j to8 j . . __ _ C!A [olimrent-afie vpon . . ·. \ ~;:,~.~·' I lfH, '":"rd tluir Gall, By which. is moom thus A frd, Yet it ~olloweth not, that there~ jn~uch, t\nt ~odac<:eptcd thc~n 111 h1s me.rete, \ Jhou\d l0uc .t!lmm cq_ually and :tlikc, fo_rhee :~ ~c fuc~·;,''lth :'·home he \o\'OU~d make hts cc- j may louc ~he fuirhfu/1ot all nations, anli yet not uenan~ of .:l~uat:0!1, :.md ilOt Wtth thc.m-ah:5nc, Iotic all mmfntt!lnationJ: for, in his bountihdl bur\\'lth theJrfccdc after them. Secondly, tlut 1tlctcic in Chrifi, he prcfcrreth iomc bdOrt 0 _ he cl~'of<: them, to make the ~0uenan.t in their thcrs. ~nd this anfwcr fecmcs the bC'trcr- bel nanieS for a~l the rd~. Thirdly, h.cc'vouchfafcd caufCwe miy hau.e fohH! rcafon to'thirike: that I them~ fpcc1_all ;m<l e·xtraorJt~1~Utt:: fauour,cuen God wiJl f.iuCot eurry .nation fomc, but 110 t~at lllmfclt w~n!d·bc~re tl~c·1r na!.ncs,and they ground ro imagine he will fauc :tll of any noti~ (hou!d bearc lus; mo.k1ng h1s·glonous name-re... on; mud~ lcffc all ofcucry nation~ l1owm:d tothc -wor!dscnd~ byrhis title, The z. ~t-~e we may !Cc, That Goti htnoJirn/; Godof Abrahm#, ljdac, a,a lat!coh, Hereupon r/,;fo I)J-1 [n-Hatttf thAt foor.our him, as hcc Iairh the rca!On i·s fi·amcd thus; God would llQt bee toElit the pridt, J .Sarn,!. ~n.\·Vhich is!! point ca·I~cd in fp-cci;dl manner the God ofvnfaithful tO be marked diligeml~; for, rh is God is tht m'cn, bur rather\ypuld bcfiowc fuch a fpeci~ll i 1 glori~us king ot l~c1ttcn <tnd earth :yet he aba.:: fauour vpm: .Eclccuc__rs; bur rha: fauour dtd B feth hunfclfc,an.d t.s content to be na1i1cd by his Gdd'voucht<t~c to. thc_lc t.hrcc P~tn~rchs;t~crcI Creature, 2dua~c1~g thetnbyab:ding hirilfclft .fore doubtldle-<hcy ltued.and dted m that lloly to be called thm (,od 1 theGodofAbr,J,.zm; /- faith. "'.' ~ foac,andl~tc9h. VVherC't\'Cmay apparantif fee;. ~In that i"t is fa id..; GtJdwal •~t afh~med to Ge~ rather thenGodwill nor haue them honoured calld·thc.i' God;Huefirfl we learn<, <hat God that honour him, hec will abalc himfelfc that doth not vouch(afo his mercic equally to all they thereby may be honoured, .. ' men ,.but f<>me menhauc more pr~ro£atiue in Hence we may learn tnany things. Firfl:,- that his f.1uours & Iller des then othcrsz Km..f.S make all thar profc{fe religion trill}",muftinUrc thcmc-hoifc among all rheh· fubicCts, offomcmen; fducs togoe tl;uroHgh good report ,and illttport, whom theywill prefer re to be oftheircounfcll and in all efl2rcsro bee·content, for Gt>rls hoor~guard, and to whom they will git1e fpeciall nours fake: :JS Pt~u/faith; I haste!eatned In 'What Phi1. 4 _11 , ~ountcnalfC(:, and difpcnfc their fauours more fonm·ftate./llm, th~rewirh· to 6u ctmttnt: I cAn liberal!)' then to all; Euen fo God amo~gall heeabafcd,~~»d I can ahou•d; euny wher• in ali IJ.Ibrlih''""' kinre-d.inoketh choiCe of thefe three tbi,gs I am inj/rNflrd, both to hufit!l,and tchce }erfons, -:Jbrtlhi:t~, Ifaac 1 a»d 1Aco6, to bellow C hungru; to a6oHxd~ndto h11ut wat.J. 'thus fpakc 0~·thrm{uch-fpect>llponour,as he vouchfafeJ that holy man of (,od: and fo mUll we all en• n6ttd·.any of their fore-fathe~!> afore them, nor -dc:aueur to fly, and acc<;>rdingly to praClife_ fotl't·ritic after -them. No metiJ3ilc therefore _ And rhe reafol}i! good, becaofe ifa man ho• •tiw>ugh-hc hdlownot his fpcciall mcrdc vpon nour God, howtocuer he be comtC"ncd, or n~t ioll'! fccing !\ccdifp~nfeth not his infcriourfaregarded in the world,yet God wil honor ai·m, : ~ou•hmo a11al~k.<. !'nd yec for all this , bee and eflcemc highly ofhini:that wil ptoooc::t~e 1 ·!Slit"l1:fccrptcr-·Gt perftns: for, hec ondy tsprow~y to ~11 rrue honour,.•"~hath done, euenm ) perly fa id , to be an accepter of perfons , that thiS world toall that med n. prdCrrcth one· befOre another, itl regard of Sccondl;:,hcnce We lcarncwhich isthc true i fCJmc·qualidc ia\ the pcrfon :but Godvouchfa• , way toget fcund ~onoor among!t mcn;narnc.o J fed this honour vnto thcfc thrct, ondy ofmccr ; ly, tq honour GOd. Good cfiimation in,the nferoic and golfd.will, and not forony thing he . world is nottobee contemned , for the ·Lord ·rc(petfcd in tlitni; > • ·" <Omtnandctb all inferiours to honourtheir fu- ~-rtrhiS cOnfutcth ·the conccite ~~nd errour of 1 pcriours; w~crcby he alfo bindeth eitc:ry man rnDOYtneh bro.;"ich·ed abroa~c in dHs :~gc, that to prcftrtit bis OWJ_l.C dignitic. Now God ho• ~.C~hl~tll cqualy·lout alllilcn as they arcmen, : noureth them that honour him: therefore: the -aM~~n~th choofcn~aif men to tiluation , as they ,. D furcfi way to get true honour amongfl men is .,l'<'f!l'tll; andbothreiwed none:for (fay they) , . this, Let aman firfllayhisfoundario~ well;an~ it ,flandctl' wit~ cquiric and goe<l roofon , that begin with God,and fet all the affcthons oflus the Gtcator {houJd Iotic all his creatures equalheart and thoughts Oll'thls, To honourGod, Jy·, anl1 this opii•ion they "ould ·b.uild vpon 0!.•ff. How may aman lionourGo~? Anf.By th~g~nhall promifc·made to Abrabam: be. forfaking_<he rebelhouS\~aycsofftnnc!~d vndu.fe. that in himGod fa id an rh~ ;at ions ~f1he godlindlc, an~ walkmg m th~ '~ar o~ nght~- ~d>'rhfbou!dbe bie!Jid jGen.z 2, i8.!Jun"e mull -oufnclfe thorough the ~ourfeot hts ltfe. ThiS vnderOanc thot (All) is not alwaicStakcn gedoth God tokero be an honour vnto hiS htgh ·ncr~tfy., bu't forflCtirne indefinitely for many: Maic{lie.And w~cn a man do~h thus vnfainc~- and.fo PaulfpcaKhfgof this COU~021lt ~f grace ly, then ~od "\'lll hOJ~our.~ml, c~cp. ~mong in Chri!l faith The l_ord n.adc ,Abrahnm afan1en, fo farr< forth as lbaU.bc fnrhiS good:for tbe~cfnJ~11) na~ic111; ltoan':\ll. 4· t:i· where reGod hath all mem hr'3rts-in_hhhand, ar!d!vill pea_t.iA'g'thc couenant rct:orclcd by Mofor, hee rnakc them t.o honourthofe_ th~t honou~. h1~n: · pu_~tCth t 111 my for nit, Aralt~e, gr:1Unt that A1 fo S. Pnu!falt~, lfAnymanthtrcfcr£p~rrgelnm- :.ri~r.,.:r. 1 lrilh!tm!Vvcrc thef,uherof a!! naf.hmf., and th<tt \ [t>lfc ftom tht{e •. bt>c p;~/lbua ~4Jell vntohoiD .him All the ~!·;;drcdJ cf rhe cnnh were hit{- .j _ nortr .• nnt OJ'cly m.g1one crcrna.l after death, I but . -~-~--------------~--~----------·-··-...:...;..'----'
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