t i .I I I I the-Epijf-;;;Jude. --r--. -~ !_~7 ·1 - - - ~,~:;d~gto hi~fordighc offaich or A himfclfc \\'ith a forme ~l.J1d 01C\\' ofgodlinc!fc; ! ~ infidclilic,thc !Juing of fome ,and refuting ofo- l omwarci!y bc-aring himfcltC as godly, but it~ .. j I thcr: but this canner lbnd,tCcing Gods decree w:wdly wanteth the power of it; the ht;.<t.H ts '· 1'imS·s: is in order ~md time before the crc:nurc; ''hieh not tingle, bm filii ot fraud, of doubling&de.:. I 1 bccing the l:mcr, cannot be the c::mfc of the ccir bctOre God, \.\'ho lookcd1 inro ir, and de- 1 former. light<:th nor with the approaching of the lipS, 1 The third adillnt[or proprrticof thcfc fCduwhc11 the heart i.\ r<:mooucd, Bv wluch we ft't' ccrs is; their rMnr ofrcligii}JJ. [ Vngodf; men the] chc prac1ifc of the vngodly ma;1, fundry waics .m: ] Vngodli1~cs isa finne much 1pokcn of,but 1 robbi11g God of l1is due honour, which one not (o well knO\\'nc, and therefore it is rc~uirin:1c c:Hcrtained, brcedcrh and nourifhed1 fite eo {hew the nJturc of it,that v;c may know finncs of all fons:and fo much we arc giuen ro who an vngod!rman IS: the tathcr bec:wl( lt IS: vnderlland in the placing of it here, as the fidl I * a gncuous tinne, much greater then any of the finne of_ the feduccts produc111g a grc:at num- {caucq dc:1dly Cinnes of rhe Pap1!ls, bee1ng the bet of hnncs more, noted 111 them thtough the' ground of them ali.Secondly, becaurc lt IS rooEp~fl:le;nctthcr can any other be looked for buc I red 111 the bottome ofthe heart, and cannot be that the hfC f110uld be plcnttfull 111 al~ finncs, fo cafi.ly dt!CcrnCd as others, though as dange- B I where the heau IS poffcfTcd ofth~::; vngodlmcs. rous.a.! any. Thudiy, bccaulc 1t IS a fi.nne mt)re 1 Ram. I. 26. The Gentiles acknowledged not I fpmiu:tll agJmlt the fi,{l Commanclcmcm of God, ~nd therefore he g:1uethem vp tovJ!~afthc tirH table, dlrCC\fd agamfl God htmfdfe, r~amu' and this v.as the ground of all thofe robbmp huuof lus due honour. for the clcetc finncs reckoned there, aboue cwctnie in 11uml knowlg'cl..,.c ofwh1Ch, confider three mam pans ber. eAbral;am thought not ami{fc that bee I or'propc1~1r.s of vngodhnrs: l~trH, th:u tt demmight c:tfily be flaine fo.r S.rrah his wifc(whom eth God the honour due VtHo him, and that 1. rht~c:fore he durll nor confdfc) if the fearc of W:Iics:firtl,by ignor:Incc it caufeth the vngodlj• Godwere not in Abimclechs Court, Gen. zo. 1 man'to robbe him of h~s honour, irf th<~t he ac:. giuing vs to know, that where the fCarc 6f I knowledgecb not the Godhcad,buc in his heart God is not in the hearr, there is no bones / he inwardly deuieth the prouidence, the premade of any finnc in the lifc,no not ofmunhcr 1 fence, the juftice,mercie,po\\'Cr, and the other it fclfc. 12ttribmes ofGod. Pfal. 14. 1. The rhottgiJt oj1he I Vfo. t .Weare hcnccraugbt to fpic out In our I luart of zhefoo!c, that is, of eucry vn~c;odlj 111ttn, fclucs this hidden and fecrct finne,and heartily l U,"thAt th"c"ret411o God: not th:n in con\Cicncc he C to bc.,\•3ile>habouc all orher fi.nncs, as the mol is not convinced of'the comr:uy. hm by reafon thcr finne of the rciT. ·But fame may fay: We ofhis Wicked hcarr,vpon ocC3fion offered he is ar~ 1~0t tainrcd>With th1s'finnc, we abhorr~ ro wil~ingto acknowledge none.Sccondly,by not be counted vn'godly. An{. It is too common a fubi~Cting the confcicncc sod life tO the writfinne among all forts: we hauc indccde an oil~ ten w.il and word ofGod ,but rcieCl:ing 2J;td reward forme of Godlindfc: we come ro he3tE nouncing fub~cCHon thereunto. Thus lob brinthe word, to pray, to receiue the Sacr:unerirs, gcth i'n the Vf!t;odlym~n,f3ying to the ~lniighbut the moft want power of it in thCir h.c.arr}~ tic, Departfrgm v1, Wet willluJu none oftby for fir et the Iawes binde our outward"man fO w.tiu: which is tooourr:~gious tobeche fpeech this outward forme: but the: hearts of men reof the totlguc-, but ofthe hprt calling off the m:~ine fccurc, fcldome thinking of rheidln'n~ Lords y'okc.To whom the King l11all 1 fly; Thofo and damnable eihtc by it,and fcldome (o~rO\o\'- -miltrmcmin thatwoll!dnot haucmec to ratgne oing for the famc,:wd \aying;W/;ar hmtc we done? Mtr1htm, 6ring them hither, andfli"-J them 6~- Secondly, many houc the tOnne of godlindfe, fore me~, Luk. r9. z9. Thirdly, by nor lifting \\.•hole harts arc filled with the cares ofthis JifC", vp thch·catt byinuo(:nion of God for blc!Tings '"'hich choke vp the power of godJindfc.·, a'nd ncedful,and in thankfgiuing for benefit; rccciwill not fuffcr it to feare ic felfe rhcrc-,fi:eing the ucd; the propcrtic Ofthe vngodly man is, that ~D loucof cheworld and the loucof God c:~midt l1ce eAU~rh not vpon God, Pfalm. 14. 4· This £land together.Thirdly,manyh3uing this. forin'e point of Arhcilme makcth 3 man like a bcal~, cannot abide to fi.tbicCl their hearts &. liucs vilwhich looketh not vp from \\'hence his food to the !awes of God; yea they would exempt falteth. t'hcir fpeechcs and :lfTCCliOs from fuch llriCines The lt:cond propcrtic ofvngodlines is,to :lt- ~nd count it too much prccifenes; thele arc'a-ll tribute and giuc this honot1r, "'·hieh it dcniCth fruits of the vngodly heart, ofwhich the fewer God,vmo feme thing cl le then God; as\\ hen we can fee in our [clues, the more they be, and rhevngodly man fcttcth his louc.ioy,fearc,or a the more to be bewailed. ny other affeCtion vpon 3ny thing bcfidcs G,od. · 2. Vfo. Furthc:r, hence we are to take oti~ Thus the couetous man hecommcth an Idolathat ldfon which the Apo!He tcachcth, T .Tirn .. tcr. And 2.Tim. 3· in the la(l times men fh:tl be 4· 7· to'('xcrcilC our l<:!ucs-vnro godlinc!fe: for, loucrs ofplealures lnorethcn of God. if vngodlinclfe be fuch a mother fi.nnc,wc mull ! The third propenic of it is, 'I..\' hen it giucth cndc::::uour ourfelues to the contrarr.Forwhich l God his duehonour,to deny him the true manpurpofc, ~,·e mu!l firH.pr~pare our felucs there- ~ ncr; which caufcth the vngotlly man to content J unto (elk we f11all Enle m the "'''hole cxcrcife) · . C ~-c_c_,__ _!J)_' _,_
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