Ctrnp.i.t 3. v1Commentarie upon the 496 r.Cor.S.q. Cot.r.;. We muh neuer fpeake ofGee! or Chrif,bur in a wcightic mat. terand true- tent manner. Reatone. I Efa.n4 s rer.to,6. Aâ.1y.4ar. goes the Kings fon,chere goes anheyte ofthe kingdom,and {hall gnaw I their tongues for greife, to fee them exalted in glory, and Thine in the brighcnes ofGods image;and chemfeluesocterly, and eternallyexclu- ded fromGod,and his lcingdome.Lec vs not then iudgeour felues or o- thers according to the fleth,norwalke byfight ,kit byfaith, nor altogether looking on our felues or othersas wenow are , but as we {hall be : for although indeed we arenow the Tonnes of God , yet it appeareth not what we{hail be, fo long as our life ahidwithChrijI: yea,let vs lift vp our eyes to that glot ie ofour head,that {hall be reuealed and difiributed tovs hismembers ;and our hearts in thecornea reqúefis offaith,alwaies praying, Lord let thy kjngdeme come : caufe chafe fhadowes to fileaway, and that day to breakc , wherein thy glory which now is obfcured,may bemanife(i and Chineout in the firli place, as is meete; and then the glory of thy feruaucs, whole bewtie!hall be made perfe6t in thy glory and bewtie. Doar. 4. TheApofile doch notmention Chrifi, without magnify- ing him in his titles bothof power and mercie;teaching vsby his exam- ple, neuer to fpeake of God, or Chril, but in a lull' and weightie mat- terand occafion; and for the manner, with feare, and reuerence, and to fuch ends as weought, and are warrantedby the word. Now for our di- reetion,wehaue the Scriptures infifiing inmagnifying God,and Chrifi, and the ble{fed Spirit,in their titles and attributes, efpecially for chafe three ends. Firff, to Phew what a oneGod is in hitnfelfe, as here to thew what a perfan Chrifi is , namely full of glorie, might, and mercie, our Apofile is much and large in his Hyleand attributes.To thispurpofe the Prophet Ifay in one placegiucthhim fine titles. His name ¡ball be called Wonderful!, Cotenfelloser, the might!: God, the euerltfling Father, the Princeofpeace. Secondly , not onely for the glorie ofGod, but for the benefit of the Church; 1. That hereby they might acknowledge him to be the true God : fo theProphet Ieremieoppofing the trueGod again(¡ all idols and falle Gods, fpeaketh moil highly ofhim , There is none likeunto thee , OLord , thouart great and thy name id great inpow- er : and in the next verfe, he calleth him King of nations and challen- geth alldominion tobelong vetohim. And our Apo(ile when he would bring the Atheniansto the acknowledgement oftheonely Lord , afcri- beth many and great thingsuntohim : as that he made theworld, and all thing, elfe: that bee¿a Lord of heartenandearth ,that hegiseetb to all, life, breath andallthings : that be madeofone bloodall mankind , that bee afg- 1 meth their times,and the bounds of their habitatiom,that inbimwe liue, and m000ne,andbane ourbeeing,verf. 28. a. That, after this acknowledge- ment,we might prouokeourfelues toanfwerable duties:for example:In confi- 1
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