cvfn Bxpojition'llpon 71 "f 17· , ---1 ,vmo thee th-:~t in thy felfc thou·mayefl bee i A Here Saint Johndcfcribeth Chrdlfunhcr by j out of hope: and then and not before art thou ' o~hcr Are_umems:n:uncly,by fundry aCtions of \fir to rccciuc comfort and life by Chrifi; as a Ius. Tire flrfi Yvhcrcof,is aconfirmationofIoJm 1 m:tn that is co!d in bodic is moH fit to rccciuc bccing lore afraid, ft•t do\vnc hnhis and the ; heat by c!oarhcs :md other mcancs of vvannc.- nc~xt vcrfc.. In whkh atlion note t'.\O things; l ncfiC. Now bccing rhus humbled in rhy feifc, Fidl:, rhc occafion chcrof: Secondly,the means thou mu a v!C the mc:mcs which God hath orof his confirmation. The occafi.on V\'3$ !ohm dau1ed, to v:it, the hc:mng, reading, and meext'ccditt .... f:fearc, fet do.wne in rhefe ~\~ords:And I ditaring in his word, with carncfi prayer for when l.fitweht1n ,1fell at h:~ fcete'tUdead. The , graceand mcrcic; ::md then {halt thoupncciue mc:ancS Ofconfirmation; in the wordsfolfowrhe ioyful beams of life 01ining into thy foulc. ing, Th,.,, he/aid /11~ htutdJvponme, &·c. Ifan1an had all the world, and wanted this For the occafion. lohns fearc '-Nas exceeding grace of life and comfort by Chrifl:, it \o\'Cre grear, and that ofdearh:as appearcth hy ChriH but a curfe vnto him: bur though a m:m want his eonfirmation:whefcin he rellcth lohn,Tha.t alt rbings eHC,yer by this life ofgrace in'Chrifl: hcliueth; and hathpolVer otte-1" death. Jn rhis his he is bldfed for eucr: anJ thncfOrc aboue all fcare nore fundric points: The caufe,rhe effeCt, orher things men Jhould lab9UJ for ir. and the kind of this fcarc: For the fi11l; The Thirdly, the il1nnc fcruqh to difcouer all B caufc was Chrifl his appcar::mccingloric and things. In the night nothing is difccrned, but maieCHe vnto Iolm~ fct downe in thcfe wor~s, all things <lppearc in one forme: but when the whm I[awe him. Where w.c lcarne >that.finnfunnc comtneth forth~ all things ai·c made ma~ ful m~n fmcc Adams f-all cannot abide the prcnite!l,cucn the final! motes in the airc.Eucn fo fence o{ God. ~ Adam before hiS fall talked I 3 Gcn. 1 • ChriA: Ic(us the Sunne of rightcoufndfc ,bee face ro face with God with·om fearc : but io , feetb all things, and can difcoucr the mofi hidfooneasl~c had finnccL, b he.ejleddcaW~ry.n~the b Gcn.J.t. den fccrets of men : nothing is' hid from the hearing of hi&. voyce, (lnd hid.JbJmfolfe among1hc I light ofhis cou~ncn5:cc ,fo infinite is his dminc. trees of tbe.gard~Thls fcarc Commetb.by reawill-dome andkllo\tvlcdge. Jn regard whcrcot fan ofmans guiltinesbcfor~ God, H-cnc:e.Mawe mu!l: bee mqoucd to looke YQW all our noahfaidtohiswife,c·fF~fhallfitreiydie,·becaufe :, cludg.IJ.2l \vayes, both thoughts ,.worc:\s~_,_ and aCtions, wchal}e[eene..God. , .. 1 ..,.,. \ rhanhey bee fuch a~,Chrifl app.JOloUeth;, for Firfl;by tbis,tharno (lnnrfull man can abide ' 7'hcvfo. though wee may dc.cctue the :..yor!d.~.by ~ fa~f.e the prefencc ofGod, wee arc taugh~t.oJabour gloffe, yet all that wec,d,oe, f,pea~~or thtnke, to become newc•creacores, to bauc the it'XJ.agc is naked and barebefo.rttbi1p:; he; k1foweth,thc _, of finne·dcfa.cccrln vs ~·a_?dthe image of!GOd fame and can and will reuealc it. · .rcil:orcd in .rightcoufrtcGe an.d tr-ue hulinfffc .. If'rhis were bclceucd .ahd rc:m,!Ubrcd, i.t C True happirldl'c conti'llern in fcllowiliip ;-tith would be a m~nes to iUppreff~ n~uch fraud ,& God : .Lb~tt.W.Cflcan neuer bauc true fcl!Qvdhip ini.u!hcc, and mapy gticlwus finncs '"'hieh are with him V\'hile we liue-hiol.ii linnc:s, x.Jo,k-. 1. rife in the "'orld.Mcn rhinke ifrhcy can blcar.c 6, .Ifw•fa't wchnt~efcllowjli;p..;rh him,a•aw~lkj rlw~yesofrhc wodd,all is .,,11-,-thcy may doe. ind•rk.;ne]fo,mlie. W<!.thctefor.c ll)Jlf! Iabp_ur what they wil;p~r.~e mull thmk vpon the ili\" to l>e.pumed from ondiiwes, and'fq·lii~p.ening f.1G<;. ofChrj~, "''hich difcer!leth and·d1ffencclhall beOur ioy. , ..~:,i<J. · c:>!H::->q, 1 ·C04~reth ~11 fecr~t.s,; and labour thereupon !9 SccQtu\ly; this.feareof·lobn at Chtifl.s·p.r·~- .mak~~ confc~e.n~J of a!\ ptlr wayes_, yea <?f.ot}J' 1 feoccili gleric, teac\)ctb vs, Thatthc-.f.ighp.l}~ fecrcsthougbll>• I bat Gbd 1113Y, ~v,p.r_oouc-tll~ prefcncc,of.Gods maic!li~ \s a.mblt,~•>el\,nt ·fa1pe•• ~· · ·11: 1 nhH:• I• Jne.anes. to· l1l.m•ble a tndQ};hn.d: W;:llJI:\k.~~Hiil ,r) •1 :;:!l rr , o ; ll know bimfqlfc t.o lie not\U.tig·Jn hin}!q}fc.-\V~i 1 A A' d b j"•{;, Ahrah,tm talked ~..vi rhGo~, die more hc;q.J?~... 1 ' "'' .·.~V• I 7·..._-"i;/I..n' ~-,Cl) }a'We held th\:.mal~Hi~ofgod~rhe1l!Jorc hcli~mb)cd . him, d. {cl/.ae his(eete M dead.;_ t1 himfclfc, crurfellioga.-la£\:,otl,.r hewMbNt'ti~H . J I'' D andajh.er.,:Geo. 18, 27. 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