I A!>tlh2,1'S .l ~ uo fJ..Ii [ommentarie vpon I I I I ,, I ,I •I ;' ' ,i to die, then to difdofc their brcth;::-n: :md this A grcffion. A~1? hct~c~ fuch c~cclkm rhi 1 1gs arc. conc~aiing oftheir minds \.\·as lawful!, bccaufe fpokcn of h.:th; it IS called rhcVi&ori~:Jf/d}·~~ it w~:hcd iramcdiately the gloric ofGod,aud f.l(;·commtth the Jpo;·/d. 1. Iohn 5 •4· Anrlu ... od thC'good of bis Churl·h. is fa id by (rtirh topur~{ic ,the JJc.1rt: Ja;rb ftremrS-eCondlr, a m:m m:~yconccalc pan of his rlunetlnheburt: Atls.r5'!9;Andthroughfa'ltb minde: but that muft be alfo ·with thcfc tv\'0 wea;·ek§pt by thepowaof qvtl''uhto folHation, r. (DUCats; Firlt, that it fcruc fOr Gods gloric: Pet, l. 5. ·.· r, :J!i';, Secondly, that it bee fur the good of Gods I Is this the pow<'Toff:ildl·tooucrcomenaChurch. turc, and the corn:pti'ons thCI-eOff.then hov- fo ... Thus 0 did lontU conccalt: the condttion of j cuer religion be tccctued, :~nd f:11lh prof'tffcd mcr-cic from the Niniuitc:; , when he preached : gcncr:tl.ly :.11nong vs, y'Cr 'Yri:donbtedly there 15 de!1:rut1ion vmo them, f:tying; VVithin fortiC 1 j hulc tru~ faJ_th 1n the v.'Ofid: for/ eucn amono daics <111d Ninh1ic fha\1 bcdcltroyccl ~though 1thc'('rOfCJfouTsrhctCOf, hovv rnatly be-e tfict~ it is cuidcnc. by the cucnt,rh~t it wa5 Gods will : ~ l:har fub'dueth~ finn'cs of t-hcnlnws, and fup– they fnould·bc fp:arcd, ifthey did repent. B'itt prcffe rh<?Vwrkcs ofthen vdckcd iraturc'l'"ur!'IV that Condition God woulcl hauc Concealed, , very fcw 1Now whet Ccorrhpnon·Cc::trerh f\\:t}• becau(e, it would not hauc beene for rbe good . P, , J.ndfinnc i:ito'nCth,rhcrcTofuld fJ.ith canPOt be ofthcNiniuitcs to haue knowC:n it;tith the eO--! ~ for, if tMHi-v~erc fo'ui1d tU mcn,Jt'v-..ou1dpHYi.fi;, ccaliftg of it cauft-d them more fp_<;:edily, and i 1h~t1"bemt! : 1 and clt:anfe the corru'pudns ther-, carnclHy to repent. , · -: · · "Of: ~nd brmg forth obcdtcr.ccm hfe. "' · · ! But out of rhcfc cafes, 3. man (beeing called St:C~rfdly, r\11s ,poWe~ of tt'uc f~tfh,iri'mam to fpcakc) muH dccl;1tc the v.·hole· Huth, or · hcartmUfi,teachvs, not to i::omcm oi1r'ftlUts' C·lfc hcc finnes greatly againHGods comfnan1 v.:~th a·gcncd~fanh andkn.owledg 1 n·fehgion., . dcmcnt, forfak.ing the propcnic o~thJ godly, 1 but to goc furrhcr, and to gc~5. found'f.mn that Pfal.:5.2• 1 · ""I \ I Tpay,pmijie(hrhear't; a(lca£linforncu,litrr}ca- . And tlius much of the fir£l irnpedirnqrt elf, ftlt'<j for,Guir)g faith wJl dcanfc :i man'in"eCUc:y .Ahraham1 faith. · · ' '. ' J>art•of fo'tilc '& bodtc,andll~cilgthcn!Jis{eule The fccond impc.din\cnt .to .A/n•nhnmJ fjith, I id-teh'iptation's, ~- _·· '? '' r · ~:l.-:;.. is contained in thc(c~Ord~. ··· ~ · ' ..\ ·0 1 1 l('t'Q_tJe/f.. Here it maY De-:tSk.etl,-•·hb·w:. it~an be . ' Ojfcrcdl!~of!e/ylugott~; . ' ;:rl." ; t~iC!Ji~~~p; ·thtat 1fo.1~·;i.v1s"Aln;_~!tams·.ortc~y /:• :~[<mff~:. o..< .... ~<.-1 .:.>.,1•) l ! beo?ot(cn .fonre ·feewo Jfmri~/lw:f!i!;iJfahJs . i\".Tc kno\v that tl~c louc 6fP:A·crrq def~nzfs ·1 ]j fOp~~; an-& W~s ~<;irhe ~b~fdr-e l~at::,~as·iS e'ui.. t o.cucry ohilde.naulr.ally; bu~t;fpociallyr .o~l\1: I ~ , llept~ 9~,, i 8.: l.a?fu~·.:_"',6_'Waycs': lirh,-that onely begotten; ~pon whom (beet. n~ but 0ncy ~·~~!I ?JW.."ftl;oY'Q!>~'·'. p'pot~tile<J.f was piitdlOr.of all tharis tr;lltlwed, whtchl y.·htn lh~rc ar<>mtI'!Ab~ahami}'dufc,(forl~""'-~h'e- e:~pr<'~l»~<>irt" ny, ts dtutccd~mol>g them.' And'\he:r~orc ttl I j nlaundemo<r< ~f f)_o~}'rilpl!f'Jil>'f~ t_h~bonitrw,;:. 1 •11 rcafon, this 'migl1~ .greatly hih<!"ef JA~r<r-.; man and her fonlt<, Gcti!ff.Cf.o.) -aridl.f9''"Sil hams obedience, l'h~t·C!>olllhoittd climn\~ftd I • lma<ld11>"c1lildcof !Ab>'.thdm,Seco!ldly,: /fmahim to otf~r his fGniil:-,,Yca, his ;o>loly bcgo"~'l ; ell"''iiJ-tiis'i:Hilde irt~c~jy<irM~hf6$.ah,6ot .{onndluryc•by fa>d;Jhee ouc:<ti6fn\Wet~:~hls ·I ·~7.~~~btfnil_,V<lrnal1 fitlilfo wa~~as l'<t\~ tempta.Lioh, brc<>~<> ,,h;.ou;sh thi~~''l!p·cailn<~t,\ 1 1~)':!-:_bhlibb'rn:e? t-;h~>:r:po~he ~roprlt¥<t;for and·ofkrscvp h~,on•IJ[onnt, ' .' • ,1) ,,; ' 1 1 'lto fonncdou~/fi,,aa '1hrs oti~lyc!jj,~6l:t'l!!.ofa>.•" Whde wc.nooq,<tlOat rrue }'ll!tli w!l! mak<><al i' ~lly?·i'·'l\i<:l>thay'b~ llfi' irffll:tOllieN\!f<;\"illhe mJ.,n oucrcomc his ?~f!C ~~tu~tJ~t;o;uc::~.~i t'lk fb·Jtl:4ffil&l;~tlug lu~h 8ft'..:;\'tfng isfff'odabaFt.a , llron.ge£l all'ccHM intthc hca,rr1 ~r?~~i<a!~)'f.fom I :W!t~'i'l~e'.lle~ . ~·' r- o;,t. ,rit., , mo;~ ;~' b:d 1 th~ ·fathu to the- oltlld"t', cucn ht,•'<fi!icl?·<lirtd: j ':'Now fblloweth~hetlll?dt~,JJp1.'lllflit'll\tof.'A:. : :Aol!-aman;woultl thlnkc it imporfrl>kto~ott-1 ·' 'Ql'ahJms>:fuith'; '."hlt~_J•ii41'<>!t'ti<lfaB!tJ~DCI!rn! !. come .this•Jouc-itr>thc parcr.t•i r~nldlc .lt wereI 1 , I lla!llc Wlitrol;y tll€ lattre'llrit1r'lSY<>m!114rril2d, bydeath'; there bedrig t1o coufNiitlW~ont;11')' ' U ':IH"<ht-i>:l\lll~n ft:olll.\.h)ll'j!<tfJn >ofo:)~/Ji'i?Jham: . in thi:dJil<ib..But yt bchold<j•blllr.kltain.· IJ.~I lj' ;rPthcfc ·,~1\,rd~; ·whii''IMti"Nctiu.<dorb.pYD'Jlffaithfubdhcd th~s.fp.ccla11 lotic {vh'ichltc:Q!Ite , fti~· .. hn~ · 1 '\~., •t ~ • ..:.ct\c t":\! _ ··.A-.-\..~-·<~~ ......... - to his ondy chil-d eN G"od himJl'lftlctHfioH·o 11 -> 1]51}; ·'mdmil£ ~f'rhiwo.-JWI·VM':f',fli'l~·m< ! 1 AfrrAham, .tl"'t his·!Iouc to lf.iac. ~vas ·r;r<IM J /' _~ri:fertdh-<i tho'p~fl"or~~;;thrk~aiJJdti<ho'!f ' ! Gcri. >~. l.and:yc~biFfaltlY he·<Wtfc<>mctlYi!Hs l ~hqholjltBi'tolt hi:re fp<'at~tii,.RMdi<"(lhhllra: I bis:loce.,: ;, ," ,.::.,,,, ,;., -,· ,.," : ·l l<»lf';,]'T-Ila~Br·hy.fal<h;·fbiJ'"H'cn'Cbi>ut:nradt :1.. , :This point is,a;l'tfully to be ln:rtked,Gis:d~.l :hBJI'oll)ifcs~11to Abr~h·~ honltlh~otuh~ly clar~11g. the preat po.w~r.:of troll Cl (a~ii~g f~ic:fi; l ; h~ate th'hh f· bn~(~~:h!ch'~:~he.ifr}t:cil'd'UtJ~nt 1 : I fot;tffatth ·caill~hitt<tJi~c ·creat;dr'\!lw~r\Clifi<:<Ji 'I '?I all) h~bek~ucd ·?":>'' >>Jd1>p~h:<!;h\i:Mne Il l n'at1lrc, then vndoulncd!-;qhc5p"wcnhcrcof,l : <clfeehi:lllphtoM~o,~tief~ule; f~·!"u<ll ~'-'Ill wiJJ:inablc man toqrJcr;corlll!l:rhe tqorr~I~t.i'onsl · ~h&\,,.~f?. ~~ict./UnJ~-i81tf<~'r~.~·.~o''' ~t t~il~idc ,I I ofh<Snat•;rc,ond the ~cmptati<:is or the wodd,i I 't'h~•helrot~!ded (llOt ~n~pt~~~\~•}hun¥.-1'':"-, j/ fo!'.t:t IS 1?tr hardcr thing[O oucr'c<;>r\:1t our·namrc 1 ..fij.ffo! ~~.u~Mi.y ,r- fot ,tpc(qLc~~~es:~r~-~~-~a~ei j[ / "'~h)dr~·c h-:ui,.::by trcation, thcn.rofubrluc ~cl ~o(!·i:i3lHI.ff ~adc J.O~c ~~~~~er ,Pr.or.nlfCifV<~1~o. , 1 conuptron ::hcrc0f, which come~ fW by uanfl~ttil~.<?_~dnng:_Cj1fHl',tit(1rcreatc-;tlld!~_~!b~ rl .__ __ !___ - ~-,-~~fa~.~__......
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