Vert. r. the Epiffle to the Romans. 525 ofGod, kindling it in our hearts, and ample of Paul, at one time circumcifing `Timothy, when he would not circumcife Titus at another, Gal. 2, 3, 4, And here- in there is great wildome to confider what is meet and fit to be done, accor- ding to time and place (yet wirhoue departing from truth and honelly. :.) for all good things arc nut to be done at all times. Howbeit the other reading ( ferving the Loid) is much better, as warranted by divers Greeke Copies, sß nr. Reza and dire&ing'us to the right and true ,ts ,«t<. end of all our aFtions, namely the fervice and glory of God, whereunto they mutt aime as at their utmol} marke, a Cor. ao. 13. And this cloth di(linguifh Chriftian du ties from the workes of civili men, who never, re- (pat the worfhip or honour of God, but their owne pleaCure and praife in all things, whatfoever they pretend to the contrary. Alto this precept may further teach us whom we are to ferve, namely, not the world nor men, but God, becaufe he is our Lord, Pfalm. 2. II. Gal. 1. so. 1 Cor. 7. 23. and r< Cor. 6, 20. Laftly, it mayteach great men nto- defty,that they fwell not by opinion of their owne power andmight, remem- bring that they are under God, as a fer- vant under his Lord, and therefore not to abufe their inferiours, Col. 4. a. for they ferve one common and moil juft Lord, who is no refpe&er of per - Ions. T i wt. What be the graces we are exhor- ted to in the 12. verfe, S 1 L. Unto thefe three : Hope, Pa- tience and Prayer, which are to many,' tlape,Pa- remedies' again[} afHi£tions of all forts P= yer The firft of thefe graces is fet forth and declared by an effe& of rejoycing. The fecond, by his objea, which is eribula- tion.The third, by the adjoynt,which is perfeverance. When any aflli &ion happens, private or publick, inward or outward, for Chrift or fin, Gods chil- dren through hope ofdeliverance from them, faint not in-their hearts, but re- joyce and are glad, becaufe they cer- tainly looke for falvation in the end ; for their hope makes them not alha- med inflaming us with love in a great mea- lure. Whereof we have example in Mofer,who out ofzeale brake the two Tables: in Elias doing the fervice of God with much power and fervency ; as appeareth in deftroying the Idols, and killing Bads Priefìs. Alto in John Bapti ft, who trod in the fame fteppes of Elias zeale, Luke a. 17. in Paul and Bar - nabas, AEts 54..14i if, and in Chrift Jahn z. 14,1,15, 16. and generally in all the Prophets and Apoftles. They walke not according to this rule,who are cold intheir profeflion. Alto thofe who be neither hot nor cold, but luke -warme in their Religion, being indifferent,not caring which end goeth formoft. Nor they who be temporizers and newters in the confeflion of their faith : alto by this rule Gods children are exhorted to a godly fervency and zeal, both in pro - feflion and praaife of Religion. For zeal is a fruit of the Spirit, "and of god - ly forrow, 2Cor. y. a. and hereby we become like Chrift and the Apoftles. Laftly, it is good to be zealoufly affe- fted 11111 in a good thing ( faith Paul, Gal. 4. 1 S.) Note here, that thefe words import a continuall a&. Chriftians are to be diligent and earneft,not by pangs or fits, but all their life long, and in one thing as well as another, and according to the quality of the matter, that will Phew our zeal to be wife and good, and proceeding from God. Such as are zealous at the firft, and afterwards be come cold, or be leffe zealous in the chiefeft bufineli-e; or be forward in fome matter of profit or pleafure to themfelves, and not fo in the things of God, give fufpicion that their zeal is flefhly and carnal!. T 1 M. How doeyou read and underfland the next,ttphorifine, erjlort fentence and pro- pofrtion ? S i L. Some read it thus, ferving the time, and then the meaning is either to watch opportunities or creations of doing our duties, and to obferve what is fitting for time and feafon, according to that in Rom. 13. a a. or to confider what belongs to the time, after the ex-
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