---·- ·---·------ ---- . ...:-.---~----- [ I the-z..Chah .•bJt._beFR,fj'Vi1/. i~7 'rverf.to. • r . fcarc is a dcclinino andc(chcWitlO o(dcath::lli9 'jA I (nen~s, yet like the dlde wOrld .wee knovvc no~ chofe things th.at ~nd t~H~rc~o1-ch~ te-a re 1s in 31l thin.g ofthe cuill "d.ay; we neu~r call to min_de men in as much as cutnc ch1ng: dcfireth to prcthe lUdgcmenc.t.o cpme. And 1fherei.mto Y\ cc fcru; it fdf~this was iu Chrift,who inJliS :!gony · ·},?3~l~:the common crying finncs6fthis (an~,as feared death, as it was a fcparation 0~foblc.at)d Jwf'~qng, cu_rftng,9pprcflion,f.1Qath-brcakmg, bodie a ilmder: y_et this yv;u.no,fionei.nt1tH;~u.t _drunkcnndlc, who.oredome-, and all vncka..; oncly an infinnitic withou~ linnc. Th?fe~P4 ndft:, yea Athcifinc_ it fclfc_rhc srcundof all-; kind o£'fcare i is .that·wh1ch commeth from Ho~v :can yvcc fay wah Chnfi ,.l~c~rc not.? yea g~·ace,.Mal•. l!. ~· If th:-a:{ttl~:r,, whtltc,~::mi~c rather.\Ve mufl: cal men to rcfe;:tancc in _bck~~ honou-f:Jflb:eamttj/n;1TlhereumJff,.:rJ'r.~_1Tlus Ft9.~th an.~afhcs .. Fo.rCod 1s Jqal~t\~ for h1s I fcare is a rc:uercnt awe·row3rds God~m ..r.cgard gloru::, ncJr]lCr V\' ill hiccal\Nay be .th1dmg, nor ofhis·mercic..andiudg~ments:::t,l,d thiS i'sa·v~cr.. l'!)iqkc_at our iniquhic's, he bath wl]ethisf\\'ord tucand no finlle."~.Thc~third isdilhuAfullfe.tre, and bent his bowe, and vnlctfqw~.rcpe'nt, t..,C when men for affliCtion forfakc religion.andp.. day of hauock will come ihortly, whcrcill he bediencc to .God, ·llandtng: mote :iil!fea:reof fYjl} take vengea11ce vpon all our iniquities. men rhcnnf Go.d: a.nd this is th~t.fcau!.w.hich i\nd•although this be the common Jlato of t}ie Chrifl in this, place ' forbiddeth ; bF~io.g a l~nd, yet Chrifl hath his remnant- among v> finne that d~awcth mea from God vmo .pcr.:: , B f vo:·ho' do_e mo~rne for the finncs and abhomina• dition. ·:·· . :}lt .:i!· '!T(·t• ,,- · ttonsot thcumcs,and doeend{":iuourtokccpe ltl this cott1maund'crilent:Chrill:··doth t\vo faith&: a good conf~je'nce iri all things:and to !" , things. Firll, hec gineth them and v·s tOVndcr.:. th~fe it may be faid, Feare not.,·but take to your !hod, what is the finne in which eu...ry man is. fe~Lie_s ChnHian courage, ~ndarme your fclues conceiucd, and the feed whereofremaindh!lit, there-with; layafide all di£1rufifull fearc, and in the ch.ildren ofGod; damcly,diflrul\.full vn-"' glorifie God in your heam , flriuc to keep the, bclcefe; wh.creby men feare thc~uthoritie of! , tairhina pure confciencoe vnto.thc ende, and iO l the creaturemore then thegloribusmaicfuc.of Jhnll Chrift_appeare toyoUr ioy, whm·the wick.!d: }rt fS. . thcctern>li God: which pro'ceedeth from this, 1Jhai/.beeafham<d. And.to mboue Cods children f '' l· that menconildc:r notof·God as he JeXtendctH · to t'his Chrifii:m fOrtitude,firfi let thc:p 1 confi·' 1 his prouidence ouer all th!ngs , a11d as hee is a· <l'er V..• hat .aiudgcment ofGod is•ducvnco them mighty "iudge taking reuenge vpon ·a!I 6nnc i th>: are diflru!lfully fearcful, whetHhey 010uld and wickcdudfe, fu.ffer wy thinS for the name of Chri!l, Reuct Secondly, here Chrifl ddcribcth the means n.S. Theymrajfhall<tbeirrewardin thelak!that whereby Gods people m>y armc thcmfehtcs ••, o~rnethwith fire & brimfl9~4among the damned, gainfl all perills and troubles.what(oeucr', "to Secondly,let themQbfer.ue the.I:<!r4s prefence wit, Chrif!tanfortitudo.• which is a gift o_f-God C and his gr~ciolls pro!Jli~ of pc<j>t!ltlioil in di~ proceeding from true faith, inablt~g a man to flreff~, Hee wiO caufe hid,.)dngd! .t9p'itchtheir Pfai.1-f..lo layaCtdC"1Ufcarc,and With coufagc-rov.ndergo te~uabout thrin, tEat noptrilt/hd/i,hurt them. :t. all dangers wlmfocuer, that he may in life and King6, when a mightie armic tame again{\"£• deathmaintain faith,&: a good confcienct'.This lijha, 'his feru:mt was fore ~afraid: but markc vertueGod prcfcribed to the PropheiS,when how he comfo.rted him, aFeare no! (faith '-le) ! 2 vcr£ 1 e. they were to enter into their calling, and our forfhiJ rhat6ee witbvs are morf thCn they th4t Sauiour Chrifl to hi• Apofllcs, & to"his'chorch hte wirh them: Aad fo it is with Gods children, ofSmyrna. And it \vere to bee wifhed,that all Thirdly, let them.confider tha. it is a moHho~ the miniflcrs of the Gofpel mightfpe.akc vmo. nourable cflate to fuffcr any thing for.thc nanie their people us Chrifl fpcakcth Vlito· thts of Clfrift. A·nd therefore the Apofllcs rei~yChurch., FfarfnDt. But the truth is.; if they ced exceedingly when thc:y had becJ)C beateti; \ dcale faithfully they mufl change their note,& That lheJ were. counted wortkie td ftrffer .Any M-S#· 'l<><h.•!· fay \vith fuel, ' Waile and howle.JU Prieftr and tMzgfor Chrif/rfak!. Gal, 5· 14, The crojfo.of! 'l· p<apl<, !ring infacktc!Mth andafoer , hecaufe the Ghrif/ u Paulr whole rtioyr;ing,; And if hee day ofthe Lord.rvengcance u at hand.-For it is D would boaftof any thihg, idhould be herein, I I lamentable to fee the Hate of the.whok bodic z. Cor.12.9,10, Thus were Gpds feruams af. l ·of ourpeople, ofwhomwe may gonerally fay, fcC!cd :and therefore they thi;rrpetit and bcb Ho£ 4 , 1 , with the Prophet, b There Uno~q"J'9fedgt ofGod lccue, need not to fC"are what fh:fh can do vmO in the Land. And \Vhcrc:knowlc-dge is ,.then: is them. 1 .. little coufcience to liuc thereafter; Confider .. The fecond part of Chri!ls;counfcll i~ hi~ :a_lfo how the moft arcearnall min'ded;dead in pl'ophc.:fte: which is a prediCtion of that part~.! hnne, they fauour nor the things that pcnaine c;ular affiiCtion-which this Church of Smyn1a· to Godskingdomc , butthcir ~carts are wholy fhould fuffcr; and firfl heprefixqh this note ot p~~cffcd with cart_hlyddlres and ddights,and arccmion, /;~hold: theo hec fctteth downe t~e fptntuallthings aflct"hhemO"Ot. Yea in all pia. prophefic it (clfc, Thcdeuilljhallcaftfomeofyot~ I ccs we fhall fee that as natura!l flcep wrappcth intoprifon. Behold, hereby he would t:cach vs an; vp the fences ofthe bodie: fo·a fpirituall flnm.. .excellent leffon: that wcemltll often confider I bcr benummcth rhe.ir 1_T1inds and hear~s•. For .before_ hand o~ the day of our vifittttlon, though God preach daily vnto vs by h, tudgwhcmn God.w>l try vs,ic>ft wct::riOlthcrin_; I our 1
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