--~-~----------- ._9~- ------~e.A Commentarievpon -\''"h''"'"- \ ! ' point, m:1king no coniCicncc of breaking prc- A 1 barrl'n: and to lJi:ing himforth, though fhcc \ \ mif'c and f:t.ith \Nith vs, or any ofour religion; \~ere oideand wMkf; and io her faithbrougln I th-_cir ;nkcdncs herein is diG;oucrcd in the face h1mout, by \\'ham lhec was made the morbn· ot all ChriU:cndomc : let them that arc \\ifcbc ()f m:my milliops of men. v:an,cd of it. They make great oHcmation of The matter of this third effeCt is the multiI their vowcs,& of their care to pcrformc them, tud.e of mcn,thar came of A6rflh~m,and SarJ?b abow: ~.ny other religion: bUt it-~·p.pcarcs bereby lf.uzc. by to be vile hypoLnfi~. For, if thty '..\'t:rc conThis pollcritic.or multitudt>, isdifcribcd by \ Crioaably,~nd ·n.ur polirikcly and formally care- [I;VO arsumems: full o'ftheir VO'A·cs of chaftiry,poucrry, and o1. By,the bcginni·ng otrootc ofit; . thcrs~ nlldc to God, they cou~d not but bee One th:rt 1VM as dead, 1 1 l!kcwi[c c?rcfc)l of their pr01~1it~s made tomE~ 2. The quantiry·or grc:nndfc, laid dov-:n; for one ot the le is the fountaulC· and rootc ot t. Generally to bee a ·m:tltJtr.d"t andmmt~ \ the other.But the negle.tt of the one, fhnveth mcrP.ble. ~ ! thc f.orm~llity nm:l hypocrifie ofthe other. 2. Panicul:uly, by two compatifons: I Let allLh~rfc:ncGod, le:ltnctOmakecon- B J.• Astpanyasrheflarrui'lttb·csl\je. · fciencc. of both chcfc in their religion and fer2. As theJimds hJthcf~afhorc. ~ uicc of God,and in all their dealing with m~n l Thefirfl: point, is the rootc and bc'ginning in this ....,·orld : th::tt fo the \\'orld may iudgc vs ofrhis m'ultitudc,m thcfe words: frltt!Jfid!melt, wben we luwe prom.:fod. Antithereforefpran$ there ojo;1c, cHenone that Seconx.!!y~ Ictvshcrelcarnc hO\·\' to hc!pc WM t:udeaCI. ·, and Hrcngrbcn our wcake fairb in the great One; that is, one woman Sarah: or at the pr9111ifcs of God. VVc h:'lue a promife offaluamofi, one couple, Abraham, and Sarab. And tion , whofoeuer 6c!cer!::ti:J in Chr.ift, fbnll not this onew:is no better then dcad.Not dead pro"" pert,'h, bttt h~rfe life euer/,ifling. Of ourreforreperly and fully: for,. none.are fo dead, whofe £lion, Dan, I 2. 2.:'{hq thatfleepe in theduft,fball fouks and bodies :~.re notfcparatc: but,as dead, rif~ againc, Of-our ._(!,lorijicntion, Phi lip. 3• z r. that is, :is go"Od as dead~orhalfedcad;meaning, The Lord 1ef;u fball ,·bai!gr Olfrvi!c bodiet, and thatthcy \o\'crc altogether vnfit for generation tml~t: rbnn U: ... e to· his'()wne .~loriom /Jodie. Of :l of children,thc llrength ofnature beingdcc:ti- ;w vworld, '!.Pcr.,.l) ..We!{I(Jk§fornew·hcnl!ens 1 ed in them; A/;rtthambeing an 100. & S11rab J anti ,t nclV tfl•'i.h, according ro his promtfe. C 90. ycarcs·old.And ifthis be true of.Abraham, l TlnJe be , ~sS. Peter calls them, great and whow::tspafiagc, how nmchmorc:isitof Sap;·etio;u pYomifes , 1.2. Per. r. "4· cA:nd furely it rah,.,.,·howas both pafi·agc, & was alfo banen nnlft be a g:reat ::md precious fllith; that can in her belt age? . · : ' cou!bmly bdeeuc thdC.N o bettcr helps ofour Here: we arc to n'otCand lcarnc many things: f:tith C<ln there be, then of(en :md feriouily to Fir!t, ./Yfu!titHdes ame ofo,Je. Sec here tbc confider of tl1e mercic. and power- of him that powcrfUII,and yet the ordinary works ofGod, made t.l.1cm: if be be willing; ~nd able, v.•hat c::m to rcarc vp goodly and huge buildings, vpon let the perfonn:l!1ccof them? Lnvs therefore .finall and wcake foundations. So did he i'n the often [;:~y with holy P.ut~, Fairhft!ll iJ hewhich bcginning,.and cuer lince. J.ndecdc, hcc made h,uh promiftd, whowillalfo doe ir, i. Theff.5.24. at the Brit, thouf:mds offlarrcs, becau'fc they :~nd ,,.ith S.<trrdJ here,~ n·~e itsdge him fairhfH!i mufi be' no more then 3r:rhe firH:thcy.\-terc~ & which hath promifcd. ·' ,, Jnillions of Angels, intending they {hall not Now foi!owcth the laHcffeCt, in. Lhe next multipl)'; he could alfo hatie made millions of verfc. · ~ , mm in atrtoin·cm: hcwouia nor,butonely one '' 12 - ffrJ(/theret'ore fi.'Pranu couple, Adam ar.dE11e. And ofthcm came • • I!A , , 1"- Jf <'> ' the infiniteraceofmankindc.Whenfinnellld thereof one, eueiuf on_ewhich ID madeancndc of that wodd,heefolllidcd'not d d the fccond that yet conrinuerh, vpon a thouWaS (u ea , iu many tU the : f.,nd couples;but by three m.en and thei_r wiucs 1 1 fi "rl·es of the_· j Lie in "muftihe multiplied the whole race ofmankindc, u '} .. '\: .. which fince haue growne from three, to miHi1 tUd_ C> a_nd tfJ the fdnds,: 'Q/' the OilS of millions. And fo here of an o!dc man, J (.1 "!! and a barren old won,1Jn; fpring innumerable l Jeafhore, wh!c~ are /'nnumera~ multitudes. . -"-.;... 1 1 '-le. · 1 J.' , - - •. · This,Goddothtomagnlfi,liis ownpoi<·~r,: tl 'l ! in rhe cies;offhc fonncs ofmen: and (o he.d1d ! , The third :'nd r:trctf~et-·of .9.1r~hsJ 3 ith, is, alfo in m:mcrs hcaucnly.Thc! nUbcf _of d:hrill:i- ~ I that by this ~nne !Jiutc,Jwhom the concqucJ ans fin\ e CtuiJl, that hauc~row'nc to·milliOns, ond broughrforth b)"foid,,fhc had a wonderbenan in a poore n11mbcr at the fidt. For,when fulJ grcati!Tuc, :m.d .l poflcririe rdr)')ofl ir>irhom C~·i{l himfelfc: was ak cnJcd, the nornberof l n'tmbcr. Tbis dfcC1: conf 1 !b not oflt fclfe, but I knovVne'bclcct:crs, w~s but I zo.AC"t..1.15. I depe11ds vpon the f<nmc_r. Her fl;itb ~~n:e her I The conGderation hereof fhould teach vs all (i rcngd1 to concciru: /fl,~:_,._though 01ce were I thef.Cduties; · ---··-·---- ·-- ---- -~-----------~---- ______ F~'"-~-----
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