·----- ·----·------------.1- \ 1.46 \ .AnExpojitionvpon ,,,,r ,,. ~ is. the_focietOC efthc: Sa?ro<_s~Thirdly_,th~ chu~ch 1 A~~~ b~< ing'gatbucd tor~tfrrue the fanac a..: , -~--- i b~:lltl~Csal10t1~cr foCICtiCS: the v• ~~l(tpal da~-· s:ll~ln the gates of hell, and ~H Ot.her qltmics. \ I n1~tc ot any tO\' ne.' hou~1old, or ktngdomc IS Fron\l1<·ncc we lcarnc fundry th~l'lgs : fidl,. ;hts.,. that they ar~t cnh_c; Churches of Cod .,.or ~hat the fuprC'm:lcic cf the Cl~ur~h 0 f Rotu·, . trU'Cmember) tht;rcot, wherein one is nude hca<k of thrt mi.h:ant 1 . Fron1 ~i1is pr<:hcu.1i>nc~ce of tl1e Chtrrch \\'C' Cburch,.is nccdclefli.:: For C\niH is prc!Cnt ';l;j_:. are taught, abotJt all th.~_ng~ t? l_abour to be- \-\'2ks with his Ghurch, hauing fpcci:tll care 10 ! cornc true m::1.Hb<:rs ofthts lot;rCtJ.:. Men L1~u.c garhcr, gmde, and pr.cfcru:: the !::trnc, ::mt.llwt" ! grr:u care to br.come mcmb:r~ ot tt:Ko~porattnce~crh no vicav g.cntrall to fupl'!y his roomc, I ons :.tn010\>\'11S ofgrcatdl: prH1tlcdgcs; burfcw f~r ln the rrcfcncc of rbc Princ;;c all c;ommiffirhcrc be th:u fcck<r~vr the l"~l'inilcds:cs ofgotls ons ofvica·gcrcncic doe cea(c; thol!gh ChriU 1 Church: And commom.ly th~tC th:a fc:ekc lllOH h~Hi granted this fupremacic 10 a,w,yct iOIono j forpriu~lcdgcs in cltc~fe wwnc,., t.~uc the leaft as Ctu;,n is prcfcm, thtir ccm,;t~ffion 111u£L care w !9c~om.c: the true t·nCtVlb~rs. ofGods 'c:~.iC:;::md it is as grca.r pr~dc,and gre:~tcl',for .:- 1 Churcl1;'' h~ch IS a ,,·~etclJ·c·d praCt~Fc, &. .ought ny t:o pvcfumc tobee head of all Chttrt:lJcs,. in I not to.bcc among -vs,. fcctng tht Church l1ath B Churls prd(:n'~, then fora man.to G1 vlcc!!tpriuiledg.cs fane abol!C all other focictics. rent in the prcfcnce oftht Prince. ~ I Seccndly ,. \\cnic wee :liC t:lught aborre alJ Secondly, fcerng Clnifi is alw<tits 1r~fem. tl:ingsto Hau.t ·ca1c to prefcrue the focictie of \.V~th his Church, we aretatwht to walkc "'id\. the Church ofGod.l'ruc it is:r1hc t)'l-jnifln and God,and before God, as£,.~~/, did,Gcn.J.22. I m3gHlr:ltc mufl hauc chcifc care..thcrrof-, omd \Vhich duait fiands ~n rhcfc poinrs:Fi-1 fl,\,har .. ' yet cucl'ic tr.:m'in hfs·placc muH do his bdl inf.Ocucr we fay, or take iu ha~d, wet muH doe it 1 dcauonr L1ncumo,betaufc it is the mgft prin<ias in the prei'cnce ofChrill.Sccondly, we mnfi p1ol! focictie. • ~omirtually Ocpmd vpon Clui!ls prouidetlCC, Thirdly, in th3t Gods Chunh is ;he moif who is cucr prefent with his-Church, l)muicxcclknt (ocietic, giuing honou;toatl othtrs, ding all th}J:~gs for tbl' good ofhis Chmt.h,and: '~-'C arc taught witltin the compaffc of ourcalofcot:rymember ~hcrcof.'nlirdly,wc mufi doe ling~, as much as \1\·e.:an, t'O bring all other fo- ~ all our atl:ion:J as lookir~g.f~r approbation :Jt ci~~ics vnto this. Thofc ~hat ~.;c ~ficr~ off~- the h::~.t~ds o.f Chri,fl: for which ende \YCe mu!\ tmlacs, mufi labour to bnng cncrrc one tnl!hctr 12-l.:c tbrrCho~ for thr f.1mc out of his word. famHic to bcc'good mcmUcrs:of the Church : : The praCl:ife of this dutic is rnoft <"Hcllcnt : And fo inc iuiH fo~od>cS', mc1i"Of goucrnmcnt C for by walking witll Godw< !hall be <nablcd muflfabour that the members 'bf ;he ciuilJ bo'..,. 1 : to many good duties; as-H:c\rntJy,liucvnblamcdic become alfo lo1)~mb"crs··of ChrHl:s bodic. ably in.this\\i,kcd world ,1naking collfcicncc Thus goucmourS.ofkJngdol'l:tes filould Iab·our of all finut,and approouing our felucs both to that-d\.c: parrs oftheir ,\omin!on~ ~nay be partiGod and man,.in l\can and lifC.And thus much cuhr churches ofCod.Anc\ thtr< is good rea\. forth~ place whcrclobh iilw Chri!t. c , fOn Of this 'Jutic; bccaufc aH other focict.i.d Thefeeond argumtDI'\:'\hcrcby lo/JtJ d~fcriisithout this 'Jl'C <:ompanf()llS. of men in th'C berh .Chrifl, is his tiguoc ; or fOrme, in thcfc d!i-kt, fitting in·thc: iliadowt Ofdeath, hcdng words,@,~ lik.! thefonr.e7Jf man. S.ome cl1i'nkc I fJiir'i~ualy hlind;Jand witllOt:t aH found c..otn~ ..on rhat thcfc ~Yord.s arc aJefrription .offOl,llCAilin their foulcs.S<:-comlly ,the Ch01:ch is compa.. gel, not"Oi"Chrdl, bccaufe i1c isflJdto bcc./ikt red to aqiiJlcOI<ke ofsold,bcnulc of all forh<fonneof man ,noi th<f.,., ofman,hmzfel(e; ! cictics ainong: men h is n\0&. p.rctious :~nd butthcy ate dt"ctiued:For hc\o\'hich ls.Pe:re Jcir f·d<erc vnto Ged: on.! therefore i1 il rdcmbkd fcribtcl'!!s bcfo1< called theji;jf, and the lajl, it 1 b C»nt.<l.l. , to a ufoale on Chrdh hell'r·t ,and.a JiJ/UI onhU Uhu-whichwJUd~ad,an~UaliH~. ).-\'hichcarmot arnie': yea it is as cl cere vmo hrtn as rhc "PPf~·of D agrcc:t9anv but toChnH.NowthCwordsmay 1 hU i.Je, Zach.2.8_. The Church is z.he0!!_4nethA: I · mOrofi-gnihcamlybe tranflared tlm!, One lilzyl ftandsonChri.Jl~ righthandindtuffun (lf'goid, to~fonn~ofman : for.lf.itr bce uanflatcP that ! Pfal·. 45· 9. Yea that which fnrpafthh aJl ., fonncof m:m,thtnCh.nfinmfl:necdcs,becthc • M:,•.,;. Chrif/ rcd"mcd rl"ChHrch vnto himfo!Je.6J his I rcfembilll;cc: forfo heJS called, .AEf.7.56. But tJWnehlood. Oh thenhow dccrc and prcrrousis. hrrc Chr1fi 1s Gu<ictobe l1kc to afonue ofman, lhc in his fight: A>:d hereby a!fowc_arc taught by tbe.vfuall phrafc of the Oide TcOomcm : the fame infl:ruChons that cud anlcfrom the whereby IS meant th:n beets l1ke vnto a man. 'forn1cr prchcmintnce; naniely,to haue fpeciall And"C.hriH is not here•callcd am:m, but is faid i 'I ¥<«••· l l · circofGods Church toprcfcrue the f:~mc,and to bohk.c vnro am:m,bHanfc he 2ppearcd vn1 to labour to become our fc:lucs and to brinn to John nGt in his true m:mhood, which wasothers robe mcmbees thereof. And thus much then in!ht'l\ucn, bu.t in the likeoe~ffc ofhis manof the title ofthe Chur<:h. '"' hood..And nou: tfns-,tl1 tat as Chnfl here appea- l j. Now it is 3d4:ied that Chrifi the Meffias iSilt red to John in this vifion, fo didhc-al\\'aics ap- • ~! ihe midd~fl of the foaucn golden ca,dlefl-ic~.J : pclre afti:r his-afcemio:n· Sttphm ~ ituiecd faw ; :a AB,. f whereby is fi· ... nificd: FirH that ChriA is prcftt his true manhood,but 1 1t was m h<:'aucn: & ·P~rd ! I v-·i.th hisCI~tl~ch :l[ an timc~:And fcco_ndly,that hcard.hi·s voice whthc WM b conucned:& law l. bAlt.j>.~ I 1 bcmg prefct he hath (arc ro g:tther }us church: the lord, I. Cor. 9· 5. Eut no m:;w can proouc i I· ·. · ·-· -···-·- _th.=t l - - --. -----·------ --------·------·-
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