------· 1 owf-l:; I the 3· Chap. o} the l!!__viJ/, -·- --,-~ --..-- - ! ccachth>ltGo<i caJ:c'th all the .,.,·orld effectually I 'A ~ co:uinu:.tl!;rof.ill v:am ~but 1f we dOe 1~ot t~1is; I· vnw falu;ajr:m,_f<H how can_cht·y be call~d~ ehtit ].then o.re rh_~ ~·cng~.:!ncr<.~s , .and ~-ccr~1al_! p~nin~ ncucr hcp.rd at the word ot God? bUt <!.llln :11! f tnencs·of U od, to be pow.red vpon vs Wlt_houi ·:~.gcs m;l!e-r.beard of cbc "vord of Go~; :1lbcit I l mcarurc, and'ch:tt fUddcniy-;wh~n \Y<:_C cannOt. Jince chcqnnmingof Clnift, their (o'und hath I prcuem them. If a m:m hatie' but_ a lpa!kc .ot · .gon~; forth imo all nations•. Scc_Qt_ldly, this gr:Icc;thc l-~nfrderatiOtihtr:oof\~·il_m~ou_~.bi~ 1 1 tlic~.>vcth the fondne_~~e ~f chc~r op1nwn, ~·l10 I 1 to_ repcmant·e, and to ,,,a·tchful~dl( ;,,t~m,tth!s 1 l.dcfcnd rhc dpCtrinj: Ot vniuerfo/l grace: rhzt . ·1 \\'JJl not a\·dkc o. man omOf h1s finncs ·,i.rhcn' · 1 god 010uld ghtc grace pertaining to f~luation, 1 1 nOthing rr:m~incch btit a.frar.cfnJI ~,~pcCl_i~~-- ' vnto cucrV.: man in the,worlc\ 1 fo as hcc !nay bee of.r,hc wratho.f. God, whJch.funH. b~vnauoJd:;t-;-: - ~ t. I faucd lfhC \·V ill: for thc·n1cans eo re~cduc graci: 1 blc i and endure for cuer. dridd:.d ifa n1an;Had is the hearing ofthe '"''.q.rd 1 which all men in all ! .j fame thoufa.od ycarcS<ll!o'ttod ~o·r the punifh... aggsncu.er, had vou~hinfed-~nto d~em. . I I mc~1c.o·~his,~n~.es, ~het~~ w~~c_fi)ln: cau~~·wh~ The; fc~ond duuc pn;C.cnbcd, IS thehdldmg j he tmghr contmuc 111 th~m:ilUt fccu1g rllrs pu-. faitoftht~ doUrine. To b.old faHhere llgnlficth ni~"'amcJ1t is cterna\1, 3nd when many.chou·i;utd two things; firH; to m:lint:tinc the doCtrine of ! B yeares :trc·exp-ircd, they ~re as f3rrc fron1·i:~~· the gofpelrcceiucdand taught by tl~c Apofilcs. ·I : c:ndcnfcheir wo_c.o.s cucr rhc.y .'\•ere_; the:!'~ fore· Secondly, to put the fame in praC1:itc in a godly . h.nlutl !liPrc·vp'ull.dcaU and dto'--VLY hcairs vn.! I life t of thcfc we hauc fpokcn bcfb~c, cap. ·2. I to repentance, &.caufc thtHil":to Onke officcu:J 25. ··: · • ritic, ignor:mcc,.and coldncffc.;i"n r<."ligibll,'anO The ~hird dutie is to:epent: \\'here by rep('n... to brcakcoffthc eouriC of£ucr:ie ilfine. 1··1·:J~·. tance is not meant the beginningof'rcpcmacc: i ·•· · ·· ., .. fAr/" -:· '· · ''' i ·j "J;;; but the renewing andrejloring ofihef•me; tor V •f~ '-''\. Ot'Withfla:ndtfl'!(t!Joii their hardneffc :md deadndfe of heart, whereb tfl. nr . ., . ·s. '!.)-··~:·· by they did fiackly and coldly prattifc the a;~a,e,l)rndmcst}et I1J . aru.t~i \ good duties which tbey.did profdfe,, »Jhrch h4._Ue no.t. tf. __ef.:/ed t~-eir. Thevfe. Herf:by we are caught not tO content our 'ls- 4 (dues With the beginning of rcpemance, but garments~ and thej jhall 'n!/lf./,e wcmuft renew the fame continuaiiY,:mdchat h b '\! not for grolfe finnes oncly, buteuen for the 'c nit me: in»; ite: for they iir.e· I wants rhat b4! in,vs·, is for our ·dulnetfe and """Orth'lf• . deadndlc of heart, and for our hypoqi!ie, and .l ,,. -., decay in Gods graces. , ·1 · Here beginncth the fecond [!3rt of the tiiit-' And bccauCe thisChurch.was,~ccy dead•and tcr ofthis Epifile, n>n•cly, thepraife•ndcomdull ofhearq th<refore Chriftaddeth a reafon mendmion of.fome p:ltt of this Church; The to mooue them to.the praetifi:cf•thlsdutic: words doe thus depend vpon thofi: which which is a moll: terrible threatening, in rhcfc went before; where·as Chrifi·had fa:id, thtt thi·f words,lfthouwi/t notwatch,Iwi!lcom~onthee Church was dead infinne, and had onely a JUatheefe, and thoufhaltnot /.:.!Jow•what hoflre I name toliue ·; fome m:m ·might askc , ·lfoW·ii ,illcome vpon thee. · could be at-rueChurch. To this Chrift.anf\,•cHercmarkc Chriils ordednd dealing: hareth in the begining ofthis v~rte.That though 1 uingprefcribed a rcrncdic for the fault, he githe grcacefi~part in thist:<3hurch \o\'Cr.c deid in" 1ueth them adi~ctrion.co praClife th'e fame; and thddinnes'}:jec Come fc\.vc; ~here "'A·rtc':nTioflg I after addeth a mofiterriblc tbrcatning to driuc th~m that wcrcaliue iO::Chrtft. an<t·did tdlific them thereunto: as -if he fhouid fay, If thou the fame byirJeapdiintc~~<.olre<lrenco·;:--c ·· vviltnot watch agalnft finnc,~nd;<rgaih~ death, In.this coherencewccrtna"}(<:>'bf-etue tw6··fp.,.' i :>.nd for that end remember my word; hold fall- ]') flruc\ions. I. that a partic\tlar congregation·,; ri ..Ithe fa~nc, and repent :~hen lookc as a thcefc ~arth is tn~d«la <Ehurch ofGod;and fo called in' \comes vpon a m:m on a fuddcn,and.fpoilcs hi !I rc.gard Of~odi'elc~.thcrci-nJ;'whO·.do'ti:trfid} J goods, and cuts the throat of his childre-n; fo bdccuc. For thepnUilcdgc=s•of a Churdl bel willl come on thee on o. fuddcn., .and powre Iong vnto particl1lar congregatiOns; onely by ! vpon thee my \\"f:lth';""-A·hercby>J:V.·ili cuon cUt 1 1 ~ rcafon of t.hc faith of thc' cicCl aniong ·tllcfnf I the throat ofthy·foulc, and thou !halthauc no The C"holike.Church is the whole company meanes to efcape my punifhmcm. · ; of the cle'thrulybdccuh~!l iil ~~rifl, ailll par: 1 Here Chrifl rhrcatnerh fi,d-daitobn'd fpeedie ticular whgrrgattotis"are'nll!lllbers ofir-, fbi~r \ dcftruC\ion! but yet with Cortdit>ion and hmi... forth as thty. doe truely4't:.'I~euc· ~ !he-rctlthat tation ofrcpentanc-ur N6w bec2t1fc webe like doe not·t'rm'IY bclceuc'-a1C"n•ot·M~1'ni:Je~§Of<'.the this·Church (•• harhbeenollihvhl•J by reafon Church before God, liut'?ni:Jy i<<ht-)Uc!g!'- of the long.peace \1:hich "'lie crrh:;>y; "'"-ec nY.~.y ment of ~n : like vnto 11u'pcl.fltlo~S1 hiHYlars. \d::ty, to Hirvp ourcfc:td hcart~~.'Wc mull watch Thi!~ cor!fUfCh the doCldOc of thc•Cfmrch of :againfl all li.nnc,_ and :1gai~Hcfcath;arld f0rchi'S Rome, ,~·ho ~ea<h th:Jt v. ic~ed fncn-r~at~rc rt"J. I -833 i -I I I : :J!(o vfc the 1ame rcafon and th'iicQtcninc- at this; I v,;hich are iJi the bodic ;·:but no·parts ti.\b~~O~ · ende :m1H: h:!.Ue tn memorrc thC'itvotd of God 11ctlcd 111 Go'ds d~crc'c may vc:tJa~ tfi\'e;fnJtii- _ _ j '"dbo~ f>f\th:_::_:::een~~=-~b~~~~~;~~~=fC; o~-~~~-:~;~,~ l--4,-- •
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