~ ~~,~-~ -----·-_--.--~~;ch:i41fe~;i/; ~----_-.. ~~-~rj19.~_~, : I bound: now the holy Ghofl faith,a That k._nowA .ched hts nawrall cflarc,th_cn bcfidcs ktfo\ylc<Jg ... ---. : 1 '· Cor.B.I. ledgepu!Jethvp. This is rr~1c iri all pla..:es: g:car j' of him_f~l!C cothc.oth~·r moH: c..-<cdlenr gra~.fi'~. i ( knowlcdg,(without fpccJal gracc)grcat pndc. 1 as humtllttC 1 the fcarc of God, and trut obco,..: 1 This is the ·finnc of the Schooles of learning. cnce with good con!Cic11cc•And therefore firH I YVhcrc knowledge abounds) there pride of of all, lc:t.VS labour to be acqulintcd whh our I~ canabounds, and n\cn :1rc puffed vp acce:~ ownc eA:ate in our [clues, and wirh our pertO..: dino to the mcafi.!rc oftheir gifts,v.nldfe byhas nail !iones,and with God_s iudgcmcnts duc,'(ln..: gra~c, :md the tight of their finncs, God doe tcJ vs for thcril,; For.thh is thr. ground of trUe humblo them. . grace, The fpots and bkmill>e• of our bodiH And haue1uede of liothb:g. This is a.further \yee can foone cfpy, ~nd wipe av\':'IY: and "'''h)' fion oftheir great pridC,that they thought they lhould we he ldTc carcfull ofour f~uks1whi~h' n~edcd not tllc_hdpc ofany thing, Or :mypcr.o. be farrc better? fd1:t~dide thci11fclues: And all fuch as thinke Tliat Chritl might fi1lly maf<c knownc votO theylrauenonecdc of rl~c blood of ~hrin for t~cm their ~g~1o.rance ofthem~dues, ir plca(c:th the wafhingaway ofthen· !inpcs:, do turfct and h1m to dcicnbe to them rhc1r naturallcflatc; abound with this fpirituall pride of heart. This and fo prdpoitiooally the natu~31l condition of (erues further to conuincc om congregations B all Churche-s, and of all people: which is the ofthis damnable fpiritnall pride. Ifany one be Hate ofmans mifcric.This he propoundcch t"wd fick in bodi~,he flraight fendeth vntothc Phywaycs:fir(l,gmcraly in thefc words, Andk,.no>tfition;but not oneofa thouflnd feeketh ro rhe ~.ft not ho'R' rhor~art wretchedand1nifora6/~ : then' Miniiler ull the pangs ofdeath draw ncer.Th~ by the parts thereofJ ~·hieh bee rbrcc,posurtit; foules difeafc by finnc is not fdt;. there is nO b!ir.dnn, andnak.!dnejfo. I complaint for want of the blood ofChrifi.But Forthe firJl. The woid iran!lated tl'Yrtched; .ifwe would be emptied of this pride, \"lC muft fignificth one fubictt to cal3mities,griefes,2nci labour to fee that we !land in ncedc of Cluift, in a word, to all mifcrics. At:ld that \'\'ce.may· and eucry droppc of his blood; till fuch time as know who is thi,ls wret1:hed, I will enter iniCia we fccle that in vs,thcrc is no goodneffc in our defcription ofmans mifcric: whereoftha"t Wee: hearts: We arc but the proud Laodiceans,and mayconctiue aright,two thi'ngsare to be con..: our cafe i5 wretched and damnable. fidered: Firfr,thc roote and foumaine thereof~ .And k!,zowefl not how thou art wretched, and for therein wee Chall bell fee what miferic mea.: mi{era/;!e, ar.dpoore, andhlind, andmrk$d.Chrift neth. This roote is origit~a/1 ftnne; and it- harh intending to llrikc this finne of pride to the !C two branches: tirfi,that panicular tranfgref1i6 very heart, doth here fct downe the true caufe ·whereby Ad!fmllnncd, which was not Oncly thereof; to wit,l_(norance: as if hdhould {ay, thdinne of his perfon, butalfo 'of·thc whole Thou knowdt not rhinc owne naturall e!hte, nature ofman,fprcading it felfc to al his:poilc25 thou art borne of Adamout of Chri!l, and ritie,Chrifl excepted. Sccondly;thcdefacing of therefore thou artproud,and thy pride makcth Gods imagc,anrl the corrupting ofmans hcarc, thec!uke-warme. Then hee lheV<eth whereof which by rcafon of thefall ofour. fi,-(l Parent.•; they were igno~ant 1 namely, oftheir natural! bath in it apronendfe vnto all finne, both in c!hte. will, affcelion, and in all the faculti.cs of the Forthcfirll, Chrift making Ignorance the foule.In thefc two !lands ·originaH1imlt';and in caufc oftheir pride, tcachcth vs that pride is them,and whh them mull we concciueo ofmails not the firfi ftnnc,thtt cucr was in the world,as mifcrie, as in the rootc: the-r~.of Secondly, wte many both PapiHs and others haue thought. muH concciuc: ofm:ms miferie vnder the forme r· True it is,pridc: is a great and mother finne,and ofpunifhmc:nt,hauing rdatiooto thC firH finne; the caufe ofmany foulc iniquities: but yet igof .Adam, and eo the corrup:ds:>nOfeach titans norancc is amother finne,whcreofpride fprinnature thereby recciucd. The.punilhment. ot gt:th: The caufcwhy any pcrfon fwelles with finne, mull be confidcrcd lUndi:ic wayes, a.Co~ pride in himfclfc, is_ignorance ofhiso...vne nading to-the diucrs kindc ofmailsb.ccing"cithe'r turail cflate. By this then wee are taught to D in this world, or after. For it is ehher in this leame to knowc our owpc cfiate ~Whatwe are lifc,or at the ende of this lifC', pr.aftcr rh is life£ by nature in our fclues without Chri!l,,for that And fo acCordingly is mifrry to be confidcred,· is the way to pull downcou.r beans-. For this Now of the punifhmcnts·in·thislife, fomc caufc thC Prophets of God vfcd to call men,To concernc the whole man, fame thcparts..tOf · afoarchin$ ofthcmfolucJ; Zcph, ~·. t. ·when they man, fornc bis.etlate. PuniO'ltilfntsconccrilingwouldbnng the pcf1plc to humthty ::md grace, the wholema:1, be oftwo.forts:-The.firfi,isfub..:.._ that men fceing their cfiatc by rea(c;m of their ietlion to the wrath of God~~ whereby :inhn finncs to be damnable, mighc be hctmbied and fince Ad:afb1 fall is made the chiidcof.wratFf: a c::mfcd to forfake themfclues, and come vntO miferie of all miferics, and ye'tftl1e:morc:gric-· Chrifi. An~ furc.ly ril1 iUch time as men bee uous, b~caulC without fome grace, a rnan can- ' humbled for then· finncs, they will ncuer get· t not difccrnc.and fee the fafnc. The fccond fs,J! 1 foun~l grace: bt.tt be as the proud Pharlfi.e, hy• "bondage-:Jndrrth! DeHill, whereby.~ m:m in.hls \ pocntes ana dt!fcmblers, though they haue minde,will,and affcCliom_,is fi1bie6t euer~vay much knowkdg.e~ Bm when a man hath feu. to the will of the dcuiJ; ,..,•hidl though \~le calf-
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