1 ~:~.-~~~--···----------~~h-e:.~- •. -Ch-ap-.-OJ:- -Ip-e-~-e~'l)_e-1.--~-. 1 1 . ;1I f ).,H.::::- a M ofos ta d~fpifo worldly bonom:,and to ,hoof! A ·j which ,thou· mufi doe.; partly by tcachi~ --– !1+•~5.~6· affti£lion with rho.pcopleof .God.· Wc•mufl .allo - ! thofc,·.,.vhornc thou ~rt bound w ·u:ach within I /:, ikb.Jlol lookc vmo Chrifl b who for tJ:c ioy thatwtU ftt the compaffcofthycalling;nnd partly by g0otl I 6cfore him, endured the croJJC, &defpifodjhamc. cxarpplc of life and conuc.rfation J and chiefly i Soldioms rh:n arc vnccrtaiuc ofany rew:ud,are bya true and boldprofelftor, thereof, not one.. yet contcllt vndcr their Gencra11 to aducnture ly in time ofpencc)but cucn in the grcatcft tri.o: their liucs 3t his command; how much more ails and affii6Hons. / then ouoht Chri!Han· Souldio·urs to-6ght m:m- . Sccondly,hccGddcth; Hcc w-ill make him a j fully, ,;d {\and fall in all troubles for ChriUs pillar m tbe Tch,p!c of God: rh>< is, ln the fake. who bath fct before thcmfuch a. great re· Church tt)'umphant: for in the newTc!lamcnt w:1rd, we hauc no other temples; but G'od$ Church SccOndly,it is thus cicfcribcd!to bring Gods triumphant and rniUitant. Herby then vve mufl people eoa vie\\' and taHof life eccrnall, that lc-arnc to renounce that ignorant opinion of thereby theymay the moreaffeCt it. Many earl the world, who iudge cuery material! Church offal care ofreligionand good confciencc,for to be the Ten1ple of God; and as holy as the the prcfent dchghts ofearthly things;·chey can Church in Icrufalem was. But the difiinCHon (cc no ooodncs norplcafurc in fj1iritual things: B of placeand pbcc in regard ofholindlC,which The c:cetndfc of earthly plcafurcs:puts mens was vndcr the Law, is taken away by Chrifl. momhcs out oftafl, in rc.g~rd ofany rcllHh of The houii: h now as holy as the Church;churlifcctcrnall; but this mufl not be fo with vs;we chcs indcedc mufi be regarded and mamraimuft be offrlofos mindc,who.dclired to (cc the ncd, not for holindfe, but for oidcr fake: now land of Canaan when he was not permitted eo men may cucry where offer the calues oftheir enter into it;and thereupon God tookc htm vp Jips, and lift vppure hands from a p~rc heart into Mount Ncbo,and fhcwcd it vntohim: So vnto God. confidering Chrill hath thus largely deU:ribcd Thirdly, I wt!l writc'vpon himthenamrofmj this kingdomc vmovS,'NC mufi labour to comGod; that is, whereas God the Father is my prebend in our vnderfiandings, and in our God firfl,I will alfo communicate vhto him the 'hearts to po!fcffc by fairh, fomcrhing of life cfame name ofGod; and he 013!1 haue God·cucn ternall; though we e:mnot as yet fully inherit my God, robe his God alfo.By rhis it is plaine the ioycs and pkafures therco( that no man can haue fellowfl1ip Wtth Cod but Thirdly, itlsrhus dcfcribcd, totol<chvs to by Chrill: we mull nor lookc rohauc immep.ra.clifc PAH!srul<, 1, Tim.6. 12, Namcly,to diarc fcllowfhip wirh God ofour fclucs,or by paffi throt'lh allthe mif.;ria And trort6!u of this any orher, bur by Chri!l: God hearcs nor,God world, Artdto tal:; hold ofcterna!llife.This is a C hclpsnor,Godfauesnor, butbyChrill; nay, malt nccc{iaric durie, but yetlirrle praC\ifcd: Cod is no God vnto vs out ofChrill. For fir!t, ,men with borh handslay hold vpon rhcrhing• he is aCod vnto Chri!l, and rhen in him and ofthi's world, vpon riches and plcafures; but by him vnro vs.;rhrrcforc ifwe would call vpwho conlider<th that is preparcd·byChrill in on God, WCmu!\ call on him rhrough Chrill; hcaucn for them that otlcrcornc? and who laif we would giue him thanks, it mufi be in and bourcch to hold thereon,and tokec(' that li~re, by Chrill: for in him oncly arc we heard, If thoughheloofeallthingscls. wewouldknowGod, ir mull be b_y. Chrill, laHly, this defcriptlonvfctcrn:f!life, here for he ische very <•!graocn Image of his Fa- {cructh tomake the people of God to fcare no thcrj inv-.·hom is manifcHed the wifedomc, iu" death, thou eh it were mofi cruell and terri.- £lice, and mcrcic of God, in him dwclletb the blc;for.dcath is but a llrait doore, whereby rhe fulncffc of the godhead : and ro concei(tc of child ofGod muO pafi'eto all gloricand happiGod our of Chrill, is to make God an idol in ndfc, when hcc!hallbcmadca pillar in Gods thcbraine. Lafl:ly, if we would receiue any ·tcmplc.Thus much generally ofrhe.rhing protemporal! bldling from God, ir mull be in and . mifed: Now followe in particular the parrs D ' by Chrill;as mcatc,drinke,and cloarhing.For if thereof. ""c rcceiuc: them from God our of Chrifi, we Firll,whrreas Chriflpromifeth to make thcm arc but vfurpt"rs of them, and the vfe thereof that ouercome, pillars and chiefcmembers in lhall turnc to oor forth er .condemnation. the church tryumphaot: Hereby we arc taught Fourthly, he faith, I wi6 write on -him the to labour to become true mcmbrrs of Gods nameofrhecitieofmy God:thatis~ heilia11J1au~ church in thiS life. For life eternal] t11t1ll begin the priuiledges of the kihgdon~e ofhcaue)l.Wc here, and they that would be pillars in his doe ~11 deftre and lookefor the inhcritanupf church tryumpham ; mufi n6w become memGods kingdomc after this life; tho-rcfore here b~rs'O.fhis Church militant: for not oncly mi- \\'C mufl: liue ::ts · citizensof G9ds klngdo<nle; I mficrs and teachersare pillars inGods church; 1 conforming our fclues to Gods commaundethough they be chicfe pillats therein; but cuemcnt, abandoning <11l fi.nne, and fo liuin£ (Jl ryone young 2nd old, man :tnd woman, that is fairh ::tnd agood confcicocc.vn.co the cnde,that la true beicl'UCr. And thw:; !halt thou bccome after this life we may <~!furcdly..p~rfwldc our I apillar in Gods Church on earth, bymaintaifelues, we ilHtll be made partakers ofLhcpriui- 1 _n_in_.go...a_n_d_v!..pl:...'o:...Jc:.d:...in-"g~rh:.::c~C::o::IPLC:.:l...:o:::f_::C~h~ri~{l.:_:.:_~lc~dges of th~ki_ngdomc. I Iii z ·-----___Fifily,
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