i ---~;----- - ~4~ddig,j.}t~es.,of~bc :!M.iniflerie. 1 443 --.-.-,- q;vqs: purpof9s, but w~ (hal) .donill~.l~ ,;n the A i his Church,burthe conucning ofafinner, and 1-·---·- ' . raiuasion or :oul1=§ .:.(Q.r·.chore mF"n pq,t; proqllmg l;um to rhc ttarc ~r grace: ntty 1r 1s a I nouncc the mofi po"'·etfull q!ellings ojl other worke cuen-like vmo it: tor as a linnt:r in his I mens (oJ.tlc~, ;mJ,:-,..fpcakc rh~ .b,l.jJf· \~~rdes of conuerjir.m, (o he ;at his Vocatio" to that plat;C, is comfort w other 11JCJ1S cpnfcici_Ke,~vh!ch oftc1 o!tct~ eo crie out it1 the amaz.emcnt ofhis JOule, nq{l.fay vmo thc:m..('c;Iues: Woe Id' mec,. I amvnWoe u tme, I am vndone. As.thcl'.efor.e d~ey arc do~;ett: 1 1 ;r ;kJ ,_,_, . 1 .:." f<?.Uly. dcceiucd,which thinke.any holo/ncffeJor 1. Dntlr, Furthermore' whcrt=:tS the .Prophet at this I r~l)ttificatiQll., ·can fufficicmly quaJifie ..a~im· ~~;i,~'~; vHion a11.d Rcuelani~Otl.qfGods glory vnco him, ,v'(Hhout Jca,rning, fo arc they 110 lclfc '-'Vh~:Eh" .ho!d. uot rhc cryerQ. qut of himfclfc, YPoe is me,./ am vndon~: 'thinke all outward complcmetits to.be ji.Jffici~oc 2:i~~;r~:r~ Ibccing words.of.'-Ltg:\mc fc~rc anc\ actonilh- ~t without this work,which he~rc was wn .. ughtt !ion ofi\u· menr,.andof fo lovy a ficie'Ction~as is a d('grec lunhr; holy Prophet. Thus\\'(' l~e the fe3'redtid Caufcso( gels. towards defpetati.on(jf~i~had gone forward)k~ al1:qna01cucm ofrhcProphet. lt followerh, 1·:. his fcarc, 2.- vs lcarne, that tile· Prqphct belde nQt io I~ is For Iam aman ofpol!ttted!tppu. '•l', ~~~~::;/~f01:,, { iudgci:penr,.the doCtrine of lntcr~e.(lion ofan- ; ! ,Now follov\·eth the caufes·ot:hisfe:tre,whi.ch ·· h.imfdfe aQd I gels ;a~n!:S•ims forp~r~iq~lar mcn,.for i(hc.ilad,, B :lre t 1NO. The firfl is, h~ owne pollut;On and fin.~.;, ~~.s~~\0~\~~:e, 1 bee nee<te-d nor a~ rh~ f}ghr ofGod~ intlieilie, fulnclfe, and the ilnnetulndfc ofhispeopl~jhis,t- Hfcwas aflli. foor.rhyvir,h to l}:luc!~ried Qllt·, .wo.c is '[nee,,_!alii .. 1 ow.nehe freely c~nfcffcth in:the~C words; !dm i ~Ptollut~d ! 1mdo~;c1: but hcc m1ghr, hF~uc fla1qd-.htql~elfc a ~lJ14n ofpp!l~tedl!ppes: that .'s, I am a mtfcr.aMc . 1 . while 'Ln this cogita~ioh, I w.ill <J~fi~e Mo(e.s, rnd(lnneful .an:ut,,~nd therefore I fcarc & rrem~ S4mue!JorD4ujd,:tQ pr'.ay to ~hts gtorJQUS God oJe ro fhnd mGpds prefence :nay, I dare: n·ot , for tnfi~, or here arc boly Angels of-rhe Sera- ,lookc~pon .theLord,for my linncs. But ttn:i'a.f h Andhe wu phins prefcnr, ~bey fee ip what f~ar~full caf(: 1 1 be·~e~amled, how c.ould the Prophc;t fa}' rHus s~;olluted am,) will pray to thcm~to fpeake.rq,rhis glori.. trl!ly? for lic'e was a holyman, aa;d iullifil!,_-d~riJ 1ao. ous apd .11lightie Lord for me, thilt,I Reril1ll)<;>t·. ;G.<?ds prc_f:~~c.c, by his true faith ill the·Meffiiuj! j in th.is f~ane.: but he intlantiy .fceitJg tt\le.L6r:d! Jat~~,(anCbtit",d ·by~ ~cpcnra~be~?-can a hlan;iu(h~ ('n~hceom· appe~re,ln mai.c!He, ~and fearing his~htft wr~th. 'fi~~ &, fa•~C}'ified fay, he is aman pollmeJ·M~anirl t}~~:;~1:Jr ( bceJng-gmluc o(hts_,pwne cprrupu.e.us)wuh·• /t.ver. I~ IS doubtleffe he '-'\'as fo, hcc therefore"'! (!ones. O~J: apr.l!c;>pe,or cxp~Cl.alion, 9r. (as he f~cincs:) •complatpcth he~e not of any gr:c:at. and et.ror.- i wtthout. ~h~ Jc.afi cognation of h~lp.~ or aliimoll~ linneS,•VihJch hcc had cornmuttd t())rh· .. !lance .ffO!U any creat~J~ c;ycth .Oijt,/.imvn- •PliPIIkefcandaU:<?fthe Church,.but6r!l o6thi: . ~. "<Of<he . .,. , . donr·.~rT'o~ .... r)',;.·r r, , · 1 <; 1 corruptiOn of has naturc,whtch m hlm;asifi aJlJ \:or~uption J.Dco!r. : L#\1y.,whtr~~s h~cxdaim,th, Wpttf.s.ttJef, I. .. n!CJi,is ll._~~ry fca-P~iniquitie;·:&·.v.:hich l:ll~iies IrfiU!'j~u.~~~ . i ~:~l~:~~~ 4m VP.~~ed hecing.. \\'P,rtf.s.Pfra· fo.ul~iliu,:hblcd 1 a.p.pC::tt~ the !nOrQ, llhe.'?t~erta::di.an•.<im~i-'sft ~~·,. ·J·~~~~: """";a,. and de!eCtcd, and here by Chewe.d lmpfclfe t.o, . 1 GP;.Q, 311d;th~ref6r.e d1dnov.( moft•appar~ndjl '.; f'· ;-if I rieis ;~.w•rk ! be-in that cafe, whj~h :cpoqrc 61),ncr i<; ,,,y.hcn Idikqucr it•fclfC'in theProph·.cr,:Wb"Cnbe was"*nl: ·t'··~ ~ t ~~;,;~'~,';' the preaching of the L.aw hath h\<())b(fd:hir>>; th.c pr&nccxoftb~ Lord himfolfc.S.-cond~lhill .o ·-·,:l l rmru:r tothe by fi(cw,ing h~m hi_s,firtoes, an,d_rhj~..c.:u(~ame reu,rbjncth iof fome aCt~a!l;finri'Cs-:eftlnf.tj~ej. I ~~:ie~!:...' danger:by,them:W,.c 'F~¥l~atllc.Jthar.,t~'~ caJ. ~ru IS more likely.o&'feme-l,i\mcsrGLomiffioil, . , j .:. 11 , ,, led t9 th~wlnifteric; J.S ,rd.bc ~s JJ·W,hGic.oftuet t-heft of .<ommiffi~I( t for vvefindt. rrot! th'anli.tr> . • 71 , ruo r tcd and rcgcne,ratc:ahd that wh,en '2,tbai;.1s..cat,. Pto,Phc.t was.cuctfitou<?'hedtwitb-.:nhy gr.e.adfm~1 ! led<h•tc;unl.o;lt is a wook.c!lit:rlc le,l\~ thf<ll that 3!)\l!'Ahore woilrnow.iuit>(,""'< al<e in ·Jha:lijid I ;vhcr~.yl0.od ·"alleth;<~Jinner froln hik fi•mc, t~ q~t:l<>iJJiag·inc it.~?tha,_iti~ molt p.robabi:cjhc. Jh~ fl~fLt .. of.rep~nt!n~e: for~s~G.o~.fif:f.t,c.p.~t"t:~ qwupl~.uic~h o~~QOJ~ f~~j~~t:ti&Ttu,. or.rl'rgli~ ~~~m~~~o~~ ...,,., .. "' PPW.Ir\<:-.the finner,.b~fotc h~ gJUe}lJ1l)rQtiJQe'j.Qt g~nccsla:ht~rOJmllene-:asJnat>'t>tCachmg tCT..cln!t h\ls calling. ..,,,,.'.. a!l.y{q<.fl;llg of,hi!I<m~,in Chrift:I~~A(Clho'fi~!l Jtoople-ac fome:tim~ when·,hoi! c>ugl,·, oi rinill! ·''• ,., , abafeth-,artd r~lk<iJ <\Awn~JncP•<>phet.inHbe prdching,fo:\R•i!Jingly ot;JCh<rrcfully•asih<.c:' figQ.\ q~<!;-\'ds Maic0ie}>1nil his·o.~~l·mif~ric,a• D. lhQUid,or d.clir-e,to leatkpreaehing,bc<OIUG:.ho ! V(e Ergo. muchm·d} be required ,to qualifie lnl:lnfonhe Miniftcdc. fore. hqe -honour ~Ihuwith 1 · a €qiltll\i'ffi<>n·fo p!:.'ilp.le,wo~ejf\_ij!iboin·c& ai[~bo.olicm,or:fdme : pre~c;p /ll)'Jwo.rd VtltPJhis-peopfe..WJjfc:h·fno.ce impati('nc~ in hi'S MiniHcric, v. hen.'thc p.caplo. / •ga~p.!t-tl1ofc·mehsv.J1f.qo lloldc'it•tP.QrldillOI;y~ w.rre<ropel)W~t~o'\l:re.tlAclbH;s)Jptrrinc,'whl,ch · .ol b.,A Ol3t~f;Trtcieqtcr·im:~d;.;e,Min_illcr~e.,.aslbl:lf1.y ~.t ~~ffion mighc-~b~.t.a'ther V~tJhiil](i:Jsl·we rda·db .t,· 1_: ~uq whi>h ,,~~·it ~pon,tlw>~ in 'worldfyoand p.ol1, , ir,drdfer,,;;~)-thc Iewn.wexdb"!lnbbo, ne aod: · . •·; ''"'~ ticjueJP,.t!fp.o(c$•. And1fome of bencj';o}~~nck<; Utfiii-<:1-;c;:d a j>tpp,lc: or it ma¥Vii:fomG'·W3(lt1ofl ; .:,· ,. ',~~~~ whij:,l:!~hi)lke i{ am~o hailc Lbrnihg,d~!}rces; zi:alc or fotwar<!ndfc, thcfe,otfomc furh we're .,. '·· ~ i ~ge ,h~iRfuffic1ertdy qtlal1fied fonthat:QIJing. t:lic;,ooufeoofrhis.fcarc; Anch hJ' t onfcience of 1 I ~, '·'· to be wrought then fo, hernu!l be hurnl;Jrd& lland in the.Ggb.i of God_,Wht're \lie Jcarne,>: 0 " call.do~·ne in fight of ·the grcarn~ftc: of that firll-l, vJhae;·antehder c:ton.f€.ic:nc.cr godly Minh...l J;.r~o~·Mini1 I But alas, rl1is is not,aU; ·r.hcrc ~sa greS.teti}'•orke t.h<'lt n)akcs,him hl'rc cry o.ut-that· hec Ca·n'tlot' ' calling. 0f :hat Mai~Llic~ of thaoGdd~ ~.whO.fe ftP..is mufl. ba.uC"'a.boue +aJLtytdii :.; namdy,drb·ab 1 Jl: 1b:r~·;:~r 1 r:J:! il I roon,1~·h~~. 1s to cxcctfte., .andiof·tb.C(\'JtvJvorthi• they mt1~ make confcicnce ,_nOt of rhe .gr.cao( te.ndcrcon~ ! . n!·{f~~f \ 1Jtnfelfe to(~ great :t,,v.~o~kc:rh. e. ~-':nu~ ~nd grofleillii~C'S"'neiy., ·bu~~nc' h oftb~ Jovlefi ~!r'~~~.:~ ~~ I ~c ~~(0,1;\\,~d, th.at ·to c:;ajl'aman t.OJ~h~ Mtnlf\:c., aod !call finnncr:f:. ,and homullen·deauour inchis1 ' ·:. .n-:, ~ac;as th~~g.!:.:_atetl worke;that Godr\yofKeth iri t:al:ling., not!OnCly.to,be d~<iten,"igrCat fri·mes' ./ : •· .J .::..d; ---- . , bu~-~ ·.,
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