Eprßleofs. Patrl to?itua. CHt,P.l.13. confeffeChri(l; as that blindman, Ioh. 9.34. fo thePapiflsand others dealewith fuch as (land with Iefus Chrifl; and efpecially that great An. tichrifl thePope , to teflifie his malice and rage againil Chrih and his truth , firiketh with the fentence of excommunication both Kings and people , whofocuer receive not his marke in their hands and foreheads. But our comfort is, that Chrift is not in fuch counfells,no more then he was,in that counfell ofthe Iewes when the blind man was call out, nei- ther the fpirit of Chrifl prefenteth himfelfe, whatfoeuer they bragge and babble of his infallible affìftance, And againe,fuch as are call out of, and by fuch counfells , ifthey handwith Chrifl and for hits, he prefent- ly taketh them vpand meeteth with them,as he didwith the blind man, ver.3 S. 3. Such alto as wickedly profane this high and great cenfure, pronouncing this fearcfull fentenceeither for trihes,feeing the Apollles neuer vied it but againll Apollates,inceftuousperlons, blafphemers and great offenders,or els for malice,pollicie,mony,orany other end then to bring men to foundnes in the faith. Doc`fr. 2. Both Pallor and people mull haue cate and confcience, that they may become found in the faith , both in iudgement, which is here aimed at efpecially , as allo inpraalife, ofwhich the precept is gi_ uen, 1.Tim.5.7.Thefe thingrcommand, that they may be 6lamele/fe. Nei- ther of themmull thinke it inough that in the fpirituall life ofgrace they keepe life, and foule together, except this life be accompanied with health and foundnes: for as in our bodily lifewe thinke it not inough that we line , but we prize our health , and foundnes abone all earthly things; skin for skin,and all that a manbath will heglue for his life:and yet ofan vnhealthfull,langnifhing,and painfull lifemen are foweary,as with Iob) they would feeke for death as for treafures ; fomuch more carefully ought we to preuent and remooue fuch fpirituall difeafes and infirmitiesof our foules, which hold vs under, that we cannot become the lonelyplants in theLords houle, cuera frefh and well liking. And that we may bebetter acquaintedwith the do6lrine and our dutie,ic wil not be vnprofitable tonote the differencebetweene a fpirituall difeafe, and a fpirituall infirmitie. An infirmitie is a rellike of fiune, fubdued in thebeleeuer,but f ill bewraying it felfe like the grudging of a vanqui- fhed ague, whereby the childofGod is prone to the pra6life of finne, and is madeheauie, and backward in performing fpirituall duties. e.4 difeafe, is the ordinary preuailingof force finne or finuesagainfl grace. I faynot euery prevailing ofGone is a difeafe, for infirmitiesmay fome- times preuaile, not onlywithin the foule, but altowithout the body, as Noahs drunkennes, Lots incefl, &c. but that which is fually preuailing for force time , andmore frequent, maketh a ficknes anddifeafe in the foule: 267 Rca.ta.s9. No Chrillian mull content himfelfe with fpirituall life, vales it be ac- con p:nied with health and foundnes. Difference be- twccne fpiri[u all dìfeafe,and infirrnitie.
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