~~ 338 II :t I.Cor.I.Jl I I Thevfe. -----·-·-·- ------- An Expoftion vpon I I 7cf7>· , ncffe and . 'ho!yndfc conu~ycd to all that be- · A I lecue hi.>wprd, an~ all promifcs made therein, l ""~-----. ~ccuc: in him:and fbr this cau(c he is cillcd a our that CC?tircrnc om.·blttati_on.lfChriil couidcrrc I rightcoufnctfe :md fJnt!ificacion: and in thi6 .or lye, and men be dcccmcd by him, then they fence C~lCCiJ.ll•/ i:~ 'ChriH fa id GO be 'holy in thi~ might iuftly Ooubt of the tnlth of his word: place. · ~ but fcciT~g h~ is uuc in :\ll his·promifcs~wemuit j Whcrc:ls Chtill: isfaid to be holy-dot only in bclccuc Jtl hlm : and m all onr dcflrcflcs either! him[clfc, bui: for v,s:hcrc we n1U!Lmarkc wh<J.t of bodic or minde, depend vpon him: for heel! is the 'princip·all thing in Chri'ifia·n H.cligi~ h:nh made a·promifcto hclpc,aJHi he "'''ilucli<Jr i on: IH.mc!y, to hauc care to be ingr:~ffcd inro flilc them that re(l on him. I ChriH, th:lc from h.im we may rcceiua grace to . .Thil:.dly·;Jin this propcnic, hcc pro.pouncl.c;. become new creatures, & feele in :vs.his po'Nhnnfclt.c :m example, to be fOI/ow~d of his I er to kill our Corruptions, and daily to renc..y Chmch and of vs, thac as ChriH is fcnous in his own Tm:1ge ia vs,in ri!lhteoufilCfiC and true his dccrrccs /«"~nd con!bnt in·his promi!cs ; fo holyucfl.C, a"nd that :1s tr~cly, as we fCcle m vs mull: we ·purpofc encry•good thing fcrioufly, I Adam.1comlption. It is not JUfficicm for vs to & alf~ ~nakc good v:harfoeucr good ching\\·c , plead:. that Chrifl will be our Sauiour,;md will prom1~c. For, 'L;er.~ mt':ft bcdefrroytd, Pfal. 5 .j free vs from ::tll linncs; bm we mull labour to . B 6. Thc;·thp.t /o#t', or mak.! f;cs, muft netter cOme hauc Chrifi conucy holyncffc ineo vs, anrl-rlrh into heautn, hmbcjiJIJt our thence, and cijl 'j;Jto a 'Si fcnl1biy as we fee ihc rooc conucy fappc im·o the lmr11ing laf.s offire and brimj}one, ReBel. the branches; and this holynctfe \'{cnmH-make 21-. t 5. But it is anote ofa man, that isa good to appcarc in our liues, as the brtnchest1y·dttir membcr.of Gods Church in this world~ -<and fruit,~ lcaucs do {hew they t(qiu~ f.>tpp1:'from that l11all bdnhcritor of Chrills kii1gd0~1e in the root. ,. · · ~ hcauctl; to fpct:~f! the tmthfrom liis IJhn:r, r.Pfalt L Sccondly,hcrc notc:,Chriftpropounds hinll I 5· 22. Arublying is a note of the child c)fjth~ fclfc vmo vs and to all Ch'urcheS~ air;1 l1dtabl(! dcuill, Ioh.!~h41· .flJ ~;1i·.. . , i.: ..,.: w pattcrne to be foUowcd; giuiilg vs eO vndci:. .Sccondlo/, •Chi'ifl is d~frir~hcd byhls 1k1n'o·i)!' Hand, that all that bclccue in him,•and look to Otlicc~fvhtclrhathfhe kfj'eJ."'f Dauid\ lV:h~ch~oJ. bee faued by him, mufl be holy.as.hef is hol~ penctlJand-novum /htltt"tiJ,tmdjhuttethl!fl::f71'tmtn · ChriH is holy to m::~ke ·vs holy. Lcr. V 1 S therforc tbe. words:for which pmriofe we·mufi hauc·rc.:.o I ma·king confcience. of cuery Hill "''ayp fOt I opcneth. }Vhcfc firH, let v.s.J{:,e rhe'me'ahingJOf . b~hold Cbrifl, and fCe whcrrin .hce-cxprdfcirh courfe to lfily 2 2.22, wln·nce thc.fc ·w~r.d's":lrC' Thcvfo, . himfelfc to b.e hol~,; an.d t11crein Ic.t vs follow .....C borro\o\~cd;bcdng thcicJairl of Elincbrm. :rhc him~ So /ohn·faith; H~e.thathhtlnhiJ•Wpe,puri- "'I circumHanc.CSIOfthe text will eafily fhi:~''C the. jieth himfelft: M hee ~~ boi.J .l(th5J.t is·, ~feth all meaning of the words~1hl1is place: S,hebJia: :go~d mcancs to confoo.:mc him£clfc.~o ~hri.lls whohad peen :m ~tino1elhSrcward to n1dnyof holmdfc;· · .:.; ,, '!'.it· ; ··,, 1 ,, • • [the KingS! of Ifracl,•"''aroifreafurer.alfo, .vmd Thirdly, bcr~b}f 1-' 1e'!lcarne,:that·.dre Cotn1. King He:{.tkj"s: And Oea.iufc he;was ~n.hinde..: m0n title.giu.cn tP~Lhc:Popc;\·V hcceby he i·sql11 tcr ofr.cforniation inte_tldcdby Hez.-rkj¥, :t)hC led ( Holindfe)'is a blafj>hcmqus>ticl.e.: for to Lord thrc'amc,d, >O ·cafr •hi>mbut ofhi•!Mr<e: be holy,is hcrcm:rdoa.propci·liepftChrifr:And and fnrthcr;,the Lord:fignifi.orh thot Elrechtm yet more is giu~OJ.O'the P<,pe,dwtl'!to Chrifl ih ihall come·'in his rootne anl:l.hauc rhc~.f.tmCToft·his'placc:,for hce is ea)led HoJmclT'e;wl1ich is a! ficc: now to cxpretfc b.histhing,thc.Lb.rdf.\ilh) titleofGodhlone. ..... <., "· ·""' b:.· : · , The k$yesofthcho11Jcof Dauidjhall !Jofjtid.;vp :ThC kcJ:md properti!, .v.~,horcl:iy, 'ehrift,iS 1 on h,(j ftJott!das:That i~tE~iq{him fl1all be made dcfcribcd, is Trt~lb: Chrill is fa id tpbetrue,ih ' a •Steward Q.frhe hQp{"'9!i.-~<t•id,·euc~'of the three r.cgards: Firfl-,rbCeaufc hC,is(\ov-itliout' all kingdornc o( Dauid, w\1c\eof 1--Ie:ukJa,~was ·eirour·or ignorance, .knowing cucry thing as goucrnout ·:· ~'fO'fOtHd.liourc of'Iud:u.anMithc l cit js. Truth is in Cbrilb p.roperly ;-and <in the' houfc of Ifroel, arc, o(tcn ,p"' for th~ ,\l~!Qle creatures qncly bymcahcs·of him. Scco'ndly, " kingdofne of Iuda jnd Ifracl.) Anddre'gh\ing b..ccaufe wh:.ufocuer he,.,·illeth and decre·crh,he D ofakey~~art.,~'~-l au,rt<;iCl~ }Qktnofpl:x:i9§.~d cloth it fcriou{ly,wirhvut fr<t~ld,dcCcit,changc,' ljhurfling·mcn in chiefc ru~c aud authoritie£ '[o l. ! ot contradiCtion, :J.~Jllc whole tenure offcripthat thC.Jllc~ing \of,dris place. is thist rhat 1 1 tures doe ibew, y~hcf.ein eucry par.[lis furabJC I !~G<Hl h;ah.giu~n vnto Chrill (oucraignc,p.ower ~nd agrccablc.to_;mothc:-.Thirdly, bccau!Chie and aufhbfiBCJo'fgduc'niing hisChurchJ0!.eft. makQth go~Hl euor.yprom1fc.madc ·in the word, But "fhf.~S, Chri.ft f.1 id{I01 ~13~1c the key. tyf t?a- . for in himall tbf:·promifes of God areJea, and uid,fot D.111idJ kmgdom\· w:ts 2 temporal kmg~ Anicn, 2 .C.or.i.,.-zb.. dome, but Cbrifl:S' .kipgdomc is tl(\t Of 1 this: I ).!Vh,crcas Gbrift isJai.d to ~.e·truc, y..ra Trmh \Vorld, John 18, ;6. /.nd yet it is faid, The ttfcifo,fidl,wclear"e·ofidl dllfcrcncc between <Lord, Gu,d'ji,,;Ugiu• vm•lhim the thrpne'P[.hts hirn, and all f,,J(e•w~kcd fpirits; for they m ' }<uhe>'1)1llfid·,•an~ hejb~/1 raigne ouo· the.bouf• 1 fpitlts of e:rrour and (::j,l(hood' for the dcuill Of laafo6J )l.ukt>. J o!~ 2. j!3•' 1 A nfiv. ChnA: :may I _ ·Againc, whereas Chrifi, is true in all hi;. 1 : Fil'll:,,,;ptPp<utn fon". hen he \\':'Is borJlc ofd.>c W$1Jei, we ought without a11 doubti-ng to be:- ; blcffcd win?..ill Matty,hewas borneKt1ig ofthe js the father ofiycs,and the author thereof. i ;j !le fiJi~·lQ·h:tue:thc kcye&P.f Dtmidt'\\'0 waies: I' JC'wcS, ---.J~------------------o·--o-·-~ ·~- - --•-·
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