-----·----~--:-~7-=----:-:~---------- ' <Yfn-.cxpojition "ppon 3:f4 i - - ··-·-·-·- __, I ~ f,fdyitis f.'l!ti:-thi~CiricofGod., isthcnew A • 1 h ni{alc;;z., trl;u·h commetb dovmc- our,of hMJitfl. ii f,.,~;;z Gcd: that is, by rhc preaching of. the gof1 1pc!. Hc:rcby we arc taught more carefully to ; fcch· w :mai!H: lOt hl· k!ngdomcof God; for l j 1 · ! hthold Gods cndlctTc mc;cie !u:rein:our finncs l /llUt bcaw:n ~:uc.s <~gainH V!~, but by the blood 'I of-Chri!l he \,.,b opcncd.thom;ond by the Mi– ndlcric of the Gofpcl, hc·tnakco, hcaucn come ., ! dovvnc vmon:cn;Go.cl therefore Y\'ould not fee j vs damned; be h:uh tm.de open a way, cucn a I '! new and li'ning way, "' hereby '8C may come to h~:lucn and ll(::~pc hell. God hath brought I do ...... ne hca;.1cn among men, \\'C mull d1erefOrc with the people in lvhn Baprifts timc, violmtl} I 1enter into this k.jngd,mc, and flristc to talz! it "..J 1 1 !force,M:mh.ll,ll. B I L~fllyhcc f:~irh; l wi/lwritcmy t:rw»amecn : 11 J,;m: tha~ is, I will make him p<"~nakcr ofthar 1 glorie and 'dignitic whcrev,·ith I n;y fdfc am 'I glorified fincc my death and refurreCtion. Marke this: All rhat after this hfc muH h:me GhrHhnew namc,muH in this litl: become nnY I ! J 2 ,cor. 5• I creamres ; So FaHI (2.ith, G If tm; man bet in '7· Cbrift,heisancwcrealtlrc. And agninc, cNrie Ga1. 6 J,S. ther ctrcJtmcijiort norvncircutncifon a:tai!ctha1 ! ny tJJil1g, lmt rt 1wr crellttM. Would W<' then . 1 '. 1partake with Chrill in his 3!oric? we mull here . '[ be partakers ofhis grace: herein fbndcth tr~e religion to become new creatures, and not 10 I I I ' ! bz.rc knowledge and profdlion. rvcrmjl rhcrt– !forepm off the o!de m.111 which is l"Oi'rupt with I finnc, & b~rennved in t~e {pirit ofotl·r ~linds, pu~- C r tin( ontbennvma'l, whtch ttfta Godu a eaz.edm J righteo:tfoefo and trueholmcjfe. Bur if we con- ! rent our [clueswirh the image of the olde man I ~wvhctcin we were borne,'-' c ~fhall ncuerpartl ke I of Chrifls glory;for this new n:nne muH be gi1 uen to the new cre:lturc, oldc man 3nd it cannor anrec wgcrh cr. · " v. 13. Let him_ that hath an care, heare whtit the Jpirit faith vntothe [hurches. This conelution bath beene handled in the former Eriflles. D ' V• If.dnd'JJntothe An~ ' :gel! of th'e·[hurchofthe Lao~ I diceans write: Theft things \faith C!Amen , that faithju/1 1 and true witne!Je, that he~ !ginning of the creatures of God. word~: And'Zmto th~ .Ar.g~lofthe CI;Nrch oftbe l111todice.1ttr writ~, which ha.h bec1lChandled before. The Epillle it fe!fc bath three parrs,a Prefoce, the fubH:mcc or t1'1llttcr of the Epiflle, and the· condu-Gon. The Prcfa((.·, in this J 4,vcrf.\·vht:r– in is fct downc, ih whofc name this Epiflle is written; to wit, ChrHls: \\'ho is hcrc ·dcfnibcd· by two arguments: 'I. Hcc is called, Amen, whirht5th•tf•tthful/4ndtme,._itnrf{e: !I. Hu 1$ rhehrgtnningcfrhe crratHrnofGod, Forril_dirll ( .Amm) isan Hebrewe Aduc1b of affcuer:uion, fignifying as much asven!y, trllt/y, or ctrtaintg.This title is giuen to Chrifi, and the rcafon thcrcofis exprcffed in thev;ords following, which are afull expofition ofthe fame• .Amen, Uthlft f~tithJHiland /THe witne/[e: So that Cbrifl is "!led .Amm, to tdlifie th:n hcis :1 wirnrffo, a fairh.fn/1 J'Pitnejfo, and a tYHe 'Witne./Je, which title was giuen to Chrifi in the fifth vcrfc ofthe firfl: Chapter;where it 't\1 as ex~"" poundcd,and rcafons rendredwhy~e is 10 cal– led. Vnto which title is here added, that he is a trlle witnfj{e; bccaufe hce fpcakcs the truth, according as cuery thing.is in it felfe, without errour, deceit, or ta!lhood, for that which hcc rccducth from his Father, is thewillofhisfa.. thcr, which is the Rule ofallmnh. That we may come to the right vfc of this· Argument; we lllUfi firfl fcarchout the endcs, for which Chri!l is here called .Amen, that is a: faithful! and rrue \\itndfe, which by thccon– t<nts ofthe Epifl!e, we may eafily gdfe to be the Cc. Firfl, to fctfo.,hhim(elfevnro the An– gel! of ehis Church,an example and parrerne of fidelitic to his Mini!leric: in the·duties where– of he had beendlacke and negligent: Chnfl t hereforc by his ownc example, would teach him wi1hourrefpeC! of pcrfons, to inAruC! the ChurchofGod.rrue!y andfaithfully.Ho'~ this· duti<is ro be performed, hath becne lhrwed before , Chap. I. r. And not onc!y to the an– gel! ofthis Church of bodicca, but alf6 to all rhc church, and to all them that profdfcthem:. felucs to bchismcmbcrs;doth Chrillpropound himfclfc an example oftwo mofi worthic vcr– tucs: Faith and Truth, Forrhc firA: Faith.is a venue,whereby a man m:~.kcs-good all his law– full words,promifcs:,oothcs,leagues,comp_atl:s, :md bargaincs whatfocuer, fo as his ,,•ord JS 3s fure as :urobligation,as \\'cvfero fpeakc. Tn~th is another vcrtuc,whereby amanwithout fraud Jyc,or·dcccit~fpcakcth tl1c truth fr?mh_is ~carr, that is nccdfarkto be knO\'\'OC for hts owne oood, the glorie ofGod,and the good'of o- :hers. · \Ve mull therefore fer before our eyes this pre6dent of our SauiourChri~: As he is. aw;J_ 1 uffi, yc3 afaithfoll andtrtu Wttnt!Je , wnhout any faining or faH11~od,folctv·slabour.to 111l"w Here fo!ioweth the fcaucnrh and laAEpifil< our [clues faichfull m aUiawfull·prom•fcs, and eo the Chtlrch of the: L:JOdiccan~; \\·hereto is true in all our fpceches;that fo by thcfc venues prefixed :1. commandczm.:m vnt~ Iohn,w_hercby we may be knownc tO be like vmo Chrill, hc_.c ;5 am_ho.r_i_iCd t~pcn the tame ~.!:l~~cte through out ,.,,hole liucs and conuerfations• .:.:..:...:...._:.___ s~condly,
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