. 5o6 j e:ll n Expojition vpon ·--- 11 . l ___ , 1 :SccoJH!ly, we muH be conformable vmo Chrift A hcc is alone trufted (!) rclkd on ·i~t <bnoc l J ~ ~ccing_ou_r head ;·..,Yhich confCmn.itie con!iilcth 1 "''hell we :1\cribc :11! pO\·:.·cr VlHo him, bd;cl~~ 1n c~uc;fy;ngour body ofconupnon,cucn as.-he, ' in him, fubic8 our n~Jncs vnto hnn in our vcty ,v.'as crucified vpon his c.roff.e. VVc muti armc 1 1 \ confci-Ccc; for '"'hatfoc~Jcr hath o.:hefe is become . our_fcl.ucs withfrruJ cxhortati::>n·, T. Pet. 4.1 . ! our Go{~·. Sccon?ly, that this is a ground c 311 •• . 1 . to f•tjfer in thejtejb M C!mjl fuffmd in theji!:[h. not be doubted : ldr whdfoeucr toke 1 h not the , ~VIiich v.:ho(oeu~r doth,hc cefilftthftomJinnc:he rruc God for his Cod~is out ofall \V~Y to J,jJua- \. hueth not henceforth afie? th~Jyfts ofmen, but tion, feetno there i:; 1'l>0 coucnant betWeen God \ after the will of God~ veri. z: The learning of and biin,·a~d becing·ouc ofthe coue'nanr, can I . thi.s dmic hc!pc~h for\o'-'ard our obedience vnhauc no par·t nor in'heri'tancc in Gods kinodcr the croffe, ~:-.·h.i.ch m:mv cannot ·artaine vnro dome. ·;. 0 ; 1 <who in time of their pca~c :~re in fame fortoThirdly, Aducrf:uies ofthis ground are,firft 1 bedi.ent) bcc~ufc they bcare nor about in their the Romijli doflrine, which committeth high bod1.cs the dj'il/g; of Chriftdarly, z.Cor.;.. tre3fon ag3infi God,in giuing his honour tooThc fecond point. The moment 3nd ,;,•eight 1 thcr thlllgs; :.s to Sai!it's a1Hl dead men, ·whom 1of this ground 1ppcarerh,Lukc 9.24. Hu that B they make Gods, by·feaching invocation tobe willfo·te,h!:S life ,(hall(oofe it, that i.s, that wil not 1 I due vnto r~em, ::.nd fo attributing an infinite take vp ms cn1ffc to to!lowc ChnH, !hall neuer po\\'er , w1fedome , or prefencc vnto them, be {~ltlcd. Ag:tine, Bapt1fi11e is a m;tinc gronnd, 1 which arc Gods properties. Secondly, in reaHc.b. 6. . , . namely, 3s it is ioyncd·with inward 1 ching that 1~1cn can merit, they make them 'b:1ptifme, for elf(: outward baptffmc m::~y bee Gods. Fot ifChrifl himfclfe had becne:l mcc.rc w-antiing, fo it be ._.~ithout contempt;. but. both man, .r.c could not h3ue merited. Thirdly, in co.ge1her arc a m:Jmc ground, cfpcc1:1lly m re.. afcribmgto dead creatures the vcrtue ofthehogar,Lofth:n Hipul:nion we m:~ke, and that proly Ghofi;:rs to water,thc power of [;JnClitica:ifdfion which we recciue vpon vs thcrby.,offoron, driuing away deuils,and watbing away fins. faking,euc.~l our ftlucs,and fol!owing ot Chrifl, Fonnhly 1 in feuing vp the woodden Crotfc for ~·id10ut which canbe no f:~!uation: which beeaGod, \o\'hich mu!l bee' worfhipped with the ii1g the 1t1attcr and fub!hmce of this ground, fame wodbp and affeCtion as God himfelfc is. Jbewech Ct1idemly the importance ofic, \. The Virgine Mary they make aGodddTe and The third poim. Aducrflrics of this ground ~ene of heauen, whome they pray to comja.re,firfi among our fdliei, filch a·s arc concent C mand her fonne. And Jallly,the Pope,to whom tQ make Chrifl aSauiour and Redeen:er, but 1 they giuc po\o\'erto pardon fin ne properly, and not a pattcrnc and cxa:nplc of imitation in his to make !awes to binde confciencc,as properly Vcttu_c.s: but ChrL!l ""'ill not bee made a packeas Gods !awes doe. horfc oncly to bearc finncs, fccing he hathproThe fecond aducrfaric,i~ the common Prqt~- po'tmded himfclfe a prdident to be followed of flant, who carricth an Ol_ltward profeffion of t~ofc \t\'lio look t:Or f:tluation by his fttfferings; Chrifl:, ~ut in his heart fettcth vp many Gods; rh(!ymul1: firtl b::: his dilciplcsbcforc he be their !lS the bcllie, wealth, pleafure, yea the:Dcnill is Redeemer. Secondly, a more wicked encmie the God of m::my men, as Phil. 3·19· 2. Cor. ropilh do· wi.hHan<ling this doChine i~ the Chllrch of 4·4· others fct a!I their hearts ::tnd flla~ie. for the ~cr~b~!~~~=· Ronie, in cx:l!ting n3turc) ~nd extenuating the acc.:omp!if11ment of their finnes; now fin ne h2m~,, to fet grace of God; :ts firfl, holding rhat all finncs uing the hold in their hearts, is become their ro~;~d:~ I· ~ef~ru~ no; .death, bur .m:~y bee done a:vay by a God. y ~a a~d it is. acorhhlOil pcltl.if~ of~a~y wardsC~rifi. \:httle knocl{mg on the Drcafl, or fuch hglH forProtcfhmts m thctr eroffes to pur off thcuco- ~:fi!l~~~~~c:~ rowc. Secondly, tlpt by O.:!.turc man harh free fidcnce in God, and berake thcmfelues to cun- ,niall of.:~. will in hi~ conuerfion, and being helped by t.hc ning men ancl Southfaycrs; fo leauing the Iim.:~.nsfclfc. holy Gho!f,c3n mooue himlelfc.vnro faluation. D uing God,and rru!l for their help<: in the dcuill NOTT'Uurll l~thatrdigi· wontel[n to.lenieho– nourlndll· le;;citcd~n: tooururtb· lyC:o.Js. Thirdly, tlut after iufiific:nion there is nothing himfelfe, in aman that God can h:Jtc, Fourthly ,that a The fourth ground of pratlife concerneth 4.Groood, mari may merit lifc,and pcrformc\o\'orkcs of farhewodl1ip of God: Exod. 20. 5· Thou]halt tisfaCHon to God; v.. ,hich dcuil11fl1 doChincs r.ot mal?$ to thy felfetfi!J gralfm image, &c. The what elf::: do they but make the bent fwel with firfl point.The meaning:This Comm:mdernent ptide, fO as it can neucr be brought to the denihath two parts: the former forbidding the maall ofit felf~. kjngofImnge"thc latter,the wur/hippir.g ofthem. The third e1round is taken ti·om the Moralt· The former in thefe words, Thoujhaltnot mwk; 3 .Ground. laV..•:thoufhaft0h~lltnoorher Godshrfore'l'l'qface. vntorh;ftlfe,&c. Inwhil'hisnot fimplyforThe fcopc -and meaning ofwhich la'"'Cis, to dibidden .t~1e makin~ of ~magc~, as if they bce 1 ret! vsln chufing the true God oBely to be ourfor po\arcall. or hJflono.l.l .vfc, but th~ maCod; vvbich is donc,firf1, when we kno:'e ;n~l· kingoft~em Ill way of rcl1g1on or confc1cnce, acknowledge him as he h::.th rcuc:l!ed hnnlelfe to pm vs 111 remembrance of God, or to wor- ~ in his word: tCcondly,\\'hcn we giue our hearts {hip God in, by, or at the f.-une. The l~ttc~. in vnto him) 3Ccording tO th;Jt precept, .1}/_yjimr.e thcfe words, Tbou fh•:t(t not bo1ve dow11e, Cl'C. , gin~me thy heart.No1N rhc heart is giuen to god that is, t.hou {halt not !o nmch as bowc downe \ I when hee!sloued and feared abouc all, when thy bodtc bcforc_f~ch an lmage made b;~,01 __. ____
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