---------- r the Epiflle of lude. I i .!---·- n~fi f1omi01ing ::md glorious, cnioying a moll A I giuc them inheritance in th:n ctCrr:all tdi bY_ i ; hJppie peace: but Sa!omou once forgenin_g: the mc:mes ofthe M ry]i.u. ·This vnl>clccfc then of j j Lord and h!s Commaunden~ems~ and foll~n& to the promifes of God wasthe caufc of their de- ! . the Ido!atrie of his oucbndill1 vnucs, thell' to!- fhuClion. · j 'l lovvcd rno~ fcarcfnll ac~iden.r.>; as the diui!lon Secondly, why ~re they dd1royed for •:nbe1 otnd rent of the tcntlC Tnbeshom ludah, a long lccti:, rather then t'or their murmuring, forni1d 1 fl'cntion and. hot v.:arrc between Rehobo~mt- & C3tion, and diucr!c: o'rhcr finnes which \·H' read l !erob 011 m, whoCc Idolauics broUght much cuill oftoh:wcbeene rifC a:nong rhcm ? A 4iv, .t\1rvpon their fcueral_llands, .:md at l~il v_ttcr de(~... though rhey murmured, bialilhcmcd, tc·mpted lation; the ten Tnbc::s bec.-tpg carrtc~ IntO S;ruJ God, rcuilcd their guides,&c. yet this fieneof capciucs, and there ended their (hycs;d?c other vnbc!cctC was dtc fOundation and ground of two TribesimoBtlb;ion,and there rematned]o. them all; the which dorh the more, difplcalc yearcs, which iudgc::mcms oucn ookc them a.:. God, in that it was the firfi fin ne that cuer was boouc 4 0 0. yearcs after. lacob when he_ \-\'ent in the v ...orld, and the mother of tr:mfgrcffi on. ouer Iorda made a vow to thc Lord, ~bat tfgod I Secondly, this linne in a morc,fpcc:a!l manner v•ould blcffc him, and giue him but foode and di01onourcch God in making him a1ycr,and fo raiment he would in wayofthankefulnctfc re- · B 1 touch~th his honour m<;>rcnce.rc-ly. turne ro' rhc Lord the tenth pan of his goods, 1 Tlllrdly, what was thi~.dellrutlion? .An f. It Gen. 18, 2 2. God bleff~:th him fo farrc as hcc 1 w:~s th~ deHruCl-ion oftheir fOules and bodies, I became a mi.,hric man, hr..uing the fi:bflancc:: of for thc1r ca.rka!fes were left in the "' ildcrncflC aPrince:in t~is aboundancc he forgat his vow, · where they fell; and their foulcs hauc their porIor neglcCled it: but vvhat f~llo~ved o_f it? :'•as tion in the 1::tkc prepared tOrvnbch:eucn , Rcu. / there no horrible confufionm hts fam1ly?Dmah 2 I. For the furthet· h::~tred of this linnc , fee 2 • was dcfl.owrcd • Rnbenafcended to his fathers Kings 7·19. the Prince who would not bclcc:uc bc:d 1 H,rmor was'f1cirlc, and the Lord ~s glad ~o the word of the Lord \\'as trodcn to death: and call tomindc his vow>Gcn.35•1 • Mofu not waiting, bur falling in his faith, was · Vfc. This doChinc conccrncth vs neercly,in barred the land of Cana:m, and onely fawe it a this land, ·who by Gods mercie haue enioycd farre off. many of his bell bldlings in this our long VIe. Seeing dc!huttion followcth vnbeEngbnds peace, hauing beenc- deltucrcd from the Egypt Jec:fe, we mull labour to fee our vnbclccfc::, and linnc. of Rome, and haue fat vndcr the Lords protetake ouc that exhortation, Heb.3. t 2. Ti!k_t hu d Ction 01!1 the day long:bm as our bldfings haue C leaftihere huinany ofvs an e11iUhe.1rt of vnbebecne and are many and great, fo hauc beene & leefe, to depart awa7fom the lirti"~~g God: which arc our rebellions rai;tng among!l vs, efpccialplace well confidercd flleV(•eth v..lnc arc the Iy that finne offalling away from our firfllouc> degree~ offalling away,,.vhichare fludioufly to Co as lcffc: low: of God and religion is to bee be dcdmcd: as firfi, when a man is deceiued by found amongflvs then heretofore; befides tl1ac finne 7- and giucth himfclfe libertie thcreuilto. our peace c:1.ufcth mC to make their hcauen vpSecondly, when the heart is hardened, 2 nd on earth, and to embrace and affeCt things bemade an cui/Jhc::art. Thirdly, whcninjidr!if'iet3low: thcfc finnCs vnrcpcmed of, will bring vpketh polfcflion ofthe heart to m!e ir, :md callfc on vs dayes of affiiCHon, we hauing no more it to call in que!lion Gods p·rop1ifcs and prOuipriuilcdge then this people had 1 vvht> after their dencc.Fo~lrthly.thcn fo1lo'·''c::t11 apoflafic & d~- deliuerance were deilroycd. part#rcji·o God:nowwe mull be\-\'are ofthe leaft The third point in this ddlruCtion is the ~loweH of thcfe degrees Ofthis dcfeCtiOn•:~nO caufe of ic; namely, bccaufc they bckcucd not: departure from God. Sccondly if they were here firfl obiCrue wh3t kind of vnbeleefe this dellroycd for vnbclcef. we mufi ~11 the cont"iaW:lS. Tothe3nfv.•er of which, '"'c mufl know, rie cxercifc our f:~ith daily and itlurc it in the thatfirfi God had promifC'd ro Ah7ahdm, that daily ap_prchenfion ofgods 'prouidcncc,power, after 4~0. yearcs he would gi11c to his pofieriry D protcCbon,iuflice,& mercic;and thus walking, the land of Canaan for their inheritance: this vmiHinaid, \NC which haue thus belecued fhall promif-c they all knew well inough. Secondly, enter into rhc reil prepared fOr the people of it was often repc3ted, and renued1and namely> God, when as many !1.1al! not enter for vnbetoM ofor; vnro whom the Loi'd prornifed thac lecfcs fake, Hcb.4. ). and'6. Euen as.Ca/eb 2nd he fl1ould be their guide, yea and that himfclfe Iofua om·iy emercd into rh:u g~9d L:md, bewould proteCt them in their iomney , and fa.fccaufc they bclceued that God cOuld and..,.\ ould Jy conduct them thirher. Thirdly, God fealcll bring his people thither. ThirJiy, this muA: this promifc by many and funchie !lgnes & mireach vs obedience:for vp~n this. ground that racles,both in Egypt, :lt the ted fea, and in the they \-\-'ere ddhoycd for Ynbelcefc, Dauid inwildcrnetfe: ycc for all this they bel~cucd nor; fcrrcth rh is con!Cquenr; Pfa!m. 95. To daie that God would :~ccompli01 thcfc promifCs vnchcreforc ifye will he::tre his voycc, hat'den not to them, to bring them to thn good L3nd: your he:~rrs ; which M ofes alfo makerh the and funher, fceing the Lmd ~f Canaan was a ground of rhis cxho~tation to the people tC.J type ofth-lt hc3uenly Can::~ an, they bckeued fearc the Lord,bcc~mfc thefe men were dcfhoiot God w ould bring them tO hrauen, and cd for vnbelecfc > Dcut. r. 3:. &c. Fourthly , 5~3 i -- I I ri,.,-Js-1!! .-~ui1 ::t.'rr~.._,;.:i. c ·ccc 4 _ __,_·"-----
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=