Perkins - BX9318 P47 1613 v3

i ~! ______ U1n Expojition 'Vptm \ J l11S ciothc!i and pm on lackcdolth , ~ .K,r>g. 1 9· A cot)tldion . I.cuit. l o. )· I T. Yea '-\tda:d ...tihab hamno hca.Jd (thouoh 1 Thirdly,T•hcAJucrfaricsofthisgrouud-3oc , r f::d!cly) th!lc JV.dJI)tb had bblllhcmcd G od, he firU, though ( byGodSmercic) rhc religion vf I I rent hb cloathcs and proc!anncd afaft; v,•h1ch · the <:;hur:h of England is noaducrf~ri.c vuto.it, ~ 1 fhcwerh ( "\'h:-.tfocucr hie; f::~C\: was,)thc vfc: and yt:'t the IHies of the moq fi ght 2g:1iofbq fiH· i 'I manner of holy men in his time, when Gops althot~gh>whcn we memidn·canhly prin~~s,we I I name was dintonourcd and blafphrmcd. S"- can vtc all 'rcutrc:ncc, yet Gods name ls moll \ condly, wcf:mclific God himfc!fc, when 'XC fearcfnlly abufcd, :md tcifrcd in \·\ ickcd m<"ns I 1 v·:ich rcucrcncc :~cknowlcdgchis rldcs, as God, mouthcs by:o.athcs au.cl curttd ·Cf)eakings; bc- J · :L ord, Icf1ou.'lb, F.ahcr, Chrijl, Ie[tu, Holj fides rhac, ~~~any nbu!C rhe fat11c ro ~Cl1anr:cs, c.Jhoff; and nmwithour rc\i gious :1nd obedient and Spdls iri their forccrics, and men tbinkc I affctl:ion !peaking or thinking of them. Our all is wcll,bccaufc herein thcy.vfe good v\·Qr<ls: tanEtific~nion of Gods gifts, \.\,'hith arc l1l:lny; but the uu~h .is, the b<.·ncr the "''Ords be, the as the WOrd pn:,rched , Prayer, Sacramerlrs.) greater is the finne: yca.ic isJ10tcd to be~ (igne frflatc, Drink.;, and all things ferui.1g fort,hc 1 ofalo\\t & b:1fe fpirit not w fwcarc & blafpl;em good of bodyor foule, is not by giuing or a'd.l B · vl;"o·n a.nytJccalion:mony·fouldicrs thinkc they dmg ::lny holineffc vnto thc;n, "':hich in rhem- ' 1 c;anno~ be couragious :enough v,nlcHC t·he-y ~ ftluc s arc o\i holy; but when we acknowledge pc1rcc god and rcm·Chr~ft by dctcft:abl~?.o_aths, the!m ho:y by preparing our [clues to 3 holY fuch as would eaule wicked A ha.~ h~mfe-lfc· w I vfc of them, and vfc them accordii1gly with rendhis cloathcs :tt ~he hc:uine. ·,, · good confcicncc; for cuery creature of God ScconriJys the great\l.ducd~rie is the.Papift) hath adouble vfc:FirCt,:lla'INfull vfewhenGod al.}d that~d'ilirrs wales: firH, in that tbc:.v teach pcrmtiSa gcncrall vfc of his crC3tures, thus alt th'at ttho v'erydoftlg..0ffomcwo.rkc is a f;ntfifirnay vfc mca~c. drinkc,apparcll, &c. Secondly, cario'n of•God; as thqoutw:ud vvQrkc_OfBapaholy vrc, whet'l a cre:tture in hi! b wfull vfe is tiltnc,yc;~. in it the very crCfion;ofrhe Mii!ifiN·;ts:i vfcd iu a holy manner, for this incluJech the a.wor01ip:of God,·ancldo.th colifcrr.~:gr.acc,eA.· I fe1~0Jcr, though1 that mo.y be without this. For o'fe.r~ oper~t.o; t:his was _thcjr' ~Id do~1_ri~nq,\\'hich example, -all d1c l cv·:es kept the PJ.!Tcoo.lcr law- ·no:we,thoy colour .wtth th1s ad<hlO}l):' If the [Jui<J, bm oncly thofc cclcbmcd itholif;, who partichuw•l!.tnd rrghrlrdi!pof'll.- bu•;b§fi.dcs I prepared thCfcluc:s accor.ding to rhc. c6mandc- • 1 the vfc,•.yca the.lawfulland common Vfe.,-rhcr~ mcnr: which holyvfc i~ obcain~d.bY-tllc v\·o.rO C is' by tkis,ground required an .holy vfc of: any / -2nd pr:aycr, t. Tim. 4· 1fhe wmd dirctlcth .v.s l thing to•in"a;kcit acc~pt::tb1c to G.o.d~ .crJ·ightly , to v.fe thcfe gif(s ·oGtf}o.d in 'obcdien·cc; anO . pl-ofitablcao.thc doer himfelfe-. 1.\·e-condly,;,thdr io~~/~~f~- praycr obtaincth gtah! ~o vforheln according haH?wing ofWater,~e!Js,Palm~,~£h~s,Spct- ~;~:.Jifl~ol t·o the word: vnto which holy1vfe ofGods I tlc,1sa mere ITIQck~Y ofGod,(crlllf; trhc_y haue nourclhtl:c / crcJturcswe are_t~ be mouod brchcfe.rc'lfonS.: ~ci:.the.r wor.d nor pJ\6-mifcfrom Goi:!,xh~t thefe I cru.tor. 1firfl, '.YC'Omfl dlfitngut01 out Jciucs from·the . crctnurcs 01oul.d hodutshallo\"·.'ed to preCcrll~. ' br:uitc b(':(h: the [v.,.inc in the forrdl catcrh~v.p from e.Uill, bodicon (ou1c. Thit;dly-. ~L.h.dy .err.e the maltc, but lookcth not vp to hcaucn, no : in rbe..f~uUd!!tion of religion .diuaF-5 \.'~aye{~c-. 1 not to the tree whcnvc i"t f3llcth. Secondly, be- ; uery ....Vhieh fucdl,enG~ur.•is'blafphc.:nic.fiomthly)l ·uu{Cwe hauc loll our title ro '31! rhc creatures tharRcJfgi'On·dppu.g .. neLh rh.{"ff::m·~ifi'Cat·i.on Of. I 'in ~tAdam , \\'_hi. d1 oncly is in thi's.N (c. .rCHorcd. ··I , G olis tl':l~'ltt" ih ,dm~!C:ofa.lav.•.fulfJ~. th,,{~?,ching: Tbitidly, bcc3ufc they 3rc the gifts.of God1M."c . .fir[\ th~t cbc Pope h3d1 'po" er to,di(penfi>" i1h' I .ri,u·~. :rllus acknowkdgc d1:m .w be: his, -and i -an o:irh. Sccot:dl{~,·~~1at,mc~·,nay (\~cate·l~y the' · I inhun karne to vfc them, I·omthly,- that vtc ,1 -Mafi'c, a.n-«d fa do1ngmake-1t a Gm:l. -lo:.furdly,, may <ll~bide the common <i~n(c dfthcm,wh-ere-lj cuei\ th"C l.carhcd on\ong th<rl_ll \:Qttll ao~.con ... l .~ by he is prcuoked to dirplc~furc;. . ; :)r:~. ' D .fcnt hold, that a ma~1 may ·fw.aare .,mhigu·ouflr; ~<)[he r~cond point is the •Weight· ofuhis 1 I cuCwhC he knO\\'eth the thing to be oth.cl'vY-itc. p.rouncl:whichmay appcare in the c6ntrarY.,fc:Cr-:] 1 .- ·"':· Tl:e fc=aucnt~ gr~un:di~}~l-; 5. rt;r.The. whole 1 7• Ground. 1ng the ·L]afphcmcr dorh wha.t:h.c can tO•OUCf- ·lawc ufulfi!led.zn·tjJti om w.ord, Thou fl·al!loue ( 11 throw the Godhead it fdiC;tdrcncc eutfy fuch ~th) ne;ghb,lfr' .:u rh7 folfe.' The mcao!irigv.1s :not 1 • ofle is called by fu<:h a 11311JC 3S ilsni~c.rh .a pie:;,-; thi)t \\'~ 0ouJd 1ot~~r:~ur; n~ighbou~ ~quaiJ~ ~~ 1 1 Leuit.t4-Jt· err of God, or one that thmflc't.h God .tho- ··with ourfclu~s, ;~.nd wtth no letfe.-affcCbi 1{or 16 · rough': :md therefore the fanClificari0n ofGod degree Of )ouc-; buoiHar. with t~(!. (amc- ~~- •r"C- ~ J ;~ 2' grOt~nd of moment. Sc~ond!y,t_hdi'rfl.p·e- • · fuln~-{fc,') 'and wiltin'£;~dlc,' and-:~r~tb, ofh.C'a~t tttl\"ln of the tords Prayer ~s, fonCl~fit>.d•f:e r':J •that\\ 1 e·pcrforme .dunts ofloue to our felues, nt(me _. wherein we arc taug1u_ [o prctc:rre a. nil , ought ~'·c alfc t~rc:n::h .r.hcm out~\'nto ~th~rs.;r ~pto.y for thehalowing. ofgods name brfot•eour The we1ght o~ th~~~ ~rOun? a.pp{"~rclh, m rnatq ownt' f.1luatlorL Thirdly, dlC f9opc ofthe t·h.ird. no~bnclyChn!l faah! It r;;lzf..!_rhe gruuCom- ! Commandcmem is 1 hc fame; whidY•whofoo-, . m'a,ndmtet;t, but alf~ 111 th:lt tt 1s. the fumme of! tfer.obfcructltn ot reucrfcth both the fo.tmcr. : thervholelawe: for tb.e firfi Tal.Hen)nfi bcpr::~- 1 i And laflly, the L·~rd is fo iCnfous of ·his glOriC, r Cti(cd in·t-hc fccond, ~nd the louc of God tefti~ .I th:.t he \t·ill b(' fan8ifit:d of t4ll rhcm th::tt come · ficd in loue tomen. '• 1 '" • 1 1 neere him cHC he will f:mGlifie·hjmfclfc in their l'hc Adurrfaries of this grou::d be thePo- J A<!uer6rlo. : I - --'-- --~=-----==flEi ____ ;

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