Thevfo, I ~. -, the l..Chap... rf the 'R.!ve/, : ~"'7 Thitdly,herewe may fee rhatwhieh is vfu- A branch ofthis gift. ~~ 1----- all in the Scripture imrcating of the. SacraThe fCcond gift is a ""hiteftom·. Here Cl-irifi rncncs) to wit, th(! oamc of the figne gmcn. to borroweth a comparifon from the cu.Oomc ~nd rhc thing fignificd: for Chri!l here promifeth manner of the Gentiles, to whomc the Epi..:. them M1nna, meaning thereby not the Ifr~cfiles aredircCled. A \Nhirc Hone/was of great Iitcs foodc, but himfdfc, whcrcofthr:ir Man.na vfe among them: For firl1, the Judge in giui!lg was a figne,a fcale",a pledge:as appcarcth pla1n, fcntcncr, vfed white !tones, and blackc iloncs: becaufcPar~/ callcth irJPirituflllmta~e, I. Cor. the giuing ofa white ftonc, ,.;'as a token ofab.~. 10, 2 • folucJon; the giuing of a blackc !lone ,fi fig1~e Further Chrid is'noc onely called Manna, of condc:mnacion. Her!:: then che- gtuing ot.:i but hiddm,M.tmta, eo put :tdifferenct between whirc fione, may !ignificabfo!ut}anfrom Chrifl himfclfc and the Manna ofrhc Ifrlclites,which of ,,//amansjirmes and tre[ptfjps. Ag::~.inc, ..,-,hen I was vilible that cuery man might fCc it. A:nd the Gentiles would know, which wcr<: lt~chy Chrifi is called hidden Manna for cwo caufcs: daycs(as they fpcakcJ and which Vie re \'nluc. , firfl becaufe no nlln by nature knowcch this kic:;they vfed to call lots with white :md black foode ~ ordefireth it: fccondly, bccaufe~God ftoncs, and that day which light on a'' hi1e doth .;ot rcueale this foode tQ all men_ effeC"':u- B fionc,was iudged to be aluckic day,that v...hic~. ally; as may appcare, Matth. t I .2 5. l giuc thee light on a biacke Hone was iudgcd to becvn_. thankJ ( 0 Father) that thou haft hidden theft luckie, This praC\ife they vfed as might bee thing.r, (that is, the d~Chine ofthe Gofp~l,01nd lhcwcdby fllfficicnc ll!cords. And though thi's the myflcrics of the kmgdomc ofheaucn).fram praCHfe haue no warrant, yet may Chrift al... th~gr~atandwifomen afth~ 1V1rld, and ha-ftop~- ludc vnto it, to fignifievnto them that he \\•ill ned thtmvnto habu. g:uc them good fucccffe in alt their aCtions: Is Chri!1: hidden Mann•? then hr!l here yea happie dayes, anda bldfcd life full of all learneto take knowledge of the fiatc ofmen in iQyes and pleafiJrcs. Others doe expound it of the world: They know not Chrill, neither doe giuing viCloric, whereofthe giuipg ofa white they fecle in thcmfelucs any want ofrh-is fOod, fionc was a figne :but this is not fa fit, neither and therefore they know not whatit'llleancth: canitbefhewcdbytrue record that chcyhad for meace and drinke is neuer knownc, till a fuch a praClife. I rather take it Chrifi alludcth manbe hungric. Yea, to many that liue in the to the firft, and here prornifeth tohim that O-' Church this Manna is hidden; for th"ough men uercommcth,chc truen~miflion ofall his finnes heare the doCtrine of ChriH, y~t not one ofan C and i1ll abfolmion; not 111 regatd of cinillpu... hundred feel inthemCelues o.ny wartr of Chrifl: JliJlunent, but in rcfpccl:-of guilt and puni01lecthe confcicnce fpcake ~and this will proouc mcnc beforeGod, which is ccernall damnatitrue. Ignorant people bleffe thcmf~IUes 1 arid on. , fay all is well, Chrill is aSauiour: when as inHere note one infallible token ofthe patdon dcedc to them Chriil is hidden. N_ay, vvhidi is of finne; namely, to ouercomc, that is, to reyet more lamentable, to many which teach nouncc our (clues, and by faith relic wh9Hy on anrl pre3Ch Chrift, Chri!t is hidden Monna: for Chrill, tcllifying this faith by maintilining many.ofthcm neucr felt in their hearts and congood f..-onfciencc,& trU.C religion vnro rhe end: fcience, that rhty had neede of Chrift for the And therefore if any defiroto knowe whether pardon oftheir!innes,and thc:falmttion oftheir Godhaue abfolucd himof his finnes, let him foules. It is not the knowledge in the! brainc labour thus to ouercotlle,and then fl1all this afthat makcth Chrift knowne to man; , but furancc be fcaled vp vnco him. knowledge in the confcience, when a matl The third gift, is anev:c nttmelvrittCn ht t!Je feeles ln his heart and foulc , chat bee Jtands in ftone. Wh~t this ncwe name fhould bee S.lohn neede ofthe blood ofChrill, and all the btne- D exptelfeth in his firll EpHHe, ehap.J.ver.I.fayfits ofhis pafiion for his redemptionand faluaing, Behold wiHlt lott~ tb~ Father hath {hewed tion. And feeing this is the condition of the tovs that wepJould 6eccall~dthi fonne.r of God, ,,·orld,weon the conrr:uic mu!t bbour to feele This ncvv nam<Z" therefore is to beth~[om1e anJ in our fclucs thlt we !land in need of Chrifi, he,rc ofGodinChr;JI. Andbccaufe it is giuen of .. andof all the bcncfics of his paflion,, to_frec Godhimfclfc, therefore we mutt notthinkc it our foules fiom the gulf'e ofhcU, and the wrath is ran idle name, or 01 bare title oncly: but of God. Away with b:trc mcntallkno'"'ledgc: withal Godgiucth.himancw conditi6,Whci-of for till wee hauc this true fcn(c ofour owne this name is atoken and title. God chaunged "'"''ants, ·wee can neuer get into our hearts any .Abr~msnamc, :tnd called himAbmham:but it found grace. was when he had changedhis dhtc, and made Secondly, is Ghrifls hidden bread not reue... him the Father oftN: faithful!. Ana there wo.s led to all? i·hen c31li11g tcffetluall to faluation a change inhlc"b, when God called himlfrtt- (fo as ifhe will, e'ucry man may be faued)is not el. This newe name then fignifieth the giuing vniuerfal!: forthen l11otild Chriil not bee hidof anewe dhte to an~an or womo.n, ·which den, but reuc:tlcd to all: which is not (o. Elethey had not before: namely, their regcner:ui·- Ction tbcreforc and cffecl:uall vocation is defion, whereby they are made to die vn~o 11nnC', nitc l!~d panicubr. And thu~ much of the firfl and to liuc vnco God: for therewith goeth - ---'-- - Eee 3 the --~---------------~··-----~~-~ .--:-...;.---
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