalem: that Citiewhich iind is iAvilible; thefeate ofGods!i1oric,wh~ic was the-hope of t\le holy men ofGod in ·aiJ-... G'od'r~;.ucaleth ~i~'Maid\re ilffp<:ciall manner gcs - ' "" ' " · *omenand :1ng·e1s: Thi.i lit~dte£1.!hbraJ;atnW;:!~ : : Se.co~1dly1: this may te~ch Citioter.t, in ·the ttdfor. For as f9f'thdirfi, hc!jiJCd in it: A·na grC:ar ,pOpulous, and pompous cities of thi$ . f6Hhe (ccond, h~'k.n~.w it as wdl3s'rn0fl q1ch~ ,~orld, t<:rtabour alfo tO' D~ Citt:c.cn.r inheauen; for.it iS credibly ih'Ou,Sht, he ·~asa ,notablc A:. ·for that is a citic alfo, and'the bcfl on'canh arc fironomct. So th\\tit was•the thir<thcaUcn~ hd~ budhaciowcs ofir. · Knd it may .fl1amC thcnl wait,dfo'r: whiCh hc'c kOcw rlliS\."'9rld cOUJQ that are'dr'i\vned in.thc ·plcafur·e & ddkacics not giuc him: and thcrcfore:expcz.Cltd it i11 a't of cafihly fitics, and_care not, nor looke after nether. - • · ' tHe cirie_Q( the liuint God, the hcauer.IJ' hr:1[aJl h 4 ""'~
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