<!!In Bxpoji,tion ;p,o~ v;~J~-t-h-at -._Y-,c- oug~h-t -t-o-m-a~g-n-ifi"",-.,-~d-h-o- A 1i'. w:::o-::H-:;!J.t J:ih=ou~.. ~,-,-cjl;;- 1 c-o~ld.,-or-1-:-,.-, -, -=c"'h_n_U-,-\" i-=- n,_ nour hin1: .ddamwas not the author, but the c~h not limply, rh~r rhcy were cncni,ics vnto matter oncly, whcrc·ot E:u \-\'as made: but hun; .but,~J~cly.in ~c:fpcC1 of that cilare offt 1 k$- Chrill is both t)1c aqthor, ;lnd the .matter of wmptnu,1n \,\·h1ch rheywcrc:as ifhc fuold fay, our rrgcncrJtion' ;~ Wh~rcin 'appcJtc~~ his exI had rJtbcr thou wcrcfi cilher cold or hot cchhng !cue vnto v·s. And l,og~c ::ts the rootc then thqs lukc-wannc :~.s thou <lrt. For jf w~ fpctnds it fCifc !Or rhc prcfnu:Hion of rhc branwo~.ld vndcrfiand. 1t limply, we {hould make c\Jcs;IO (\id ChriH,fpcnd his own blood for the. Chnf} to, _dt:firc: that men J1 10 u!d be his cnefaluation ofhisChurch. · ·• mies. ByiHk!-w~trm#mm hcvndcrfianjdetl~ 3 J?un-hly' \\'hrrpr_.hc is callcf~; "Th~ btgtn~ people, who 3.f:C in Ihcw G~ds Chut~h·,. uu't in ni11g of hW J.mer4rion; hence ~:-f 'n13y gnlhcr, truth want the povvcr of cqdlinc£ & the 1 .ealc that the doCtrine ofc,hc chute h of"Romc is erof the fpi.rir.}itcallje rhoH.~rt foch {fait{Chriflro;\ious, \\'hi~h teach, th_ac a nl~FI ·h1 his fir.fr to this C,hurcb) thn-~Jort I will Jfuw thttoltt 8 f co{it~c_rlion, hath vfc ofhis na.tut:?ft fi·cc '..vill,& ·m; mout_h: tfia..t 1s,looke as he that bath drunkc calJ ditpofC himfd{c in the :1C1: of his rcgcneralukc-warmc Wa[cr, c:tOllO[ abide j[ on.his fio1tt_cin. 6ut the crclture of G o·d ca"nnot di"CpoiC B mack_, hl~t)l1_u(t needs fpew it vpagaine;foam I I ~im~~lfc in hb crption; noweucry n1an that isl weane ofthis thy fccuritic,l cannot abide it,& rc:gcilcr:ae, is thi.! uc1PcrcArm·~ ofcJotf.,~nd thcrth_erefore will cafrthee offfrom all fcllowJhip fqre ,hath no power to difpoJC h.i'1J1feifc ia his \Vnh me, andmake thee which art aChurch in I nc•.v cre:nion, -~ . · . fhewe, t~o be no Church. ' ·~ 1 • a. h l t/:. " ' /.,, ' Thuswcfcctheirfaulc namclv luke-warm- . ~J:·V,l'j . . j' ·· \!10 ]1 v.:~OY'\,Cf.~ nc£fc;thcgrcatnc£fovhe:eof,hc;ggrauats,fidl 'ihou -art n,~ither cold "nor .·hoii by comparing it with the cxucams,cold&hot both which hcprcferreLh before it,as m~v ap~ 1 Woufd thoU T:Pere~ eo/de or peare l>,y-his wilh'and ~~fire: Andfecondfy,by hot. , ... .:., 3hc punilh~cnt thcr~of;nam~ly, vttcr rcie(HO. Hereby <VC mull examine our fclu~ whe- 7h, ,r,, I ' V. ~ 6/Fheref9rebecau.'re' th~rthisfaultmay noti.uAly' be cbargei) ~poll ,. 1 1 / L~ , 1~ ) d c.,f.r, vs: afi.erdlJeuiall,it~•illappeo:~re,thatwc arc ! t.OO.U ar.t f;l">!Warme·,·an net~ gui!ti; ofrhis finnc, The which that it ina~ t,hc I tber cold nor hot~ it wi//'oome fuc~~e~.~~~~~(~,~d~;~~rcthcfeucrallkina.,of t.o. ' pa.[.T. e, t~at I fl..ah.) ·ID.c' tJ1 thee c;;' 'JbefirO:,Juk<·warin~l'rofe!fox,isthePapill; ij" I~ I,._, j f as the t~nor of his religion, and the ID~nn'er of Ot:tt ofmv mOUth, , biswo,tflilp ofGod,do.th plainelylhcw r,'fo, he 'l V doth part flakes with Chrifi in the matter of i1) thefc wotdsl a~1d fo forw~!d to the 21~: faluation, affirming that hcc rcceiueth from vcrfe,is cont:~ind the iubfbnccor martC'r ofthis Chrifi to workc out his owne faluation and fo ~pi~t)c: and it.h:ah two parrs: A c.\i!PraifC, vcrf. affumci:~ 'part of Chrifis glorie tohiq1(;ifc, 1 5. 16. 1 7· Aad Counfc:l, vc~( 18. 1 9.· 20. Secondly, all tim~ forll~rJ arc lukc-warmc They arc difpraifccf for t\-.:o vic~5: fidl, for Goij,cllc:rs; that isJail fiu;:h as alter their rcligilukF-wannc-ncffc, v.t 5.16. fccondly,forthcir on "''ah time and Hatc:and ofthis fort arc the pii~c,verf.17. · . . bodic of ou:r people, wl\~.profc!fe tbemfclucs Lk!_:o1ve thy worf:s.r. This is a · gener:~ll reto beofthe famcrcligi6 tlle Prince is of:which proq~c, figtlifying thus much: 411 th) worl:.!J QH~W~th cuidcntly, what they will doe in time ar~ k.,nowne' vn~om~e., and fvtt~r:l; dijlik.fth~m. to.co.mc,..namd)l, tur.newith the ti.mcasthcir 'fhsn followcth the rcafon ofthi~ diilike,Thou, forcfathq>ha~c done: ; .. aYt n(ithe.,. cold. nor.hot: which is :1 comparifon Th_~~J1~t~lforc~ are rhcf?llowcrs of Nicod~- borrowt;d fra'Tn waters,vvhercofthere be ihr\cc :1!> mm,)"h<r~ame to Chrifi by night only: rhat i~, forts.: hor, cold~ and luke-v't!armc. Now hot & fuch as fay and think that they may go to malic. cold.waters doe no[ Co mLKh :apnoy the fie-:. ·with tbcir.hodics,if tlrcykeep theirhcarrs.vmo !l!ackc, as Juke-warmc V\'atcr doth : they ar.c, God: t~efc halt bet,wecnc two opinions, and f0metimc comfortable to the flomacke, but neitb~r fcrUe God nor B4.al. lukc-warmc w~rer doth difqucr it, rill it bt;caft Fourt~f)', all Mrdiat~~rs: fuch as will make v-p;and ro thdC three kinds of"'''aters, he compaci~c-ation bctwecnc the religionofthe Pro- .., parcth three fons qf men, By cu,fd lPAUr,bc vn-, tefiant ar\d the Papills,tq holding our religion, d.~i-Oandeth fuch as arc entmics to rcligiO: as at 1 as not car[rig to embrace theirs :1lfo, bec~_ufe th~s day are the ]C..,\'C'S & Turks,and othe-r bar-"' they tJlinf~they diftcr not in fubfl::~.ncfJ·JnU".ill I barouspcoplc.lly hotwattr, he.vndcdbridctp-..' circutr.f\anq:sonely. Ict the(c prctend ,VIhat men that :'Ire e:~rndl & z.~alous ofthe rruth. So 1 they 'f. ll\,th<;y arc ml]~art LaodiCcii;t-s.: ) 1 . I fl11t when he f.111h oftbischurch Thou a>'t """ 1 f,f,ly, all Wor!dlzngs, "h1ch as Clm{!f.,trh, ha- coldnor h~t ,}Hs mcanmg 1s; thou art nel[hc~1 1.uk,.l ~~ t ~.~trHc G~d (!.M ammon_,God & rl•e !l open cnenuc, nor truly zealous of my Gof- 1 ! "'' oriQ,hy fcmng tl~c1r ~H~~rtvponnches.Thcfe ,cf, ' , ! men abound cucry Y..·hcr~, for though they -· --U ~~~=:=_-;----------~- -- ·· :-----_ -:::--.-.-.--.-.- hcate
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