Perkins - BX9318 P47 1613 v3

1 - · --- - - --- -- and dignities ofthe" !SM.i~i}l;;;e~-~- - "- / 45_5 ) 1 -1 -- - 1--- 1tcr then men as they arc then their iubJeeh. /A 1 vfc of fuch go9d m~l!nn, as Gods prouidcncc \re nr!:o,1\c 1 Ac.d 1 f lllni.fters louc thCIT people, thty .wttl haue orcLuned of:my dutJes,or dfctlmgofany :~:~ ~~·e:~\~ fOroct thctr own dtonltiC;whtch oft-runes they th111g,th;tt dO[h belong vnto vs to doc·aud not ~~pntHr('J n / j nug'hc fr.ind vpon, ~nd ·"' 1ll make thcmfalues l b depend vpontrmped~:tte he!pcs ft om1-Ier:JUn, 1 ;~~~pu·. 1 .Cor. 1 . 19 _ cucn[dHaJtts to all, that the)' m~wimte f'mr. I as t~1ny f~nd an? ~am_aflJcall men do, who ~re 1 . l-V{e. EL-go, And ICCing Ange~J doflie ro fa~ .tO gme ~elp tl_;ercfo~e oftcntl~nc~ mHly forfak_cl} of Go<l,& ~tinifterJ I and coffiforr t? good Mmifters: tlu:s muH teach ~ lcfc dcllmttc of all hc!y. c; and to cxpofcd ro mul1, . them fimhcr ·· .. :~· fh~nic and reproa~h. . ,, BcfliLhFir!l, cucrY one (o l:ibdu~ to be a',good_Jtt;ni- . ., .SCcon~ly,, fee her'~ rhe mighr~c powC'r of f;~ll. fler;f6trhcn are they furc ofthe loue of.a.rtgds, G~ds drdl~fatt"ce, how Jt?ppcarcrh lll weak!neffi; :1nd rhen mo!t willingJJ doe the Angels :my·fer- ~ fuch arc ;;II hiS grc~t workcs; Jn rhe Creation, Doel:r t.See how r."J< powerrhth fhu1·itfelfe inwe.tknct. 2 • p~iut'ull. _nice· fo rhtm. Ag..aine )et it rcach.~hem to jlie [' 1 : J1c b,roughr ~igh~. am of dark[n.ejfo; In our Reas faR to thC difchar('l'c. or thcir' duriCs tO ' ; dm;pthm,heDrought vs life our of death; In our Gods Church . as·th~-A~~gclls flie~t'o dbc therri 1 : Collfter{ion; he ""orksvpon v's by his word, & by 1 1feruict fo·fhati Gods~l\noellsfthinke\h~lr'diH- I· it pe drav.·s VJ to him, which in all rcafon ..,,·ould gc:n_cc ;hd:earc:fuH.feruifc~wc~l bcH~~d Vpon IB ; a.ri,uc '!s [rofn hi"!: an~ by_ii co»found.r the "''}fi:: L-atllyr thisdiligemre ofthe Angeli,an~ thctr 1 .. : the W1fdome ofthe v.orld. . l them. ' · ,. ~ ._,(·~ . = 1 : • dom~ftheworld,whlchtsflarkcfooli/hne.fjHo willingtreffe, proceeding from /oue 1 }nlufl•llirrC :! ' AOH fo h'C~c, hc'c clcanfeth the Prophet by d jl· Vfe.Ergo, vp all Ch';iHians, to pcrfMmc al·l duticn,'fgodl.i ~ i {JOa!e Of fire 1' which would ntthcr defile him~ ·• ·~· · · .~~~~~~r:C~ lineffc to God, and·ofrJQue,vht6 'his.-Ghurch, and fe.'lfoneth hiS mouth \\'ith ir, which in rea• 'r~~u~: I( we: I with alacritic and ch-ccrr:fulncffc-: (o doe Gods .' fop 010uld hauehurnedhim: fa great, fo a~mi- , !~:,':~rh~~i~ ~-Angels. "'vVclookctobcliketheA~;te/J'inglo:.. . ! r::bl<", and fo powerfull_ are the ordin'!nce1of . ~~ ;::~~~~~€'c rrie in the; world .to·conie, then ~c.ltkc the 1n~ i ;~Jod,though t.h:~ fee~ {o co~trary,or to \oycak \1 , :? ·in gloric. gelinglorle in this worlcJ.. Tl1e vnfc m:J.n f:mh, 1 , m.themfel).lcS,or md~etr tpcanes. 1 llrou.U.~?· Hee tha~Uflothf~ll.in hi& brefin~ffc i& goodfor- nO': r : (:Let this' feach all men not 'to contemne the 6~d~:~o, ? thing: Jhut'rhedibt,cnt'rtum jhallftaHd before the Sacraments, though the outward Elements, workcbyh" Kmtr. And furely he th~ar 'is willing and diligent II Brt"ad, Wme, and W:iter, be v. cake and com- 1word and fa- '4.Circ:Lint• tb.nc~, the Int'hument :aeo:alcof fire, A!lran;e& ~nd..:ifull in t'he duties of Chn!hanmc, lhall !land before mon, and ?cad creatures in themfelues; nor l ~::e~~-& tlre Kingofk.!ngr in heaucn. And let thiSfuflicc the Mtmllene ofrheWord, though tt be exercl- 1 n~ry.rhougt for the 'Angels feruicc, and hJ.S dTl1gcncc 111 htS fed bya w~ake man, mortill and mtferablc aS b~c~rfg feruice. Now let vs ('C'c what tnftr:umc-nt th~ .an- C otpers are! for that God,\'\'fiich can feafon thC gdvfcd • · ' " I Prophets mourh,and cleabfc hisheart by acoale ·t J ' Acotrle;~omtheA!taY. • 1 • • • ..., t~f .fire,nomaructl tho'l.igh h~e wotke vpOnthe ThCfourth Cm:umHancc of this con(obti.; j coilfctenccs ofmcn,by ht~ WOJd'& saqarii"'ents. 6n;is;h~/nflrumm{wh.tc~ ltplcafedGo~,the \ · ~nd ag__aine,,\'f1h~Cn ~e. f:~ GraCeflfld Ho!tAnge/1 fhould vfe to mtmHcr comfort to t~c 1 nefle conuc:yed uno mens fieans by the word Proph~t, a {han~c inftrument for· fo grc:a. a. ~tnd Sacra"!~ntJ ;_ let V~ JCar~e, ~ot to afcribe it worke,coaleof.fire. Here Jechurna.nc reafon h:d~ w the d1gnntc. etther of the 'J:lmijler;or theEit (dfe,and worldly wifcdome beconfou'lded,to . lemi'u,but to th~ fupreme power ofthC mighcy fee tbewo_ndcrfull wo.rkes o_f the Lord: God God, who_ can purge the Prophet, by 4 coafo co_uld haue healed the Proplicts infirmitifs, and from tho Altar. . · ,,. ·~~~;;~~hngiucn'him comfor't·agam!l his feare, & courag~ · Neither is it altogether without Minijl:erie, ?r~~:!d~<: .u~~e to inhis calling, witWtameanu, bu~ h~C .'WilL vfe that God here· fanChfieth the Prophet, by .tou- mullhauc: a .rufon. meancs: and whatt:a weak,.emeane_J. .:.n:J.y,ame,ans ching his Iippes with afierie coale: for itfgnrft- ·fieric: t?guc. that fC'cmes contraiy(Acoaleoffiremoft touch. erh,that the apt and fufficientteacher, mufi hauc Do8-r.~.Scc Godeom· incndcththc: tfc:of n1c:anCs. Gcn.t.from oJ·W I7• Sr'clnghim· (dfe2hv:tics v{c:!hthem. his lip,s: that which in all reafon ~puld haue. afierietongue, and to that famepurpofe, the holy Aa.L madchim[peakfworfo, by Gods arpoif)t!l"cnt, D Ghoft came doW!ft' vpoa the Apoft/eJ in fieri~ Thatisa and the power of his. \.\ 1 0rd, J'!l:lll .'makl' him tonguu; and iunay bcthat the one isafi'pe, of ; r:,;~1r:~!~ f}eak:! hetter. Out of which praCH(c pf God; the other. Certaine it is, t.hat they both teach reprooue &: we Joarnc many points. vs.thus much; that all true and able Miniflcrs, ~~~~vp FirH, fee how God magnifiC'th m'eann: hee, muH pray and endcauour tO hauc atongue ~11J of can workc without them, and fo he cl id in the· powcr·and'force, cuen like fire, to eate vp t'he Creation,giuing light to the world,diuers daie~ finnes & corruptions ofthe world. For thoggh beforothore wa. Suune: but fincc the o_rder of it be aworthy gift ofGod to fpeakc mildely',& nature was cflabli01<d, hee general£• vfcth moderately, fo_ that his fpeach lhafl fall like mcancs, notoncly in his ordinarie, but cuen in deawe vpon'thc gratTc: yet it is the fierieto;tgue hism,..raculoi!J actions: and though·hcc vfe not that beatcs dovm finne, & workcs found oracc alwaics the ordinane and direct meanu : yet in the hc:rrr: It may be there arc Jom~, :hieh meane1hcc gencrall vfcrh, though they feeme necdc thejienetongue. I contrarie, as here in this place; and the fame This !hcwcsapparantly, thatthofc MinljterJ ~~~~ft~~~re I will be found ~rue in almoft at! the miracles, neucr had their lip~ toud~cd wirh a coale from f:tultie,who bo!h of the oluc and new Tdl-amcnt. God! Altar: that ts, their foulcs wjrh a coafe rcproouc _-r:?is_ ~~crcforc comm::1_~vhto all ~en, th.c__ fr!!!!. 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