i--1 ~he£piflle-Vedicatorie. i__ , :r· '''"·"· : tiJrMt ofhi< F.1thrr. And thou~h the P/on~f. ofljbai ea~ not make VS Captaines ofthou- / I . 1 q_G•I.• '7· fands, yet that Sonm o(Dat~rdwrll, make vs the fonnes of God. That we may doe'foe, j we·muft be!w~e the Gofpe!/,ptlt on Chrifllefm,and be renewed by rtjentanct. Th'e ftill is . necetfary, the fecond comely; the third profitable. To come to the fidt; it is rieceffary I I <l•h.j.>!, we fhould belccue: forh<e th1t ~ belmte_th not, u condert1ne!J alreadi\, h~~ is c~n~~m.1ep tn the counfcll of God,m the Mtntllcne ofthe wora,:ind tn hts oiAifl!'' tonf.:iericc, and nur..,.,,. he Gull be co11demncd i11 the c!ay ofi~rdg_en1ent; for ~ t'hewrathoj'Gh~:.b}deth vpon him. J , Eph.•• a. The more I confider thefnmcs off>tth, .thc more I fee the neceffi'lrcoffait!t. ' Tho- ~~~b";~:· rough it wcorefot~ed: • by i_t we areiujlijied: ~in it we (l;~e, ·W care faucd from Sathan, I wll1fied before God,and hue tn the Church. In thc'Church? nay, by it wee hue in • 1~·1-'6• beauen: for' hre that beleeueth in the Sonneof God, hath'mer14jlinglift. Faith i's dmwhich ~t,~i~!;::11 Y purifoth the h!art, ruakcrh rbe whole ~1an to z 1Nnn) tht-wayes of Gods cdmma'!nde11i~nts,1 '"o"'·~:· 'gt~~ethentf4nce togr•ce, bawlfotoGodmpra~er,' mad;~Eiderswell~rportedof,and each ~~~~t:, ,:•· Chnfll3n to •jland:tothe profdlion ofChnft. It 1~ thai•< hll/?dby wbtch we muft appre– d '·~"'·'·'<· ~ bend Chtifl: rhatf fheildby which we relill.allthefierie dar1sof the Deuill: and that m:D~: .. g meanes by which wedoegood ro others:hBy raltln.v~ receiae theJpiritiarem,wbers of r,, 1 1• 7• 1 , Chujl: k we <re rifm n>tth hun: 1 he dwel!eth m ourhed!ts: m wef1aeon htm eontinu•lfr: •riftjl ~~~~;::::;. ·. Satan: oar~ the childrenof6od:PaNdthewcrdwhiehuu heart be~~nsthprofitable. An.dwhat 1 Ephd.,.• ,. l t1ull I fay?faith is ofCuch ~·qualitie, that it qvmtethvi'to-C'hrift,' ruaketh vs eert~imof ~· .'.;!:;.;'1: ourG!uatlon/ bold in our pmfdlion, miniftretll'lrueioy,•giucth temporall b{r(fiitgs, ; :~,~-:.'." ¥ f~nCtifietlf ourgifts, a1id ina~eth vs refufe the • pleafims, of this prcfent world. In a ; ;~~;~?j.,. word,11b finn~can condc'rhile hili1 who'haththis m\c faith, and no verme can fap~ him Rom.ll. . whbw.antet1Jtt. f'; ~·:(n: ,,~. I d' .:;::. ·;~;c-~::;: To c0rne to thefccond, which isChrill, the obiecr offaich. The moff'i:omelv. 1 ~ t~k~~;!;;~ garment chat cuerwc can weare, it is to .be-c?~ered·With the 'I rObes of Chri!W righ-. ~ ~~~·::::: tcouCnetfe: • Iacobwas blc!fe9,by,Ej.Mg'litm:ems; and wee are ·blelfed by Ch'iifts !(ar– . ·G~'·'"''.: mems. Wha'r we fee through a greene glalfe fee1neth all to be greene : andwh~t God feeth th'rough Chrilt, ids all ~rni.able. ·We mirft put on thiS>apparell, no.tas thC: , c...,. 1• Church in the Clnticks: •I'ktucput oJ/mr clothu;how fb4/II put tbemonagainU .or as a ~~~owb~~;z ' gowne,that we 9a!! off \~hi:'ri'\vC'coMitoout home, but we mitft fo put him-on,-that l:"!i,;.,,. · we neuetput hlm'off ~gain·e. ·We .'ltiufi put hiinon by in1pma6on, imitation, infit; , '·''"''' fion, and pr~fefliorl!by imp:;tittion ofhi~i:ighteoulile{fe,imitaliob of his ver!ues,info- .~ :.".{;:~.' fon o(his'fpirir-~ lildpr'of!ff!onof his narlve. 'Thus ' ~'cemu!! labour to get·C~'rifl':- for ~;:''"·'.. wlinr·though a matl'coulcf·command•th'ceartll'\ltli~l!Afexandtr, toe b fea Wi\li'M'ifes, ~~~~;~;,, the' ·fire with Efiah, a'tldthc ~'Surinc'With Iofoah~·Wb~t tholign hecwFrC'as:ti,ch as • .,. Sillitmon; as'.\~ift; asf )1<'/liUfhH, :i'sftron,g''as & ~amfo','; ~! fwift as .'J>'l?h'zm~az,':aJ·~esutit~1~~c~;~~· full aS 1 Alfalon,·as fdrN!I:i_te as;k¥t~ellttt, :tnd ·dcfccnd~~· as 1 Paul wa'S of 'tile bloo~ . ft',;;\-;·8· 11 • royall o(Ptirices, ye~'hhulligllor Cli•flf; hel\a~h 'n~\hing. Yea, f.tya ·rilan ~aathe ~,:f.:'f;~~':' abfli~'encc of Arrjlyd~f, !lieinnoceti:tie'O'fPho<t'oJ?,~le holyline'lfe~~fSocrat('i,'lH_c· ~~ot"·•·•· mes l!eedes{if Ciinon; th'c modcratioii of tamiUiii,'th'e honellie, iMice. and,f'ii~bful~~~·:;~·,~:. oelf~ of b6thr:Catm, ·all,the(e· 6.-lt- J~nrift, wete out' m.'JJ!;nduli peceata,:liniln>'lh: ~~~:.;~... efteemed·as" dung, in reg:ird ofChi'ift.' For ·halie' 'lii_m; ana ha.ue all t.hiijgs?•,.:fnt ,•·~·'·!· him,-anifwan'tall'thing's-; ne is in, ar, ai1d afrer death iult~antagt!' I ~ome ct>ilicl~ft;ft is ~~~~~~a. ·profitab.Icto repent: fOr If we~o turne tot~e Lord, 1 hee will t~lrn:~.o·vs: anrf th'at Wee : ~!'::-~~!~ may tlirne; confider hiSPr'mYes in forgiuing, his~ bmefi~s Ill gtuing, his '.P•:~enee in ;~rJ;~::;~ forbeilrin!f;' -and his,ritff!gemrnts in'p(mifbirig: The word·preached~ •fn~«J"r::omm_Ir, •H•b·?·••·. · t~d, and that fiw fball be (aued :.: d)eJbo~tm:!foqf ltfe,Y (he vnurtatntte of}t~e,' and ~~~~:;~:: jthe eert<liJtl~ofdeatli'i'' the ioyes ofHeauen, b the'tormmts of Hell,the' comfortofihe :'i.~.-.,; .••. F;.leet, ail a thin clfe we can haue no_d<•?»fortin· ddth;~pr.ywe cannot, v_nle!f~ wee~e: ~;:,~;~··•·. ! pent, andl'Jl"ifh we!Qall, vnldfe we repent;}itnbleffed ~~11we betf";ee"doe re– ~~·~··•···~ pe(l'r, B.utmAmllndetablll•,Magifler•defl: th!SdriC~urfe followmg_ wtll teac_h vs thefc: · . ..., .thi'ng~:·"and it am I oold to prefcnt to yourWorfh•ps. lo~nfentlus Reuel~t-to•; to m_any·chlfrches; ana I prefent his Epif\les to many'worthy perfonages: and ro whome ,:;· ':::; may I better pr&ntthcm then to you. Iohnwas·aDiCciplefull ~f·loue; aria,yfu are brethren"full of loue. The Preacher of thefc Leflureswas well.knpwoe to many, but ·P '·' ·to none)e'rterthen to iuanyof you, efpecially to thofe who wctc_inmy,time"·worthie · .. ---···--- ·-----· -- ·--·- -- membeti .~~~--~---------------------------------------=~~-------
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