r ;o-t I An Expofition vpon I wf. •?- I \--- 1----- ---~---------- 1 -- 1 from thcfc iuiquitics, as he d\d to Balturm in hi's .'A. ~hirdi,Y, the people alfo :u·: h<'nr:c taught 1 1 \ I wiy. And when :tt)y mans finncs. be thus toudtctr duuc.:.\\1lcn th.cy hcar.ca hnnfu.llm:m Ji-.kc chcd', he muftnot fcbdl, but \nm1bJc himfclfe, VOtO thcmfclucs fpc:lkc VntO them i:nhdnini. I as Balaam fdl bcfOtc the Angel: confidcring it fierie of'thc \\'ord, the¥ mufi not dcfpi(c oods I j is the Lord that wagcth battell ~gainH hirri. ordin:mce, bccaufe.it is doliuercdb~ mao:.bm I .V\.ihcn wee hcarc that fonainc'nations fl1akc rccciuc the lame ,1as from rhc mouth o£.Lh:riH \ th<l'ir fword$ againfi ~s, how arc wccmooucd~ and as thcp.urc word o£.Cod, tO fatr.cforuha~ b.>th high and low? Shall we fdre.tho fworde ·it.donfcnrdh \vith h9ly fcripturdn this b.cholf ofmorrallman, and Jl1all we i1ot tremble when P411f. bit:mJdGod for tileThdfa!oni3ns:, That 1 • is lhakcn againH vs? Tho(c: ·thcro:fot:c:whofd man,lmt_iu it HindeedMhe"JPordof GqJ, r.Thcf. ·we hcarc that the (.,.,:on! ofthe.cuCrliuingGodr thq tttc"e.t#e:J.rrhe wordfroin hlm,not M.rhe.WQfdof . 1 hearts arc guilty of:my one 1inOc, mull humble 2.. 1 ,. =- -.;.. • ~ · ~ ' · · themfducs by true and tp.ccdic rcpcnraru.c, Sixtl.y, whcrc·ClnHl faith,/wi/ljlghPi'!-gainif thcrcjs no "''ith{bndmg of the Lord: if·his· thee "'ilhihifwurdof m;-,;tTHth; Wee may ob--: · [,.,·ord.doc not curc-vsJit will cmtc vs in p'eiccs: fcrue, that the kingdoincofChrifi is-fpidtuaU,i Iifhis v.:ord d·oc·not conue:n vsfcom our fiimcs)1 ~ and nor of thi~ world: for if hwerc worldly;· inwilLbe an.occafi~m to cafl our.foules deep.er ' th1 en 01. ciuilfwar·d wcilded·by thchand:of.f!lan,. into lH.:lL.. Thus he dcalt "vjrhBafu~m,when he fhould belongvmo him. But he hath rio fuCh .' would 1101 be rdhaincd from giuing bad coli.. fword,hc ·gouerncs his Ghurch and·pc:.ople by .fell ,he \'!j!S {l;~im:· among the Mi·diGnitcs. Fewe the fwotd ofhis mouth,his holy \Nord.\oVhercthinkc on the[c things; frdm whence commcth by appcarcth, that the primacie of the fea of fuch great contempt of Gods ordinance in the Rome is from hell, not.from heauen ::for the ·minill:cric of the \·\'Ord, as wee iCe :1r this day:. ! P.opc faith he isChrifts vicar, and yet hee \\'ill but they mull: kno1.vc, that either death or life bee :irmed with botli fwords: when as ChrHl came by the £lroke ofthisfword,and therefore dcaJeth not with the ciuill fword, b4t on.e)~ V-. they mu£! repent, feth the·fword ofhis mouth, , .. . Fift!y, note the title giucn to Gods word: it ' 1 ,r L · 1 ..,_ 'h h i.called, Thefwordof Chrtll-smouth: not oncly "JJe1j.l7o et fJim tf.ltlt '/lt . bccaufc it wasoncc dcliuercd by himfcifc,from a.n.eare heare iPhat the_ fp.irit . l1is ov.:ncmouth: but bccautC ir doth daily pro- . r cccdefrom hiSJ»Outh: fortbe Minillers of the c raith ~nto the [htlrche.J,,:,7'o Gofpcl, which bC'e truely called, arc the veric. JU mouth ofChrilt' from which Gods people rehtm . that ouercommeth iPIO l ai=r.15.19• CC:iUthiSWOrd. l/fthou}Jutftreturne(faiththc f h ("'A~·· Lordtolmmie) and{haltfrparate rheprecio'lu giue tO eate .0 t e VV.l.tlnna from thevile ,thmfoalrthoujfandbeforemee,and '111hich u hid, and '111illgiue:him 6eaccordingtDm1WDrd.z.Cor.~.19. VVe are fhe embaffadours ofChti!l, bcfceching you in a'111hite flone,and in th.eflone a his £lecd: which is an high and wonderfull honour. The conftdcration whereofi• a.ground ne'111e name·'JJ1Titten , WhlCb no offundricdutics. /,~ h 'r_ h ·h Fir£l,all£ludcnrsthat>reinthc wayofprcman '\_nO'fliet ,,aue e't_ -at re., paration to higher callings, mull hereby learn ceiuCth it. '· to conceiuc: :J.. good opin_ion of the minHleric ofthe Gofpcll, and to aflechhc f:unc aboue oThefe words are the conclufton of.thisEjli-' thc:r calling~.For though the blind \\'orld cofit· fllc,which comainetl1 two parts,a commandcfj itabafi:calling, yet Chrifi wee fee makcth the D mem , and apromifc· •.The commandemem-n1. minificrhisowncmouth: whi'ch honour is not thefc words) bet him that hath An earehe({re' ., giucaeithcr to the Lawyer or·ro the Phyfitian, whAt tluJPiritfoith vnto_rhe Churches. The p.rPSccondly, hereby eucry Minificrof the gomi[e in the words following, TohimtbatoHerfpc1 is taught to dcliucr nothing in his pubJikc commeth, (;-c. The commandcmcot' feructh to minil'lc:rie, but the pure word of God, fo farre !Hrrcvp Gods church to attention, in marking fpnh as Chrifi !hall enable him; and that alfo thatwhich Chri£! dchuctethvntP d\cm,•~h•th inJo pure a manner, :J.S in the pcrfwafion ofhis bccncfbewed bcfor<', vcrf.7.~" · ' ' ' own confcicncc he thinks Chrifi would fpeak, In thiscommaundcincm cfChrillnbtc two jf,Hc were there prcfent; like vnto faithfull cmthings: Firll, tharall men in Gods Church are , ;b;~{fado.urs, who fpcake oncly thewill of their bound in confcicncc to frequent Sermons, Jord and Prince and in'that m::mcrwl1ich their whereby they m:;~y come to the kuo}'\'·ledgc of ; !~rd and pr.incc dorhbe!l approoue.lfthiswcrc thofc things that God prcfcribeth. vnto weighed, \VC fl 1 ould not hauc fuch preaching_ them. At the natiuirie-, E:aficr, and fu~h good -as iS commonly vfcd, confi!i,.ing ofamixture oJ . time !I as'thcy arc c::dlcd, ignorant people ·Will I tcllimonies: p~rtly diuinc~ and panly hum;~ne, come to the Church•: but it may bee not once c6fidcring th_at neither Chriftnor his Apofilcs more ofamOth aftcr,or aquarter ofayerc. But fopr~c~cd. . · Chriflfaith, mJfheep~hMremy vofcl'.So_~t}:! , Ioh.Jo.t7. / ~-~-=--\
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