EpifileofS. Parad to Titus. CHAP.z.2 I led , becaufe they hold and decaine men fo in the employments of this 457 prcfent world, as that they haue no leafure co thinke feriouflyof any o- ther,and fo can nomore tali the fweetnes,or frame themfelucs to an hca- uenly life, then the bruit beali cm liue the life ofan Angel. Thefemull bedenied, that is, when temptation by Sathan, the world, ro denyworld- orour owne corrupt fielh will be lliil egging and vrgin yea folicitin ',ylnRs,whac, P ag g r, gY g and prouoking withmuch b }lance toeuill: as, thou leell others do thus and.thus; or elfepitie thy (elfe, fauour thy (elfe, enioy this pleafure, it is twilight, or darkenes couereth thee; heremuff be as iulant denialls and refufalls: as it was with lofepb, fo mull it be with.euery Chriflian : albeit his mi f iris fpake to him day by day,yet he hearkenednot vntegher,bat kept him Gen.39.13; out ofher companie, andwhen ticofferedviolence to him, hefted outfrom her. But by whom mull chele be dewed ? Anf. The doEtrineof grace teach- ethvs, faith the Apoflle, rum the moll godly, `Paul himlelfe, who after many yeares conueri.ion (hall finde the law of his members rebelling a- gain(} the lawofhis mind; he that bath receiued mall grace, and mofi fireng th, mutt behere further infiru5ted. Lalily, the Apofile (peaking indefinitely, fheweth that all thefe mull IndrFnicain bbe den ed,no vngodlines, no one lull excepted.For grace will not (land maecria nee- facia cquiponct with the cherifhing of any lull , though neuer fofecret; neither is bee vniu«feli. taught ofGod,that liueth and tradech in any finne. Obie5t. But this is an impolbiblecómandement,and as impoffrble a doétrine as any the law gi- neth. Is theGo(pel become fo (euere a fchoolmafier,as the law is? rnf. Thedoólrine of grace teachechnot what we can doe, but what wee are bound to, andought to doe. 2. Though corrupt naturemake fuchcorn- mandements impeflible,yet by grace the yoke of Chrifi becommeth ea- fic and light; in fo much as Paul could doe all things byhisgrace thatflreng. Phiq,t;. rhenedhim, Gracecan crucifie the world co a Chrifiian, and a Chrifiian In beleeuers unto the world. 3. In beleeuers whom grace bath taught,there is a poi- the co, ,, de- fibilitie in the commandement three waies. menri,po . 1. In regard ofgrace received, the nature of which is, cum then when bl`; wales. it is foiled to preferue tome refiliance and deniall in the heart, of the things which the faefhhat!, unlawfully yeelded voto; fo as the godly fin not with full confent of heart, but doe often the things they wouldnor, yea Rom. .y.ts. cuen that trial which they hate. Secondly, in regardofa godly mans difpufrtion, whobath with him .apurpofeofhearr-to cleaue vntoGod; if he embrace vngodlinelle or lulls, it is betides aiid again!} hispurpofe. a. an inclination ol4hisjwill a- y 'gainfl them all, P(al. 119.57. l have determined to keepe thy words : and, ver. 507. Ihuefworne , andwillperfcrme to keepe thy righteous iudgemexts: fo as they are in the (inne they doeas a forced woman, whole whole will Ff4, is
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