1, the Epijlle if lude. --·---·-._ - --·~ neucr fo great, yet we hauc the gu:-crd and de- 1 A ; magcs, fit) ekes and fiones , relikcs of Saints, fence of the O'ood Angels to kccpc vsin all our j I and of the woddcn Cro{lC, yea,armcs, kggcs, waycs ; and ilicfc arc too 111any an9 r_9o Hr~ng I ~and~, fCccc, aild fingers d~ M:nyrs; vvheocc for him, and all the power hce can ratfc: agamt~ IS alllh is but from the Dnull hirnfelfc,\·\ho for vs, Thus \.C.' as Eltjhan fcruam comfOncd:Tbere · the l~unc purpofc woul~ ha1~e ·reucalc.d where becmrJrcwitiJvs rhenagair.j}vs: rhc good AnMqfos bodie was buried by God? Yea fo farrc: gels arc more powcrfull for our good ,ch:n the hauc they gone on in this ddu1i6, chat they arc wickc."d arc eo harm and lwrc vs. Fourthly,hCce bccomdj,cctaclcs offolly to the ...vhole world: lcarnc to make confcicncc of cuer.;i;c finne in for ifJohn Bttprift had bad fo many heads as the 1 thought, word, and dccdc:: for adm_itting and P:~piAs hragof,he had beene a monfier ofnrcn: committing any finne,we trccherouily turnc a~ bcfi.des, though the Croifc wheron Chriil wzs gainfi thofc chat fight for our defcnce,~nd doe crucified was•nogreater then an ordinui_cm:m what we can to grieuc and driuc them :lWlY. might bearc; yet fo many feuerall·pceccs rher~ from vs, and fo put our fclues in the power ot ofthey pretend rhemfelucs to haue in feucrall Sachan to be led at his plcafurc into flnnc,as al~ placci, as would loadc a fl1ippe. 06ieil. They fo into the dangers ofit. , fay they had all thefc relikes by reudation fi·om The: fecond poim in this c::tufe of contend~ B hcaucn. A11[. T hcfc rcuciations arc bur diabo~ on is, the occafion of ir, namely, 'it was about Iicall illufious to maimaine Idolatric: befides Mqf'cJ bodie. Michael would not fitffcrthe dethat now ( the word bceing amoll perfeCt rule uilho reueale where MofoJ bodie was laid, fo in all matters w be beleeucd or done) vnwric.i to fowe the fccdcs ofi.dolatric, whereby Gods ten reudati.ons arc nO proofes of doCTrine J bm true worfhip might beo_ucrcurncd:for he cared arc iuCUy to be fufpc:Cl:cd. nor for the bodic ofMo[u, but to bring Idola· The third thing in the Vcrle is the manner of try by the means ofit.Hcnce note that the wic.. his f(>eech, in which obfcrue three things:firJl, ked angelsfight not fo much ogaintl the bodies what fpccch the Archangel would not vfc, H< ofmcq, as againfr their foules; nor contend 10 W011!dnot !pealz!eflill. Secondly, v.1lat fpeech he much to ouerchrowc them in their outward cvfcd; The Lordrelmk.f rh~c. Thirdl~~the rc:tfon !late, or to depriue them oftheir goods,meatc, or caufc of both; becaufc hte dHrjt not rp~ak§ drinkc, &c. as in their inward , to wrefi from eiJi/1. ·• • them thc:ir fpiritu:JII things,namely,Gods true Fidl, of this caufe, as bc:cingfirfi in nature, worlhip, and the things and means which tend which is faid eo befeare. Now to knowe what to the tn3intaining and prcfcrning Qf the fame. kindeof fearc it was, confider that the:r.c is a I VVc haue to fightagailrfl principttlitiet, andpow.. ·c threcfq,Idfcare:firfi,from entire nature:fccondm, andJPtritfl411"'ic~(buffe ih high placcs,Eph. ly, from the corruption ofnature : thirdly, fro 6.'u. But it may as well bee read in fpirituall grace. The firil is a natural! propmle,whereby things t for therein bend they tb'c:ir principall the creature feekcs t? preferue ir.[clfe' and to forces. Thedrifrof the Dcuill is.ro.blinde the fhun danger; \\'hich fearc is no finne in.it:fclfc; minduofinfidels,.that the light ofthe glorious for it was in Ghriil when he faide his foulew.u Gofpel of Chriil lhould not fhine •pon them. humi< eucn vnto d<n(h : and, if it f,cpojfiblc,l<t z. Cor. 4· 4· This fame ferpent that beguiled thu cupp< pnJl• fom m<: but fhis is not> here Eue through his fubtiltie, reekerh·how to cormeant. The fecond feare proccedidg from corrupt mens mindcJfrom that fimplicitie which is ruprion of nature in men •and AngX:ls, i.s. that inChri!l, z.Cor. I 1. ;. feruile fcarc when the creature feare-th nothing Vfo. Firil, we rnuilkeepe thtit which is combut due and dcferued·punilhmcn~,•hc:cpnfci.; mitt!=dvs. 1. Tim. 6. ~o. The ncafitte which cnce bccing guilrie vnro it: felfc, hnd a<'cilGng godhath put into our·hads is his true worlhip, for finne, and the hca~t ddliturc of faith and fau"d doClrinc, right vf"c ofthe Sacraments;all loue of God, which if it wire prcfen·t would which tCeingSathan mofi dcfiri:th to break off call our this flauHh feare; which is no-other or corrupt,we ought accordingly to llriue how D rhen the fcare c.uen of the))euils themfcdntr, we m:.y prcfcruc them to onr fclucs-, and haue '~ whobeftelicar.dtremhie, lam~ z. 19. ·bur ncithet them.C6tinucd in their puriric to our pofierity. was this the fcare of the angel.·The third ft-arc SecGndly,in that Sathan fcckcth to dcpriue the is from grace;•and it is a.gift from the fpirin~f foulc of fpiriruall things. wee muil watch our God(who tHereforeis~a\led \he fpiritoffcarc) I graces , :~nd become more vigilant in maintai~ working in men and AngelS: a care to pie:if~~ ! ning, and adding•alfo vnto our knowledge, and a fearcofdifp!caGngGcr9 in all things:Chis : faith, louc, hope, and othC:r our graces; fecing is the fear.c here meant which \·\'JS in tha.~Af!.:. Sarha11 will fift vs to make vs as chaffe, we mull gel. In which confi.der three things futrher, i watch and pray cominually that ourfaith fttile firil ~ t.he b<'ginning of it:;M·hich is faith c:uCh ~ 11or. in the AilgelS thcmfelucs; w_hereby thc.y-bc.:. : Thirdly, 01:1rke who is the aurhor of Idolalecuc the power, iultice,· foueraigntie, and ! trie,namdy the Dcuill himfclfc, and of that eLordlbip of God ouer them; and that they . lpcciall p:ut ofit, wb:\fh then he c;onld not ef:. muH be ii.1bictt and obcdiennhercunto: bur in 1 1 feC't; bur hnh now·oi:)taintd in·. that Ido]a[rous man it is a faith, apprehending rhc mcreie and Church of Rome, nanJely in worjhipping ofIfauo•t· of God reconciled by Chri!l: this fcare - - .- - -·--- ~ E e CC 2in . Theo\e,·iil h~t'• prct!.~I- :~Ji,:·n~~~a~::f I dr:wnu: •he eo that ido~ hrricwhith loc Coni~ t:l1t h.oit1~.1•nb1:g thclc$o-U.
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