rd1 Commentarie vpon 1 ~"'"'"'' \ ----:---:------:----:------:--:--------=------------- : ~':''c_ __ l 3ild it-.muft appcarc., whether wee be hot(C or A at the fame tit~c, and c~er a~tcr draw. one ofhi~ I \ coldt.Now,ifwe hohlC not iOuudncffc ofgrace legg~s. ;J.~tcr hun ~ cucn to ~ts dyin'g d?Y· Saim l · in vs, it. the time of trial!, thCn lookc; as the P~tul\\•as raprvp mtothe eh,rdhea:tcn., intoPaia- i dro{fe confumeth in the fire, •.vhC as gold corn~ difo, aniheard words which cannot befpok!",Jta, met~ out more dearc; tO (hall hypoe1·ific, for.- whicbare impo.J!iblefor man tovtter :y(t /e 11 Jf hec l malitic, and all rcn1porizingprofcflion,coufio jhould6eeexalre~our of m~afisre r~1orought!bosotnoching,,tn the midi\ oftcntatio~;whcnJo.und da~ctofreHe!dtro~tJ, there Wtu gmen 1.-!lltObima i grace, and agood confcicncC, l11all paffe.thopnck,t·l.n thefofb, tht rtU/fonger ~fS.•uan to buff'a rough, and l11itl'c more pure aud perfeCt afrcr .him: 2. Corinth. 1 ~. 7· God will honour him \ then befOre. with reuel:fi:ions, but yCt Satan !11nll hauc Icane Thirdly, cmilidering w.c3rc to lookc for trito buffet and bca.tc him as it wc-t·e blttckc and \ all.t and temptations ti·om God; therefore wee ble'1'C, In all whic~ wee rmy foe, to whome mufi be careful! to rcmcinbcr,and praClifC that Gody:ouchfafcth a, greater mcafureofgracc 1 to counfcll ofChriH to his Difcip!cs, befOre his th~mhe appointeth fingular trialls and ~cmp~ \ : pa!Tion : T·Ytttchandpra; lea/fye~enter into teinptattons aPoue oth.cr ]l)Ctl.- .And dw rcJion is: tdtion, Matth.i6.4t. And bccauiC they were Firft., becaufe Gods gracesdoe ben~r appcarc j drclc{fc in praCli.ling this dude, tht:rcforC they in temptations then out of them: Js go!de is 1 fell intontcmptation; efpccially Ptter fdl mofl B bdl trie.d in the fioc,~nd thereby prooucdmo!t . gricuou y, bydenying his mactcr. Wee mufi: -purC-a':d,pcrfcCl:: SeCOndly,t-empt::nionS iC:mc pcrfwadc our ftlucs, that.~hc fan"Jc commande. to abalc the (cru~mtofGod, and tp bdng him I mcnt is giucn to vs; for God V.·ill prooucvs by doV{ne inhisowqc co.uccite, that he bee not t.cmptations, to make manifcfr th't corruptions ~rotide oftho(e things that are inhim, Or puf .. that be in our hearts:.wethch~fo.te conCldcring fed yp.w!.th c.onccitc th~t there is mori: in him, I rout:ownec:ftatci muftpJeyforGods affifling thCniJndeC:dethcr'eis. Thisweefawc in Pt~Hfs and {hcngchCmng gracf, that ~hen tcmptati.. example; Hee w~:buffered of Sat a;, IMfl bee. ""' n,m come.~we .may be. found found and Jf•#ltif>.eHal(ed WJ[h akqundanc.of Reudattoni, ttcadfai'tin tht'tt'iall. ' .,~ · ; "' We may fee a type hereof in worldly affaircs : Thus much. of the_nature of Abralwtu Th.c.b,cfl,fhip that flo3t~th on the Sea, when i< ttnipution; {\oW.fbllov: thC:. cirCurnfianccs to qrri~t-1\ in itmoJ.t p.retious Iewcls, iS ballacCd be-confid<tcd,therein :•And fi't!t, ofth~ time wil}1 gr~p~ll o•{at111rt<> make itlinke into the whenAbrabam \f3s t~niptCdo HcrCof wee·may .wafer;, and fo fayle.rno.rc furcly, leaflflo:aing rcade, Ocn. 2 z. t . Afta theft things.,faithMor:oo high,~it lhould be vn!lablc : ~uen ·fo, dcafes ' 'God didproofle .Ahrahami a; he words wi!l leth the Lord VJith his feruonts' when.he bath odl'iiita double re~renct .. Butthls J,tak_£ tQ,be ,·C giucn thernago0d·.nicafure ofhis grac~ ,-then indHptopcr :1nd fit for that place, to wtt; thaJ doth he ~lfo lay temptations vpon them, to af«r God had 1\13demoft _ox.<ellellt pramitl:s humble-ithom, lea/1thcy fiJOu!d be putfed vp \~1~o .A6rvtham;;and gtuCn· hitri'mo.tl wondCn.- juth~mf~·h:scs. , ·;:· ,f, . _, 1 . 1• 1 · full biel!ings it nil, t•riui~.crlg;s, tben h<temptt~. "_ The fccond circumlt~ttce>a bca_~pnfilcr~d Jmn. r.. ~ . • , , '· ..... : 'i)l.thi:S:tcthptation·,~~~thcg·rMrnt'J%.~~ereof. le Hchce t we lear11c this t\otiablc! lcffoti: i@atl , ~was tbt.greQ.tdl tha,tt(llcbv.a?, .for pugbf!·we~ thof• p<ople)n Gods Church which rcce\.u.e: i r~~4~p_f...!I.ha~ GP.4fo•~l4_ comm~llnd hlm10/,JO from G'od moregrates then othcrS,Illllfi loOKe l.hitown't{onn~. F01:~.'.if.God had~.to'ldc ~/Jr"a-· for-Anon t~mpu.tions. ThiS\''e!1h3U ft:c to be' ~m., .th-:Jt_hU,fonneJ({tJdc. mull haue..~js:d, 1t titi< in C/rrift lefw tbe·bead.oft);e C·hu_rcbct(or woul<;fhauc.beop.very grleuousond forrowfull wlicn hc~as oB111pri-.ofti., and h(Q.I';t{eitt~dtkt,ho-. .newts Yntbbim: at)d yJlt OtOr.e'gricltot,lsjf hcc 1y Ghoft, Mmh. ;. ill, thefonn~ 0f aDouq, 1 l :hod toJdhim, that hei1>6•ld haucdied it·bloa;- ~ and hod this' vo•·«·of God th<i..&ihcr pto-' I die deat\>.But yet tbj,,yas:mof.t grkubus ofa!, nounctd vponrhifn,lhat he ll1.U. his lV(l-.belp_fi~d that APrttham himfclft: lydrh his~pVN)e!hand Somt-e:Yn whomt:~l'lftu wellp~eltjed.j:tht·n prCf~h,r-' lhoulcl (acrifice his. O\:'ne fonnc;"na.y-hi~one'!y -lv.fo.lldwcth tOil,<lm heewa< lr4d f•ty, rk• 1"4- D fonnc; and that whiCh 1S•more.hcnm1tktii11IS dmit.ffe to hee""'fi<il of ;h< d"'i/1.- !llatthnf .· I : ·<>ncly,cllitd.,·in v;b9mt'the.pt·omfo iP' m~de, bccing full oftile hc>·ly Gho!t; as l-Cle faith:So ,oliat in ·himht,·feeliljb.oold.beeoal!ed' tbismu!t likcwife whon G.o<!had tcliil\cd,Qf,/ob;thathe ' net~s.bl: ><great ~''ound'VJuo.hisbtarr;.:uid yet .,.;., ·~- vp6gk• ,apa iuft m:vl,j;••• tlw {!~>'r.d ro auge'f1!Cnt his gricti'>Jhe;m"!l-hot:ri<>-<'U:prc- .-q.J·411.1. efcbe>W:tf.eui/1, lob. J..,8• .tllrn,S,ianl femly, nor wherebe would.but gn.thtce®l<~ tookc occa"lioh·rhc'rcby tP tfitl(lt 1 hi111.: as in all .iourhcy'in'thC \Vil.dertJ~If~uring~flic}i·t:ime the whole coijrfc ofthat b0o,k~. "'t! may pl•ine-, .Satan vndoubtedly vlrbtight might-My vpon his 1y{~:<, \\•hr.reill >.re l~t.dowu<:-ilJo.!l wondcr("HI :niuurall~ffeclionsit<><U>,varle him f!>OII):oli~di- 1 temptations lnd uials whereby, he~ wbs p-r§>.Q-1 rcnce: wbi'ch Coul<i not'oh:ooll?liudlCfaNnorel ued. Sb /.,.cofi,nu'fi wY"<fllcr>Wl> tht A•gtl, griet\ous vnto his.foule. . . . ,Gen.>·'. 2_4. :8. and by t·b< pow!:r pf God p-I Ou•ofthc gneuoufndfe of th!S~<mptauon, ucrcomc. r;·od-dlimTclfc.- This...A·u a. t)~tablel weema')' H~3rne ~h1s le·~on: that Godm trmp·. .prerogatlltC, To pr~~uailt with the Lotd; bur' tin.g a man:doth fomef1~rhe.procecdc.thus farr~.·i _yet het· mu!! pr<~~aik_with·hi.J j',;h( v. g 1.) and . Not oncly to <roffc h!S finncs an<,lvcor-rupu- 1 -------- • . OilS, I ·- I -,--.---~ --~---.~
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