, ~-- \ _~_~!_\ ______ r:.A _ _ Ci_o_m_m_e_nt_a_rz_·e_'V::__po_n______~- _ \;::,;:·,',\ \ \namely, th;~t in faith 2nd hope hec was ioyn::d A Egypt: but their Rcliques fcruc rathcrlorx. \-·-I Ivmo his fathers, and aunccHors, that bclecucd t.inguiOl faith i~ ChriH , :hc~l ro confirmc it Wl I in God, and that he V\'3S of their religion, and for, thC}' nounOl. 111Cn m tonddcU!ccs, and looked for a rcfurrcCh6& another lifC, as they foulc fupet:~irlons, _and not in the tt uth of I i did. And lhi~ he would hauc knowcn, not onl.y Gods prmmfcs.. Thtrdly, we doe nor rc:td.: ; to his brethren and pollcritic,but eo theEgypin all the: BU:>ic, that it;fophs bones wne: n;cr ~ I tians alfo, among who:n he liucd. wor01ipprd;a~d therefore from this place they,, · 3· lofiph hcrC'by. intended principally, to · b~uc _no g,r 1 onnd whcrcon to build rhcir fup5!r- ~onfinnc the f11i:h of his brethren and poitcrity Hitiol)S1voifhiFPi''gafRcliq1:es. And thus·~nuc~l. in Gods promik, for enioying and pofTeffing l of the cxatt:lj?)C oflofoplu t~hh. 1 , 1 .._ ~ .\•.· the Land of Canaan afccr his dcach : and thi$ l \vas a notable i..\'ay to !lrcngthcn their faith. Eor., ...whcn they !bould r~c or remember his. corps, it was vmo them as a hucly fcrmon, to , (hew thet_n pbinely,thacho\Nfoeucr they liucd 1 for a while in bondage in Egypt : yet the d:~.y B Jl10uld f11only come, wherein thc:y Ihould be j fct at hbcnie, a~1d brought (as free-men) into I the land of Canaan. And vndo~btedly, lofoph wOuld therefore h1uc his bones kept an10ng them, that they might be a pledge vhto them of their ddiueraoce. 1- Yea note further, the 1\ory faith, (Gen. ~o. I 5.) tlm Iofoph did not onely charge his bre– thren generally; but binds themby an oat}1 to (ary his bones: hereby 01cwing, th:!t it was a matter ofgreat w:~.ight which hec did inioync them; cuen :'1 figne ~md pledge of the truth of ~~"' ;:)t~ ~~~"'· ;;t~;sr·, ~~~"'L~i}} ~~~-,..-..~ ' Jt.-.-,.'\ii -., ' .O:I!~ .w<>t.-; ..,.. Mofes Pare:i1tS:Faitli. '- 1 Vcrfe '3· · · I 13y foitb> ~ofes '»!hen hee WtU borne> '»!M hid three moneths ofhuparents, bectiUJe theyfaw bee was aproper child: neitherfeared ~hey the I(j_ngs command,ement. . Gods promifc in their d~liucrance. Vv'hcncc ~~N this ''crfc the holy Gheft we lc:unc, that it is':\ matter of srcat moment, procecdcth further, and ferfor euery Chriftian, both carefully and rcuctcth downc vmo vs a nota.. r.c:mly tovfe the S"<-.-• m<ntJ, which.God hath C ble on,d wonhyexample of giucn as pledges ofhis couenant ofgrace,madc the laith of Mcfos Pll.n-nts. with vs iri Chrii\.For, lhall Iofoph ~aufe his !>reIf we would fee the h1fiorie thrcn and pea-critic to fwcare concerning his atlargc, we muA reaQe the bones, that fo they might more rcuercmly re2. Chapter of Exodus; of which, thefe word"s g1rd that pledge & figne oftheiroutward dearc an abridgement, or britfe Epitome. Now, Hucrance? And il1all not we with all reuercnce here the faith of .Mofos parents.is coffimeudcd and good confcicnc-e, both ellecme and v[e vn to vs by two notable aCtions: J. The hidillg! tho(e holy pledges of our eteruall dcliuerance of Mofu their child when hee was borne; 2. by Chrift Iefus? Their courage and boldndlC in that aCtion; in I ·· The P:~pifl:s, from this pl:Jcc> would iullific natfearing the KingJ commtmdemtnt. Of their tl1cir praC\:ifc, inrcfCruing a1'1d honouring the hiding of him, we will firil imreat gencr:~Hy, l.\.diqucs of Saints. No~,-,. by Rcliqucs, they and then come·to the circumfiancc thereof. In mean the parts ofthe bodies ofJ3ints departed; gcmetall, Their htdmg of the childc was chu: as the head of John Baptift, the armcs or bones Theykert bun clofl·, and vnknowcn to the of this or that S:1int, the milke of the· virgin Egypttans fat duce rnoncthsfpac-c;becaufe the 11-fary,and alfo the pans of the croffe whrrcon .D _ . .King had giuen commandcmcnt and charge Chri{\ fu!fned, w'ith fuchlike. Anfw. Fir{\, let I toall his people, thatthey !110ulddrown< <U<ry vs know, that thctr H.cbqucs arc nothmg elfe 1 . manchiidc6ornurmongthe Hehrewu. Exod. I. but forged dcu!ccs oftheir ownc, and no true 1z.In this aCtion ofthcirfaithJwe may obferue Reltquc:sof Saints; as by one itlltancc: may ::tpfome fpedall_points. peare. For, the p~rts and parcels of wood,kept Firfi, Mojes was to be a worthy Prophet, & · in Europe,which they fay arc pans ofthe croffc Captaine, or guide vmothc people oflfi:acll: I whereon Chrifi d1cd,arc fo many, that if they and therefore howfocucr other men-children were all gathered together, they v.:oulrl load~ were drowned vpon the c.rue~l. con:-mau_ud of1 01ip: which {hcwes pltlincly, that hctcin they Pharaoh, yet the Lord promoes for hun fo v(c notorious for"cne for it ·was no g.rcarcr foone as he is bornc:,that he !hall be hid,and fo then !!.man may bc~rc . .And the like is their beprcferucd frO tbe tir:mnie ancl rage ofPharaoh. hauiour in the rcft. Secondly, the keeping of ·Whence we learne, that God in the midde.R lofophs bones,was for a good end and purpofc; of all pcrfccmion, cloth cuermore prefnuc the . namely, to tefiific his ownc f3ith, and to feed~ of his Church. There be t.1 NO dlarcs I confirme theirs, in bdccuing. Gods prom~(c of Gods Chur,b in the world: the .firll is I for their ~eliucrancc our of the bondage of . quiet and peaceable. \-\'h<'n the Gofpcltspub- - - - · likclv l ~~--·------'---
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