1 14-~/ ltir th~"Poke'ofmyBelorverl ' SE~..v. 1lingtbeworld,&c. Por whatfoever Chriftdid,he Aa. :.o. 1.G, Idid it as an<?i~ted, a~d by office : !'nd therfore God cloth 1t mChnft, and by Chnfi, :md fo in - fome fort God died in his humane nature when Chrift died. S0 here the Father befeecheth, when Chrift befeecheth, becaufe he befeecheth that is fent from him, and anointed of the Fa– ther. And God the Father ftoops to us, when Chrifi: ftoops, becaufe he is fent ofthe Father, Iolt. S· and dothall by his Fatqers command and com– mHfton. So befides his owne bowels,there is the Father ar.d the Spirit with Chrifi, who doth all by his Spirit, and from his Father, from whom he hath commiffion.Therefore Godthe Father, Sonne, and Holy-Gholl: knocke a_t the heart. -open to me my love, my dove, my umlejiled, but I Chrift efpeciallyby his Spirit, becaute it is his office. • O!JicEl. But fome may objeCt:, Chrift can open to himfelfe,why doth he mt take the key ttndopm, ~n4make way for bimfelfi? Who will knocke,when he httth the · key himftlfi?andwho will knocke,when there is none witbintoopen? (hrijlctmOJmtohimftlfe,andwe have noftee-will.nor power to open? . Bellarminemakes thi~objection, .md fp~akes very ruddy,that he isan unwife man to knocke, _ wh~;{~j; where there is no man within to open ; and that 1 knor.kr,rhough ifChrifl: knocke, and we ~annot open, it is a de– l;eharh pow~r lufion to txhort to open,and that therefore there to opentobtm. 11 d b fi 'll" felfe, and bidrl mun nee s e r~e-Wl . mus to open. "' opln, whtJ The Anfwer IS : Fufi, Chrift fpeakes to the wan! power 10 1 Spoufc here and fo many fuch exhortationsarc: doett. ' • 1. , gtven -----------------------------------~~
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