~~-~~ .An Expofition 'llp01~ ! ]OtHnc,e /z,>tewe rh_i.s•. sc:conld~, the fi rQ: cx_amplc A grounds_ of rclig~on mt_!{l he out ofall queftion• . \d1crcoy the pomt m hand IS prooucd 111 the and admit no dchbcratlon, I words fo!l~V\'i_ng. Th_c Prc_facc fcructh ro preNow follow_ct!L the fidl cx2mplc, whereby ucm :tn obtcCbon whtch 1mght be tnldcby th~ the fitl1 p;Ln ot the fo'mtcr rcafon 1s .p~ooucd, Church reading t~cfe (.':t:unpl~s; that ~ude to.- and that i's of' the lfrMJic.s, who \o\'iui 11 gly and cbeth them nothmg bm dHng~ ...vhtch th<"y willingly fi'nning againH God were d'C,Hroycd, kncwe \'\cl ~n?ut;h b~forc:to whtch hc::mi\'\'C:- as appcarcth Num, 14. ll!twhich example conrerh, that }Hs tnt<'flt ts nor to reach them any fidcr fol!H; things, fir(l, who wcre,<iofit.Qy.ed, ncwc ching, or any vnknownc thing , bu~ to (the people]. SccoJ!d~yythc time wh~n[Afiet:1bdt bring knovvne things to their rttncmbr::tncci,&. he hadde!it-Jer(d tbemO.Hto[.Eg,pr ]. T-hir~ly~for in it three thing~ arc to be cbfcrucd; Firfl, the what caufe, [ which6dr;uednorl. Founhly;tbo Apotties pr::~Ctilc: ! will tbcreforcpr:t y cmin remanner ofr.hc fpcac-h. Fotthc fidl, th~_p.e"rfonS membrttnci. J VVhcrc note the office of all Pa- [ who were~ defiroycd wcr.cth(peop!e; by~~·hith fiors and tc~chcr!>, \o\'hich isnot opely to teach vvord is meant 3 fpcci3.1l people, a peculiar and things vnknownc, but to repeate and to bring j chofen people, t'he feede pfA/Jraham, Ifaac,& into remembrance thing'i kno\..·nc before.This lacob, a people priuiledged ::~bouc al:l people was Peters care, 1, Per. 1.12. thaughrbe; ~f.ld B ofrheeanh; towhombe-longed checouenam, k,ztowledge to pur therl'l itJ rcmembr:1nce : and chap. facrificcs, worfhip, of which Chrifi cameac- , 3. r. Toftirrevp and wat·nc their pure mindcs; cording to the flelb, Rom.3. 2, and 9. 4· notgiuing vs tovnd-erlhnd, that kt~owlcdgc in the with{hndiug all which p.r.crogatiues the Lord minde lleth as embers vndcr afl1es, :md needes defl:roycd them. If.it.had beene aHe:tthen peodaily ftirring vp.\Vhich admonifhcth alhearers · plcagainll: whomc this ddhuC"tiori had prcnot to be offended ifthey hesrc the {~une thing uailcd, it had bcene ·wonhie obferu<ltion, but ofccn,fccing it is the dutie ofMi niHers to reach much more when it is aga.infl: Gods 0\\'ncpeo... the fame thing ofcc:n. Yea hearers which h::illc pie. , . ' ' · .. · vndcdhnding in theferiptures muft be cont_cnt Here then we learne,_tlun no Otlt\\!ard,priuiifthey heare nothing but that V.•hicli they hauc ledge c.m auailc vs;.n(Jrhn:y outward meanes of beene out ofthe("fnipturc:s acquaint,ed \Nith befaluation be cffeCluall otfruitfull to Qur.:good, fore,fcing the Apofile thinketh it meet to ,reach out of thc:ir righc vfc in~ faith an<;l,rc.peot·ance. nothing clfc, . Rom. 2, 2 5, Circffmcifion.u nothipg.'l(ui,..hore H<;, 1 ,., ti;~~~~~Zi,i~~~~: ;:I~f~I~~s0t~~,~~~~h~J'c'~ta~~= ' c ~~::,L~;;/;,~~:~;,~if;:::~::;~c::;-:;:;.;,,;.~ ~",;~;;" riesand examples ofScripturc. Chrifi comman~ IudtU, had many great priuiledges,<Uld yetp.eridcd his hearers to foarcb th<Scrip,wres: rh~ Alhed. This madcPaul,though he had many pripoflle wi!'het? that the <)c~iptures dwel plen~ioufuilcdges, to aCCO\tnt thcn.l all_M. dung ,_iti regard 1 lJ in men; whJCh exhortanons(no doubr)!lmed ofthe knowledge ofChtJlt,Phll; ,.S.We'rnu!l them vp to hauc the Scriptures 6miliar vmo not then 'content our [clues with !he meanes of them, cuen as T}motbie /z.new the Scriptt!res of a faluation i'll the Word and Sacfamcnts,but vfe chtld. The flate ofour times is farrc otherwife; themaright in faith and repentance; otherwile , for Mini!lcrs c:~.nnot fay as Iude fpeakcth, for they(becing out of thci'r hofy viC enioy~d)fh:~l i as much as you kno.w thcfe things, I will put turnc to our dellrutfion :~nd1 greater _condernyou in remembrance: but our people plead and nation, as they did to this people vvbo·( nptprofclfe ignpran<f,,yea that the knowledge of with!landing thcm)were dclhoycd. the Scriptures belongcth not vnto them (they The fccond thing in thi~ ~xample is, the time being not book lear,ncd)but to fchollcrs & miwhen the Ifraditcs wcrc:"'dc{hoycd,that is,afur nillers that liucby it. But we ought to account rhtirdeliueranceout of Egpr. God had diuedly it a properiic of enery Saim of God, 'sho is tefiifieJ his loue to this people, hauing chofcn iu!lificd and fanCtificd,to knov\' the Scripturc:s, them out of all the people of the eanh, hecalwhich oncly arc :Jblc to make them wife vmo D led himfclfc ~heir 'Go<l,an~hc.gau~ themman.y (alu3tion. pledges of hts lone, but cJpectally m that thetr The third point ia the Prefoce is 3 !ocond great deliucrance out ofrhc bondagc ofEgypt propertic of the Saims, namely t.hat they tmce by fuch an outllretched arm~: ye~ for all this k..,.t~owe J that is, they knowe ccrtaJnel}' 1 Vnckmnot long after they finned agamll hmJ, hcc degeably,and once for al,neuer to rcuokc or alter (hoyed them. Whencc·lcarnc .that after ~any Crcur~n· this knowled"e; which firfl informeth vs what great bleffings, men no~ walkmg worth re of r. 1 D I {' b k' h L db h r r:\~.:~1\th; to thinkc and iudge of thofc men,who became them, utprouo 1ng t e... or y t cirtmnes, vnthankMI of diucrfitie ofopinions,will be of no religion commeth a great ve?geancc. T.hct"Whole rcceitof nor belecue anythingvmil it be decer.minedby b~okc of the Judges ts a ~orthy proo_fc ?f fl~~~~ bier- , fom~ general! Coun(cll;thcfc \\'ant th1sproper~ this tru;:h, wh.cre w.c lhall 1cc the prople fbll tic of rhe Saints, and arcplainc Atheifls. Sefo:gemng their dehuerance, ~nd ::~re foonhcondly,it tcachcth vs to hold our religion ccrWith left to Tyrants to be atlhetcd for rcnnc, tainely, receiuing it once for all vnchangeably. twcmy,founy years to¥!ethcr·The fame3ppcaIn humane things we n1ay often withom clan~ reth in the commonwcahh of lfracl vnder the gcr ch:mnge our mindcs and deliberate; but Kings: In the daycs of Stt!omoJJ the Hare t..\'3S --- - moft --..!.---------------~---...-=--.,--
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