~ -----· ' ------- 1 490 I An Expofition 11pon_____ Cod, cOmfort in our confcicnccs, peace with A \ Iouc: and whcrc:ts it h:1th bin t:wohr for many our ln·cth.rcn,qu.i~t;1dfc :mcl c_ontcmcdncffc in ~nmdrcd yea~:s th:lt loue is rh~ l~f:offtudJ, rh at all .:orx.lmons of lite, &c. Th1s peace fh:~.ll pre1s vnrruc, for lt one!)' tcfhficth ch:u faith h:l.[h fonuo:~rh~Mrtt indlthing.r, Phil. 4· 7· This was . life. It is allcadgcd, thac as thebodir without the V:tuids !Ccmitic in chc nl!ddcll of his cn!mics·, ifiirJt i! dtad) cucnfoft~ith withour work§s 1 ! dead: l:t:n ~.ld. an~ danger ofdeath, he 1.vould now liedowne in rhcrctorc workes arc the foule, and ui11C life to pMc~,hecaufr: the Lorddidfiifl.tinc him, Pfalm.4. Lith. But this conf'equcncc from thi~ comp:lrivcrf.S. This gracc preferueth the hean vnd:mfon is not good, becanfe the JOule is not prored in many ~t~iClions, euen as a fouldicr chat perly d1c foule of the bodie, bur of the man, t3kes thocnemiesEnfignc, eo.res for no blov,·es and 10 it prooucth nor chat louc is the foule of or woundcs fo hCe may c:arrie away the EnI faith. Againc, the word Spirit there bctokcfi_?n~.: f? bee that pref~rucs the l~<':l.CC of nctlt the breath, _without wh!d1 the borlic is God m h1s he:arc, makes light of affi•Et•ons, ! dc:td, and thus 1s the comp;!rifon to bee rcfccing, he holdnh ~hat which coumcruailcchall I turned; that as breach maketh not aman Iiuing, of them. .but fhewcch him to bee aliuc, fo !ouc m:l_ke~h ~he ~hir_d grace dciired in the prayer isloHe, I ~lot fait~l Jiuing ~ but tdlificth it ~0 to bee; yea wh1ch ts :1 moll: excellent venue, preferred B tndecd IS the fruttc and effeCt offJith, as breath a1.Cor.q. ~ . before faith and hope, in tOme rcfpetls, is ofhfc. · b 1 .Tim. 1.j. and made b the mde of theCommaundcmmtJ, Moreparticularlythisgr:.ccoflo\Je istvvoLoue is diuerlly taken in the Scripture ; fold: firll, that whneby man loucth God: Sefom-etimcs it !ignifi~th the louc of God to con~ly, chat whereby man Jouctb man. In the tht creature: ~nd fomerimcs, the loueof man fernier note tWO poims:fidl,vvha[ it ts;namdy, to God .-mdman ;.and fo it is t:lkcn in this place, amotimofthehM•·t,whach;it Uaj{cfledto God, bccing fct aftermercie andp:ace as afruite of caujing it to bcewe!lpleafed in God, and hi& w:n·kp them. . for h11nfc!fo; M alfo to fork.; fellow/h;ppe roith God :: In the handling of this venue confider fo ?"mch 1U it can. Secondly, note the me::~lllre ~hecepoints in gcperall, before \\'e come to the ot this loue, which in "Scripture is doublc:fidl fpedall parts of it: F~rll,wha~.t.~f!lollcis ; The thacwhich the law rcquircrh, and that is the ful l~ueof G~dand'm.m is a cc~t,aincdiuincandsfirimc:~.furc of lpuc , louc in the highe(l degree, tua!L. mdtion in th~ heart! car1fj~ .it tohe we/ when man loueth God with all his foulc, with PJ:af"fdin the t~ingloucd, :u_td n1o_9~jn_g it to af. all hilt firc~gth,and all the powers ofthe \~·hole feet . ~ommumon thcrcwnh .; -tt ... l11 r~:hcfc two man, fo as 111 man no louc c.an be abouc it, vnro ~Rn~a~ the I?aturc of the true lotl!cto Godand C ~ chisallmen arc bound, yet no man fin cc the fall man. , .;•J . can actaine. Secondly, chat which the Gofpcl .,r Secpndly, whe!Jcc_hath l~ue hu heginn;ng? dc!Criboth, £landing in an vnjain 0 d wilL; and ~Rom,ll. 7• A.N?.t from nature, ·for the c wifedom( of tht true c11dcauour to louc God, wi~hall the heart, Jle.fo f:S.fmnit.Ulv!rb.9~~: yea, there is i_n eucrie all the flrength, and all the powers; whiCH is a' ma?J~nU~Irea dill?ohuoll to hate God and man ~nall~r mcaturc rhan t~le fot.~cr,yea and 3 qu~- when pccaiion i.s offered ; let the ,naturJll man lificanon,and,modenltlonof tt, y.ea to nbn.ebut fay netier fo ofteq he loucth God, herein bee thofe that.. ;ne in Chri!l-. Wh~~eby wee- €01J1C 1 ~~~~~1~d dy~~_i~CJJ}~ \"riJl~fclfc: forvrgc him to to t~lc right vnderfi~nding of diuers places of framo .. ard c0nfo.rmer·hunfclfc vmo the word Scnpturc ; qs-: 2. K1ng. 2;. 2~. of loji4h: 1. wh~xiti'bdhou)d teHific his louc, bore his wic, Chron. 15· 15., oil Iudoh fought th• Lord ,.;th ked h}rihai:in~ ~oP,C.~cfor\ncd\ rc,li!lcth plainthcirwholelm~rt. TheJC :ind Qlc}l oth<;r'plncC:i Iy, f~ving, I wiO.not ~elfe this ml!n tomleottermt, muH: be vndcr~o.ad as th~y a.t~ J..lUa}ified Dy the I de}r"c"none of his niaifl· This loue thtn comes. Gofpcll, in that they ·Willed ;fnd endeau.Pur.e.d frol)l grace, I •. Iok .f · ,7. Lo."'! commethfrom by all good moaucs to feeke God; yea this.text.,~ God"t.. ;nm. r. ~, ' it hathhis bcg~9qing from a ~ alfo ~.ull be vnderfl.oodpf tl;lis,focQnd mCafim.·,' pure heflrt, true f-sith jUtdgqodC011foicnce: VVh~ch, n, fccing the forn~er becit)g in the higheA: degree, muifPe maint~il_l~~ .~aiufl. thclP:.p~fis, who canf);ot be muJ~iplicd,no noc if·men \V.cr.e·gkaj.. faYthatnaturcaffoarJc"th the il_lclination _,,buc ficd. , ·,, · ' grace the practifc;\)'~C:''i'ls~pdcc:fl gras~giueth • The fecond,kindc of',),is]·ouc is that >Vhere• bOth..•· , ._,, 1: ,,. •• ~·· • 6; man LoHet"hkis.ntighbour 1 \\:hi<!h is a cc-rtainc _ Thirqly, conji~a,t~f,vfc oflour; ,Ir isthe )n- ' I diuinc and (pirintal! motiol],,cauling the heart firu 111 c.nc.and comprnion of trH._e.(aitll, which . (as the former)both,to bee wGll.pleafcd m man wo~k1thh]/(me, Cal.r5.. 6. !he ~rop_crworl\c of f~r God, (th:tt is,bccau~c he is God_sim~~e :md faith isto by l10ld oQ ~hnH,tillS_{,lth al(aha,nd hiS owne flc01 ) as olfo , to powrc Olltlt fclfc I can of it felfe doc·.bur vVhen ic COf:JUliCth to the :md communj~arc goodnei to hi$ neighbour,in pfaCti(c,j~f moral!dut;es, itcau_-~·o 1;orc w~rk .within~, fp,cak(qg,aJ}d hoping:rhc_bcfl_o.f him. withou~1~I]: graccp( lo~u:;tl}en.a hand (whtch· Wheremby. t11c way ob(erue :t_pl-a~n thftc~cnce can by hold alone and ofit fclfcr~c~iuc: and re- _,. bcn\'cenc t~a.h ::~nd l~uc: fanh IS an hand, ·j tain)can cut anyrh.ing without ~ny infirumcnt. but to pull Ch~iH to our fehJC'i: Jouc isa hand ~hc,ncc it app.carcth,_that faith i_n iufiification alfo, but opening it fclfc and,gwing fonh ~nro I 1s alone, but 111 the hfc of man u w.orkcth by othet:.:':. · ---~----------; I --- In .. _ _ _1_____ ~------:---------- ·--'----
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