!;:;~~;-~ .. -------- ----i-ke-u.[6~ap.-tothe-H€tr. ! -i;i ./ --- likely profdfcd tlll"ht and rccciued withom fA I mull look for trouble ~uid affliC.licri in this. litC; ' hotlilc oppoliti~r.J ~~ b;· God~ great mcr_cic it fro:n r~c cradle ~o the gr:wc; !i:o111 th<'_,~d_a.Y ~~ is in our Church ::lt dus day. Tnc fccond IS an ~he~r Lu·th,to ~he_hourc ofthctr dcat~h.r.wtes '' hidden c(b.tc, \vhcil as it cat1not fhew it fclfc 111 dangc:- of lu<> life by Phttt-Mh, fo 1oonC as he vifible, but the open prbfcfTiou of theGofpcl ' isborne.And fo wr~s our S:wiour Chri!l bf!Ic:. l is fupprcffcd by the rag(" of the cncmic the d~- rod, when hce ,was _b'u~ :.1 ba~c: \Vh_crct~po,n hiS uill, an'~ by \\'kkcd and cruel! men th:\t be h1s Parents fled \\'Ith h11n m~o ~~ypt_ ~or hrs Hfcry; 1 inHrumcnts. Thus God [uffercd his Clntrch r'\nd anfwerablc to then mtane1c was the rcH I lomctimcs to be f1Jad:owcd, and in_rhef~ times df_chcir life_; full of d:t1~g~r/ull o~ttoutfJc~A:I?il I many of ~lis Jcc~e eh1ldr.cn_to be Oawc an~ pt:t as lt \-\'Mwi_ch thct~_,f;.o 1s 1c Wlth oth.~rs: 2. Tn~: todeath fonhc hnncs of hts Church, ycdo, as -~. r :. Flee that w1il lmt godly muf! f.sjfer pe~fo-: that alwaics bee prcf(:rucs the [cede of hi~ C!ltio'l: and he that WJllbc Chrifl.r lJifc;p!e, rp:ifl ChOrch. VVhen I[a) had the\\"cd the Iewes the rak.£ vp lui Croj]~ tH:l) day aua'fo!lo'flle him, Luk. fcarcfull ddO!ation of their Land; that the Ci.. 6. 21. , tics fhould be w~tfled without inhabitant, and This: i' a poiot v.·hich all ofVs mufi ttflrke ;' If.ai. 6 ,,,, their hou!cs without tnall; yet then hce faith, \o'.Je:C muft: not loo'kc to hauc care an~ Joy iu • 1'here fhallhcea tenth in it, mrd rhe bo{y fude I <"arch:It is inough for vs to cnioy that afcCr chi$ Jha!i bu tlu fubjfancc or vnderprap thaeof, \B li!c.lfChrill himfelfc caric his croffe am ofthe_ I verfc 1 3.God cloth not deale \Yith his Church, gate,we 1 hen with his difciplCs muft 11d:.f vpb:.'r as he dotb with the enemies thereof: hec but cro,qt mulftJI/r;w him eHcry dnJ. . Ioppcs oft the br:1nchcs in his Cburd1, when as The 2.circum!lancc to be confidtrcd;is th~sJ· hee ll:ockcs vpthc rootc of the cnemi_cs,lfoy, How long w~s Mofcs hid? name!)', thru ~hapter z]. vcrfc57.8. When he vifltcdSomanrhr. f2.!!cjf. Why was hce hid no longer? dome an4Gomorrab,hc dcll.roycd themvuerA;, f. Becaufc they could not; for it is likc'l}', Jy out ofb}1c earth: but the Lord dcith cucr there \.\':lS fcarch for bim, and therefore they keepe fatlthefeecle of his Church, that when made • bark!t ofreed,, and daw6edir withJlimi Ewo. '· !• the ilormc of pcrfecution is blovvne ouer, andpitcb,tf11d14ide the Ch:ldc rlieteiiz.,tindpur it ahis Church may fprin£ and flourifh aftel·- tiJonj tbelm!rujbe.tbytl;ermersbrinkf. ward, Thus did the Parents aduentttr< the childe5 Here fome niay fay,Scci ng God purpolcd to life, for the fauing of their O\,)ne: wherein \VC make Mofes fuch a worthy ma oucr his peopJc, may fee a great want & \\'caknes in their faith; why did he not by fome wondcrfull,powerful, for they kept their child awhile by faith:but afand mi_ghtie manner prcfcruc him againfi the terward committed him to the dangCts of the rage ot p!J.,raoh? AYJ[w. God indcede was a- C waters, of wilde bcafis, and fowlcs ofthe ai'rt. blc to hauc (cm a legion ofAngels for hisprcSo that it is plainetheir faith \ovas-wcake, and fcruation,or to hauc done it after fomc Change mingled with fcart and with fomc doubt1ng: . vifible mant\er; bur yet he would not: for we For in·keeping the childe three inOnCths; t~cy \ mufl: knowc and remember, that it is Gods !he'J\'e fonh liucly faith; but \o\'h<'n as they' plcafurc to 01cw his pov\'Cr in \oYcakcmcancs. cxpofe him to danger for their O'I'~:He fafct}t; He canprcfcruc cuery fcruam of his from all herein they bcwray fome wamcf JOUe, ind' kinde ofiniuric: but !le will not alwaics doe fo. wcakcnctfe of faith: and yet we fee they arC When Chrif\: himlclfc our Sauiour, was in his here commcnded for their faith. \Vhich fbe"''.l infancic pcrfccutcdby1/erod, God his Father cth phtinely, that ifaman hauc true ::md found w:1s then able to hauc preferu_ed hin~ in Judea, faith_, though it be burwcak,yec God in mercy and to bauc oucrrhrowcn h1s periecut<;>r by will take knvwlcdge of it, and cOmmend it, nnny legions of Angels;yet he would not, but paffing by the wcakendfe of it ; ye:~ and vmO ondy vfcth the poore hclpc oflofeph & Marie, that fatth will giuc the promifcs of life ettcr-' with the ordinarc vveake meanes offlight; and bRing made in Chriit. all this he did,that ~lC might be glorified in the The third eircumlhnce to be confidcred, rs weakcnetfc ofbis kruam~;for,whcn :1ll means D this; Vll)o it was that kept Mofes three mofailc,_ then ~oth bee t~agni~c his power 2nd I neths. lfiExodus it is f3.id that h $n;otbl'.r /:..cpt 1 :r:xoi1. i. j. proUtdcncc m preferutng thofe th:J.t truH in him; but ~ere it is faid, his parents k.!pt him: I hitn. And thus much ofthis ACtion in general!. where the holy Ghofi incluMs liis father •lfo. The circurn('tanccs tobc conlidcred in the Howcanboththefcbctrue? Anfw. \Vcmufl: hidingofMofes,2rc fourc: r.The time ,~~,·hen ! kmyw, that the Mother was the chiefcdo·cr, iti 1 he was hid: the !cxt fairh, Whenhecw..u h(ffne. thiS workel and the ~athcr?though he \\•as not I Mofcs (as we faldc)mull?eafren.\'ard a nota.. a docr,yerhegane htscon{eli-r. Nov.,. we mufi blc feruanr, and aworthy mflrument of Cod, remember, that confenr is a kinde of clm!lt'f, i whereby he \oYould worke thedeliuerancc of whether it be in good thinas, or in cotTI: fo~ t his people, out ofthe bondage of Egypt: and whenSaHI did but kfepe rh~ perfocmors clothe; ; yet we fcc,he is faine eo be hid fo foonc as he is th~tflo>:ed Srcphcn, (ACt.]. 5S. ) whereby hec i borne. fignified J'lis confcnt; thcrCuf'lc'm hec confef.. : Hence we leame .; thatthofc that be the G:r. feth hirllfclfc to bcgr~i!tic ofhi; dwh, Jic'i. 22. 1 . uams ofGod,& arc m fpccial f..1.l!OUr wirh him, 1.0. ~---'---- .------- N n 2 L,f!Jy,
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