An Expofition 'lJpon who be the aducrfaries of this ground. For the A [ Adncrf.1rics hcrco~, arc the Family of lour, Aducrf~rics. firll: The Church is a companit of men, chofon to who hold that there 1s no RcfurrcCtion but 011 _ {aluation, c411ed, vnited to Chrifr,andadmi!tet:lin: ly in this hfc. I to tHerla{fi.ngfdlorvjhippe with him. Sec Heb.1 2. The lafl ground of doCtrine is: There {hall : 1, Ground. 2.,. and 1. Per. 2, 9. Compare thcfe twopl:lbeagencra!lrudgementoflfl/flep>. Iris one ofthe ccs, :Jnd,this defcription \\'ill cali.ly bee gather_j grounds. H<:b,6.2, In whtch iudocmeilt'tucry sba:pro-f Cd.Jhc rropc:n:ies ofrhis Church arc thcfc fixe mans works fh:tll be n~cd, and e~erie man 3 ,_ tbC:~h~~~,h. whicl1 fol!ow.Pidl,bcing thc;ipoufc ?fChriH·, cordingly fhall rccciuc fentcnce oflife or death fhe'is one onCif' indccdc,~ltluZiugh' di!lipguifbetcrnnll. • ;, ·~ '\ cd in regard of tit'I')C' 'as.~the ~hutcl\•ofthe olrlC The :Hhit"t-faricShcrcbf, arc firfl: the AlthciH T,cf1amcnc ::mdbfthc llC\'\'C, Srlcondly, ofplace 1 who dcnicth God himfcJtC, and confcqucmlY as;of Enulttnd,.Stotland, C,-c. Thirdly, of corii his iudgoment; Secondly, the drowfic·Protcclition -,/ '2·Sthe.Militant :111d Triumphant: ·~ll ~lanes, whtr in iudgtmcnt dcnie n~t tlfe lafl: rhcfc m:1ke but one bodic of Chritl. Secondly, mdgcmcnt, but yet phinely D1cw in rheiiliues if'is inuHiblc.;tfOt.t-<> b:c lccnc bur bClccued ;·for that thoy.are not pcrf..,,tadcd nfic,for the would elo&ion, \•oCitiOn, rc:dcm!'t)on_,can only bC B they m:1kc more conf<.'ienc'c offin,and pfeafino befc.cut:.d; yG.t fome parts .c:ti it are vifible, aS God itrall things.Thdc!'are the maine ground~ inthanlghcvlt.of the Wofd and Sacraments of belcefc; \Into .. vhitH all other may be redua'ppcar<th. Thirdly, to this •!Temblic and no ced:Now follow the-grounds ofobedknce and other belong :~.li-the promifcs of this life , oind praCtifc;. · L .J·) v' • ·r the life to comc;efpccially fe>rgiucncs offinnes, The fir.fl groun4 of praCHfc is, Luk.!; 13 •;. 1.Grour.d. a~nl.life eucrlh!ling. Fourrhlyl,it ionfitleth oneExc!!pt yu.rrp<ntyeefha/1 perifh•.Jn·whi1:h rwo ~--oniuing ntcmbcrs, quickened by the fpiri~ things arc to be obferuC.d.Fir!t,the duty i-~C]ui ... of Ohrifi, no~ofany hypocrites or wicked pe-rred, that is, Repentance, the neccffirtc efwhich , fons, FifrJ~~·n·111iUcmbcr ofit can he fcucred or !lppfarcth, in that without it menperiVJ,Sccond1 cutoff .from Chrill, bm abide in him and wirh ly,thc: a·ducrlarics.Conccrning rcpcnianc()t-¥,'o • r llinl for CUCf; 1SixtlY' iu is the ground and pillar> things mUH be taugOt; firll what i'tis : fecond- ~ I oftruth; thar.isJjthe doctrine of true Religion ly, what is the vfe ·of it. For the firft,Repentance ' Mt.~~.ao-. ' is; alwaics f:Jfcl}v l<cpt'and m:Jintaincd in it. Ob. (as P-aul defcribcth it) is a conuerjionwhe1'ehy a I " .'fhc Churchos in earth arc true Churches r and {inner tHrnethhimfclfe vntogod,and6ringethforth Alucrfaries. P1p1fi,herc ukc:thdr , m:arkesa– nU1fc. !.O. Ground, yCt in thefc are many hypodircs & Apoflaracs, frllitu JllortiJ] llmendementofhfe. There be tWo Who fall from their prolC:il\on.Atld therefore a! ~inds of conucrlion of a finner : Ftrfl~· that are nor liuingmembc'rs~ .Anf..ln vifibkChur- C whereby God tllrneth man. Secondly, rhac ches arC two.forts of nlcn: il1lbt"{JC11F.J.nd hypowherebya manbceing turned byGod, turncuh erits; who altHO\Jgli they Oci~ithi't1 the church, himfelfc by grace: the former is no r.cperitance yec'thc Chmch is notJucalledof then\, but in properly, but ,the latter. , Icrc. 31 . 18. Comurt regard· of'thcm onc:ly•who :~ore truely ioyncd thotl mee,and I[hall he oonuerud. S«re!yafrer that vnto Chrill 1 who·arc the better p3rt, :llchough I conuerted I repenre1. ~ft. In w~at part is not the groal:tr:Eucn as an heape ofwhcarcand thisconuerfion made? An f. It beginneth in the chatfe together is called an hcapc of whcate, minde, .but it is of the whole man, the·rninde or a Cornc heape , ofthe beucr part. laying offall purpofe offinniug, the confCicnce Aducrfarics hcrofarc Papifts,who frame not calling back f[om fume, the Will not fe.cking to the Church by thcfe rrue properties, but by ofulfill thelults ofit; butthe whole man endeather dcccitfull n~arkcs, lS fucc'dTion,muiticudc, uouring to pleafc God through his whole conamiquitic, and confent; for when the Church ucrfation: further repcntomcc is attfnded with firlt began there couldbenone ofthofe, 31 kalt diucrs fruitcs, worthy ncwnc!Te of life. Thefe not the three former, and ycr w2s there~ true are the duties ofthe Moralllawe; performed in Church. Second!y,all thcfc agree to Hercukes, faith and truth without hypocrifie, which beas among rhC lcwe!i wh:a was more chalcngcd D caufe rhr.y proceedefrotn the fame beginning, then thefe?and yet Chri!l: faith,thcy were blind are approoucd ofGod as repentance is; The feleaders of the blind. Bur the true marke is the cond point in this dutic is,the vfe ofrcpemace, doCtrine of the Prophets and Apoflles, trufly :md that is not to be a caH[eoffaluarion,but ont-augMt :md bclceucd. A note of Chritls fheepe lyawa;,wherfin men muH walke to life eucrlais the hearing ofhis voice, Ioh.r 0.27. And,Tu fiing.Wc arc {bundcrcd by the Popilh Church, are in the Father and the Smr.e, i.fyee abide in the while they exclaim that our doCtrine requireth wordwhich ra httfiC IJeardfi·om the !Jeginr.ing,: I. nothing but faith tO be faued by, and fo We bcJoh. 2 ,24. Sec Ephcf, 1.20 . come enemies to all good \YOrkes. Bur this is The 10 , ground is: That thcrcfha!l6eearenot,our doClrine, f;r we hold the workes of fsm·eilion o{ the dead ir. the ende of the world. repentance to be the w:1.y off.1lli:Jtion. Indcede This ·w3s one ofrhc fixe grotmds ofcatcchifi11e when\.,·c fpcake ofthe inHntntenc whereby we in thedoyes ofthe Apof\les; Heb. 6. z. Hpmlay hold vpon Chrilt, th3t we fay is taich onc!y; nem and PhilctP..s dcftroyed the faith ofccrtaine; n'othdpc, louc, or 'anyworkes; but ,,.,:hen vree in teaching rhat the Refltrrl'Efion wtu alreadie fpc:1kc of a way to life, then faith is not alone, ) paft. .but repentance is rcq'uircd, hope, the fcare of ~------~-------------------------------------------------- -~----G~od~,~-----
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