the·;.·chap.(fthe<J\eve!. '~-, w~l -----~----------~----:---- I --- I :ne Jofl'atidtgOhe::mti thofc whiCh'renliiiic !\re IA · ri1ay pcrifh and dcc:1y finally, vnlefft they be :tbout tO pcrill1, vntdf~ you cOufirnle them; . confirmed. fl3~ft. Why lhcn doe uot the c:lcCl therefore-fee noW jdil'tlrcngthcn and ;rcpairc fin:1lly fall away ati:er th~ir calling?' .Atif.Thcif the fame. 1 - -·. • • • ~ - fl:tnding cot:hmcth not trom the' ccn!hmcit' of }1 this dutk, Chrill "tc':tcheth tHiS Cll'urch grace: or filith, but .from the ptomifc of God :t'nd n an rxccllcnc Jeffon,th3t'"who~Oeu2rbath n;i:ldc vnto them, and to their faith: fo ChriH rcceiued any gift ofgoO,muHh:mc cdrc tO prc- ' faith to P~~t:rJ a Thou art Peter, and vpon thiJ -~ 6~a:tth.te. fcrue it and-to m:1kcti1C fa~e glfc HroOg th him' 'fo~k], that ls~ vpon thy faith \\·bich thou ha!! by con:muall mcrcafe/ lf1l man hi6.'~' r~CuucCI1 Pr'dfdfed, wilL I /mild my ChHrCh ·, and thegttrd know!C'd'gc, falth;and:tepentance,._brano/ ochcr of hclljhnLfmJtpreuai/e againfl it:.d~at is,thoughgtft of ('!'race, he mull not fuffcr the fa'me'to lie they may a{fault it, and grieuouf.ly wcak~n it, I dbd 1 n°hn-n,but{hrr·cfvp,•Plh~j,fC:~::ti\d·cbi1fitm I yet thry fl1al ncuer be able finallf·to oucrcome' "datly, tlht be may Uc'aperfello inafi ta Chnll'. lt. · I For thc·g,fcs ..\'hlch men haue are nor- their ! Seeing fundr~ graces ofGod may bee loll; TiuVfo4 o~vne, but Godstalfo, w,llo lookerh ro·rc~CiuC l f &the moll nccdfaric graces grc·:rr!y decay, yea his ownc\dth aUuamage: ·And thcrHOI¥ 1h1C·n· f ~ .. r of themfelucs qtlitedic: we that ho.uc r.:cciued like good Stewards moll !ovfe'lhe' gift'l'recei~ B from Cod any grace, c.irhcr of fairh or repenucd, rh3.; rhcy may rctU'rnc them to C.Od witlf fahcc, arc hereby taught nor to be prefumptuc 1.!iru.1.6. incrcaft.Thus Pa.r~/peri\..:•ailcthTim.Oi'hie., "C. Stir ?Us, or oUcr COnfiden~ in cur fc!ues, but with tJP rhcgifi of God which is in tE:e: for"~lfe•'tl'e fc:ue :1nd tremblingworkc ol1t our faluation. !lhih.s3. rccciucr is an vnfaithfbll feruant, an·a fo~fluU .. 1"he reafon to enforce the fotn~ctrcmcdie,is be rewarded. "And forthebetter pnfo\fp5ce of this : For I h<H<not found thy workftp<rf<EI {i,. 'this doti~!w'e muft oftd'l read the wordpf.God fore G"J: andJrhereforc w:tuh, :md confirme and mCdit-atc therein~:··wettlu!l hC3rC it oftcd the dccaicd gr~ccs ofGod char be in thee. hi ·prcached;2nd with due'~tlftrtnCe~a~·djh..cpara..: tl1is rcafo·n, 'Chrifi giucth th.crn anJ vs to vn-, t~on rctciuc: the facram<:nt:aqd prayC'Ondnual• d~rfland, that hemakcth a fear eh in his church ly;llriuing earne£lly ag;in£\ the corrtlJriO! iha• ofJtl(the workes that men 8oc ln the fame,rhat be"ia1 vs;&daily !lirre Vp ou·r hCait r~ :ill _·go'od ~C1may accordi'ngly rn,·ard them: for not fin.!" ~~ • duties.ThusdidDauiJcheck the corrurrion & ding doth prcfu,profc o fearch, And fo the· ur,t.,. "· dcadndfe of his heart; ·• why art thoufo'caft, Scripture fpeakcth of Cod vfually. Before the 1 d"''"' O·_mffoul~? and o!fo·ftirrc_vjl,'he'famc old world wos d_c~royed,it is faid; Th< b Lord i b c..... 1. vmo all good.dutles, faymg, 1h.tfle11fpliedmy , fow th~ou t'tu Wif~ejfe of m1111 WM grMt vpou h.drttofulji/1' thy jfdtwwabFaJ IIU>ito.th<'<nd,, cl fhuartb, as if n'e_Rad looked from heauen vpPfal. Iig':'Il ; . • . ·on the earth , and beheld that it was corrupt, Tht vfo. HcrC~y are reprooued t\le commq.OCfOrt of Speaking after th'e!.manncr of men, to figmfic profdfo'.ts a.i1d hcarcrs'of the word: who fiand that fcarch which ·hce maketh into mens a8i~ at~Hay; and goehbtforwa~d in grace. This is ons.And fo he is faid to come dO\o\'11 from hc:t.; ·agrcarfault, for as we\l1aiJc reccitih:f'gracc-, fo ucn, at the building of Babdl, Gen. 1 t~ :1nd w,c oug~t :•ol llirtc VJ> tl,'~fame,J~•f':~e ..may b.c~ore bee dc!lroyed Sodome and Comorrah; confirn)c'andcncrcafcltOouJy. . ... · !..~·:· ·· 'h'u came dowNt rofoe whether thq bad done c Gen.tS.:h Funhct, ChrittaddctJl,: •whiclntr!,...n'V~ui to ithur.ding to !heir crie, which wtU come vp tO die, wHere hec :1nfwt.tcr~ tc(a'qu!=fH9ri1 ·tH2t is ht,m,And ro before the Lorcljmnil11cd the wic• moou&:t'by fuildry3.tthis•d3y,bamely~v.+iethcr k'~d11dfcof the Ifr~elites,ll Hec ma,dt: a[u.rch d Iu.3.u:, graces.Chat -c6cerne f.·duati6'maybe vHCJ~Y J'~ft it:'ti their waia: and the [Horid Comm:J:!\dc'.:. or no? Chii£\anfwereth by • dillin&iOH;ihat nlehr'is this, God wi/lvifitrhe fnr.u ofrh, Fa· fame gf3.,c~S that per,tain to f3.!uari6,mtiy Pc Joll tbtrs vpon the children: chat js, hce will makequite: 30~ Others may ~c ~e'caie.cl·fo a~·theyarc; a fCarch, v.:hcthcr the finnes of the: farhtrs be· abotitto ilic:_ Forrhc'grace's of Go~ t~~t per- D ?:"o~g the children,aud ifthey be, he will putam to faluauon,be oft\,·a forts: forr.~ Beabfo- I mfh them. · I~tcly p'eCclfa'rie, fo as withOut 'thetf.:a_man of · ' SeeingChrifimakes this feai'Ch into al mens yearesdnnot be faued-; and fuCh arCfJifh=l2inl, t.CH,yns, wee arc. taught in all things ro hauc .regeneY~ffion. Others ~e lctfc.n,ei::cffaric, which cJrc to conform our 1Clucs to the wil ofCbrict; fometime_goc with 'faith;btit'noi: 31\7\~e$;/uch and 10 re, o·ur [clues to r:he doibg of otll ~aod arc, .A..phnti(Hit f•ding_ ofth<fa/lour: ~GOii,toj <;luri;s•.acc0rding to his word : Ifwe l;ncwu m the h()l.r.GIJoft, Jr.nd6"o/Jne/fo m praJer; thefc m:1g1Aratc \\'ou'ld com'e tomake feareh :nour m3y he lOt't'V\~ol}y t~r :t~ime i~.the·fctil2tlrs of ~A~~e,wc 'N~\uld,bcfure to, fe~,a,ll thinps. in~-ru. .: Cod. :Yea, f:uth and regeneration thcrrlfelues; dcr ~gainfi he came : Shahw~ be;hus c1rcta'n.a. .m~y dCc~.'gricu~u"tly and be readie r<{·di'c) as ~C'!;q to p,r;Rarc:~t'tl,le 5omming·ofan eaqh.ty ~ th1s tc~Ja'i~. Scc?ndf~~-f.?nfider fairh·~~d re~ man~ a11d. Ih:!l ~v.~e.p?t ~lluch,~or:~rcpare o.ur gencr><ton m themfclucs, and they m_ay be !Clues agamff,tbc\f<a'\ch .of our Sau;ofir CBf.rf\ J wholly I?f¥,!or nOthit\·g in it fclf~ is vncha~)gc3 . the cucrli,uint,!God.,F£qm whoan. l~othirip,'f'-\!1 bic, but ,God. The fine of the ci'Nt"Artgcls . be nld? ' .\V:I >• · "'-·' - ' '·· I hy narur' ". ch>ngcablo, for"tllt'y ·lfi~nd by 1 I baue notfound rhyworkfs perfeEI. W.o\kj:s l 'hc pow~r of God. Thirdly! thcfe _giaces ~ are perfeC\ :wo_;•.~j_es: by tht:_la_w,or by the go~ I . Gg_g; _ ·-- - -fp,_cc.o:!''-"--"-- I f .. .ver. :!. · 1
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