the~· ,Chip~ofthe <J(eveI. __ [ 511 · r Secondly,Chrill is here Called Ang'n,td ind~~~~ A fefpcC1; namcly,bee:mfc he is thC bcgihniog of! I this church ofL:lodtcea,toapplyvnro hcr.f<.:lfc the nc: 1 NC cteaturc in rcgcnednion; tO it is fa'id1 effeCtually the word of God,whcthcr thrt'ates.We ar,: tl~elVorl.!;ptiim]hip of God, i:re.:ftid i11 g Eph.:.:O. nirlgs orpromifcs;This thuH:h had beene 11cg• · Chrift vuiogoodwork,rJi So chat eucry rcgcnc!. Jigem in the duties of Religion, which came r:ae pcrf~b is a new' erc::arurc{io .., hieh purpofc fof waht of lpplyingG~ds wOrd v,tno tl~em- , his (aid o( Clui£t, h Wh'e'n'kf!ht!llgiu:hisfoule 1t Efa.n.aO. fclncs. The righr'l.:rllnncr .ofapp!yi~l£ G!Jds an offering for.fnne, hte jh~llftehu fcede, &c. word is this: In Gods wvrd we or~ to '<ohlidcr Bccaufc Clirifl: is the rdotc and !Cede ofall rhat ·the L,w,anJ ~he Golj>d.In the Law, there arc arc borne agajnc.How is Ch,i!l(will fori1c fay) Comn1lundemcnts' ahd duc:ncnitigs: no"'' a the l:n:g!ry~~ing_ofa new .crsat'l1tC? :A:;{w. ·~,~·~ 1113t1 mlllt apply' tO hi~s .ownc ·p.ci(on at}d life waics, I. As hC ischeautho'f of regeneration; Gods cO:mmlndc':,!lcnts panicul~r!y; rh~~ thcr-; ftsr he is tb'c caU[c \\'herby a man is rcgd1criti:; by he may come to ~~~o.w his par~f~u.!a,r .nnncs; i6 wHiCh rCFpcct he is callf<J tbi Faihc.;bje'iet~ rhen hcc mufl: alfo. :tpply the ~breatntngs of uiti(, Efay: 9· 6. And again~ he faith; Bcho{d l i Ef:r.S.i3. God vnto himfclfc; tliat thercby-hee tfiay be 1a11d thechildren whom rho:i hflft(iuenm~e.' St.:. I humbkd through 1 the-1ight of hislnifttie,,and condl)~, OeC:aufc he is thcl11attc;and rootc:Out~ I fom:tdcfit:md,aplblcof Gods grace. thus B ofv:~ichanewe creaturcdothfpting; and'fO the pr~digall fonnc 'pplycd the law vn.to him- . iB< Church ~s called k hone.oj·hu h'on,;andjlef/,; k Eph.,. 3,. a tuk.IJ.!I. felfe, When he fa1d, a 1h.uu fi~nedagaznfl h:aI of hfofofo: alludingvnto Ad.nmand EHr.,'who ~~en, aud againfl the~, ·4~dam- no more ~orthteto were a rype of Chrifl: and hts Chti!ch. l~Or a~ b J?:n.~. be cal!edth;fvmte. So dtdb Daniel, andc Ez..· ~H( .... vasta"%cn.o\nofAdff~_r fi,He;fo th,e..rhurch '"'·•· 1 -ah, by applying the law vnto thcmfelues, and euery memb~rthereof.fprang ofthe blo0d humble them(clucs and their people: for this is ~lat iflilc<N)ut 'Of ChrHls fi'de, wliicli \~M-Of the \o.:a~ tohumbl~ :my man, and io .ma.ke hh~ ~nfinitc .m.e~ir, becing tht:;~ blood of him that fit th receifJCgrace;for t_he L..rw HoHrfthiJolemd.. \~&s Cod. • ..:. fter tohring vsto Chrift, ·Gal. ;.-z4.' abd the The c11de why Chri!tin this Epi!llc is c~llcd ·want o'f this fped:~ll ·appltcation of the Law, the beginning of Cods creatures (as we (cC by wa.$a Caufc or the dulncffc of the taodifeans, ~ll~~t·C::01lte.ins 't~Creof) is to rllt'crc with this •nd is alfo of our !lackncs in Rellgion'at this cqll)mol) vice b[ this Church;- 1hat th<J. h~d day.. ~ . ~ mbre\-al'-c to1Cct11etb be religiOus, then to b~ Secondly, the Go(pcll alfo mutt bt applied: religiq_us,iudcedc; pow Chri!l would by this not oncly by 'heireuinJ; it to be true' 3S the c .l h~~ titre giuc them 'to Vrtdcrfiand, that theil' . Papi~s teach : but hlf~'6y a~p-lying vnto our 1 chtefell: care rnuCt be, tobeconic ne\\' creature' fc!ue• particularly the prom1fcs· of nghreou!. indcede; And no doubnhis i:ithe fault ofour r·· -I ndfe and lifecucrla!ling by Chrifi. According daics ; our care is ldfc fonhc power of godli.- :.~~ul >· 1• as Pau!(aith, d1dejircro wJn Chrifl, ·ami. to /Jc ndlC, then fOr the name thereof; we more refound in him' not hauing mine oJPne righteotif'- rpea !hew' then fubfiancc, and fhadow' then nejf'e which h· ofrhe !art~, brn that which U throtruth h fclfc. Wh:ch ought not to be, for ifwe rougl; the faith of Chrift. Let VJ {faith he) tU would be in Chrifl,wcmufl: becosne- new creamttny as 6eperfttl be thHJ mimJe'd, teaching cttires. To excrcifc ourfclues in the word,and ucryone this fpcciall dutie of panicular.appliSacraments, & Prayers ate good in their kind; cation. For asSaint /oh,; faith, hee that /Jy faith , bu~ without-t-his new crcation,thcy arc not fuf.;. doth notapply theprilmifesoflhtGofpcl par- -licien~to faluation_. · · e 1.Ioh._po ticul:ldy to hitnfelfc le 1?1~t/.:.!s God4'tjer. And 'Secondly, herCby he would mectc With this thewam ofthis application is the caufcofneg. fpeciall pride oftheirs,whereby they did boall ligencc' in Religion~ a:bd of fo tnany hikethcmfelucs to he ricb,androwan; nothing•. But warme Gofpellers as bcit this day.,for it'i's not Chriil tells them, thry<tlicr'e was no dignitie in fufficient [O know th9 gofpcll to·betr\ie, or tO ' Jj) any thing out of-·this, wlidebf:n Chrifi !hey be able ro teach it vnto others, vnldfe:we can ate made new creatures. Wherefore we 11 4 1\lfi thusapply itto our fc!ucs. Thisthen'ftr~cs to lcarnc by 1hern, notto be puffed ~p With 'oytproouc tflat iufl:ifyin~ f:!i'th mull n~rOnclybe ward priuilcdgcs ofnobilirJe,wcalth, Hrcngth_, abare affcm ro the truth ofrhc GO(pei, but a O'r fuch likc,as many doe:but he that v. ould re-· fpcciall flith which Ooth apply vntd- aman, ioyc~,mufl rcioyccin this,that he is a llCY\' cr~- thofc promi(es which are propounded cbncer- 'tUre in Chrifl: lcfus. ' I ningrighreoufncs;& pre eucrla!ling>by Ch'ri!l, Funhcr, by calling himfclfc thebeginningof The fecond argument and•udf"'Wbtreby the creatttruof 6'od, Chrifi·would tc;;~ch rhC'm Chrifl i! dcfcribcd, is 1his;Thathu iJ tlic /;eginahd vs, that he cloth loue his Church, and ptc- ) niflg of th~ cr~atrwu of God. The~· mcaninO' (eruc the fame. Ette was creatrd~bY the han<fo'f. w~)e,reof is,thilt Chrifi is he that is tht~Crc::uo~ ICod, not apart fromAdam, b'~u of his rihbl". of -all God,screatures that \<\'ere crcareH.: (o it ifor thiSend, ·th:lt he might lou~ &proteCt hcV ! i Coi.J,115. I is f.,id, f 'B_yJJim all rbh.. gswereaearcd;,i,heauen ' land th<lt fhce might rcucrCncc ana fci·uc himt I ' .1ndin e.1rf~: and thoug~ ~Ms be tr"JJc ,, Y~t I 1 IEitet\ fo cucry _new creature fp-rhlgcth ~u't bf doubr oot butthat Chri!l is here caiFcd the 6c- · ,cil'rlHshilrdilclo'd,w_hich god l'"rh fo wrb'ughi I J_irmin!_ of tl;e crMtttres of God, for·d further 1 I th:lt we might know how Chrijt hath IouCd I w ., vs
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