CrrAr.2.I I. 436 Expolition, A Commentarie vpon the ly lofts, and that wefhoold lise foberly, andrighteostfly andgodly in this prefent world. I3. Looh:ng for that bleffed hope, andappearing of that glorie, of that mightie God, dndofourSauiour ¡qus Chrifl, In thefe words, our Apoftle layeth downe a generall reafon, confir- ming and enforcing all the former precepts;and it is drawn from theend of our redemption, which callethall fortsofmenout oftheir value con- uerfation,vntoa profitableand religious courfe amongll men.Grace bath appeared toall men, cuen thebafell, aiwell to feruantsas maflers,to flaues as fuperiours, to one fort as another,that all forts of men might by new life and obedience, walkeanfwerablethereunto. By Grace, is meant the do&rine ofthe Go(pel, called A61.2o.3 2. The wordofgrace: fo Iude, q. Torne thegrace of God into wantonneffe. Becaufe, r. it is a gift of grace. a. it teachech that remifilonof fumes, and life e- uerlalling, are obtainedonly by the meere grace of God in Chrill. 3, it is a meane vnder God, to bring beleeuers to the participation of this grace, through remiífion offinnes byhis blood. This grace is defcribed , 1. by the adosnlhs, 2. by the endsof it.' The adiunets arc two: firf, the light and cleare euidenceof it in the prefent manner of propounding; in the word appeared, which in the Greeke fignifieth a (hitting out in greater brightneffe then euer before: for ,be- fore the riling of the (unne of righteoufneffe, the greatetl taart of the world was indarkeneffe; and where moil light was in the Gofhenofthe Church,it was but in fhadowesandobfcuritie;but now a light is fprung vp ro them that were in darkeneffe, the dottrine of grace is glorioufly preached to all the world. The fecond adiunCI, is that/Ws/460n, which this grace bringeth, and Rom.ta@. goeth with thislight: for it is the power of Godtofaluation. And this is amplified by thefubie6t, admen: that is, mankind , or all conditions of men, feruants aswell as mailers, bond as free, poore as rich , women as men, young asold, &c. The ends of the appearing of grace are two: the former is nearer, namely,to become our fchoolemat4eror reacher in thisprefent world: And it teacheth two ¡d%ns. a. What we mutt forbeare and auoide, t.rtvngod- lineffe, a. worldly lulls. Secondly,what we mull inclinevn.to, a , fobri- etie, 2. righteoufnetfe, 3.pietie. And thisweanufl doe in :his life, a.That others may wirneffewithvs ourfaithhto bevnfained,for true godlineffe muft not be hid onely in the hearr,but vifible alto to the eie of man; both that it maybe an acceptable teflimonie to the truth, as allo for direólion to force, and conuiCtionofothers. 2. Becaufe this prefent world is our nonage time, wherein wecnúii berebottledto the(e.leffons; which!
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