! 46o The (econd 'beatife of the duties 1- ---:---:---:--:-----.:______--'----- ------ 1 let fuch men remember for rrhom they c0me, c- A La{tly, ifthey be Gods Embail'adours, thcu - 6 • Vld··;;o, uen fro:lllh.tt Cocl,who as he C:lll gi..ue rCward, mu!t_thcy ~lOt dc:liucr their owne fa~cies or in- I d:.];;,~;~~,,.h , ! fo he"' tU cxpe~l ((.:cutcc. uemtons, out that mcff~gc th<'y rcccmed : and F.mb;~r:~~.:. : ] ~:~~~j~l:~e . AnJ as foe fl1ch men as p~unfi.tlly do thctr feras they reccincd it, fo mutl chcy dcliucr it.And 1 no! :h, 1 : · no:,•·ec God 1 UlCC, but ::!re not t('ga!"<lcd, nN TC'N<lrdcd of ~fthcy doe their duties faithfi.tllj', this doClrine I ~;~~~j~;::~h~~ 1 : \ ""' 11 ·~0r.cil.ey I rncn as they dcfcruc Ice them be comcm and ts comfort:~blc vmo thcm,they m:1y take painc~ 1 !b~~~J,~:~:'·.... continue in their f:~i:hfulncffc:,for they arc Gods with ioy, they hauc amaHcr \\'·ill re\\'ard them: 1 I · Embajf.tdorJr.i: and we know Emb::tlfadors t'nay theynny[peakffree!y,((o it be with difcrnion) j 1 hotuc.gifi.r giucn them of thol'c ro whom (hey they hauc a malter will m:~kc it gciJd: they may are tent : but they expeCt their m.rintenance jl&~nJbo!d/1 in the fue of their enemies, they from the Kings their o\vnc Maftcis: So the haue an1arlcr wil dtfcnd rhem. And cuc•ry faithmninrcnance which rhc world llwnld giuC Mi~ full Mm;jlcr may (ay to hnnfclt'e; I "' tll doe my nillcrs 1 ii like l;t[rs giucn to Em~;l(fadors : if it dmu~, and del mer my Embaffadge; Huwhom [ comc,it is nO morc:tlicn they dcierur:if'itC~me ferlie,tJndwhofo I nm: He who font mu, and for not, yet will f:lithfull Minltlcrs Joc theirdutk, B 1 whom I come,wtl! bcarc m~ out.Ancl.llUsmuch and expeCt t.hcir payment from their king and · of the cnqu~ry vvh1ch God makes, and tllc Maflcr, God, whofc they are, anti who1'il'they meanes ofir. ferue. ·• .1 ':C. r' 1 Now.Ict vs fee the anfwer\vhichthePro- ~~~;~·l~cc:rr.:~') Thirdly, if they be Gods EmbaJTddoYs, fcm phet m:-~ke~, in thcfc: words, fore vrrong by him, inJ come from and fUr him, then let all .i• Ji, tThml{aid, }/ere t~m !,fondmee. . ·~ ~h.C.for G"d fuch as either condenme, or 11 3ny ·way iniury TheP'rophct after he w:1s comforted by God, 1 Poinr.Tl:e f~1t;~o~~-f· them, be :1tfured, chat as Ood is tnigh'tie and and had his finncs forgiuC'o, then anfi.-'l·ereth; ~-:~~Here Mff.:ulo~s eo 1 powerfull,fo he will mightily rcuengc it:l: :,, JIJre;:zm I, fondme'e, FaCt, marke here, what a am I,i~nd l ~~ 2~i~,1;j.;, There was neuct king tO poorc or weak~but great ch:mgc is wrougln on the fuddairic: hce 1D~Or.4 Jic poornh.u thoueht himfclfc (lrong inougl~ro reuonge any who a lmle befor.e feared and fhnmkeat the ! wlwfefinliC'l futfcredlt. ~vron~~offercd to his Embatla~l.or. An;i' Jl1all leafi. appcrantc of Gods glorit'; i16\V fbnds I ;~~;t,Jd:• God fuffer (o foulc aWit:ke<·l11etlc to lie vnp11ni1 forrh bold!y, as foohe as he is called, and an• Jy toll(•~h lhcd? Nay,thcyand thl'ir poflerit•icS'fh'all iiuart fw.ercth: Htrt am l,fondmu.So great a matter ( d:~~h~~ ~~:;:1~~i·h for it : Id .AbaU., and Ic::::ah'tl, and1ulian', fity if is idor a Minifter to hauc his finn~s forgiuen, ~king.?-J3• it be not fo : and all o.gcsld~ florics · fhcw~ the Iand to feele che fauour of God to hi, fouk and &c:. comrarie!if they can, thot ~ucr any cbntemnl:r confcicncc. Here therefore we haue an anfwcr Ali:.n.,,,. :md abufer-oti oocUy Miiii{H:rs,cf.:-opcd the vifito two grc:ar qllefHOns., often mooucd in the and IJ· blevcngdance"~f gods i:euengiftg•lla'ntlsatfhim C world. ' or his. ' · "~ t:•tlin•M Uo:1 ' Firfl, manywouldhauc· quictnd(cof mind; . vre 1 Her: , .f· We.Ergo, they mu!l notbe fer • u;~nuofmC: thatis,men ple2fers:but histhatfcnt them. F'ourtl\ly., fceh'\g· they 1 arc C?ot!J ··M~JTcngers and peace: ofconfcicncc,and cannot attaine Vl1~ :.~~~:;:ace and forr~antJ, the}r muft·llbt be.'t~·c:rcruams of to rit; lfthey askc.how they might, to them I f'>fgmf(t-. men, to plqa(c, or flatter,lerfat_TSfiC .ht)h:roms, anfwcr, Here is·thC \.vay, fecke it not inworld ... I~:C~&o(.r this iSllpPfo'\'\then> cllac·arc Gods fcruaor.s.o:t>hcy ! ly wealth, camall pleafurcs, nor humane lcarn1indc. thctcfdit!Jilht~vill be naues'to rhc perfons,and I ning,iO company, I) Of recreation's: but fe('kc: it plea[nras ;~ an.d humotv·9·bf men, tHty. ·fOrget in [he fauour qfGod, anrl p:1rdon ofthy finnc-s; th!t·the~hrcGods fcn~:tt\d', ~n&~a~11'clf~r·him: ahtHhon fhalt notmUfc of it. Thus fhalt thou yea· ,~they~ntilt ·not cndeuoUr thc'~.plcafing of hauc·colitfortin thy own~ confcience, courage chchtfclU<.~,M0·r-d~e b·r-inHin:g~f t;hciE o'wn putbefore mcn,and boldndle tO'-'''ard'Cod. ~· . pofcs.to.patfe.~but-lih ou·e~JfH~tioi1,t-ich~r· tn~dC . Secondly,mntiy·~~udemS ill D-iuinide,would j ~~:;;":: to thcftl!fry 0thers,ot·.fuggelfed .fi·omthhlr:oWn I 1 gl..rdly bt Miniflers, ·and rloe much honoutto , 1• Ift~ , hear~~~ t}i'c!J rnu[t t~rtl~t.:.w.'ithlca1Jrtb.?Hn1dc,w?" 1 ~he ~aUing; b'tit.they finde a feare and ~r~nkl) ~\i,::~e~,re- ' , fonrmee./;Jftkfi, andfo'rYvhb'mld~.lc,o~t'b .Hftt<li . m'g...m theri1fclu~s, iln~ thneby· an vnwtlltngL .· P~~!;!/et l I froQ1 an-d for God: thCf<?for'c tl~r~GH' [~"yee~de nt~eto vemu:c ~p~n 1[, ~fthey asl<c howt~y I rheirfiMc:to Gr<!:nmcB l'nr!l not thiltlu:to Juuer.ods fcruantlt tReireom· n>lllld, . to nothing, nor :JYI~e. a~t an~ tbi~g,."~·wht.ch ) D may am~nd thts-: I anfvrcr, ~r r~tber thee~a:~ ~ may be both to the wtJ.I,&>It>r~,hc gl<lh<rol'hnn ' plc ofthts Prophtt anfwemh (formc:)Lc1 thot I I tb~t fe tt"thcm. <'' >; 1 ·;u \·: man fCt himf'c1fe in Gods prefcricc, emc:r ·iflto f Anl.t. f.H1c t:r.'(.eat IJ·l'en of thiS \\·0rld., doe himfc!fc, f~arch his confc·ien~e, ' finde ouc' hiS thir.kcit.wrong 1 th:n.cff'i}' man fhkuld:Ctlint-naild finrtes, confcfft:& bewailc them to·God, cdht! their ftYtt::l'nf'au-9in{lc!tA(ir\.HU; or 't'XjYe·t.t. any pardon in Chri{IJ hloo_d, ~nd le:mc tt->cm, ·arl,li 1 fcr'ltic<;f.po\.1~ hhn··ab~~,lll?tli'<Hr•rtl>W!''t'GJfdffo\u:; ~ufe"l~ot .till ~e hear~ the voice of <?ods .f'P~i!: .: J nifter5 flwuld not ~·el<otr1'~).~<fft~ded·'!thy~th'i'ng J!.illen thu. Then·\~· hen God 01al~~askc wl~O~~e~ ~,:J~~~;b~ thcnl~t r.h'i'm dYi'l'i--kott rta(,gi1 1 t_hac..Cods•.Mtloundmg ml11s confctencc ~ 7/!Jy Jinms tT.rtJor-.j ~- cOmra\:;.f to Gods \4-lll-i~f :ag:atll,fl'his hbf101Jr. ~1all I fcnd ,thou ..nlt 3nfwer rcad!ty, and Y\1~1~ cnc?tlrJg<"d ~ JJ. vre. F.rgo, And furrher -·if ?yfti'tiHCfsUbb G'Oifl'[dtm'nt!, JOy, Hfream l,fondmre. · ·· :g.1mfit~ \ ; thn·mu!tre· then Je't thCtif :co'J.rdGIRTr'il ar¥crS ?,IO(!c, ··and And againc, many arc driucn from thi~ C{ll-, ~~~~·~:.;< l j ~~r~/~e;:~· be nfll:HJll5dto <)&': 1 .n. ffiin.g; ~itlicr irf'f~eir doling, beholding the contempt.and rcp;oa'ch; & ~~~~i~~~~1 l I the!r!n~.h, tlritic or llllcs ' Y.Jhirh mny <~i lllOI our hun_-:tha_t Qangcrs "' . ·htch belong Vnto lt, Bu.t let thofe Cothf~nonr l I b"'h""''' ' 1 1· d , ,.r. " r k k h h I' afc ofth' I ly p ·o ;"h'f"- · f &doo!krir~c. fcruant.is~nwortly·o b.t:oo .iVu:vju<,'<'rio:cc s men mat e crct cp.r IS 10 ' 7 r ~ ;.,no~hr not his m~tlcrs credit i 11 r~IJ his courfcs.' ! phct,wbenGod askcd,rYhom{ha/11 fond. Hec 1 :.nJes. , I --_- ____ :'_'igh!J___
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