I ~ a Rom.:'j. l ' f I An Expojition vpon .. I vt>[ll. I I ~Vb~t is the grcatndfc of rh is fin-1{~. For th~ A i this woman for their fcucrali faulrs <loth here --- ' taft, tht.:rc be two partsofGods wor.d,thc law, gme. fp~ciall CO\tnfell an_d di~edi01~ vmo th~m I I anJ the Gotpc!, Vl.'h\ch mull: tWt ~cv confoun.. bo.rh, v.;b~rcqy they may avotdcand cfcape the dcd, bm tiHlittglli"fhed, or elfe w~~ f11all oucrgncuou~ t~9gcmcnts due vnro rhcm for theit turnc m:my points of Chrill:iJ.n rclig~R>1.l. The finncs, both in thi$life, and in the life ro cotm:. I Lawe giucs comma~ndcmcnr touching things Thi.s counfcJl ofCflrlfi hath t\\'O parts :.Firfi,to I I dJ:Jt \.\"(TC by narui-c in Adam b~!Ore his fall, le~a6eland hcr,ompanic,v,zz, The fCcond to \. foi-blclding rho re tllil1gs which arc comrade to rhc Chur~h of Thyarira, v. 24. 2 5 •The fummc [ r.hoCc venues \.vhich were in his pcd(d natu~c. ofChrifis coun(cl eo ~~~aheiJs,torrpent:vvhich l Bddl'ie Gofpcl commands, and forb~ds things is not cxprdfcd, bur in Head dlerc.;;( rhc rd:'- 1 that are ~bouc nature, and in th~t part ofGods. fon to moouc her m repent:Jncc is propoun1word is the finne of irnpcnitcncie forbidden; ded. And it m:\y be framed thus, If tf:;us/repmt 1 for the Law condcmncs no more 1hcn it reucaiJut I WJ!Ipmi/h thuwithfundry iudgcmrnts: But lct!--1, bur it ncucr rcucj,led repentance, &rhcrthou wouldc!l not bee fo punifhcd, and therefore it- dNh not forbid or condcmne the w:1ns-. fore repent. thCreof. Secondly , for the grcait1dTe of this · B This rcafon harh rwo parrs.: A threatening; fimie, it m1y appcarc,becaufc here.by men he3p :mfl.an expofition thereof. The threatening in fin ne vpon ilnnc, and J wra1h 1.mto rhcm{elurs athcfcwords., I w;fl ct~ft her intua f,ed ,Rnd them gty-inft the daJ ofwratb. Some to aggrauatc the that commit fornicationwithhetimugrear afJliEtigricbyufnes ofthis ftnne, fay that impenitcncic ern. And before this thre:uning, Chrilt.prefixis the finne againH the holy Ghofi:: and that octh a word of ancmion( Behold:) "''hereby he pin\o~ is auncicnt,bur yet f'JJfC and erroneous, would reach themandvs, that we ought [crifor the linncagainll the holy Gholl is aMADJhcoufly to confider cf the threatcnings that arc . mie, Marrh.t 2. 31. bu,t this is not a bialpbcmie. propound~d in Gods V\'ord againfllinne ~md: A'gainc, the fin ne againfi the holr. .Ghotl is in finllcrs. \-Vhcn lo}itu heard the bookc of the rh is life, but finalliillpenitencie is ncucr before Law read, hU!J heart melted, which it coul<l ne- 1 & 2.King.u. the ende ofthis lil'c. · ' uer banedone., vnleflC it had firfi trembled at I"· Hence ~lf'o the P::1pills gather free wm to the iudgctpenrs therein denounced,. And the good ~Y n:tturc; fhce did n:..>t repcnt,rhcrcforc pricking that was wrought ia the hearts o( the fhee had free will and power w repent if fhce C . lewcs, bycP~ters firfl Sermon, was nothing c A6.1.J7. would•.Anf.Thisreafon is not good:thosmuch I elfe but a compunCtion wrought in rhcm vpon may,hcncc be gathered, that fhcc had free·will confidcration ofthe iadgemcnts and condemnat to repent, and to Gnnc :for cucrie man finnation due vnto them f9r crucif}•ing: the Lord neth freely, but yet it followcrh not, that they of hfC. The caufc \\'hy finne is fo rife in euery hauethc fame povrcr to ceafe from (inne, or to cflate and conditton of men atthi.s day is, for repent withOut Gods fpcciall grac·e".i without that men fctlight by the threatenings of.Gods which no 111311 can will o:- do that.\>\·hjch is rruword. Ifmen would tremble when they }lc:are ly ~;ood before Go.d.. . ·· · ofGods iudgcmcnts, it would make th_qn crie· Againc, the fame !inne whic~ is. rcprooucd, out, Men andbrethren , w/uttJhallwrdoe? but in this wicked woman, may bee laidc to the bccaufc Go4 is mercifull, theicforc men fcare charge ofthe grc:l.te~t number in ~ur Churches h.im not, lfa.57•11. ' and congregations. God bath giu~n vnto men Thts t~reatping bath threG .fcuerall[arts·aca Ion~ time ofrepentJ.nce, to fomC(cn,to fomc carding to.tb~. three fcuorall forts o ~ pc·rfon1 twemic ycarcs, bur'tl;Cy repent not., as their whome it CO;Ifctrncth. "Fhc firfl: is agaitdll~~nl!u_q doe pbinly tcl}ific: for fome J~w: in irrdi6~/her (clfc,.who was thochcife ofthem ~1, in g}o.n and proph3!H:ric.!i, fomc in S~bbath-brcathefc ,No~qs, I willcaft her into a bed, The mcaking/ome in fornica'rlon and a_duJt,eric,fomc in D I)ing whereof mny be gathered 9ut of the like idlencffc,!Ome in ·couetoufilC:flc and extortion, vvords oflonadab eo Ampson, bidding him lit: giuing themlclues wholly :md fjlending ail dowiJea onhUbedde,nndmaf..:! himfo!fcfck;. So · 21.Sam.1H tl1cir time in fCeking ,rhc things of this life,nerbat Chrifts.mcan.ing is {t.\W:t)"\c will .tlrikc her ucr !·egarding \o\'ith i:cuerencc the things of wirhfomCgricuousficke,l~Oo-ethepJaccforrJ1e G9d. iickeperfon beeingput forthc lickcncs ioftlfe: As ifhe lhoujd fay, {eubr( -takes her P.Jeafure in fornication, & thcre;co abuf~th the bed;1wil t,bnfo~c: fc.%lcn her fomc gr.eat ficknd wh.ich /hall callljg iPW l!f'b'~' 'w · .,,,,., Here: note Gods dealing- with finoets: Jn ; Thevfo. t}10fe thirrgs.which th•y obufc for the f~rtpcrance ofthcll ~nncs, '"'m ~hp Lord pl~gue and Runilh thcrn.lefabelabufe9-hcr bed \\ithfor– nication, anfl thnher fhec ·plUfl bee cafl.wnh fickcndfe: Diuu in his Life time ahufed his v,,21. ~Behold I will raft her intO a hed, andthem that com– mjtJornication with her into gr{_~f, tf!Jliflior;; except theyre– IP.ene.them oftb_eir work!,.~. ' I chii~~Juing rcproouad· this ~j,;~·eb and ,. ___ .)... ... . tpnguc a~1~ ~dfi by g.lurronic; and therefore is · he now in h,l, themn moJ1 ~~agued,::~ i____j
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