-·~ 150 \ rU1 Commentarie vpot~· · . --:;:-,: I a~ler -:1. tOrt vi~b'l~vnto vs. lvlof:.s by f:lith fawe A heart-: may be affurcd,tha'tGod bath caricd thC - --\ h1m thar \.\:as mmfiblc; for,by b.tth he was perto that_fight; and that he is prefent ).\'irh tb~m fwaJ~d·ofGods prouidcncc) and (pcci::.ll prc-. to coucr thei-r hcacls-i.tLtlif:tday.of bactcH.~fhi; rcdion li\ the!deliucric: of his pcopJc, though · wilL mak.c:-rHcm ~o rake heart and. courage to Gel'l.}-n. 'Phkraoh t11ouhl rnge neucr fO mu1:h. SoHcnocb rhemfclucs•, and to b:cwn1c uuciy·valorous : 1 ,is:faid tCD hauc wdlkcd-with God, btcaufc.hc faw .though·-~y nature ~lc·y· ~Cc v\'eakcand tirho- ~ him bv the tiC of fa.hb:i in all his alfaircs. And . rous. 1.. t ~- . 1 ~ t\l:h.cn'ifl'foph '...V:.ls :dlmcd to tlnnc with his MiThirdly,who knoVI!s,NhtthcrGod,,vilbrino ,fir.c.:s, what Cbicd.bim? furCly thefcare ofGod, ·VS to this triall: cithor.t:o lay downe our liues ~ ,who.mJ1e f.w·> b~.faith. .floiV can I doethr5great or forfake {~is truth:fOr h_c may j~fily take frOm I Ocn J9'-9· wickJdr.tf{e ( faid1 loftph) and fo ('mu a,gainft vs thefc gol~cn dayes of peace, for.our ingrati- . (iod?. As if he Jhould lay, I aru :1lwaies where tude._Now, 1fft~ch times_l.:'omc ':pon vs·; \.\'bat l ·God is prc(tnti hO\·\· then 01ould I dO:c fo wicfl1all we do? Shall \VC Jemc the £mh of Chrill? kedly, andGod fee it?And the f.1me is the Hate ·God forbid.But how fl1all we Hand aUt-in fuch t1of all twc bclN"ucrs; their f3.ith makes d1c in- ·triall? ~u~ely, vl.:e mull: tOllo\\' Mofu ~-&.lab~ur I ·· tiOic G~d to bcrafter a fort, vHl-blc vnto them: 1 to foe hnn that u p;vijible, by faith;.T-his wi.!l 1 i fo as :l faith full Jnan may ray' God is prefcnt B make VS couragious,and without fearc in oods 1 ....,,.ith.mc, ~nd .proteCl:eth mc.Whcreby we rn3y ca.u~e: remcmbring this a:lfo, that 01morrg thofe. [ fee, what .!inlc faith is in the world: for fewe ·wh1ch arc reckoned tq. goe downc ro hcil, tlic \ , -canL~ucly layfthey fee God~ v.iliich f.:.ith in:~- fell.r~fultman. is one, (Rcucl. 21.8.) whq dares- I : blcs a n11n tO do.C... YGa, moHmen care fo linlc not Hand to the trud1 of God.hUtfor feare of .to.f<.:c God; that hcc is farre--from their vcric m'~n deO~es it; Let w; ,therefore nowhcgin eo ·thoughts, lvbny ha11c made mcanes to.. fee the f~ttlc our hca.tts in t\~c aifurance of: Gods pr~· .dcuiH: bu~ ~,oVhcrc ishe that labours for fuch~a. ·mdencc and protc81o1Y: that fo, :V\' hen triall rneafurc offaith, that he may fee the inuifiblc -comes we may be bold'jnshc cafe of G_od. ·;, . Cod? If v:ickczd men runne to Coniurcrs,ro fee ~.· Him that U inHiji6le.]That is God, ·who isa ~the deuill, whomc they .(haUo·ncc {Cc to'thcir moft fimplc cffcnce;.voideof all co~npoiltioJl, forrowc ; ~c~ys;l~bourfor fairh in the word & or corporall fublb.ncc :.for, Godi.s i:tJPirit, I oh. f3cratuelltS 1 3!1d this faith wjlJ make VS fo tO in4• l4,}·3!ld therefore inYi6b!e, and notiubic6t d~1re ill all tribul 1 ation, 3S rhollgh wee .fawe to mans fcnfcs. BUt fome wiJl fay, God is faid llt>d\ ? " , 1 ,, , , to hauc: hcad)hcart;h:mds,andfcct, "''ith other Furthcrmorc;(cei.ng 'Mofos by f:1irh cndurC'd parts of mans bod1e: and thcrefo1·c he is vifiJS he thm f:l"\!.e G·od: 'NC lcarnc,that the fecing ble. An f. The holyGhoJl fo fpcakcth jn Scripof God by faith, rakes aw:1y fearc and giucs C .! liureofGod, by w:~y ofrcfcmblancc ofhim vn- ~ fpirim~ll boldndfe. This is a·point of fpcciall .to man: that we might·the better thereby conl. vfc: for naturally men arc fcarcfull: fome ca11.. cciuc ofhis workcs:for, therefore are the parrs. not endure the darkc, nor folitarie places, far ofmans bodic afcribcd vnto God in Scripture, feare ofthe deuill:yca the fhaking ot a lcatC, or that we might kno.,ve he doth fUch workcs by the crawling of a wormc d01h terrific others. his diuinCpowcr, as·man cloth by t.he parts of Now howfocucr fon~c mens LOntlitution may his bodic.Man Il1cweth his fhength &: valour help forw:J.rd this fl·arc,yei many time::; it coms in his armc,a.nd by refcmblancc vmo m:~n,GoQ from an acculing confcicncc, as a fruit offinnc. is faid to hauc :mArme to note our his powe1· a'nil And the way t~rcmooue it, is here to be lcar~ 11al;ant a£1-s, And fo God is C1id to haue eyes, ned:namcly,to do as Mofos did:that is, labour bccaufc we fl1ould conceme that by his.·infinitc to be rcfolucd of Gods p:-ci'cnce with vs, and wifedom$ he fccth all things more cletrly,thCn prouidcncc oucr vs: and this will armcvs aman cloth any thing at Jloonc day) with his bogain!l all fmnicall and foolifh fcarc.For ifgod dily eyes. And fo of the rdl. . · · be on ~ur fi_dc, who can ~c aeainl~ vs,,to do vs But Mofos is f., id ,,..to talk.! With God face to_ hannc? Aga1nc the Sould1cr, by h1s .prace and D fau, and) to fee hU /Jack$ paru, Exod. 33· It ." c:1lling ought to be a man of courage; for elfc 2 3• .An{wt:r. This imports not, that he faw the the fhtc ofhis Itfc,:md the thought ofhis encfubllanceofGod; but oncly tht~.t God did after mics will much <lffright him.No~vhow may he a familiar manner, reucalc himfdfe vnto him) .become couragious? They vfc to found the and in fomc rcfe111blancc fhcwe hi'mhis gloric, drum:nc and trumpet for this ende: and 1t muft fo farreforth as Mofos was able tO behold ic: .be grauntcd rhey a1c good inc:tcrn~nts and for the text is pl:unc, A1j face cannot bee prouocationsvnro baucll: but, ·when 1t comes foenr. There foal/ nom11nfoe meandliue, ~·ctf. to the point ofdanger, they cannot giuc heart. 20. Others vfe again(l- the battcll to fill themfelues Here we lcarnc, that \'I.· hen w~ pray ro Go~!, wirh wine, :1nd to make thcmfclnes vali:~nt by we mull not concciuc of him by any forme or l1:rong drinkc. This indcede may make them ima§C in our mindesi for fo we make an idol of {cnOdTc and fo dcfptr:nc. But tflc true way is, God. Qf!.eft. What then mull we doe?for how to become Chriflian folrlicrs, knO\Ning and (will fome fay) can I pray to him, and not. fearing God : :1ncl '-"ith their bodily annor to thinkc ofhim? An[. When we thinkc of God. I bri~1g_:l_~O the Ihcild of faith :'"' hereby their or pray vnto him) \'\'CC n~ufl conceiue of him -. - in
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