n ' I Cu A P.I. r3n Expo*ion vpon thefecond VER. 6. Kingdome which he hath promifed. Are they prefently mercenarie ; who, to encourage their cowardize, behold the Crowne ? z Why then hash. God propounded it to our meditation ? 2 Was not our Sauiour aboue a Sealant ? farre aboue a Mercenarie ? yet hereby fupported bee the weakc nee ofhis humanitie. I fay as Bernard;God íhould be loued fine intuits me'rcedii : yet ferued bee may be sin- cerely with an vnder refpe& to the Reward, which is him - felfe enioyed. Thus of the Grounds of Comfort. a Rom.:.6. 2. Cor.q.io. Apoc.:=.14. VERS. 6.7.8. Seeing it it a righteous thing' with god to recompence tribu- lation to them that troubleyou ; eAnd toyou who are troubled refi with vr, when the Lord Iefus 'hall be resealed frdm heauen, with his ;nightie e r ngels, Inflaming fare,taking vengeance on them that know not god, and that obey not the goiell of our Lord Iefus Chriff. F011oweth the explication of the frfl member forgrea- ter amplification of Gods childrens comfort;conteining lìuely defcription ofthéiuli lodgement to come. Confiderable therein are. z The generall A61 of God : Re- compence. a The proportioning of into the feuerall per - fons and conditions of men. 3 The Rule or Motiue; Iu- ffice. 4. Time of Retribution, When the Lord Iefus Jlall be resealed. i3s trks +p -- ` The generatl,of certaine d Retribution according to our workes, I paflè by, pointing onely with the finger to the places pregnant.The feuerall Recompences apportioned to each fort, are worthy our notice. z To them that trouble you, Tribulation. Vengeance god hath in ftíòre; as for all Impenitents, fo mofi certaine and grieuous for the Trou- blerr of his Sea nts. It was Cyprians obferuation; that mans crueltie neuer raged againa Gods Church, but it had fub- fequent, as an Acoluth, fome Remonlrance of extraordi- narie
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