the €piflle of1udc. ~that ro ;nioy d~~calurcs and honours A .JMrcs : the power of Cod was the cha:nc that of Phf' .. J', 1 otu court: ye~ cucn \\ickcdCttin hi~1~- ~ .ct.trbcd and oucrmallrcd h\m; 3n~..l ehis b Cl~c fclfc thought of this as the grc:ucil part of ht:> p~rt of his. prdCht puniOuncnr. Secondly, the ptntil1 1 mcm, :md •.vhich hcc mofl compl:lincd chains fignihc alfO thlt guiltincs of the anr;cls; of, that hcc w:~s caffortt from rh~ fAc~ of God, which bv the tenour of Gods iuiHce bindc£h . that is, out of Adams family, ·where Gods lhcm ou~·rto dcnruelioni thdC bonds be vpon face w 3 s to bee Icene in his \ovor(hip. Thirdly, the confcic:tce of ~he \ Vi( ked Ar.gclls, they · we mull wc:mc our afft:Ctions fronl our earthknowc they arc :uliudgcd ro <"hunn:uion for 1 Iy inhcrit:mccs, \.\'hi eh arc but Tems, that they thti a· f1nnc ; fo as let them b~ where rhcy .._,·ill; ' may be !1xcd vpon this lure habirariop in heain the CJnh or ayre, or \\ hcrc:locucr, thcic:: 1 ucn. without the aflUranccof which, -all earthchamcs ofgmJuc confCJences btndc them oucr j Jyre~u.:ncwcs:md trc3(urc$ c:tn addc but Jin~c to tudg:~mcnt: where we arc t~ughr t\\'o ! comforcco the heart. Cain built a Citic, bee lthmgs, fir!l, to bewareof gmlttc and acculing 1 had befides grcatlands and faire po!fcffions; contoenccs; fo: thctC nrc G~ds ch:uncs b1n- / but yet cucn then the holy GhoH brands him dmg bodtc and loulc vnto cucrlaflmg vcngc- \\'ith the name ofa vagabGnd; becaufe hce was anee: and therefore for time p<lH,tfthv conk1- J cut off from Gods people, :md Clred not to 1 B encc ::tccu!Crhec (cck" Jil due umc re; be loo ioy 1 e him(dfc: vmo them aglir.c by repcn- 1 fed and frc<!d byChn!l, that thou 111:31tl be abl~ ! ranee. Fourthly, we mufi cucry d:ty~ddrdfc to fay "vith Slint Paul; 1/z.ttow nothing 6] 'lhJ and prepare our fi:lues to oNr de;trh, fcdug our {elfc: and for time to come,bew:trc of linne,c:- ··· ··• I ... ~9 : } " ) dcath isamcanes to bringvs home to this luu"cn finail finner, as well as great: for fo many bit~tion: eucry new day mufi occafion vs to fi~1n~s 35 thou comm!ttcf~,are: fo. m:tny chaint:s Chrifh yok~ rcn"w this our prcp.n :nion: and rh is -will c:-Lu[c bu1dmg thceoucr to wfl <:a:m1ltlon.Sccond!y, it c~fi~.and vs ncith('rto fcarc our ownc,nor excdliucly to hC'llce 1.NC ai_ro lcarnc:,that the icr.uicc ofGod IS ~ ~~;;1 :[;,~·r. forrow at the departure ofour faithfull frcinds, a moll happtc and fwcctc hbcruc, flny libcrrie! r~~i Jibcrdc, iCcing they hauc paffcd thcfc firfi things, and Cl le is tlraight bond::tgc: men thinkc that. to be i arc oncly gone before to their longcd:..for ha~ tic<l toth~ daily feruice of God, is a yoke and / bitation. Hfdy, if God call vs hcrc:umo, "''C bondage intolerable, and they nmH needcs mutl be contented to leaueand forfakc goods, haueJibertic ro finne; bm they dcceiue them~ frcinds, natiue country, and all for the a{fufclues, fOr while they fC<"k for ltbcnic, by this ranee of inheritance in this our countrY; o:ind mcanc5' thcy plunge:: themfdl!cs into captiuj... if we cannot finde the doores hereof in our C tiC', and lay chalnc.s \"POJHhemf~fucs, yea bolts ownc country, we mulf fcckc them clf·~..,chcre, v•hich hold d1cp1in cternall bondage. The liwhere wcmaycnioy them, making light rc:cbenic which is P,\•Cct vmo thofc who arc freed koning ofall things for this one thing of hishby Chrill is,that they can walkc before God in cfi account~ the cOpaffe of their callings, without tbofeac1 The la!l vfc of this doarine is, to teach vs cu!ing confcicncc~,which continually vcxe ar.d from this finne of the Angels our contrarie dutorment the wicked men and Angclls themtie: theybythcirofficc were to doe homage (clues. Further, thcfc chaines arc called here vnto God,and pcrforme al dmie and reucrencc ·etnwaO, 1 bC'caufe the wick~d Angels fiand : as children tothei: Father : for fo !Db c::tllcth guiltic for eucr 1.\'ithont hope of recoueric or them thefomttJ Df God; but this office: they deredemption; fec ing Chrifi roo/:.r not vpo11 him parccd from; we now becingbyadoption the rhc fude at:d nattsrc of 'A"gdls to 1·ednmc fonncs and daughters of God, bectng called thclll, but Abraham.s[cfdt: where note Gods vnto holindfc, 3re to take: great heed of thi'i infinite mcrcic to mankindc, who bceing fin:Jcof forfaking our calling; yea on the confallen, h:we found a meane ofredemption pub.: trarie to walkc wonhie thereof, as the fonncs lifhcd in the miniflcric of the word: "'hereby ;I of God, approuing our faithfulndfe vnto him. Cods people: (becing bound before) :trc loofed And it fiardcth vs in hand fo to doe, fccing D from their chaincs;?ut !he Angels thofe gloritbc contrarie bath luch vcnge3nce attending ous creatures, bccmg ialkn, found no Sauiour vpon it, as now in this c:;:amplc we :~.re in the nor any meancs giuc:n by God ro loofe them, I nc:<t place to behold. for their chaincs arc crnnall: which infimte The third point in this cx::tmple, is the pumcrcic towards vs. fuould Hirrc vp our cle:1d nifl1ment of the Angels, which hath t'-.\'0 dC'- hearts to rh3nkefu1ndfc, ancl concilm:~ll prai!e grccs. Firfi, theircu!lodie, in rhcfe words; He of Godsfl'C'emercic) who hath giucn vs the i hatb re[er1Jed thfm ,] namely in duunce. Seblood ofhis Sonne to \oofc thcfcchaincs;whcn I condly, their full pu11ifl1mcm: vmothc iudgcwe as l_inlc dcfcrued it, as rhc Angdls vnro I mmt of tiJt great dnJ.] The fopner _is fct fonh whom fi.tch fauour was dcniC'd. in two things: ftrfi, in th:uthcy arc: rcfcrucd in The fecond part of their cuftodic is, that chaines. Secondly, vndn· dark.f!n~Jfo. By thcfc they arc kcpcvndcr d11r~entJ: which darkncflC ! chainu :lr~ tlgni.fied,firfl that mi.ghtie power of fignificth the \\"r:tth and anger of God, and I God, wh1eh bndlcth and rcflramcth the minht 1N:1n t ofthe ble!Tcd fauour which D auid pr:Iy- ::md m:llice of the Dcuils thcrnfclucs;as Rc1~el. ed for : and qlleth it by the contra.ric name:~ :a~:..._:hc: old Dragon wa.; bG:mdfor a thoujaml . the lig!:! of hi~ CG/It.'ten.znc~, Pfalm. 4· And as -- -- ---- Dddd r th(fo
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