Epifileof S. Pad toTitus. CHAr.2.14 if Chrift haue redeemed vs from all iniguitie :if he fail on the croffe, 515 It ù fnOeel, that is, the whole worke of mansredemption isconfum- mate and perfect; if atone iflße he made one perfell expiation, and there- by brought in an euerlafing redemption: here is artillerie and gunfhoc Heb.e.,a. &as. againft all Poperie : downe goe all other fatisfa&ions for (inne in this lite downe goe all fatisfaétions after chis life in purgatorie:downe go- Chris rati,fa- eth their doEtrine of all ocher merits fine this of Chrift: downe goeth ?, 1bunCreáb- all that fupplyofthe foolifh virgins lamps with the oyle of good works v, from all of fupererog,,ation out of the Churches treafurie ; and with gthere the multyboth , Dagon of the Maffe,and the whole Diana their1orihi & religion muff guilt downealfo. Did not l forgireetbee all, faith the parable : and we were rfa fa; foldfor nought , bat reedeemed without money, faith the Prophet. What can thePaptft fay now for bis mony-maffes, pardons, indulgences, and fuck trafh, obtruded vpon the world, Peeing the text is expreffe ; we are redeemed without money, Obiell. But baud had his finne forgiuen, 2. Sam.! 2. 1 . The Lord pathput away thy finne: And yet becaufe bee had made the enemies of God co blafpheme, the childe muff [well die, ver, z4. and thiswas the temporali punifhment; and what are the fuf- frings of Godspeople in this life,and in the end ofthis life at their death but punifhments for finne? eÁnfw.The text fheweth plainly that both the finne and the punifhrnent was forgiuen: for fo chofe words Ibewe, thoxfhalt not die, death beeing the loft wages of finne : yet the child mull die, not to make any fa:ista,Stion for the finne, but the text fhewcs ano- ther end, that the enemies might ceafe to blafpheme, when they fhould fee the Lord no patron or favourer of finne , but rather iuftly offended with it. And as for the afflió ions which befall Gods children for finne, and lie often very heauilyvpon them, none of them fatisfie,or can fatis- fte any l' art of the iuftice of God for (inne part ; but are fatherly corrceti ons preventing (nnes to come,manywales feruing for their ownegood, and the warning of others, lean they fhould conceiue him a God bol- firing finne in chofe that are deatcl vetohirn;but no way as afatisf.Fti- on toGod: for thus only the paflion of Chrift is a£atisfa6torie redemp- tion from finne. And the like maybe laid of death,which is left to the ß ns dá aÌis, godly to confii R withall, although they haue obtained full remifìion of roor ¡¢,ails. (noes; but this is not as a punifhmenr of finne to them to whome Chrift hath altered the nature and vifage of death, but now it is only an exercife of their faith, hope,and picnic, yea a verge paffage vncoeternall life. He bath well y. This confderation mutt (litre vs vp to a loue of our Lord Iefus, anf r lonc who bath difehargedvsof Poch adebt, and ranfomed vs from Poch an pmedaltour vvtterable thraldome. How would we afffc k fuck a as would pay 'debt. a trifling'
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