-------- ---- - - - ----- the 2.Chap.ojthe1\evel. I i --'----I and affcChons, 1 fcci\lg the thoughts ~re fc'~rnl A A ·rd I":?':/!gl;r(' to tt!fr)' o:-e of )'O!t arc.Jrd:11g u1 the bran1e, and theaffctlions '1,1:f.he he3rt' l to ;om·wu:·I:J.r. Here ChnH 'procceacrh to rcAnfw. The rcyncs arc put tor the thoughts and ! I rnoonr :-t iccond '\.viek'cd cdilccir j'' hcrcby t_hc~ affcChons, nor bccan!C they ':'Ire fcarcc:i'rhcrcln, / migh'r feem tpHiudc Gods iudf{<'rilcnts thrr<~t= buffor thg.rrct<-mblaucc& analogic rh:n IS benc:J. For theY ttlight fay·;- 1-.t~ ·thC Lord (end twccnc rhcm;for :IS th~ rcrncs :u;c feared in the iudgcmcl~ts :uld'pta·gm:sVPdn'vs, y~t V\'C f~all I mol1'fccrct part ofthr bodic, fu the thoughts ciopc them; as lfaJ {3i'd of, the '<\ 'icl:cd 'in hi.s. and affcCti6S:arc feat'c(t in thC moH fccrcr pbrc tbhc, Th~t' rile? made'a lcafftle JPith dt;Jth ,ind'i ofthe foulc:& the hcan ts pm for the thoughts h~f!; and f4i~ t!J~ iu1.zemmt~_Df Codf~~h ;~!Jt an~d :lffctllons, firlt, 'bccaufe rhc'atfeC"ttons are t Offer thn.\ I! ay z8. I 5. B\H td cm oft this e:1.11.lC there feared; Secondly, bccaufc the (houghts, I Concc:t, Chrilt thrc::tt,ne.rh·:fiuO: t~'Narcl_ 26~ ~: j though they bee fcardd m tPe· ?fame, yet I ucry u11c! -~'cCording to his workcs. As )-rf:'f~c~ 1 they halie their operation 111 the healr;f01 10)'- I flwuld r,y ~ You may ft)Oth vp your (elurs,~nd fill Ithlfughts make a l'ilcny hc~u t, ~md fcarcfull I faUly thinkc, that you fl1all cfc~pc my il~dft"C"' thoughts an hcau1e heart, Agatnc; the \\ord m~ur:;: b~\ know 1r '· d1at I 'A'~ll f'C'"2'ard ClJC- ( SeArch) fignificrh a moH narrow fea·rch, and 1 fie one of{ou parrly in tl.1is life, _and prinfifuch aone as gocth '''ith finding;t)1er.Dy fhcw- B pally.at the ~ay of indgdrlcnt , arc. otding.to jncr thflt nothing is ~fo iCcrcr in nian, bur-rhe your workes, be they crood,or bad. For ~htfc Lgrd both "nand doth fee & difcern che fame words mu!\ cfpeciolly b~\'ntledlood of.tftC.chy Thevfe. Hcncc.we lcarnc fir!l:, that Cprifr our Saof iudgement as they arcY:f~d.l'>Rel,n.z. 4"'+tt 1,f uiour is not onclyman, bm vcric God, one 10. t 2. .... . 1 " ~1 ~:. ~ • _ · per!On ftanding of·two l1aturcs.'Th~t 'ChriH is 1 Hence the Pa~i~s gat?';r), t~at me.n,~r9..f~: man, hcrctickcs dcnic i1ot: but>whcil1cr he be ' u-ed not oncly by faith 111 Chnll ; _bu\ alft.>by God or not, thc1·c is the qudHOri.·Which yet Wotkes;for•thus they reafo~1; By tliar'''hc~y is hc·rc'Cttidcndy'producd: for hC ~that hath il1 we mull be iudgcd, rh~H. '._'VC be: iullificd and him thC particular properties Of God, muft faucd;but by workes "' Cnlufi be iudicd,'"-ahd needes be God:Bui-Chrill hath'in him the rruc therefore faued. An[. The P,,opolitinn is falfe: properties of God, he· can f-carch ,and difccrnc _Ther:e i~ g~cat diffcrcn'cC betweene iultifying all the thoughts :tndallthe affechons of the ··ndiudging_: foriudgiog ~s.~ne]y-lhcdccl~rahcarts ofall men,which none can doe but God 1 1 uon ofaman to be iufi; but JUftificalion isrhc onely, le't·.t7·9· to! The he.trt 1~ tlectirfu/1and making ofa man iufl:.And bccaufe the dedM:awiclzyd alJoueall thingJ ~ who can l:pow it? I the C tion of a man to be iufl; is by -.;'orks,rhcr~fore LOrd fiarch thehetPr, and trie the 'reincs. And is iudgcmcnt by workcS.' Againe) iris not'faid, . thereforeChriH is true and very God. .. I wil! giue to you for your workcs, but ac;"'cOrSccondly, hereby \'\'C arc taught to beware ding toyourworkp. Ifhe had'fai·d,i wilfgiucto and ta~chcedeof hypocrHic in all things, but cucry·one ofyou for your vlorks,then it mi~Ot efpCcially in the matter: ofreligion.Hypocrific hauc fecmed'thcy had bc:crrc iufiified by them; is, when oman feemes outwardly to be that Bur here Chrill doth onlymake works at\ durwhich hcc is not inwardly. But we mufl h:JUc ward figne or rule, whcrc[ohe v. ill confori"ri.C care to be rruely in heart thot " 'hieh wee apand fquarethe Jail iudginlcnt. - -· ' pcarc to be in life and profcffion:we mufl come Secondly, whereas eu~rY rnan mu!t be' jtid.-. as neerc Chrift in thought and affcCl:ion, as in . gcd, that is, favcd or conddnncd aCco./ding "t8 014rourward aCHon: fat· Chrifl kno ...vcs as well his\.vorkcs; hence wemay gather, thai good the w)10le fiatc 'of cucry m:ans reyncs & heart, wotkcs arc necdfaric to faluation, yCt qot '\S as he ~oth theil' fpccchcs and their dc,cds. caufcs thereof, tither cffident, ~:>r_ helping"inj Thndly, herebyw~c mufllcarnc to fufpcllway,but oncly as awayor meancs ro cotn,evn.:. our fe"lucs ofour vnkno\oYOC finncs, as of our to falu:~.tion: For faith is neceffaric. :md goOd vnhdccfand prcfumtaion: not cementing our workcs,arc the tokens ~nd fruits of faith, 'and fciucs vdth an acknO\\•lcdgemcnt of· our foar'c nccdfaric. ; kno.wne finncs, for we can ncucr difccrnc the D Thirdly, here we mull be adtnonifhed tobe depth ofour corrupt l1t·arr,and yet God know:. carefull to abound in gOod "-:.·orkcs;nor to ,,·irl cth thcm.This was DaurdspraCl:ife, ~after due hcaucnby them, bu.r (o get affurancc offahraexamil1ation of himfelfc hec yet cryeth: Lord tion in our [dues. Andthefc good.workp3rt deanfo mufrom myfecrcrJimzcs: As ifhe fhould the doing ofthe duties ofpietic vmo· God,~'nc1 fay, I hauc0 Lord fcarchcd my hc'art, but I of ch:niticvnto our brethren, euerl tH~ dU~id '~annot fufficicntly know my ownc corrupriofthe Mora:lllaw; or more plail)efy, die lloing: ons.~hcrc:forc do thou o I:.ord hclpc to clcanfe of the gcncrall duties of a Chrffiian~ rtnd the mc'cfrom thcm.Jf'this \.vcrc praetHed. true- reparticular duties ofa rt1ans calling; for ifthcJC ligion would flouri01 : for many iuflilic themb~ done in obedience (o.G6d and to his 'glOry, felu~~' v.·hcn a5 tHey ktiow not what is in th<'ir proceeding fi'om f::~ith :md lone vn~~ ot.Jr brc- :_hdrts,Ji·~rle con!ldcrfng v ..•hat ChriH fairh vnro thrcn, though the calling be ncuer fo bafe, b Lul.:.1t: , 1 the f>hard1e.s, .b Yo~taYcthey which iuHilie your they arc good workcs. A·nd on the cOtnrOric, I fClue~ ~bcforemcp, but Ch11fi knowcrh your thismufladmonifh vs to make confciq1cc of hca)ts. 1 CUCty CUiU W:l}"; for 'flllHCS be the "lh~rkCS of ,- _ _ - - - - - f ff 4-- -----·---- conT!Je vfe. l' I
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