1- l .358 I - An Expofition vpon 1,,,;[, 7 . ~~ ~ hue i(is zca.lcand ob~dicncc: that~nuftprcfcrrc A · fore God.Thisis a common !lone in the world, : thee before them. ;:md cucr h~ch bec:nc. ChriH (aid, 3 He c.1me_1rot l ~ I.trk.). 3 !, Secondh•, frOm rhc confidcrarion of our e... t~ call the rrghteo7u, b'!f>JinnerJ rorepentflncc; by i ! fl~tc, I g:tthcr tha:t we arc !n. dang~r eo be fph.. r~ghreous mcamng {u,h as rhinke t!lc:m~c:Jucs ) ) I ea ouc of thc_mouth -of Chnft r as lukc~wamc nghrr.oqs. Anet b the prowd Phanfic m his h Luk 1 s : i ... ,·ater our of the Homackc, Thlsinhe.pun.iOlpraycr,"''hich he cOcciued in his hcart,thou('Oht 1 ~ 10, • .,, 1 1·n1cm here threatened , which ~o\'3'5 \t'riu:cn for himfcltCJarrebcttet, then the poor( Publican: ,r J our inH~uClion:, that weem'igh( kno:\'c whc~·c o~her_~en: ~n~ c Pm1l brin&<ah ,in the Co.. 1 c l.Cor..;.S. I 1 -lukc.,Narnmdfc takes pl;tcc, rb~rc this puni01-. ~1nthm~s thmkmg pro4dly o~ t~t:n~fducs,C1y.:. ! m~ntwill fOI!ow c, We"may tl:mcrourfclucs;~.s mg; We arefu!l,dlldmnl/.er"ich, Oc. This:finne . the men in the ol.de world did, and thinkc all is rakes place in the I)apiLls at this day; who per .. ! wcll,ncncr rcgardi11g tiH chc iud_pcmcntcom~: fwadc thenlc:iucs, th:it they can t3.tisfic Gods but the truth is, that in regard orthis finnc, \\'e iuA:icc by-tcmporall workcs, and ful!ill the l:!.w arc in danger toQc cut offfrom the Church, & of God, and merit for thcmfcJucs, acd for o .. l fmm trucfocictic \.\'ith Chriit;..God can ·doe thcrs. '· -~~ 1 1 this fundric '"'aics,eirhcr by bcrcauingvs ofhis B To -com_c to our fclues : this fame proudc · G'o(pel, and inaking vs :lS thehcathe~1: or by thought ~ath place among vs. F1rft, we rhinke fending the cntmic among vs: to deA:roy ancl \o\'C arC rtch, in regard ofknowlcdg:both yong --roete.vs out.ofthis land:&. cucn in our neigh... and oldfcornc to be catechized, bccaufe they b Our countries .lnd to~ncs, he ft:rs fpcetacles v.•ould•not fccmc to be =i·gnoranc; fOrrie fiickc bc~orc vs, tha,t by c.hcmwee mly fee hOw hcc 1 not to profcO'e this pl-idc by.bragging thus,thar pn·#fJ'(\1.' vs out ,. aod~utvs ofF from b(!ci.ng a they knoWeas much.tbr fubfiancc as any man p.copk.And thus much ofthe firfi fault, namely can tc:aC!itheni 1 'whelllasindccd they kno\'-' no. lukc ..vdnnendlC. .. thing, but that which natute \'\'.jll reach aman. · - , · l_I. men plead thatthcy hauc a m'o!t fitmc f.lith, ;, ', ..y, .I7· ••For -thot/ foyefl, [ fo as they neucr doubted of Gods mcrcic : a. ·m.r.·ich ,. '"I.·J~ ma_;e·r""r'ch. , and.. which "is . Iiothing but <he ·prcfumption of a _ ~ "' U· Uj pr:o·ndc heart; for truc"faith is troublcd ·\o,ith h . · ..J 0 {.' • tL ·• J doubting. Thirdly,mcn will profdfc, that they· _i:tUe neeue 0 n~ rr,Jng, ttn . arc rich inloue, both_townrd,.Cod and their ·LnorPefl not·:, how ., thou art ncigh.bour~; when asrheylouethc world;and ~ ~ f". " r, • theplcafures thereof. more then Chn(l; anQ·fo wretched and.· miJCrah!e. and c ' hauc no true loue of Go.d Ill thCif hqrrs•.IJIJ. - bl' J · - (tomakemorcplame;thatthiS!jmauallpnde f001C _, and Jnue _, and ntt,.. ra•gnsuimenshcom)markcthiS;Ictanyboch- /;J J ') lycalamitic be made knownc to a man , that is '\J ' 1 ofJ :~"~· ~ , ,# · ... ~ newly bcfa!cn him, ohhow ishe prcfcntlyp(:r. ;;1 !{cr~ is Jht (tcqpd finne o.f this Church, plcxcd! butlct Gods Miniflcr om ofhis woul, namc}y, fairi~u'-\llpridc.Thc wonis df'pcnd vp... make knowne vmo him his inward fcarcfull con the former i_.as a rcafon thereof: before hcc ilate: that by~ rcafon of finne , he is in danger cha~g~e<hJ:.m ;o."j~h·d~.l!d~cff~ in rclig10n , and ofGods iudgcmcms, and a firebrand of hd;lre lisn; he paintc~th 9ut t-~~caufc t~1ercof: namely, is not afraid. Worldly ncwcs doth afrightmcn fB~.ri~ua)J·nrtJeof hc~r.c~ A~ if hce fhould fay, much, 'wh'cn <lS the thre3.tnings of the word !hewchjnkcJl ti~JS'\o\lith~n ;hyf~fc, I am rJch, moone thcrh nothing. What'argueth this·, but ' fca·;i~ l~ ~he mann.c_r pf .the Scripture to cxprdfc that their hearts arc forefhllcd with this falfc ! thctho~gh~sofmc.q by their fpc~chCs: bcc:~.u(e conceit, I amrich. The drunkard in his drun- j the thoughts ofmen arc as ~ilidcnt-to C..hrifi,as kcnndfe, the filthic perfon in hi! vnclcann~s.·J e.1:1y ~ns fpccche:~ c,an be to an,o_ther. and cucry man in his fin foOthcth himfelfcwith 1 ln tPac·.<;:hrit}:..Qoih exprdfc mens fccret D . thts, God Hmcrcifull , I am_;·ich, and!nhi;fa... thoughts,and prpp.ound tbc;famcin this book; tJoNr, h: will'r.or condcmnf·me. Well, it bccing M.'C may hence gather, that it is a pan of Canothus manifdl that ipirituall pride is our com•. : nicall Scripq.~rc, fbr it is a priuilcdgc of the man finne"5 wee mufi labour to fee ir in.our Scripq.;res to [et downc the ~houghtsofChurfclucs, and vfe all good mc:mcs that itn1ay be chc's, and of particular ntc·P., cucn :}S ,they con.. rcmooued.Thc mcancs fOllow afterwards·. ceiue them. This can no lll3Q Jpetin any book Andincreafcdwrrhgoqd.J: or, ammaderich,(o of h'is ~wnc deuffing: And hence we ffiay gathe words arc : thcfc words arc added ondy: thcr an argument again,CtAthciHs ,That Scripforamplification,to.{hew that thisChurch had tures3re the-word of(:iqd,bcca\)fc they rcueale not any finall portion, bnt an cxcecciingrnramens (ccr:et thoughts. · furc of fpirituall pride: T he doubling of the NoY..•follot·ver~ the thought it felfe of the words , fbcwcth the fircngth of this conccitc. Angcll and pc,oplc.of ~-hi~ Church', llfm rich, Whats the. c:~ufc, that this Church was grown that is , 1haue many cxtrc!lcnt gifts and gt:'lccs to fuch anl1cigbr of pride~ .Anf. It may bee it ! ofGods fpirit: by this effeCt he c-xprdfeth their wa~knowledge, wherewah no doubt the an- i {pirituaH pridc,ic oucn\·ccning thci_r dlat~be.. gell of this Cbu1·ch, nnd rn~_y thcrcill did :'1-_1 ·-------·--'--bound: 1 --....;._ ·~--,
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