., d ncxpojition 17pon 286 i -·-- ! Vtr[.Io. not to he a Church; hut ,.,:hen thr:y cmhracc an A ' hcrdie againfl: the fouudation of religion, and i be conu~dcd of lt, not by pr:iuace men, but by Apo!lohcallauth?ritic,or by publik.ciudiciall fcmcncc oflthc Cburch from thf au'thoritic of Cods \\'Otd: . , f'!. . Hence: we mat' lcarne; firft what w_e~re ,to thinkcantl.iudge of the..churchof rhe:Papi!ls; ohhe. I:ibaniu.cs an~l~.A•labap.tifh; famille1o6 loue, and ii1.d1 ~ik~! ·namcly~rthatrhcy. 01re tiQ. chur.ches ofGod:fo~tl~y hold'her-e6csagain!l ! t~c l!ouodattdn,whteh thc.Church·loilg ag<?nc c:ondemni:d by Apo!lolic;~l and iudicial autho– r:itic-. ·rAgiioe, here we lcarnc wh:a ~o iudgc -9f I this our.Church·of,Engl~nd·: many there be I that far. we bauc·no Chun:h 3.\)long .,,bccau(e- B fomc p.rhHitc:tllCJl haue r~proou.rd.thc fame for fen·tethingJ th3t are amiHC,~ yet t-he~ arc nott~f01."mod.But this is a fo11d aodJoo!ifh reafou: P.ar firl\;the errour tnuf<Jbe ag~inll the founda1t tiri9,·•nd-)'ctthat makcthJ,>.ota Church to be r(o Churcl\, ~nldfejt b~.cil:iltipacly maintained after (uffiei<mtrepr~oQ}O&.iudiciaiLconu.ictipn I bythcwor~of.~o.d: B.ut ~:fw:h thing can·bc:. affirmtd of,V:>, 't:l~ tl\~rCfo11c We Ierniinc~c. trueChtircbrO£<f,Qd-wiiJ·J:·} ·~ , _,. '; '· .J -. I I I: Poin,Hew becam~ the Iewe~a .Syn~- gogue .ol ~.ath•q?,,!A'!fi~,~··hrough tl\cir vnbe– ~cfe,: as it !s plaiti&l~;prool(fd~Rom.t 1: zo. ()f,;,{l, Btlt,-tbo~ held th~,wor<l, ofCod~ and d~fcndelhhe_hookqof•ltJ:. ol~'f.t{!,mcnt/or ! 'il'hich wc .Jri:"behol<lmg •~«> ,h·em. Apfw. Inaecde th<)l.bd~·tl11' I m•' :obut ifw<: ~eg_ard C ,the fruc ~mngo.Cthc J?rophets,and the lub- ' i<oct ofthr<..ldlidla,mellt:;whi~his.k(us ~hrill'; tohat tbey~dor.doutand,dcni{d.And [o tl).ough .• .•on 'thc.y llcld tbcac:rter; y.qwod1l)pping God out ' ofChriJlrthfy >'lor!hippcd an,Idoll,-aqjl bpo ' that.G.od.wh·ic~ would giue vnt.o them_e_t<ri\;U, IJtfd'.or:QUrtOfGlhri(! thC~til P.O f;l)\!3ti.!>.o•lfnd, I (owe may fay ofthe Churc.l1 ,Qf:l\pme: 1~.~-"g~ I theyoboWJh~:il>-ookcs of the Old~. •lldi Nc:.we T<di'an\ol!t,~rwith tb9 Crcedc of the 1\p,o,(ll~s,: i (:w.l~ericqp~Miimc fay,\Xci pug~.< '(9.\ to depal;t· 1 {rpm~~<m~J~g~~\i.e .r.utllis:,<~at.indo~dc.they 1hdld thCJUrllAt• J-he !:<kr·ll~J>J the Pap.1!ls J;.bu~ ,a•faincd f>hrj(t; for·~hey,,tak.!!l ~rpm· h~l!l,.hotl) ,hi•nat1Jrc:(.•fppcial\y.hift. )\)ll))~ni!lo)and,Hs of: ~c<s:!,a!!dthcr~forc w~.b,ao~i\\ltc•}lf~ IP:fcpa-. D rateframthcm... \· -:·,··H··· ~~·~ : ~· 'Ehis r(~:imple-o(lihe lewts.~ that, wcre-opce lamo!Hadlo.us p.cople, hut,ar!!.))OW becomc;<PG· fynagague ofS3ta,n',muQ \;>o,iet,bGfqte our cjcs continiw.Ji¥. Eor Y{he.n alLthe-)1}'9Fidwere.reie:– Cled',,tlicyJfaodhigh i~.G9d.s.f.'auq~[;bu~ nqw, for•thoir~nbclecfe •h.ey@re ea~gfffronJ;Qod; and arch£cotncitb<-Syna.g!>gU<: '<ff•.the 9~ui)l. Whichm'u!t ldfnonifll:vs , !N"ef:..tt' Pe high mi'1ded,6ut tof(art."Rom. P• ~0, For ifG~d fr,a... r.c:d Oor the~na,rurall br~ndu~s~ d1cm that were his fir.!l·chof<Jt.peoplo, he will n.ot fparc vs that a·rc but \\:il~c oli·ues.gr-affcrl 1 int_o the:; true Yi1_1c. We mull therefore tO\k~.:hf;ed ofvnbelct.f~,and labour K->r true t3ith, which we mult tc;!lifie by obedicnc-e·in ou{liucSand 'onuerfations. ---.;V. Io. Feare none of thofe thmgs -which ihou fhalt Julfer: ~Brh_old, it fh.aU c9me to paf!e that>the 'Dc11i'iljhallcajl fomc of you into.'Pifon that yee may he! 'tried, andyeeJhail haue tr-i.Yalation ' tenne dayes. 'Bee I thou}aithfull 'Vnto the. detlth, an4f.-wi0giue thee the.cro'fPne 1 iflrfe. _· . ' • '··· Here followeth,th~ fc,cond pa1 1t of _tl{e pro~ pofition.of thi.$ Epifllc, ·tOwit, tha; heauct_Jiy and fpi1~ituall £ounf~ll }\:hieh Chrifl giucth to, the Church o_f ofS1)1yrna: v·•hich Js.p4lco:mfdl, bc;caufc.in.the ne)i.~ c~1aptcr 9ur ~.a_.ujou~.~hri~ calle1h fuch kind.of. inflruC\ion \>y.,h< nan1e,?l counren. Firft, her~ llOtC that ChriH.~om~lC:Jl~ d~rh,rhis Chur~h0~IHJ.giucrh hqr ~'1unf>ll, b.ut dQd) not at.a.11 rebuke hc(.for hcx:f..a.ql-t~, as... ~C.c did ·the Church otEph~lttS, H1ocqhc.Papi)l: gather, that Gods Church, an4·{q,")rf)c 1mCnl– bcrs rl1er<:of,ma~ l!ve,_,,,_ithout fi!lp.c;jlJlf\:fu,l_fi)J. the la-~, Bu~ they .ar~ s;icceiued :..<;JniG_, _the,re;– foro"~b!laincth frot!\rcprpofe .of)t\us,t;;p_u~\1], ooJ.fP~ that be hap not at)y.thiogo.g,~1th~m; bu~.(q~tiJcfcrwo caufcs cfprciallv,J:~l:!\,. RI';; caufc"thtS Church of.Smyrna dl.f•.wi.Y/f~f;llf. and h~\ccue., ~nd <[i!l.-:not decay in,gracsas ~~ Chur,~ ofpphtfus 'did ;-qnd th,,cfor,c)1>~-!l'li pat·dgQi~f. h~t finnc:s:.wll was m· G'l~.Joue 8c ta!WW'v S~oopdly;· this ~hurch did,ipdc,~9,y.i to 9h9y, ,Chri(l, ~~1d ·tO tdlific' .her J~i.\h)m~ ]O_tlf!~ercl"?ytJ fN9\~1 Qod asc}'p,tqth; ~~~4.eGrc; and wiH1 G~ob-cdi~·IJ~C in hi§-ehildr~~l,_As..~be.~~... c~~'\:il! f>·lfq i ~tJd ·thc,"'fore did 1 9,ot. ~,;p.~ap.ue diem for any fault that W~'i among them. ' . ~ 'SPcj\1g thJ); <;;Q).t,rohJ>ccing jll;fllj?):i_an if to faJrC,(Qr,tl\ ~~•~ptt~,th,aLCini!,\ •i~r,oo,ue.r\i !/". ·thing~in }ler,V}·c,~rc t~·yg.ht, it.isrprpfitfl?IS to~ Gods 1Chufch and peo,ple tq'?c _ti}l!~ to flc,f;_i,~ affii4\io!1: ,far tbcrclJy·a~ tll,cgifr~jl~dgr;K~~ o£tS:od prcf~rufd, .:.w.F;.fih ,andjtep~ntrnct; an.d"(IlJ.P.Y grieU01JJ>JJi1?P5~J>rc.ucnt~d,which o– thcrw,ifc Gods c~j~d~cpmighrfallJn'oo: t J'ti~ CP1;1Pfdl jt.fclfCconta,incth thu:c parts. A, pr,<ept. A.prapl;>cfie. And aprf~.~P~});ait)".• T:h.'!fidl prec.cpt is in ~hFfe wotd$ ,_Ffjf~~;·~~-~~ of•hrfe lhingtwhich thou {hair fojfer. Th>S pre– cept·!Yiay fecn1~ cpbt; ag:dnfi orhc:.r p!aces_ ·~r ~criptu,rc,asPbll. 2.. xz.lrork..;outJ~ur[al~tt· •n infeare and trembling. .And Rom. I r. zo. Bu,no! high mind<d bHt feare, A4".:· There bee three kinds of fcarc,]. Namrall !earc.ll.l fcp.rc Proceedingfrom gracc.II I. adiHru!lfull fearc proceeding from vnbclecfc.:.~'c nam:.:_ll fcare
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