sz.o Chdfih~th notmertted !he life of gloriefor:t· nywhofirft liueth not rh'tlifeof gra'c;, _ _ _ An Expo)ition "Ppon _ /___ 1 Saints: IuH•ficauon trccth from puntfimlcnt of A hcarc the \Yord, rccc!Uc the Sacr2mcnts, R;1p- 1 ! finne; Sanflification from corruption and fin ne ttfine, and 1he Lords fuppcr, wh1ch fcruc to I I it felfc; Faith purifiet\1 the heart; Loe1e con- ~lfi:Jngu•lh vs from lewc<;, Turkcs, &c. rhts 15 caincth vs in obedience; he that bath hope purlomcwhat, but not fufficJcnt to make God our gcth.hi~lJ.felfC;:md ~o ofall other graces.! h•r.dGod, fccing it is comm6 to the very hypocrits [ ly, ~hnlt JSa Mc~1atour two waycs: F1r!l:.' by thc~nfc.lucs, Secondly , fccing he i!i not a lc ...vc I meru,to procure ltfc and v\'orkc our faluaoon: wh1ch IS one outwardly, but which is a lcwc fcco1Hily ,b)' cAicr.cic,that is, wherby his dc:rch within, there is required in our confcnt afur- · is po ...,·crfull to C:\ufc vs to die to finne, and his ther dcgrec)which lHidcth in an outward con ... rcfunctbon to raitC vs from the grauc of linnc fcnt ofthe heart, whereby a t1l:lll takcth God to a nC\\'Clife , and hcc is no Mcdi:nour byhis for hisGod; which is then beoun, when firt1 a merit to tbof~ who arc ddlitut ofthis efficacy. maq acknowlctlgeth and be'A~ailc..·th his 1inncs. VIe, VVc h:1uc in this land been many ycarcs Secondly, when he endeauoureth to be re'conpartakcrs ofthis grace of God, our dude then ciled to God. Thirdly, when he purpofcrh neis to make aholy viC ofit, and walk thankfully ucr to linnc agaiue:when this couenam is thus before God. Rom. 1 2. 1. I 6efoech;o~< 6y the B eo, eluded by confem of both parties, a man ' merci: of God ( which hcc had in the former may fafcly and truciy fay that God is his God. charter mentioned) rhatye g~uevpyourfebteJ a , ~ow feeing we know the[e things,ourduholJfocrifice to God: no more tore~ble argumcm ue Js,to labour w be fetled and affured h) our can be vrgrd to flirre vp men to thankcfull oconfcicncc that God is our God:for firfl in thiS bcdiencc then this, for ifgods mcrcic in Chritl affi1rance is the foundation of all true comfort; I cannot mooue, what 1 Nill? Let this then p~rall the promifes of God arc: hereupon groun- : (wade vs likc..vif~; If wee belccue Go~ to be~ ,dcd, and herein accomplifhed,thar God is our'] our Father, that IS agreat grace, Ice this grace: God: fee Ifay41. 1 o. Beenotaftaid, I amtby: moouc vs to walke 3.i children before him; let God: yea Chrilt being vpon the Croffc, hauing. the gr:1c;c ofour redemption moou~ vs to walk the pangs ofhell vpon him, herein flayed himas redeemed ones, refeued out offucb captiuifelfe, M; God, my God: fo Dauid, PJ3lm.221, 1. ry.wherin we were emhralled to finneand Saand bccing rcadic to be fioned to death, com.. than,(ceing it were 3 madncs to r~ttif'n to fuch forted himfclfe in the LfmJ. hUGod, 1. Sam.3o.6, bondage againc. If Chrit1 be dca,d for vs, let And not oncly is it the foundation of all our that grace moouc vs to dae to lin11c; if he bee- C comfort in this life,but ofall our happincs after ing rifen againc fit at Gods righchand, that death it felfc;bceing the ground of thofetwo wee might fit theie, with him, let t,hat grace main~ Ar_ticles of our faith, there[urreflion of mooue vs to walke a$thofe that arc rifcn with the bodie, a'tldthe immortaliri~of th~ {uttl~: for him, and hauc our conuerfation inheaucn) feeby venue ofthis Couenam alone !hall \"'e rife king(c:ucn whilewe arc bclow)the things that againc after death to lifc;glorie, and immona.. are abouc; and [o ofthe refi. litie; as Chrifi himfclfc difputipg againtl the Furthcr,thc Apofile to make tho[c [cduccrs Sadduccs, f~9J11.hcncc proouc,~h.thc refurrcCH.. more odious, faith not fimply they turnc the on, in that, God is the God of .A6raham, Ifaac) grace of God: bur[ of our God J into wamon- ••d laACo6:Sccondiy, it is the ground ofall 6·- ncffe,which notcth the indignitic ofthetr faCl, bcdicncc; P.fal. 95. 7• the ·Prophet exhoning in which confider three things; firfl, by what men therCtll}tQ, vfcth this as areafon : For he·U mcant;s.God'bccomcs o11r (jod: anQ that is not the LordQHr (Jod, and wee f~re· the people of hU by any merit of ours, but by means ofthe grahandJ: the Preface ofthc·mor:alllaw enforcing cious couenit propou11dcd in the Gofpcl, proobedience laicth the fame ground, For I am the mil'lng pardon and rcmillion ofl1nne in and by L9rdthy God) which brought thu ollt of th!iand Chriil. Jer.JI.J t. this iscalled tge.new.cot~e; •f Egypt: fee alfo PfaL 5o. 6r. 2nd who!oeuer ntl.nt which the Lord.comraCtnh w,i~~jlis p_eo- D is trucly pcr~\~::Jded that God is his God, can.. ' plc, where wntinghu law in their ~nwardp1-1r.n, not but obeyhim. . , . . hehemnmeth thrir God, 4nd thry hu.peoplr. SeThe fifth properue ofthefc feduccrs IS,Thdt condly, what mnfl we do to fay n,uly an~ in afthey denie Go4 the on4ly Lord~ andotJr Lo:d le{H4 (urancc that God is o•r God' An[J". Wee mull Chrift.] Thunre they defcnbed by thm manfor our parts make a coucnant "v\'ith him, vnto I ncrs. The ti'<mOators of this Epiflle were (as which is required a confCt on either pan!c;firll it fccmcth) of opinion. that thefc word~ are on Gods part, that he will6cour God; wh1ch we properly f}leken ofGod the Father,andof god (hall finde not in any re\.!elation betides the the Sonne alfo; but by thetenour of the word5 Scriptures:'but generally in th~ wor~,:md more: in the original,,it fc~mcth that they are all to be fp cdally in the ~inillcrie of the (Jofpel,and vndcrllood of Chnll, a~1d uot .of1he F<nher;& adminiHratiOn ot the Sacr:unents annexed as arc thus tobe rc:~d; whzcbdeme the onely Ruler fealcs vmo the coucnam: in whi~h God doth whoiJ Godlwdottr Lord lefm Chr;jf. Againc, as ft1tdy coucn:lnt with vs,as ifhc !hould fro':" the tcnour ofthe words being borro.wcd from hcau~n· fi1cake~vmo vs .. Secondly, on our part IS the Epifllc of Perc1·, ~ay t~1cnce be r~ghtly exreqUired confet,ofwh1ch thcr be two degrees: poundcd:nowPtter 1peaku.1g ofthe lame fin~c firfiwliC \o\'C make :m ourward prcfc:fii6 offaith, ofthcfe feduccrs,app~ycth 1t only to bea d:m- - ~
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