CHAP.$.7. tt.Cotossrraxtarie Von tke 416 we follow Chrifl. his p, flibl¢ DoEir. 2. We hence obferue.further,in that theMiniffer muff fo or- i,ee'o ¿ by der himfelfe in regard ofpublike and.ptinate;courfes, aéìlons, and fpea- t: v,:btemczbiy. ches, as be may 'lathe reproosed; that it-is pafible tor; la :man& by .grace fo tutc,ts, to hue as hecannot. 'ruf}lybe blatned. áchar e and Elizabethlrueáryitls. out reproofe. 1. Thefi.a.. to.. Te are witnefes, and God alfn hose biddy; tufty' ,and vnblameably wee limed' amongyou. Ami becaufe it maybee al- leadged,ycaindeed.Apoflies, and font; choife:exrr.aordinariemen and Minitfers, one of a thoufand _may at.taine. hereunto , but we ardinarie men may not looke forit ; the 6:poffle Iames attfwcreth`;and affirmed, that the endeauour voto it, belongeth veto curry ChriUian profefling ram.r.t religion,in that he calleth the religion it falfe pure,and.vndefled: and if he be Paid truly to liue without reproofe, who,after. his effeitiival calling cannot beMaly charged. witbanygroffc or ó;tettQxò; no doubt the-Lord, hath manyordinary Cht'sítiàes'sl +Gad, vshctlaty,-bis..graceham: attained tohue without reproofe. l'fe. This reprehendeth many,who not hauing learned thus much in Chrias fchoole,can beare out all theirgró{%vices and mifdemeanours hereupon ; What,we are bot.flefh and bloo,d::ar..d men are but men,and not Angels,and all into are finners, we cannot beSaints,and thus fwal- low deadly things under thecolour of humane frailtie as though e- uen in humane frailtie, fuch an vnreprooueable life could not be attai- ned. Meute, roy. a. Eueryman mua aime at this white to liue without reproofe, and am life. cods vn' the meanesare thefe.t .To bewareoffnne,gin regard ofGod,andof con- blamable fcience,and not onely in regard ofmen: the confcien.ce mua. hate fnne, becaufe Godhateth it,and no. becaufe men will crie out again(} forne finnes. And this will bring aman to obey God in all things, corn in one comrnandemcnt,as well as another : which he muff doe that mull hue without reproofe,for he muff hate all the waiet offalfehood. Notable is that place ro this purpofe,Pfaf.119,6. Then fhall not Ibe confounded, whenI 2 home refpeato all thy commandetnents. z. Stop occafions of finne;auoide 3 appearances ofeuili;preuent greater falls by leffcr. 3. After flips bewaile them,couer them fromGods ties by repeutance,and this will be a good meases tohide them from men. That hewhichwithlhaneicth ' In this inforcement,nothing is hardbut to know ,how he that with- flandeth the Gofpel, may be made afhamed. And this is done by the conuietionofhis owneconfcience, beeing euenoppreffed with thevp- rightneffeoffuch a one, as gladly he would condemne : his ownewic- kedheart can witnes to the righteoufneffe of the other, and iuflifie his perion, r
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