-1,',.1!u n\s ' j ~H~l. ·; ' ! ithe IJ{hap.tothe Hebr. lll ----------~-- ------------------ 3!1" ycchlc vtHO it: :!S for example; the (c• A w \>Vie, th<lt God in his children :!nd frruant.!, conJ co 1 m"R:J.Ildcmcnt furhiddcth any m3n to doth acc<:ptrhe will for the deed: lo P.utl(aitb, m.tk,r 4'1]' griiHCi1 imr.gc; yrc ./WoJ:.r by a fj'cc_i- ~. Cor. 8. r 2. If thcrr- be a. willing mmdc, tf ii I :dl com:nandcmcnc, nude a bralcn l<.:rpcnt ill acaptrd accord,,:_(. tu that a man hmb, and NOt rhc wilderndfe to be J figure of Chrill. So the rtcco~rdmK to thttt hebt!th 110t: fj'caking of thea· Jist comm:1.ndc:m:m, Thot~Jhalt not kj!l, is an relccuiJJg ofchc poore hce tcJlcth them, tl\nt I ordu1:1ric commandemcnt, and bindcth the God rcgardeth nor fo much a mans \Aorke, as confdcncc of cucrv m3n ro obey the fame;yet the heart wherewith he cloth the: work c. Aod GoJ comes "''ith ; !pecial! cc nunaundnnenr therefore the poorc wJdoJve in the Cof}lel,Luk,. l tu .Ab~·aiMm, :111d tlid1 Ahraham kjlf thy z J . 3. is l.1idc by our Sauiour Chrifl, to h:n:" (rmnc : j,nd therefore the. ordinanc commandccall more into the trcafuric(rhough it '' CtT Lut 1 ~nem of the fCcond rabic, giueth place for the tw? mrtu) tht: many rich men that o ft in gr.cat time. And fo nil chc comaundcmems, thou abundance: more in heart, not in fubllancc.. 1 jhrrlr doctluu 1tnd tfuu, vnldfc God commaund This !Cructh to H:ay the hean of many a man 1 orhcrwiiC: tOr God is an abfolutc Lord.and fo char is found bruifcd in confc1encc; for 1ecing abouc h1s 0\\·nc lawes , he is not bound vmo B his \\'C::tke obedience, and the grcatndlC of his then~, bur may difpencc vvith rhcm, and wirh finncs p:1ft, he begins to call hjs eleCtion JtltO vs for thekeeping ofchcm,at his '"'ill and pleaqudlion _; nbw what muiT a man doe in this'~ fitre.And ehos \vas Abrrrbam w:.rramcd to f:1cafe! An{. Surely, he mufi goe on forward in 1 crifice his Sonnc; namcly,by venue of a fpeciI obc:dicnce,:~.nd endcauour himfelfe to continue · all, and perfonall commaundcmcm to himfclfc therein: and then though he failc many cimrs alone. through infirmity, yet for.his endeauour, God j' But if Abt<l-hamh:1d not had this panicul3r will accept oflum; & be plcafed \oVith the f.1mc. 1 comm:mdcment, the facrificing of lfaac had This doChinc is very comfortable ro l di~ . beene vnlawfull and abominable; for, the kilflrcffcd confclt::nce ~ but yet muft not make a.. / ling ofa man is a hainous fi1me: much_ more is ny man bold to finne: for many abufe this Do... the killing of a mans ov.:nc fonnc wahout a t'h·inc,andJay,thJ.t though they liuc infifi1~c ipcciall comrnandcmeJlt; for that is againH nayet God will accept them, for they louc God I ture ': and therefore: the lord by fercmiedoth in their heart. But they deceiuc tl1emfclucs:for, I feuercly condcnmc the lewcs [or burning their this mcrcifull dealing of God in·accepting tl1c .fom~u a1td daughtfrJ i-t fa.aifice, Ier. 7· 31. \-\'ill for the deede, is onelytowards thofe that [ without any warrant from him: though it C endeauotu thcmfclues ftnccrdy to lcauc their may bee th<.·y would pretend their imitation finnes, to bclecue in GoJ,a.nd to walke in obc... of .A!nabam in the facrificing of l[t1ac:ye3,and d.ience; but fi1ch as flatter thcrnfelucs, lying in to fhcw his dctdlation of that faCt, he changtheir finncs, Gqdw.i/Jnqt hemc~cifllli vntotllcm, 1 . cth the name of the place,calling itthe vallry of Dent.z9.19.z.o. 1 • j!twght('Y', vcr. 32. and in the newTdlamenr · Here: further it may well'bec demaundc.d·; it is vfed to fignifie hc/I,Matth. 5.29. 30. And How Abrahamconid take /foacand bind him, bccanfethis fi.n.nc is fo~us, it israrhcr to be ;~ndlay him on the.Altar to hauc offered him-: thought, that lcphu did nOt leill his daughter for, though the common opinioll be, that lrec \ in [acrificc to the Lord (as fomcthinke he did) was but 1 i· ycarcolde, yet the more recciucd cfpecially bccing a man commended for his opinion of the belt Writers-~iS, .that lfaac \Yas f•tth by the holy Gholt :·butthcreof wdhall 251 or •7·1e~resolde. How tlien could Abr-<-' fpcake when we come to his example, vcr. j z. /Jam becing· an oldc man of'm"Ore then I zo. j Thus wee fee Abraham had ground for this yearcs, be able to bindc lfa.tc bccing a yolig faCt: to doe it by faith:cuCn Gods lpeciall comand lu!ly man, and lay him.otlthc altar ro kill. . maund. But here it will be i3id, that ...."..braiJam him? For though Abrahffm. hid a<coJtJmande:-- 1 did not olfen·p his fonneindeede: forthough D .ment to killlfaac, yet we findenonhat Go'll he had bound him,and laide him on rhe 'AJrcr, com:noundcd Ifaac to fuffcr himfclfc to be kil· ~ yet w.hcn hcc lifted vp the knife eo hauc kilJcd; now Nature mooues euccy one to fccke ro 1kd him,the Angel/hied his hand,and fiilfcrtd faue his ownc life, and to refill fuch os would him not, Gcn, 22. 11. 12. Ho~,ov then can it be kill vs. How then was lfaac brought to yeold 1 1 true which is here f3id, that he offered him vp? thus farre to his.~Fathcr? ' for thc·v,rriter of the !l:ory mu!l make true re- .For anfwcr hereunto, we arc toknow, that I ports: but it fcemes the writer hcrcofis dcceiAbrahamwas no ordinary man, but a Prophet, ucd in the very principal! point,aflirming lfaac and that an CX<iCllent and extJaordinarie Pro"'\ 1was offered, whc,n lllrtl!uth he was nor. An[w. phet: So God.himfelfc te!lifi.Cth.of him to·A- \God t~ the Amhor and ltldttn of thts Stoue, bimciech; Heei& aProphet,. a}JJ.hcfhai!pray, foY ; and m Gods fight and cihm;~t!Oil he was offethcd: yea he was cfieemed-and rcuerenccd as a l rl!'d, t..h.ough not m the w01ds: and the1efore Prophet, and an honotirablcman ,cuen ofthe l tt ts fo f(ltd , in rcg:~td ofGods acccp,t~u~cc;be- .Heathen. Thc .Hittitcs tdl hinJ: Thou art a 1 j· cau~t: AGralumupurpQfc was ro h<1H<; done, it; ,l!.ri11ce of Godamongflvs.Ge.n.z ;. 9. ~ 'l and If he had llOt bccnclbidc,hc had doile it. Now b~eing:a mall of ro high place, and ro l -~~re \\'C~poimof fpcciJJI comfort, ,grdt regard eucn in the \\'orld: doubtleffe . --- ------· - ~ L 1 2-----·--· h•
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