Cttai'.af a t4Commentarie upon the 46S all the Gentiles, hcreduced all his doékrine in all thefe places to thefe two heads, namely , that they thould repeat audturne to God, and then doe works: worthy ameudementof life, Heuee is it that his Eottiles are full of furl) exhortations as thefe; call offlying, andfpeak_etruth emery man to his neighbour walks, not after thefl ef, , but after thefpirit : Benot crunl'e withmine, but be fulfifledwiththefpirit, The fame is cobe notedall() in the other Apotfles, r.Per.z.t 2. l befeechyouas t rangers and pilgtimes ab- flaine from iel/y luffr; and haue your conuerfatiau houefl among the Gentiles : and chap. 4. t. henceforth fomuch rime as remaineth in the flea] , wee (hould hue not after the lulls of men, but after the will of God. Roat6.1. t/fö. r. This doétrine confuted) profane Libertines,who as Paul fpea- kethof forte in his time,becaufe grace hash abounded, continue in (in, they wil be fatted by loch a grace as quitteth them from all holy life,and confcicnable obedience. God is mercifull,and Chrift died for all, here is grace , but the fault and effeef of it is to eleaue vnto vngodlinesand lufls,and grovecurry day more foule and deformed then ocher.Where- rnm.;.ry. as the wtfedome from :tbone is pure,and as he that callcth is holy,fo mua he that is called he holy alto in all manner ofconuerfation t and if we call him facher,we muff paffe the timeof our dwelling in feare. The dogges thall bewithout, when as oncly the vndefiled in their wales (hal obtaine b leffedneffe. a. Such are iuffly hence reprooued , who take themfelues to be role, table fchollers, if fometimes they make fhewe ofobedience vnto God and his word,tisat they may appcare tomen, to pray, to ]care, to reade, ro glue Ames,&c.and yet haue not refolued to renounce all vngodlines, and luhs;whereas this doétrine that bringeth faluation,wafhed not the outfide only,nor beginnech at a wrong end,but obferueth this method, fiat denie all vngodlincffe be it neuer fo inward, and then outwardly to re`orntethe life. 3. Whereas tasany a man thinkerhhimfelfe roundly taught in Chrifli- anicy, ifhe can line tnoffenfiucly, doe no man wrong, be reputed a good Churchman, and a quiet neighbour,and fo liueout of the gunfhót of the lswe; let fuck know, that although this feerne to be goodcountrie nity,yetmay aman artaine all this without one (park of this grace which bringeth faluarion: for be it thou beef+ never fo harmles, that chou fea- relf nomans impeachment, yet if thou beeft not a feruatic of righteouf neflè, thou neuer knewea the teachingof this grace, which dds«ereek Ronw>.19,:8, men intotheformeofitfrlfe meanét ihou t neuer fo well , flue nesaer10 in uoccntly;yer ifthou lerueff not God in thy fpirir both in publike &pri- uate;ifthou releeucl nor theSaints, and draweon others to God and godly'
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