-·-·-- --·-· ···----····· ···-· --· . --·· . ···-.---~-7--·-.--'~-· -·I : vrrfi6. I the3· Chap. o/ the 'R!.vel, . . .. · . i 3~, T' / ---~ hc:ueG~d in t·h_c m_iniHcric qfhis word;md ~s ! A reguir~th; but men ~Ccakt thCn:~lucstO d~~~r !---- j ' it were couch huu 10 the Sacro.mcnt j ytt rhc1r Owne :J.if~\llCs ,and eo outward del1ghrs ~ toO!. j I · hearts arc far_rc liom him, numing at{er their m_it tho~c rhm: h~ue nO care ~t ~ll of l~_ncl~fYing i couccoufncfie, E:::.tch. 33· 31. and ··who '!re the Sabbath 111 any fort; Now tht'i'c pcrfon! l ti 1 ch their confc1cnccs 'Nili \.\'itnctfc :yea, their niull needs w:lnt bOth knowkdgc, obcdi'<?nrc. i i t bchauior proclaims it to tl1c world: for_though a!1Qall foUn~,gr:1cc,that wH~not lf:.t ;:~part_foti1C:: l they will hearc rhe "''ord, yet rhctr "''lttC and tU)lC; whcrem they lbould 1111ploy thcmldueS 1Jl:rcnoth is Ipent vpon the \vorld, & Jhc things in Gods wotd: :!iud by rlts:-le ·li~ncs it is·etri.! i rhcrc~f. .d·ci1t.) that there is a gricuous.Ji!C;~fc-of ncgli... Sixdy, tho(c that prOfdfc Chrifls..rdigion i.ri gcntt·i'n thcdudCs ofRcligiGnj;:hat iilfcClscruf outward aClions ofhis wodhip,burycr:in chc1r C011grCgnrions.NowY..hcre this ncgl1glm-cois, Jiucs giuc th<.·mfclucs to .the common llnncs of though coldncffc be not,rhne cannot be ze~l'C, rhctime, fome ro drunkcnndlC, cofo~niGadon, and fo lukc:"l'wanncndTe mutt necdC:sabounGJ ro coueroufneffe,or crueltic: fome to this finne, I I. SigntiJf !tJI~-warfnm~ffo ; TheRcligioli, and fomc to rhat. To this fort"'' emull u·fcrre of'l)lofi n'lcn i-s this ; In.thc gcnh:1ll c~lling-· 6f tho(e,th:tt in rhc word :ipproouc Religi.on,and B aChrilliau they Gi.cwc rehgi.on., bur in the afi; yet their harts delight is,in garniihing.thC(clus fairs ofthti'rparicular call~ngswhere is rdf-g~O? . with the monfirous, bruci01, and i~religious In the Church they are goo.d Chriili<~.ns, buti·O I formes of fir::~ngc and .fonaine attire.:. Thcfe pratli!e ofthe duties of the_ir.parriculat.caHitJcg'f ! fpcnd their time & thc:irv\·it in decking_Oftheit '-"'ho fbe..,._.crll his religion ?. .Eor when as"m·et1 bodics,and fo fuffcr thd~ fouls to g.o r.o wrack: fhould praClife their <.'allintjs·, :lccqrdillg1 rtll when as appardl !hnuld be an o.ccafion to put Cods word and true godlin<>o they folim!J•hci I Vi in min-d ofa fb~the.thro.ugh finne:& by ~o- ~eli_res ofth~ii" ownc hearts. L·tnlc confuip'!'t~· de!t-attirc, wee tho.uld :cxprdfe the vettucs of IS ma~c oflymgand opprdli.on: that lotH~ <tnU the heart., but thefc hereby profcffe theyanity plainc de:1Jivg, which ought to bee bctwtene, oftheir mindc~ • ma?;ndman. i~,\o\'anting :·Whic.h prodUcth th€ Now though we be notlmangled with there plai11cly tq be' Iuke-warmc Cofpellm; . . groffe finnes, yet.":Nt'cannot cxcufenur felues .:. I I 1. Signe. There bc:c \m::iny,rhat fjrc:Mifte from this finne of lukc-warmcneffc.,lFor the t.hemfclues to~bce luke-W3nnr,ncither hot Qd..r want of zclle .of Gods.glorie, of lbuc to his cold<. For th'ough all gendallyto;l,e ll>'tn~ tr.uth,ofcare to obey·his'·commandcmems,~nd C hearing of.t!J~ word, and tQ(:~ccci~iP._~~f_.th~ to kccpe good confciencc, the want of hatred Sacraments yet m?-ny when they fee forrte of fin ne, what argue all thefc but lukc...warmmake cqnfci~tl(:etdbecoril'eartfwcr:il>!e:i.i1·fo~ neffc? H_crcin we mufi layour hand vp~n our mcafure to t~e :"'on.l wht't ~~·1. ~eare,_~nd ~h.£ mouth wlth lob,.for we cannot plead With god Sacnmcnts whtch they rel:e!Ut:1doe take p' m-... no notfor this comn1on finnc.But ~hat we may their mouthes this!launder of prccizend(e :f..· be out ofall doubt,that this finnc ofluk-wanngainfl thcm;mocking th,Cfor 4oing that \\·hJc~ ncffehath infeCl:ed our. congregations as it did in the wordand Sacr::\mcnfs·t~Cfeluc·~ prOfeffc this Church ofLaodicca, I will make -it plaine fhould be done.Thcfe men « ill not be c'f}Cffitcl by the figncs thereof, which are common at.o the religfon of Chri~"; ·~nd tli'ey ptOfelft mongvs, that fa wcnlay the better know our themfducSilot tobee zea!e(~j) bytcp1'6ad1iriG fcarefull dhtc. z.cale in others: Thcrefole ih<y doe \no?€ 1!icll' Thcfidl figne is ,Negligmcr i• the dutiu of thdc Laodiccans diil,euen~rofefl'e·ihfflifelli.!'l I that true Religiqn which w~p-rof4fe. This appeato be lukc!-wanne. For he tll3't icp'roach~et!Fa~ rcth fundry waycs:for fi-rfl,howfo-cucr we com Qther for z.eale in rctigion·i bbnd'ctb 'hinifelfe' to the atfembHcs where the word is preached, with this finne ofluke-\..V~rmenelfC. · i\n1:f·Wl1P 1yet few.c doe prefinhere, by cncrc-afe in the D knowes not howmany of.-rbis' for"t ar~eucvte I knowlc"d'gc of tha~Reli·gion w11ich is taught, where? I- dare·fay with good col]fcieRit-1 ·o·ur and irl the amend'Cmdu of life. This may any congrcg3tions general,l'y 'Conflfl of fu~'li. fNo)'V .. .J- '~! I man fee to bee tr-ue ,.·that hac.h·haifc an eye to marke what followcch. hel'fU..pOn ..:.· .:, .. .-.. (:L<· • looke into rhc tlatc ofour affemblics, and mens Firfi,th3t our commonptofefi0h0frcn'tib6 owne confcicnces will her.c:in wimdfcagainH arc inworter cafe then hca'lli.cn Tl)e'h, Jea•es:and· them. Agafnc, \Yherc Gods word i·s1ordin::~rily Jurkcs, that k·now not Chri!l.fhiS:Cti'riR.i:Bl. heard ; there arc very fewe that fpCnd any time cheth in prefcr·rin~coldc·pcr(dus 5-Cfor.ehll(i:. \ in fcarching out,and tryingwhether the things w:mnc: as if·lle-fhould fay i 1had r.lt.ll-er tlro~· be fo or not which arc taught them. ·Nay men wcrdl aPagin,thc-n a prc?fCffor\viih-otli Zliaf~: will not beeat co(ho buy ::t Bible: 3nd if they And :t S: Phertothispu;pofefpeaktti'goffac-h; a ,.Pet.Ml: haue onc,yet they will noc t:::kc p:~incs to reade faith; It hadP~en~· ber-tf1>·tb~J. had- r.-~sltr' f.n~iie I the f.tmc, at leall: in ft1ch a1con!lanr courfe as tbnvay of t}·mh, tbetJ aftlifh"'eJ 11au.efZ..~iiJ,;,;e_;r, they ought to doe.Thirdly, the J;ords Sabb:uh nor roob'"e) the~commam!dtm'mtiofGfJd: So th:rt i is broken ,for though moff men at fet timcswi~ voles there bciunh'cf1 diah~din V'sith'ftT knOw.. I come i!no the congregation; ·y~t thne is not ledge· anO bare prdfem.bn', our cafe.. fs \VO;fc that priuar: fanCHfyi.ng ofthe Sa·?bath aft'cr the thco the '~~fc of Ie\.,•es. ~nd!urkes. -Rcll~j~n:. \. c~g.:::_g~uons are <hffolucd;c.,•ht-ch gods.w_C?_rd_ kn~"Yl!l!!"tl! tlOt.mak.cth_c~ b"'ettc-r then tHem,· J ----------------·-~-- _E!:_i...- hue ·'
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