6 4. \ groundsofour fife loge to Chrill. VERSE I. c ,,Quos vides petulant-yr & procaciter inful tares rvis cbri- fli, runt in cis plurimi qui it. turn interitum clacicmqae non (ifjent, nifi fe, yes cbrifli fe tyre fiarifent,et nanc ingratilfu- perbia, pitgma infanta ejus nomin; refi- ftant corde per- verro, utfempi- ternis tenebris poniantur, ad quodnomen,ore vetfubdolo con. fugerant, at temporali lace rruerentar.elug. de civ.Vei, lib, cap.r. -.......sem eloa.,.... &Cunt from the tribes of Ephraim and tillanaffe, that thereby they might enjoy the C priviledges of thofe people whom otherwife they mortally hated. And fo we Linde that in the Vaflation of the Citicof Rome by the Gothes and Barbarians, when there was but one onely refuge allowed the Romanes for the facet)/ oftheir lives, namely to flyunto the Chriflians Churches, thole very enemiesof Chrifl and his profeffion, who before had perfecuted him, and after returned to their malice againe, were yet then as hafly to flyunto his Temples, and to affume the Title of his Servants, as theywere after ungratefully malitious in reproaching Chriflian Religion as if that had been the provocation ofthofe calamities. Andmay we not ftill obferveamongfl Chri. flians at this day many men who contrary to the evi- denceoftheir judgment, and peace oftheir confciences, conforme themfelves unto the vanities, courfcs, &com- panies ofthisevils world,and likecowardsare affraidto adventure on a rigorous and univerfall fubjeCtion to the truth ofChrifl, dare not keepe themfelvesdole to thole narrow rules of S. Paul, to abflaine from jelling which is notfeemly, toavoidall appearances ofevils, to reprove the unfruitftoll wort es ofdarkopeffe, tojpeake unto edification that their words may minifter grace unto the hearers, to rejoyce alwayes in theLord,togiveplace untowrath,to re- compence evill with good, to be circumpU and exati in their walkingbefore God, andall this meetly out offulpi- cion offome difrefpea and difadvantages which may hereupon meete them in the world, offame remoraes, and floppage in the order ofthofeprojeas which they have contrived for their private ends ? Now iffuch pur- poles as thefe doe flank men from a punauall and ri- gorous profeflion of the Gofpell of Chria and his moll holy wayes (notwithflanding oarvow in Baptstme doe as firi6ily binde us therunto, as unto the externall title ofChriflianity) fuppofe we that the fame
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