; Abr:1li.rns f~icll. \ --------'------~--~----- -- - ----· ___ __,__ _. ____: the ll. Chap. to the Hebr. ons; but cucn to bring him t:O nothiiig, in re- A obcy"i~; and fccing I hauc his wo.rd and p_tb- 'go.td1<;>_f hum:me rcafon and natura!! affctlions. rnifC.• I will bclccuc th<it alfo, and ncucr for~ For, this com:naundcmem ( A6raham kjt/ rhy fake it. And cucn thusmuil we fhiuc tO doe in fonne) might hauc made Ahrah4m(if hcc had all t~tnptations wl"iatfoeucr; yea, cuen in thoJ~ confultcd with flc01 and blood)cucn diflrlC\cd that <ome from Satan, which arc full of,;nallicc in himfelfe,and without rcafOn, n..>t kno .... ;:ing and all violence. In our hc4rt and confcicncC , which wo.y to tUme himfclfC.And accordingly, we muH fiill hold :.nd bclecue the ptomifc of! let all Gods childr,n, cfpccially fu,ch as hauc God: and this is cucr the furdl and f.1fcfl way I the greatcf\ graces,lookc for fuch temptations to get the vitloric oucr So.th~n, To l1old, th:lt !' as {hall lay ~heir ~umanc reo.[on flat vpon the Gods promi!C .fhaH be performed, tho'tgh \\C<: • ground,and bring rhem.to this poi-nt, eu<:n vtknow not how,but ro.thcr fee the c6trary. And I tcrly to dcn~e ~hcmfeluc.s. . .· . . . though in humo.nc rcafoning , it bee ::I note of The: thircJ-Cucumib.ncc m th1s Temptation, ignoraRce, and want ofskill, to flickc alv•aics 1 is this;What.;A'brAh.,m did when hc;.w.as,tcmpi to the condulion and quctlion; yet in fpirit.uall l tcd?thc Text ~ellcth vs,thatbjf.rirhhtoJf~redvp tcsnpqtions and rrialls, this isfo~nd. diuinitic;. Jfoac,beemg;tcmpterf,. " • Alwaics to holdGods promift, and to llich · -4braham_bcciog,thusrcmprcd, \vhcther he B fall to thcconclufion.; •11d not to follow Satan \\'OuldobeyGods CommaundcJ~cpr, or not; inhis .Argumcn~s J neither fUffc1· him by· ~my· obeycs God.in o,ffering vp his (onn~_, aQd'yct mcanes to driuc vs from it. !~yes holdc vpon Gods pro:nife tmdc in him. Fuithcr,in that this fact ofotfc,ing vp Ifaac, Fox,·\'{C mufl: know., th~t .Abraha~ had a proY.'a.s oncly Ahrah1tms triall; ·wee may obfcfuc, mif<;pfblcffing,iq lfoac:andbct;ing no,w camthat it did not make him iufi before God, but IU<lOdcd tO kill/faac, hee did !lOt 110\I'V cafl off oncly ferucd tO p rOOUC his fait~l, and tO dec/di'C his hope, and dcfpc.ratcly think_~ jt co~uld not ,hin) tobelli/f. And thcl"e.fore, whcrps S;~im 1 be perfprmed, ifthis- commaundcm~nt \o..'crc o,.. Tames faith, Iam. 2. 2 r. That .A6raham »'tU bcycd.; .qut by the grcot power oif.a!th,hc J>orh -wjfijied thr.ugh workp , when her ojfc~<d hiJ abeyes the ~o.mm~ndemem, ~n~JYi~c, flill. ;>c,. fonnc lfaacvpon the altar. His meaning is, dt~t Jceues the promle: For, fo faqh t~!'J.<Xr, By Abr.aha,did m.tnifefl himftlfo tp be iufl before faith hu offeredvp if"'"· T-hercforq,m the ·v<:ry God, by offering vp his fonne; and nor,that by aC\ionofkilling lfoac, hcc bdeeucdtheprothis faC\ Abrahamofa 6nncr was ti13dc iull; mJ,.[c~; thatlfo~tc lhould line. A ~d this \\:t.S the or,ofa righteous man,was made more iuH:For excellency of Abrahdml fa~th, Eor, if God ind~ede,good.wo1kcsdor notmake amail jull, {hould with hiS own ~otce b1dde a '1'3n k•lllus , -_bljt oneli' doclptO,QUC and,dedarc ·him tO"<bcc fmme, it may bd"ome w-oul9 .b.~fot,md, tha~ -e. iufb..-. : 1.: .~ni ·~H·' ·h , .,.~ . .• w.<>uld doe it; but t"'dqe it,and I!ill t'o bcleeu·e , 1 _.,,.Thinlly, Cod .ga~eAbrflbnm·rllis comman< aconrr:uy promif« !(Jade. bcfor~, .bGtoke~q]j . I ,!lemeni; -Abrah>;m kill ~~fo~Pc;._butyQt hce t~v(riueof an,aqmir~blt faith, "· , ' . . . . ~on·ce>lcd frcmhin1, :vl>a~!Nasl1is pur.pofc and ln this c.ircUI"Ilancc wcmayjear~~goo4 tnte)lt-heret'n; fo~Gat!,mi:Mt-notthat Abr"~ inf!rl\t\.ion,;t-QHY)J,-i!.lall tempt?tion,sth~tbtbam{hou,ld,llill)lis fom)c:indeede,, hut oncly faU vs ,oil ill to holq fall the promiks of Go<\. ' M triewl:\a~b~would:d9<1>1wb•eher.he. would T 1n:iugh in the cle~jlls _;>urpofc, \Oe)'" tend ti> ,llill,bel~ue-an!l obey hiri>;or.Pot.W.hete M;efcc rhclo,Q)ening.bf our bRide; an~ iJ) ~ll.ci)mmon : that God, who is trutli·it felfe, 1-epcalcisoo•:A• rC:ato~,w<hauc good qtu[e tolq.the'l'.g~e:y,c~ 1r}r,a'hami)is w.U!;b~t.nothis,w_ ~ole.wilhW"htucc· foro.!Hhat,, ~<.q w.lll\, ncuer le-t ,g~.<,,b.ut.IIU! 1 ·anfeth th).S.CjJJelliOn; '•" , ·n "·, .''" ., .. ,. hold the pro':'<fcfall, and rat1>ef:krgoe·aU:reannW?'etb~~\t be lawfu!l.f9r·<a.mar1, a'ccotding forHn~h~WorM,thcn'GosJs prq<~n"fe.An<! !his 1 ,to thiH"a!11plc of.God,)"~nJ>c tcls a.ching to is,n.ot ond~tr.U!! fatth, but cuc·n.t.hcL~x,:dlcncy anoWc:r, tc:;>;conccalc his rrt~~ing, inwh.dl.e,.o.r t>f faith.For"<nlnplc,Cods pr"''Jli.f~is (J0,h.;,. ·Jn part?l'oJ'~Q[\''er hercunro, me mull'knowc, _,6,,\God fo /oH4d rh~'f•rld, th.r h<f:,f4f!e/ii{OJ!!!J P .there aro,~wo.cxrrcmities, both,which mull-be h.<gal.lf~ S.onne i.ntf:.d,e world_, ,th¥ ,r-f,p{"- _ajJo.idcd ih'q,iscafe.J:that .a 1>\ancmullalwaics' uer beieeued in him ,foould not pmjb, ~ut h•~f ' 1 expll<lf~ ~lttha~ is in h~ n)incle::. THat iidorue ·euerl•fri'[glif~. Nm•, ':'he.n >Wo~~.e.in thc.cxlcafQs.HtHiUilnay fpeakc oricthing;•and,,hiuke , trcr(lhi~,of all ·t<mpra~•ons,.we, •wl!t,aiJI hoMI IUlA!hcx;fpeakiug con<rl!ry1to!>ismpning:lht~ 'I· fafi\thisj>ro.t:ufc.,'tt!19~\remure Ql;lf1 ~uks Vpon -this.latretJis ·noway la1vf~~~, and .the other is· the trucr1 oftt. T.h~s was A6r~k1~s;prll~i{e;Jor not alwaics nccdfaric. Wee therefore mufl tn·this tem.p'to.tion., Golis m_eanin,g V.' as J;p tric .hold;a mdnCibe.twecnt:. bot-h-~ to to\' it, that in Ahr•hmn,-and to fee."'hat he woul<i.doc:~ow .fame cafQs a m3Cl may <onceale his whole rnia• ' :Ahraham, he hol<\es;fall thc_pro!l)ife.,.afl!~ )'1\t •ning,fa~ing nothing;rhough he be examined~ 'obcyts God; thpugh_all the rcJfon,in,t.he c=~.r~h 1 n.amcly;"..vhen the conGealing thereof, doth dj,.~. , cannot tell -how. that promirc,-'lnd ~.h~tcQmrcC\ly!land wi'h the glory ofGod,& the good · mandcmentCouldfipndtogcthqt~iB.J1J1this1,\!_;i.S ,·ofhisbrother. ,J _,·\; ~ .•. (., • .•; '< ! A-h.l>lhlmufaith, t,hough I knov; n:qs,,nor ~eaT~usgo.dlyMartyrs bauc done:'for, bceing , 1 Jen,-kno\~•eth not;yet.Godknowetf.~nd there_... ·~cxatmned b~forc ryrams,whcr.c&with whom, [Q~ f.comg I hauc h" commaw1_dcmcnt,l will they worih•ppcd God;tbey hauc chofmrathcr · · Ll4 ml
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