~ ~ij_~---- An Exprjition 11pon coffers of Ollr hcan:.s : Pfal. 11 o. 1I. I haue h1d A 1 and fupcrllitious ; for 1hcre i; but one edition zh; w~~·d PI rrq lu .rrr, le mull be a_n mgrafred \ I of true faith_, & no after edition of Rcncl:niou wor-1.1~1 them, ;am. T. 2 T. And ~\)ls dut~· '' c 1 bdidcs ot_·;"·nhout the vvord;fuch a.!. the PapHls praddc firft, w ,1cn \VC hauc care to knov.' n:fe..: hauc dcmtcd , to confin"lle their Puro~noric condl¥, r~ rtm~:mbcr it :thirdly'. "''hen we fct 1 praier, and _~lmcs f~r the d~ad,Matfc,&:~.l"ecing the :Jfh:dtons ofour hc~uts vp01lH 5 as men doe ! allnc,cff:mc doChmc.ro fa!uacion w;~.s once.,;.., vpon r!1cir uc:1fin·cs. Thit_·dly ,_ ff it be the trc.1M 1 u_cn p_crfC''tly. Sccondly,thac all Church ua~:hfm~ ot the Church, then l_t bl!ngcth tothcpofuons 10 matter of rcligio.n :md tloChine of f:tl- . fdlors of it, wealth, ~1~nour,:tnd pleafu:e,as ouati6, arc meere prophanations oftrue doChin, , 1 rher trcafurcs ~loe:· I·or as the h~~fc o~ Ohedand argue it t~ ~e vnpcrfeCl; as thole of tile edom \\':lS bldlcd tor the Arkc; to 1s that heart Maffc; of rcccnung the Communion in one which holdcth true 'o\ifeclo1nC within it: ice kind;ofthcPopesi~prcmacic;of\\'OrkcsoffaProu .. 3· t 3· J :4· ~cV{c in this land hauc good tisfaClion, and many moc.Sccon~~ly, it may be cxpcncnce,of 'thls tn~th, who by Gods ble~" ~hus vn~cdto~d.' OnceJi~entothe S11i11ts, that fing h:ntc anonc fouruc ycarcs cmoyed wealth, IS, not 111 wrmng, but m the heart~ of the peace, honour, and abouc all,Gods.proteCtion: Saints, when they arc trucly cnlighmed: and · and \.vhcncc h:mc thcfc flowed, ·but from the B therefore ifafter enlightening it be quite lofl it ! uue-fi ith and religion .fee ~O\~nc in the Pro.. is not giuc:n the fecond timc,and contCqucn~ly phctS':mdApoll:lcs , ma11W111led& defcnded.a.: cannot be recouercd.Hcb.6.4./[a manwbo. mongfl: vs? <.,.\•hich ifwe \ovould haue continue~., bath bin one~ ~nlightmcd amf tajhd of rhe,'l,ood we mufl: alfo conthmc 'to hold and affeCt tht5 word of God, fall aWtl), it is impojfibt~ that hec truth as a trcafure'q.mo the end. .. jbould be ren~wed againc by repentance. From ~he frcond point or head of the J;xh?rtati":' which \~cmuH learnc, to be·ware of Apol1acie, I 11 ,e true on :tS"; that the Sa-jms att thtk.!tpet! ofthu treaand fllltng from the faith: yea and of all ficps cmJure of [trte-offaith,td wl1bn1 it WM once:giuen. Whence and degrees leading thereunto, as of declining ~~~~,t;~:~cre'k 1 we may1earnc, firH that it is .an infallible.aoto from our grounds of religion: for better had H• rhesaint$ . ofthe true Church ·of.God,to keepe, maintain, it been for vs ocuer to hauc knowne the way of ~;~~~~~~~f [ '-n~ defend the -..vhokfome doChine ofRcligi6, truthJthen after the knowledge of it to forfakc flluatio?;& I dehuercd by the Prophets and A.pofilc,, It \'\'as ~he holy Commaundement.l.Pet.l.22.Which ~~~~!:i'::~f noted to be the chec~c prcrogauue.ofthe lews, lS the more. eo be remembred, bcc3.ufc religion deadmc:n. l that to them the Ontclt! of 6·od w~re commithath bttenemorc cherilhed<tb~ now it is, and t-ed, Rom. 3. Hence r. Tim. 3··t 5. the Church the declining from it a great deale Jdfc.Ifit be is called thc;grotend ~11d pil!t~1' cb'f trmh, bccaufe C asked,how may we preuCt Apoflafie? 1anfwcr, in her p\tblike Minill-cric fhcc maint:lhlet~ neuer cal any ground into queflion.HcrcC;priancl prefcructh the f:m'lc :· Ca~1t, 3· 7· asketh ans rule is to be lcamed,that diuinc matters adCbrifi where fhe fhali b·c-fure of him~ :md ·not mit no deliberation. " ~ n'liffe offinding him in her nccdlitic:he maketh The third point of the Exhortation lis, the 3n'fyver, {hce Jha\1 be fi.1rc of him in the Tmts office of the Church of God and euery mcmof fhepheards. Whence may be trucly concluber of it: and that is to maintain<: 1 ye2to~ fight ~s:,~~:;::f dcd, that neither arc the atTcmblics of Turkes forth~ maintmanu of this treafurc; and this is ?•o-e~1 , , ; nor Hcrctikcs the Chmches of God, bccaufe not a bodily fight by fl-rength of armc or bow, fi;~;;,·~:~;~ they fight aoainfi the truth; neither i:J the but a fpirituall fight by fpirituall duties, which •nlbntconChurch of Rgmc a true Church of God, beeucrymemberof the Churchmufl take vp; and ~~ntion. caufc the trmh of doCtrine is for fublhncc renamely by foure duties. Firll, by doCtrine; for · ~~~~~~et~ur uerfcd amongH them. As alfo we may be con· eucry man in his place and calling mull be ::t ~:;~:;;,~~~ firmed that our Churches arc the true ChurProphet; as locl,l. 28. and muCl teach all vnder :.Cor.lo-.t· chcs ofChrifl: by thh infallible note:A Regifier him:rhc fathermufl: teach the childrcn,rhe Mais knowneby his Records; fo our Church is Her his fcruants, and thus keepc out Sathan and lmownctobc Gods Regiflcr, beraufc it kcc- D allSatanicalldoClrines.Sccondly,by confdlipeth faithfully the records of the Prophets on; cuery man becing called mu!l: fland againtl and ApoHies.Sccondly,that it £lands vs inhand the g~nes of hell, by confiant wiwcilingofthe towhom this ueafurc is now committed, fo ttuth. t.Pct. )· 15. Sandific God in your faithfully to kcepc it, that it be not taken from hearrs,and be readic tdwaiu to giu~ 11n account vs,and giuen to others who wil keep it better; of th~ hop~ that is in y ou, Thirdly, by example which we !hall cloc by making: this vfe of it, of a good life and vnblamcablc, fut:~ble to the thlt we bring fcrth the fruites of it in amendedoCtrine. Philip. 2. t 5· This makethmcnftJinc mene of life, ~lfe our vnt~:mkfulne~ fh~ll iu(l}y I Af lights in the world. Fourthly ,by praycr,~hac bere~me vs of it. Conccrmng that ctrcumflancc the I.ord would fende foonh labourers uno in the cext [ on'f:~ giuen ]!3.:: not oftcn,it may bean! · his harncfi to withfbn~ all falfc d~~rines ~nd a double fcnfc; firft, it was giuen (as we fay) · herdies, that fo the fanh and rehgwn whereonce for all,that is,pcrfeCtly,fulliciCtly,:~s ncucr with hec ~at~ honoured vs thefe m~n:-r ycarcs, afrcr needing any altcr:niO or additiO. Whence may bcm:nmamcd \'ntO vs,and conunucd vnto we note, firtl, th~t a\lrcuelations in matter of ours for cucr. faluation and religion ~iuen fince, ~re friu_o:_l::o.:u.:.s'-'--- - ---·----- -- -----~------------------------------------------------------Y~.~4~- ·-'------
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