~----- ----. ------~A~n~E~xp:.-:ofo~zt~io~n--.:vfon \ v"f7. , ccd iu thtir heans by the fpiritofgracc,wher- A foould turp~ ttnd 6ef.mrd. And tl1is th-e r:!!hcr 1 - -- by rhcy (io not oncly hcarc: the word outv\·ardwe mufllookc Vnt9, bccaufe ic is aiudger:-:cM I ly, b~t their hc:nts are ahO :affcaed \VHh it,:md of God vpon many amongvs ;t this day. The m:t-dC pliable vmo it; fo as they belceuc ir, and gr<;atcfl patt ofhcarcrs arc deatc hearers:'"' hieh · bring forth obcdiCcc vmo ic.This hcarit~ ear.e ap~carc~h by thi~,that after long teaching they] a Pf.l'-40·6· : is fct forth b~, Dauid, when he faith: ~ SMrijicf ~Cltht:r ~ncrcafc In knowlcdge,nor in faith,nor i an(:lbprnt '1/{tr-ings thoJs woulddf not l;aue:. but lnpbed!c.qcc:butremaincdicf.1mc for blU1d- ~ mint earu haft thM opened tl1{d pr~par~d ~ o:znd adf9 ofn_'iudc,hardnclfc ofb~::~rt,and profan~- ! the~ I [.aide, Loe I come, Hereof !fay faith, nsfl.f of hfe, t~lat they "''ere at the firH bearing ! b. Ifa f'•~· 1hJ.'4 b opmdft mine eare.t, and} WM tJot re6etliof ~he ·word : thefc muH knowc that Gods om. And this hearing c:uc Lydia h11d giucn her, i~H~gcmcnc ison them; 'and if they would b~ ~ 1 · cAllu~-14·· ! when ~Ji copenedher httlrl where6yjbe6ecpnr taued, they mufllabour to come out of this cl atttifti:u to theword of Godpreac/,ed6] Paul. fiate, and endcauour fo to hcarc \Nith ~heir [ By this diHin8:ion of hearers which Chrifl hearts.th:lt theymay be turned vmo God both 1 ~akt·th, "''c may learnc,that Gods grace vmo in mindc, he~rt,and life. hl~;\tion i.s not vniucrfall, that is, God giucth B I I. Point. The dutic commandcd:namc!y, not vmo all men fuch mcafurc Qf grace,whcrto ht'art. Hearing iu Scripture is not onely to by (ifthc:y \\ill thcmfc!ues) they may bclceuC, liflcn whh the bod.ily care::: but tobeattcnouc repent, ::md be faucd: For in Chritls time,;md to that which is taught, and ·with at!Cntion to cucr fin .cc, thcr~ lp uc hc~n in the Church thcfe _ bring faith, conucrfion, and obcdicncc~ucry ! t~,·o kinds of hearers: whereofthe deafc hearer way. Eph.4. 21. 22. the he>rmg of Chri!r is j doth not rccciuc nor bdccuc the Gotpc:l voto n~tably defcri~cd: It is ~10~· 10 much to confaluation: ,!'Jclth.cr is it true, th:a God ~iucth CCIUC the doCt:nnc of ChnH mour minds,&.to grace (uflKicnt vnto all, ""hcrc~y they might be able to vtt~r it, M t{l dievnrofin»e,andto rhe be.ffpcd, if they by th<ir malice and finne did lolls of tb< flejh, and "Pft ta ncnocne/fc of life. not~bolifh the fame. For though he admit all And indcedc, :tman doth hcarc and lcarnc no for.~s into his Chi1Hh; yei: not all,bu.t [qme on7 more ofGods vvOrd, then he doth be1ccucarld ly hauc cares pierced by the ~,it:itO( gr:lcethat praCli!C. Fro~n "'·hence \.X-C arc agaiilC to·b·c ad~ th~y can he:nct And thcr~forc whqrlrhe Difcimonifhed,that we fa hcarc with att~ntion,that d Ma.tth.IJ· ! ples :;oskcd Chrifi, d why I}{! [pal{: inpara6/~;? he by hearing we fuffcr our!Clues to be changed; v«f.u. anfwcrcd thus, To you it iS .r;i'Nen to lz.nowe the C arid that with our change we ioync care to bcJ¥ill of God, ll.!t@. {he[ecretJ ofhUkJngdpmp /Jut lccuc, and confcirnce toobey. This istharf3ro {!thers it is 1zot giHtn. Shcwing plainely that , uinghearingwhich bringethetcrnaJllifc:all oth~'glft ef h~~ring ~o faluation is not giucn to 1 thcr ~caringdoth encreafc our finncs to our al\,:tn'd in fornc made \'oid.by their ownc will-• fv.nhtr condemnation. Whereby alfo appcafjjln~!Te : bijttQlQJ!ldt isgiyeQ, an!l tl;cy h~u~ retb the fearefull {hte ofmany, who lend onehearing cares: and to [pmc i~ i~ not giuCn~and Jy the outward bodily care to hearc the word, their cares arc dcafe. but their hearts be pot mqoued, nqr thc~r liucs sc~ondly, fegj~g,!his commandemcnt is dichanged thereby• .{C<$\cd to .. t\lt hoari~ hear~rs; we mufi hereby I I I. Point. \.Vhat is ~ohe h~ard? nam_<!ly,_ be ~d~noni{}l(;lj to vJa all good f!1C;l!1eS to beThat which the{pint faith vnto the Churches~ ~0111~ g<;>od hql;ers of G9dS \,\"9Cd; bringing Which words wufl be r~fCrrcd tO that which whh ~s QP~ Olltly ~he Qodily c.arcs which \\'C went before, and not to.'that VI.• hieh follow-. ha;t~ by crq~iO!l, bpt chc fpirimalJ ~arcs ofthe etb: fo~· this commaund.em~n~ bclo,ngs to .the h~~l't, which \o\'Qhau~ by rcgcmcra,tion.For it iSi matter of the Epilll~ which \\'~nt before~ The nqt futflcicn~ ~P our faluation to reo;iue the promife f9llowing rath~r concerns thepcrfons W'I!Y inro th~ outw,r<! bodilyeaFq;vnk!Te th~ D themfclues then the mancr. The things then inwlr4 cares ofthP: he~rt be qpcm;d, that our that are to be hcard,arc thcfc; Chrifl his lharp foqle m~y be ~ffeC\ep with the word,and fitted reproofc for fin ne: his threatenings of puni!hto r<;.c~iuc, ~o b~ltflJC, and obey the fatnr.•Thus mcnt: arrmcdie prcfcribcd. a.nd motiues to did good king loftM he3re the Jaw read, the praClifc the fame, efpccially repcm2oce: for of • <.Cht:Jf. \<xt faith, • Hi< kr~>l melted wrt~in hrm. And all thefe Chrifi fpakc before. '7· rhus did DaHid he~re when the Lord fa id to From this, that Chrifi bids them hearc the le Thevfi. f tfat.: 1 .a. th~ Chur!h, r Suk.!Jff "'}face: hU heart anthings which concerned their d!atc in linn~s, [n? 1 rtJ, I ftek! thy face 0 Lord. And as we andarncndcmclltbyrcpcntancc,w~ lcarnctwo m!Jfl Qq c:;;J.tQfull to get fpltituall cares; fo ·we things. Firll, that it is a melt ncceffarie thmg mufi tal(t; heed of dqfc t;::\rcs. Which i$ \\'hen for cucryChurch of God, :md cuery member ~ tl13\f£Qmmeth and hcarcth th~ wQrd ofCod, thereof,to know and confider their ownw:mts but yet harh no car:dn hisheart to l~~rn'e, l?Cand fi.nncs: and alfo the iqdgcmenrs of God j . lceuc. or obey chc (arnc. Thi~ dcllf~ care is :J. that hangoucr them for the ~a me. Secondly, . '' ' fcarcfi111 iudgc1ncnt of God, V'!hcr~of we may that after any m:m, or any Church hath ronlire~d, If~y.6.9. whe:rc clH~ Prophet is rent, To dcrcd oftheir finncs and of Gods iudgcmcnrs; n,;t~~~ thdr- M"YeJ heauie, and rhti~· /Jearr·~ faltt', it is a. mofi neccffari~ thing, toturne vmo Cod tbat 1h~ m~4~r n 9 t h,ear~, ~or~e~r~11t_!__~~Ajt tkey _ by tru~ re~~otance> if they bau( not rcp~tcQ: \ - and .1---~-~-----~-------------------~~
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