l 52.& \ • IV1n Expofition vpon 1 i I -1 . -1---~ ~~ --- ' tc:d ""il haeh apower to wit to pcrlCuerc in that A to d~cern~inc: :11! har.d gu< f1ions. ~\a \\"cemufi ! which is good: fo aHOhach the wil rcgcner:w:. not anagu1c the Scr1prmn. to bee tu.:h a Il1 Jgc , 1 The crc:ued will h::~rh not the will it feltC, neias dccidnb all doubts, which rhe curioliric of!' 1 1 'thcr the aCt ofpc!"JCucr:mcc;whcrin it diffcrcth mans br:unc may c:1fl witbin it fcltC; whereof frO the will rcgencracc,which hath both there. there arc innumerable amOg the :1ncicm Schol~ 1 Here the Schoolmcn dccciucd thcmfclucs and . mcu, fuch as this isby Scripture indett:rmin::&- othcrs,in t~at they taug:H th:l:t in the eo. nucrti- ~ blc: nay ofpurpo(c the holy Chofl cuttcth off on of a finncr the \\•ill harh a frccdo;nc to reall eau((: offuch cmiofity hy filcnl·c in fuch vnWtnusht rather to be (criousin contidcr~tionofour owncfa!l, then curious intbtirs. cciuc grace, or not to rct:ciuc it; fo placmg it in nccdf:~.rie mattc·rs, that vvc might 1hc nuhcr'3trhcwill ofm:lll, and purting it in his 0\'\'0 hand tend to 1norc nccdfaric: yet is lhcSc'ripwrc a and power to bclccttc:, or nor bclccuc. Hut the ludge fi,fficicntly 3blc to rcf0luc any fpiritu:>.\1 truth is, that in the fidl conucrllon of a tlnncr nundcd man collctrning confcicncc: or in :my the ._,,ill rebdlch and rdiHcth: Far nonuommatter concerning falu::~uon; an .... h1ch tt IS the: m:th to th~Somu, vttlej{e rh( Father drawe him: it fole and propel dctenn1ncr of: now 3S for the is not the will it fclfc, but the conuerllon of ic pardcul3r finne of Angels, 1t IS not nccdfanc that.framcrh ic to willingncs, making it ofvn- B to faluauon to knov;c n; but fcc1ng the ScrJp– willtng, wilting to cmcnaine that which is ~~ ture conccaleth n, it 1s a fafc and lc::~wed sgnotruely ~ood.lt is vntrue chat the will ofman is nnce to be refled 111, wnhout further defire to I now as the will ofAn~cls was before their faH, kno ..\e that\\ Inch the Lmd bath h1d 10 tccret hluing:apower to fall,or not fall. wah h1mfclfc. Vfe. Firft, in due the Angels were cOdem- ~ Fourthly, we arc hcuce t~IUght to fccke to ned for forlaking their firll bcsinning,wc rnuH: enter into our habitation & true rd1ing place, bcw;1ilc this lame finne inour !clues, for \1\'e alwhich b not the earthly Paradifo, fur that was (o had the fame firll beginning with them; the 1 ·our dv\'clling place before the fall; but Heal/en !ame image of God was ingraucn vpon vs, it fclfc, which fincc the fall is a!ligncd and prc~ which we hauc willingly departed from,& that pared to be areftforth: peopleofGod·: this \\as remait1eth for vs to doe, which bclongeth not the citic whtch .Abrahllm!ookcd ft)i', Hcbr.r r. to them; to vfe all meancs to obtaine our firfi (o the Saints departed arc farde to bee at hr;me s. Cor~s.8. beginnings againc, that this image may be rewith the Lord beeing in hcaLH"n.Chrifl tells his ftored vntovs, & rcnucd vpon vs: vnto which Difciplci he goeth to prcp:ue them thcfc dwelthrcc things arc required: fidl, chat our !pirim- ' C lings inhe11nm, Ioh. J 4 · '"'hieh elfewhcre hcc all vnderfbnding be dccred :md enlightened: callctheutrlaftingha6irati6nt. )lftt/zyJoflfiends (econdly, thata good heart and confcicnce be ofvnrighuom M«mmon, &c. Now for our bc.·tgotten &. preferucd;thi~·dly,a (ubieelion in our ter praClife ht'Tcof, this rm,Jl beemarked, th3t whole conuerfation vmo all the-laws and camhowfoeucnhis our habitation be inheacC, yet "i::Q~·~t~ of maundcmcnts ofGod. the fuburbs & the. gates of it art hereon earth; ~ ~~cr~;.~~n Secot'ldly) though we h:me the fame beginfor all rhc affcmb!Les ofthe people of God are · cmh. ningby creation, which is loft by our fall; yet the doores andgaus of hcauen it fCifci, yea the we haue another bcg"tnning, by a new birth & very cnrric into ir. bcob vthcn he f2wc the tcregcner:~.tion, which they want: we haue been Climonics~nd tokens ofGods prefcnci!and f:tbornc, bapci(cd,andbroughtvp many years in uour 1 built :maltar ilithe- pl::~cc for hiS v. orlbip, the·true flith, and profc!lion of Chril1; nowe and called it Btthel,and fi1d it was the veryg11te ourdutic is to bee more wife then before,to be of hcaucn, Gen. 18o17. and therefore \.\'Cmull Wlrie Icif\ we fall from this beginnmg, as we while v:e liue here" 1cckc to enter 1 i(wc ,;.·ould haue done frorn the fOrmer; but clcaue to our be :tdmittcd \Ni!hin that glory hcreafrcr.~eft. faith,& fiand to our vow made in ou(Baptifm: But what me:tncs m~y \••cc y[c to hc:lpe vs forforothcrwifc our c{bte bccommech as reme.. wardherein? .Ar.f.TMc fiuc.Firfi ""''C mufi alditeffe as the condition of the Angels them- D waics endcauour to bee found rcadic ro· emcr {clues, who are fi1ut vp m the chaines of coninto that hc~ucnly habitati6;forwhich purpofe dcmnation for cuer. · our hearts mull b~ at this our home, yea our Thirdly, we fee how f:~.rthc Scriptures may ._,·hole conuerfation mufl be in hcauen, whil~fl: be faid to be {ufficienc to cl cere all doubts and our (elues are vpon earth, our walking nm(l be t d.ctermineall controucrfics,fceing here it one~ in the p:nh oflifeeucrlafling,llil c6tairiing our Iyp.ropoundcth a genecall finne ofAngels,and fducs in the waye.s ofrepcmancc,obcdicncc & namcrh no particular, as Peter alfo faith, they dailymonific:ui6,"'h.crby y,edcnie:our felues, fnned; and lohn, that theyftood not in the truth. takc vp our cro!fcand follow ChriJlSecondly. Thus contenting it (clfe with gcnerall rearms, we mulllouc the alfcmblics of Gods people,& withoutparticularizing the proper finne deferioyne our (clues vmo them in the holy vfe of uing this iudgemcm; an-:1 dctcrmineth not th:tt the Word and Sacraments, v.·h~rcby we drawe great qucfHon controverted :rmongfl Diuines·, ncerc vmo hcauen it fc:tC: yea and kcepc at ofwhome fame fay it was a finne in thought·: the gates of rh is Citie, and wirh Dauid others, th:tt it wa,; aCluall: others, that it was thinkc ir a fpecial priuiledge to be a doorc-l<eeouie: fome pride, &c. which maketh the Paper in thehoufo~f6od, pf,lm. 84. l>fo(n choufo pills fay, that the Scriptures arc not fuflicient r4ther to filjfcr with the people of God great af- ~-----1----~---------------------------------------------~--------~fl~iB~i~o_n~·-----
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