-- - -------- An Expojitiqn vpon ; w f 9 _-- takcn in t,1c ii1areof.the.dcuil, and yet t~:e !s ' A mercic; And in than~fgiuing his hcarr is lilkd ~~---· - - , repentance to be wancd·fOr-dfthcm. ' . wJCh 10y,lz.nd the grace ofthankfulncllc; 10 as I This DoChine muH not be .abufcd to Iil5C11 ty bc'cing'conucrted, all his worlbip vmo Cod is ' ill finning: for that is the rigHt way to cafl'our in f}1irir and truth. 1 1 ' • • ! foulcs imo the pit of dcfl:rutl:ion. But y·e·t feeIn the- worihip of thcfe Iewes, are noted ing Chriil will bring home i11to hh kingdothc three rropcrtics required in Gods fcruicc.Firfi · moll: 3rieuou$ finncs, \\'C _muH hereby take oCit lnlJfi be willing and chcercfull; fo did thcfc ca.fion not to be dilcou::agcd, either by the Iewes ·worlhip God·; Par they are faid,not 011 _ grcatnefTc or multitude ofoudlnns from Comly to wor01ip God, but to comtandwmjhip God: ming vntoChriH.Form_arkc,Chrilloneiy-faithuS.d<?ea!IGods children wor01ip him. Hai. fed three that were dead to life: layrm daUgh56. ·7. Thofc whome God bringcrh to his tcr that V\' as ne\..,' dead, the widdowes fonric mount11inc, hcc m~kerh ioyfull in his houfc of r~·Jr l~y on rht hcdl: a~d .Laz..anu that lay.Hin-. ~r~yet;Pfal. I ro. ~. ThryJh~!! comt rv_illingly kmg 111 thc.graue. Th1s ts a nor~blc figure of tn thtday of a/(m6!us, By rlus properue, vvce ~onucrlionofli11ncrs: he will not onely call to n'iay-fc;-agreat number at this day cuery where repentance finall :1nd young finners, btlt'euen come f-arce fhon in rh~ true worfl1ip of God; great and old 11nncrs, th~t lye rotting and !Enfor mofi men neuerrcgardthc preaching ofthe kinginthegtaue offinnc, as Laz..artu did in B word, butcOmcnrthcmfelucswith mornino 1 the graue ofdearh. Hcc caineto call !\nners t6 and cucning praier:which they freequent to a~ 1 rcpcntancc,and to fauc the loft fhccpe, which uoid the penaltic ofthe !awes ofthi- M:~.giihatc arereadie to be deuoured by Woolues & wild and tb.e fhame oftlie "'oriJ.Butthe{c arc mifebeafis. We mu(\ all b!Cffe thl! name of Chri!l rablc"w'orfi>ippcrs of God, his worfi1ip ought for his large mcrrie, and in time lay hold vpon to be free and_willing. . \ it,and rcpenrs · The fceond pro~;rtic;The worfhip ofGocl, '. I I I. Point. The fruit ofth:ir conucrfiOn in. mufi be'<-xprdl'ed with f<!cmcly,mc'et,a!id contbtfc words: Theyjht!l!lcomeanl:iworjhippc6~fort !IC~ellf ,gefiure~ r.~c Y'"'o~·d tranl1atc~wodJ:tp, thy Jute, and (ball k:_toR 1 t that!haue louul;thu. t'ignlficth doing 6f riuerena, With bowmg ofthe The(c words may be fidy expounded by ano~ hodiea'ndk.,neeJ: and therefore it is ·no't an ~hthcr place of Scripture, I. Cor. J 4· 24. z5. differeht thing, but netdl3dc, to vfe conueIf all prophtjie, and thtie come inone that be!ubient_gdlurc in Godnvorlbip, that t~crby the: 'lltthnot·, crone vn!earned, hee t'-5 rebukfd of a!! grace and humilitic of the hea~t m:~y.bc cxm~n, and iupgd ofall, fo "'the fccrcts ofM ptc!led, The b Angc/i that jland ':fcfore -th< b If•,f·'· htart arc 4iftlofed, andhu will/alldowne orl. h~ throne of God, haHe.tw_,owings to co_.ut,r the~r f:tr; face, andworjhrp God, andfayplat>II!!J, God u m and two to coun- the![foe<: thereby Jdh{ying ' JOlt indadt .~ [o. thar the. meaningr.of thcfe c thcirrcuerence to Gods Maidlic. In this.point wordes i!- this : I .twill "Caufe them to come alfo many come fhort;for as the commoh c6ri1~ to the congregation of Gads people, atld at plaint is,the manner is to lie fn~rting and fleetheir fccte·to f;~_ll downc: and wor!hip the. true ping vnder mens elbows :K: fcrmo~s,and in the God .. ~~·. ' - r'• time ofpnycr tO fitvnreucrcntlywith their 1 • 7 Here'<!'te ft:'t:downe rwo.notablcftuirs ofthe hc<i.d~.coucrcd. Thefe things oughr_not to be: .conuerlion ofa'linner, Fir.ft, concerning God: fen G·od is Lord ofbOdic and foule,and·ought .,.hc1Ccond,.conccrning the Ghttrc:h: The fruic to be worlliipped with both. -ofcoriuerltothlrat rcfpcitqh God is; Thr true 'The rhird propertic.AII that wil truely wori wor{hip of·God, noted in thc(c words; !Will t11ip God,mufifirfi be.humb!~dforiheirfins, m~them. CTJm~~lnd worft~;p·;l.hat is, Tlmfpirit and hauc the pride of their hearts:brought ·~4ndtrttth·wii!J !Jodit and fou!l!",~.u adore rhe trite downc ,;and be flricken with afeate'oFiGods .God.Thi's ttu.rhmo IJ)an.can bring forth til he be glorio.US' ~aiefiic. So .rhefc Iewesdili fo'ojlratt i'onuertcd: .For,a the ~i.ck:§d ..and natural! man their bo4iu at the feeU Ofthe congregation, whm caJieJ notvprmGod.Truc it is,chcy wdl ackn·o~·~ . th9. ctime.to worfoip 'God. The IayJor that imle'd·gctherC Js.a!God, and thartht fame Go'd JS 1 1 D prifoned PauiJ and Si!& ouer-nighr, and)puc Ml:.t6,tf. .to be worfhippcd,and thcrfovc drey will co"?e their fccr.in.the !lockcs, v:·ould th~n hauevcrie · -eutwardly,and.hcarc the ~o:ord1and rec~iue. tfic little regardedPaul ~otlr~mc, becmg f~.cn1cll ·elements oftht S:Icramcnts: bot the true \\'orand rioorous to thcir.perlons: Yet when hec ~lhip of God ,...iscin fp1Iit and truth from t~c he v.•a~ a?out to hailc ·ki.llcd himfd~e~vith his ~heart, which a naturall man ·cannot perf~rmc fword,( luppofing thepnfoncrs had been gon, vntoGod. ThiS is the frui~ ofitrne conuerfioi1, becaufe he faw the domes opcn)hc •.Nas·glad & ·which when a man recciueth h'c:doth'hearnhc ioyfull to here rhe voyce ofPaul, who' called wordof God with .reuerentc~tremble at Gods ' vnto him,that he fhould do himfd_fc no harme, iudacmcms and mingle the DoCtrine of the for they .wcte all there :.then bcemg humbled Gofpcl with faith in his heart !-:Ind in calling by th<tt firange and wondcrfull w~rkc of.God, vpon God he fcclcs his finne.s,·and rherforc by he comes in '\'ntO them, hu~1bl~s bJmfeJfe, :~nd praicr doth carndtly defire the fupply ofgr"ace fal!s downc before them; craumg thr.m to tell and the rcmiflion of his t1nnes hauino his him what he muHdde robc faurd.In hke man- ~ heart alfo bclccuing that hec fuaiJ r<'~ciuc ner,fo long as men haue not thcirpfoud hr:l~ beaten Thcvfo. ------~--------'---------~---
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