THE
EXALTATION
of
the
kingdome
and
Priesthood
of
Christ
.
In
certaine
Sermons
vpon
the
110.
Psalme
:
Preached
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
and
city
of
WORCESTER
,
in
the
time
of
Christmasse
:
anno
Domini
:
1596.
By
ROB.
ABBOT
,
doctor
of
Diuinitie
,
sometime
felow
of
Baliol
Colledge
in
Oxford
.
LONDINI
,
Impensis
G.
Bishop
.
1601.
TO
THE
RIGHT
REVEREND
FATHER
in
Christ
the
L.
Bishop
of
WORCESTER
,
my
very
good
Lord
.
My
good
Lord
,
it
is
nowe
full
two
yeeres
since
vpon
a
purpose
to
reuiewe
some
part
of
those
exercises
which
I
performed
in
the
citie
of
Worcester
,
I
extracted
these
fewe
Sermons
to
serue
for
introduction
to
the
rest
.
Vpon
dispatch
whereof
applying
my selfe
not
long
after
to
another
matter
of
greater
waight
,
and
being
thereby
as
by
other
occasions
hindered
from
any
conuenient
leisure
to
deale
by
my selfe
for
the
publishing
of
these
discourses
,
they
haue
sithence
lien
a
sleepe
,
till
of
late
opportunitie
seruing
,
I
found
the
meanes
to
tender
them
to
his
hands
which
hath
thus
brought
them
into
open
light
.
Since
which
time
being
by
your
Lordship
motioned
to
doe
that
which
I
had
thus
begunne
to
doe
,
and
hauing
your
opinion
that
therein
I
should
do
a
seruice
beneficiall
and
profitable
to
the
Church
,
I
was
the
more
comforted
in
that
I
had
begunne
,
and
presumed
the
rather
as
before
I
had
intented
to
commend
vnto
your
Lordships
good
fauour
the
first
fruites
of
these
my
reuiewed
meditations
.
And
theerein
I
account
your
Lordship
to
haue
some
speciall
interest
,
both
in
regard
of
the
place
where
they
were
performed
being
your
owne
Cathedrall
Church
,
as
also
of
my selfe
;
who
hauing
founde
that
Honourable
respect
at
your
Lordships
handes
since
your
first
comming
to
that
place
,
cannot
but
holde
my selfe
alwaies
bound
to
yeeld
a
due
acknowledgement
and
confession
thereof
.
Which
I
coulde
not
tell
better
how
to
doe
then
by
a
gift
of
inke
and
paper
,
which
yet
doth
rather
craue
another
fauour
for
the
accepting
of
it
,
then
yeelde
any
recompence
of
the
former
.
But
I
hope
this
my
labour
shall
not
bee
vnfruitefull
vnto
them
who
at
the
first
were
hearers
of
these
Sermons
.
Who
if
they
reaped
any
benefite
or
comfort
at
the
first
by
hearing
,
may
nowe
renewe
the
same
by
reading
,
and
more
firmely
imprint
in
minde
what
they
then
conceiued
might
serue
for
their
edification
and
furtherance
towardes
God
.
And
although
I
doubt
not
but
if
their
regard
in
hearing
were
answerable
to
my
care
in
speaking
,
they
still
retaine
the
taste
of
those
wholesome
wordes
that
were
deliuered
vnto
them
,
yet
to
giue
them
the
more
full
and
perfect
apprehension
thereof
,
I
will
endeuour
as
opportunitie
may
serue
to
present
vnto
their
eies
the
thinges
which
did
once
affect
their
eares
,
and
to
make
others
also
partakers
of
the
same
.
if
at
least
these
small
beginnings
doe
finde
that
comfortable
entertainment
both
with
them
and
others
,
as
may
giue
encouragement
to
the
rest
to
folowe
after
.
Wherein
I
can
promise
to
my selfe
no
more
then
the
condition
of
these
times
will
affoorde
,
in
which
their
reigneth
a
nice
and
wanton
humour
which
delighteth
to
bee
tickled
with
the
entising
wordes
of
humane
wisedome
,
and
more
respecteth
how
finelie
wee
speake
to
please
the
care
,
then
how
faithfully
to
touch
the
heart
.
But
for
my
part
as
in
preaching
,
so
in
writing
,
my
care
hath
alwaies
beene
rather
to
edifie
the
conscience
of
the
godlie
,
then
to
feede
the
fancie
of
the
curious
,
and
not
to
delude
men
with
emptie
wordes
,
but
onelie
by
conuenient
wordes
to
impresse
and
enforce
the
matter
that
I
haue
had
in
hand
.
And
more
then
this
the
Reader
may
not
expect
either
in
this
Treatise
or
anie
other
that
heereafter
happily
may
come
from
me
.
Which
I
know
shall
be
pleasing
to
your
Lordship
,
whose
trauels
haue
alwaies
entirely
tended
to
the
sauing
of
soules
by
implanting
them
with
true
faith
and
instructions
of
godlie
life
,
and
by
seeking
passionately
and
effectually
to
enter
into
the
harts
of
them
to
whom
you
haue
spoken
.
Wherein
as
God
hath
blessed
your
labours
in
other
places
,
so
I
doubt
not
but
hee
will
also
in
the
place
where
nowe
you
are
,
as
I
hartilie
wish
and
praie
for
,
as
willing
to
expresse
mine
affection
to
that
citie
wherein
I
haue
bestowed
the
greatest
seruice
of
my
life
,
and
wherein
I
assure
my selfe
that
a
fewe
names
there
are
at
least
,
I
hope
many
that
shall
be
my
crowne
and
reioycing
at
the
daie
of
the
Lord
Iesus
.
Of
which
ioy
I
enuie
not
that
any
man
should
be
partaker
with
me
,
but
rather
desire
to
heare
of
a
successour
in
my
place
,
by
whose
good
meanes
they
may
be
yet
further
increased
and
stablished
in
the
grace
of
God
.
Which
how
necessarie
a
care
it
is
,
I
thinke
there
is
no
man
but
seeth
,
that
inwardly
waigheth
and
taketh
to
hart
the
state
of
our
daies
wherein
we
are
so
setled
vpon
the
lees
of
those
corruptions
which
are
vsually
bredde
by
long
prosperitie
and
peace
,
as
that
much
worke
it
is
,
not
onely
to
waken
them
that
are
asleeepe
,
but
also
to
keepe
men
from
sleeping
,
when
they
are
once
awake
.
The
due
consideration
whereof
if
it
were
admitted
woulde
perhaps
stirre
vp
the
deuotion
of
them
whom
it
concerneth
to
be
mindefull
of
their
owne
good
.
Which
I
knowe
manie
of
them
are
,
and
God
I
hope
by
your
Lordships
good
meanes
will
mooue
the
rest
.
With
which
hope
I
recommend
these
remembrances
to
your
Lordships
fauourable
acceptation
,
beseeching
God
so
to
blesse
your
endeuours
and
courses
as
that
they
may
yeeld
glorie
vnto
God
,
and
profite
to
his
church
,
and
comfort
to
your
owne
soule
at
the
comming
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Amen
.
Your
Lordships
in
all
loue
and
dutie
,
ROB.
ABBOT
.
The
first
Sermon
vpon
Christmas
day
.
Psal.
110.1
.
The
Lord
saied
vnto
my
Lord
,
sit
thou
at
my
right
hand
,
vntill
I
make
thine
enimies
thy
footestoole
.
[
a
](A18567-e10290-b)
a
1.
Tim.
3.16
.
GReat
is
the
mysterie
of
godlines
,
saith
Saint
Paul
;
God
made
manifest
in
the
flesh
,
&c.
God
in
the
flesh
,
man
to
be
God
;
one
and
the
same
to
be
both
God
and
man
,
it
is
[
b
](A18567-e10330-b)
b
Bernaer
.
in
vigil
.
natal
.
dom.
ser.
3.
a
woonder
of
the
worlde
,
nay
more
then
a
world
of
woonders
.
God
higher
then
the
heauens
;
man
of
the
slime
and
dust
of
the
earth
.
God
incorruptible
and
immortall
;
man
nothing
but
mortalitie
and
corruption
.
God
infinite
and
incomprehensible
;
[
c
](A18567-e10350-b)
c
1.
King
.
8.27
.
the
heauens
and
heauens
of
heauens
are
not
able
to
conteine
him
;
man
a
handfull
of
wormes
meate
;
a
fewe
spannes
are
sufficient
to
describe
and
measure
him
.
What
comparison
is
there
at
all
betwixt
the
heauenly
maiestie
of
God
,
and
the
basenes
of
vile
flesh
?
And
yet
the
[
d
](A18567-e10380-b)
d
Ioh.
1.1.14
.
word
which
was
God
,
became
flesh
and
dwelt
among
vs
,
&c.
A
mysterie
vnspeakeable
,
the
secret
of
Christian
faith
,
the
foundation
of
Christian
hope
;
the
inducement
of
Christian
loue
,
both
towards
him
who
being
God
became
man
for
our
sakes
,
and
towards
other
men
for
his
sake
.
2
The
reuealing
of
this
mysterie
to
the
world
we
celebrate
this
day
,
which
by
our
solemne
obseruation
is
answerable
to
that
day
when
as
the
angell
brought
that
gracious
and
blessed
tidings
from
heauen
,
[
e
](A18567-e10420-b)
e
Luc.
2.10
.
Behold
I
bring
you
glad
tidings
of
great
ioy
that
shall
be
to
all
people
,
that
this
day
there
is
borne
vnto
you
in
the
citie
of
Dauid
a
Sauiour
,
which
is
Christ
the
Lorde
.
Sauiour
,
Christ
the
Lord
,
was
this
Psalme
written
by
way
of
Prophecie
,
which
for
the
performance
of
this
solemnity
I
haue
chosen
to
entreate
of
,
which
although
the
Iewes
of
later
times
haue
gone
about
to
wrest
to
another
meaning
,
yet
is
so
approoued
and
vndoubted
a
prophecie
of
Christ
,
that
the
Pharisees
durst
not
dense
it
,
when
[
a
](A18567-e10480-b)
a
Math.
22.
●●
.
4●
.
being
apposed
and
demaunded
by
our
Samour
,
how
it
should
be
seeing
Christ
is
the
sonne
of
Dauid
,
that
Dauid
notwithstanding
should
call
him
Lord
,
saying
,
The
Lord
said
vnto
my
Lord
,
they
could
not
answer
him
a
word
,
whereas
the
answere
had
been
very
easie
and
readie
if
they
could
haue
denied
this
Psalme
to
be
meant
of
Christ
.
But
they
knew
it
could
not
be
otherwise
vnderstood
,
and
it
was
commonly
taken
amongst
them
to
be
a
prophecie
of
their
Messias
,
according
to
the
verie
euidence
of
the
text
it selfe
,
which
cannot
be
fitted
to
any
other
,
but
onely
to
Christ
our
Sauiour
the
sonne
of
God
.
For
whereas
some
of
them
sithence
haue
construed
all
these
things
as
spoken
in
the
name
of
the
people
of
Iudah
concerning
Dauid
their
king
,
the
text
it selfe
refuseth
that
construction
,
when
in
those
words
,
sit
thou
at
my
right
hand
,
it
mentioneth
an
honour
done
to
him
of
whom
it
speaketh
,
greater
then
can
be
fitted
to
the
angels
,
and
therefore
much
lesse
to
be
applied
vnto
Dauid
.
Againe
,
that
which
is
spoken
in
the
fourth
verse
of
the
Priesthood
,
cannot
be
vnderstood
of
Dauid
who
was
indeed
a
king
,
but
neuer
had
any
thing
spoken
as
touching
the
Priesthood
to
appertaine
vnto
him
,
and
of
whom
it
cannot
be
conceiued
how
it
should
be
saied
;
Thou
art
a
priest
for
euer
,
&c.
Yea
there
is
nothing
here
spoken
whereof
we
may
see
in
Dauid
anie
more
but
some
little
shadow
in
comparison
of
that
that
hath
come
to
passe
in
Iesus
Christ
.
4.
The
inuesting
of
Christ
into
this
glorious
kingdome
is
by
the
word
of
his
heauenly
father
.
The
Lord
saied
vnto
my
Lord
.
Wherein
is
vttered
the
euerlasting
decree
and
purpose
of
God
for
the
exaltation
of
Iesus
Christ
to
this
excellent
glorie
to
sit
at
the
right
hand
of
God
.
the
Lord
;
my
Lord
;
to
import
by
the
one
,
that
is
,
the
Lord
,
God
the
father
:
by
the
other
,
that
is
,
my
Lord
,
the
sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
who
according
to
the
[
a
](A18567-e10720-b)
a
Rom.
1.3
.
flesh
was
made
of
the
seed
of
Dauid
,
and
in
that
respect
was
the
sonne
of
Dauid
,
but
yet
called
by
Dauid
himselfe
my
Lord
,
that
we
may
vnderstand
that
he
is
somewhat
more
then
that
that
he
was
borne
of
Dauid
.
For
by
being
Dauids
sonne
,
he
was
but
onely
man
,
but
somewhat
there
is
further
for
which
Dauid
speaking
of
him
calleth
him
Lord
,
teaching
vs
thereby
to
acknowledge
him
to
bee
the
sonne
of
God
.
But
when
speaking
of
God
the
Father
,
the
Lord
,
and
speaking
of
God
the
Sonne
,
he
calleth
him
my
Lord
,
as
thereby
to
import
some
more
speciall
and
neerer
bond
and
respect
betwixt
the
sonne
and
vs
,
he
doth
it
not
to
barre
vs
from
calling
God
the
father
our
Lord
also
,
but
thereby
giueth
vs
occasion
to
consider
that
all
that
communion
and
felowship
which
wee
haue
with
God
the
father
,
thereby
we
are
his
people
,
and
he
is
the
Lord
our
God
,
ariseth
from
the
sonne
,
and
standeth
in
the
sonne
,
so
that
no
otherwise
can
we
call
God
our
Lord
and
our
God
,
but
as
with
Thomas
we
can
first
saie
vnto
Iesus
Christ
,
[
b
](A18567-e10870-b)
b
Ioh.
20.28
.
Thou
art
my
Lord
and
my
God
.
For
whosoeuer
is
excluded
from
the
sonne
,
is
excluded
also
from
the
father
.
[
c
](A18567-e10900-b)
c
1.
Ioh.
2.23
.
Whosoeuer
denieth
the
sonne
,
saieth
Saint
Iohn
,
the
same
hath
not
the
father
.
And
the
sonne
himselfe
telleth
vs
;
[
d
](A18567-e10940-b)
d
Ioh.
14.6
.
God
no
otherwise
good
and
mercifull
vnto
vs
but
in
his
sonne
Iesus
Christ
.
I
am
the
way
,
the
truth
,
and
the
life
.
No
man
commeth
vnto
the
father
but
by
me
.
God
is
good
&
gracious
,
full
of
mercy
and
compassion
,
full
of
bountie
and
kindenesse
,
but
the
fountaine
of
all
this
goodnes
is
stopped
and
shut
vp
against
vs
,
but
as
it
is
opened
vnto
vs
in
the
sonne
of
God
.
Whereby
we
may
conceiue
how
little
good
they
haue
reaped
by
their
speculations
concerning
God
that
haue
liued
without
the
knowledge
and
faith
of
Iesus
Christ
.
They
haue
caried
great
credite
and
reputation
of
wisedome
and
learning
in
the
world
,
and
haue
beene
accounted
diuine
men
,
and
indeed
haue
vttered
many
excellent
and
woorthie
sentences
concerning
the
diuine
nature
,
his
wisedome
and
power
,
his
iustice
and
mercy
,
and
our
dutie
and
deuotion
towards
him
.
But
they
spake
onely
as
it
were
by
hearesay
,
and
those
sentences
were
but
onely
weake
and
languishing
imaginations
,
the
authors
whereof
sought
rather
to
gaine
glorie
vnto
themselues
by
speaking
of
God
,
then
to
glorifie
God
of
whom
they
spake
.
Albeit
howsoeuer
they
spake
them
,
and
how
farre
soeuer
they
apprehended
what
they
spake
,
yet
what
comfort
of
conscience
receiued
they
thereby
?
what
peace
towards
God
?
what
perswasion
of
Gods
loue
towards
them
?
what
assurance
of
the
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
?
what
were
they
the
neerer
vnto
euerlasting
life
?
surely
nothing
at
al
,
because
they
were
without
Christ
,
who
only
is
the
ladder
by
which
life
descendeth
from
God
to
vs
,
&
we
ascend
to
liue
with
God
.
our
Lord
,
we
finde
in
him
comfort
of
peace
towards
God
and
of
the
forgiuenesse
of
our
sinnes
,
and
certaine
hope
of
the
fauour
and
loue
of
God
towards
vs
both
in
life
and
in
death
by
that
mediation
and
attonement
that
he
hath
wrought
.
Dauid
also
,
but
of
no
better
state
but
a
poore
carpenter
,
and
of
so
small
estimation
,
that
in
the
citie
of
Dauid
,
for
his
wife
,
yea
being
with
childe
,
great
with
childe
,
yea
traueling
with
childe
and
childe
bearing
,
he
coulde
finde
no
better
entertainement
but
that
the
mother
must
be
chambered
in
a
stable
,
and
the
childe
cradeled
in
a
cratch
or
manger
,
as
if
they
had
beene
to
base
to
receiue
that
common
curtesie
that
in
such
a
case
is
vouchsafed
to
the
meanest
,
and
other
mens
horses
were
to
be
thought
woorthie
of
as
good
place
as
they
.
[
a
](A18567-e11140-b)
a
Hilar.
de
Tri.
lib.
2.
Omnes
naturae
nostrae
contumelias
transcurrit
;
He
ranne
through
all
the
contumelies
and
disgraces
of
our
nature
.
We
must
behold
him
[
b
](A18567-e11170-b)
b
Esa
53.2
.
without
forme
or
beautie
,
[
c
](A18567-e11200-b)
c
Psal.
22.6
.
a
worme
and
no
man
,
the
scorne
of
men
and
contempt
of
the
people
,
poore
and
despised
,
in
meaner
state
then
the
[
d
](A18567-e11230-b)
d
Math.
8.20
.
foxes
that
haue
their
holes
,
and
the
birdes
of
the
aire
that
haue
their
nests
,
whereas
he
had
not
where
to
rest
his
head
,
[
e
](A18567-e11260-b)
e
Esa.
53.3
.
a
man
full
of
sorowes
,
hauing
great
experience
of
infirmities
,
worne
and
spent
with
watching
,
fasting
,
and
traueling
;
continually
bearing
the
reproches
and
gainsayings
of
proud
men
,
bought
and
solde
by
treacherie
and
falshood
,
calumniously
and
slanderously
accused
,
condemned
,
spitted
at
,
crowned
with
thornes
in
mockerie
and
derision
,
nailed
to
a
crosse
,
accounted
with
theeues
and
murtherers
,
pearced
with
a
speare
,
imprisoned
in
the
graue
.
The
beholding
of
these
things
shall
prepare
and
fortifie
our
sight
,
that
with
eagles
eres
without
dazeling
wee
may
looke
vpon
this
[
f
](A18567-e11290-b)
f
Mal.
4.2
.
sunne
of
righteousnesse
,
now
shining
in
his
strength
.
For
we
thus
conceiue
that
Christ
hauing
vndergone
all
these
things
for
our
sakes
,
and
being
ours
in
his
birth
,
and
in
his
life
,
and
in
his
death
,
is
ours
also
now
that
he
is
raised
againe
from
the
dead
,
and
[
g
](A18567-e11320-b)
g
Rom.
8.34
.
that
he
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
to
make
intercession
for
vs
,
and
therefore
that
[
h
](A18567-e11340-b)
h
Heb.
4.14
.
hauing
so
great
an
high
priest
for
vs
entred
into
heauen
,
and
[
i
](A18567-e11380-b)
i
ibid.
9.24
.
appearing
in
the
sight
of
God
for
vs
,
euen
Iesus
the
sonne
of
God
,
wee
may
with
boldnesse
goe
vnto
the
throne
of
grace
,
to
receiue
mercy
and
to
finde
grace
to
helpe
in
time
of
neede
.
And
thus
shall
we
be
enabled
to
beare
[
k
](A18567-e11410-b)
k
2.
Thess.
2.8
.
the
brightnesse
of
his
comming
,
and
[
l
](A18567-e11440-b)
l
Luc.
21.28
.
to
lift
vp
our
heads
for
ioy
that
our
redemption
and
full
deliuerance
is
at
hand
,
when
other
men
shall
be
at
their
wits
end
with
perplexitie
and
feare
,
and
shall
say
[
m
](A18567-e11480-b)
m
Apoc.
6.16
.
vnto
the
mountaines
and
rockes
,
fall
vpon
vs
and
hide
vs
from
the
presence
of
him
that
sitteth
vpon
the
throne
,
&c.
Now
then
let
Marcion
the
heretike
obiect
that
those
infirmities
and
weakenesses
,
those
afflictions
and
indignities
that
we
haue
spoken
of
,
are
matters
not
beseeming
or
befitting
the
glorie
of
God
,
and
and
we
will
answere
with
Tertullian
,
[
a
](A18567-e11530-b)
a
Tertul.
cont.
Marcio
.
lib.
2.
Totum
Dei
mei
penes
vos
dedecus
sacramentum
est
humanae
salutis
.
All
that
you
account
the
reproch
and
disgrace
of
our
God
,
is
the
sacrament
or
mysterie
of
mans
saluation
.
It
is
for
mans
behoofe
whatsoeuer
he
vndertooke
vnwoorthie
of
himselfe
.
[
b
](A18567-e11560-b)
b
Hilar.
de
Trinis
.
lib.
2.
Humilitas
eius
nostra
nobilitas
est
,
contumelia
eius
honor
noster
est
,
saith
Hilarie
.
The
humbling
of
him
is
the
ennobling
of
vs
;
his
reproch
is
our
honour
.
This
is
the
foundation
whereupon
we
builde
our selues
to
heauen
:
in
this
humiliation
and
weakenesse
of
Iesus
Christ
are
conteined
the
infinite
riches
of
grace
and
life
.
8
Hitherto
we
haue
seene
the
humbling
of
Dauids
Lord
:
now
let
vs
see
his
exaltation
and
glory
.
sit
thou
at
my
right
hand
,
&c.
Whereby
is
signified
the
lifting
vp
of
the
man
Christ
to
the
participation
and
felowship
of
the
maiesty
and
glory
of
God
,
and
to
all
height
of
dignity
,
power
,
primacy
ouer
all
creatures
both
in
heauen
and
earth
.
For
we
must
be
made
[
a
](A18567-e11700-b)
a
Rom.
8.29
.
like
vnto
the
image
of
the
sonne
of
God
,
not
onely
in
the
end
,
but
also
in
the
meanes
and
way
that
leadeth
thereunto
.
We
must
be
humbled
with
him
,
that
with
him
we
may
be
exalted
:
we
must
[
b
](A18567-e11730-b)
b
2.
Tim.
2.11.12
.
suffer
with
him
,
that
we
may
raigne
with
him
:
we
must
die
with
him
that
we
may
liue
with
him
:
we
must
[
c
](A18567-e11750-b)
c
Heb.
13.13
.
with
him
be
partakers
of
reproch
that
with
him
we
may
be
partakers
of
glory
:
we
must
with
him
beare
the
crosse
and
crowne
of
thornes
,
that
with
him
we
may
weare
the
crowne
of
euerlasting
life
.
If
we
refuse
his
company
in
the
one
,
he
will
exclude
vs
from
being
partners
with
him
in
the
other
.
As
it
is
said
of
Christ
the
head
.
[
d
](A18567-e11770-b)
d
Luc.
24.26
.
These
things
ought
Christ
to
suffer
and
so
to
enter
into
his
glory
:
so
it
is
said
of
vs
that
are
the
body
;
[
e
](A18567-e11790-b)
e
Act.
14.22
.
By
many
tribulations
we
must
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
God
.
As
Christ
was
[
f
](A18567-e11810-b)
f
Heb.
2.10
.
consecrated
the
prince
of
our
saluation
through
afflictions
;
so
our
[
g
](A18567-e11830-b)
g
2.
Cor.
1.6
.
saluation
is
wrought
in
enduring
the
sufferings
of
like
afflictions
.
But
there
is
comfort
of
these
tribulations
and
sufferings
,
for
that
they
conteine
the
hope
and
assurance
of
so
blessed
reward
,
inasmuch
as
therein
[
h
](A18567-e11850-b)
h
Rom.
5.2.3
.
we
reioice
vnder
the
hope
of
the
glory
of
God
.
And
therefore
as
Christ
[
i
](A18567-e11870-b)
i
Heb.
12.2
.
for
the
ioy
that
was
set
before
him
endured
the
crosse
and
despised
the
shame
,
so
must
we
,
looking
vnto
him
as
the
author
and
finisher
of
our
faith
,
with
willing
mindes
,
when
the
Lord
will
,
beare
the
[
k
](A18567-e11890-b)
k
2.
Cor.
4.17
.
momentary
and
light
affliction
of
this
time
,
as
which
bringeth
an
excellent
and
an
eternall
waight
of
glory
,
whilest
we
looke
not
vpon
the
temporall
things
which
are
seen
,
but
vpon
the
things
eternall
which
are
not
seen
.
9
The
reward
of
glory
that
is
here
assigned
vnto
Iesus
Christ
hauing
now
gone
through
all
his
sufferings
,
and
accomplished
the
worke
and
seruice
of
our
redemption
is
to
sit
at
the
right
hand
of
God
.
The
fulfilling
whereof
Saint
Marke
declareth
,
telling
vs
that
after
his
resurrection
hauing
spoken
vnto
his
disciples
[
a
](A18567-e11940-b)
a
Mar.
16.19
.
he
was
receiued
into
heauen
and
sate
at
the
right
hand
of
God
.
Which
is
an
honour
peculiar
vnto
the
sonne
of
God
.
The
highest
angels
are
not
high
enough
to
bee
partakers
of
this
glorie
:
for
[
b
](A18567-e11970-b)
b
Heb.
1.13
.
to
which
of
all
the
angels
hath
he
saide
at
anie
time
,
sit
thou
at
my
right
hand
,
&c.
Now
this
phrase
of
speech
borowed
from
humane
and
ciuill
vse
,
[
c
](A18567-e12020-b)
c
Dan.
7.9.10
.
the
thrones
being
set
vp
the
Auncient
of
daies
did
sit
:
thousand
thousands
ministred
vnto
him
,
&
ten
thousand
thousands
stood
before
him
.
Thus
the
honor
which
Iesus
Christ
shall
do
vnto
his
saints
,
we
finde
expressed
also
by
this
terme
of
sitting
:
[
d
](A18567-e12060-b)
d
Apoc.
3.21
.
To
him
that
ouercommeth
will
I
grant
to
sit
with
me
in
my
throne
,
&c.
But
Christ
is
not
said
onely
to
sit
,
but
to
sit
at
the
right
of
God
,
which
is
neuer
affirmed
of
the
saints
.
Now
the
right
hand
according
to
vse
of
nature
,
signifieth
power
and
strength
:
according
to
ciuill
vse
it
importeth
preheminence
and
honour
.
The
right
parts
naturally
are
the
nimbler
and
stronger
;
the
right
hand
then
the
left
.
And
therefore
more
commonly
&
more
fitly
,
we
vse
the
right
parts
then
the
left
,
and
finde
them
pliable
and
able
to
many
matters
,
to
which
the
left
doe
vs
little
steede
or
none
at
all
;
and
we
holde
it
a
preposterous
and
vnorderly
peruerting
of
natures
course
,
and
an
vnsightly
thing
when
by
euill
custome
a
man
hath
his
left
hand
more
easie
and
readie
for
his
vse
then
his
right
hand
is
.
And
this
strength
of
the
right
hand
the
holy
Ghost
hath
relation
vnto
,
when
to
set
foorth
the
speciall
power
of
God
exercised
in
any
glorious
worke
,
it
expresseth
the
same
as
performed
by
his
[
e
](A18567-e12130-b)
e
Psal.
98.1
.
&
118.15.16
.
right
hand
,
as
in
infinite
places
of
Scripture
we
may
obserue
.
In
ciuill
vse
it
is
a
matter
of
honor
to
be
set
at
the
right
hand
.
He
that
sitteth
at
the
princes
right
hand
,
is
deemed
to
be
next
in
honour
to
the
Prince
.
And
in
this
regard
[
f
](A18567-e12170-b)
f
1.
King
.
2.19
.
Solomon
sitting
on
his
throne
,
caused
a
seat
to
bee
brought
for
his
mother
comming
vnto
him
,
and
set
her
at
his
right
hand
.
And
vnto
this
alludeth
that
speech
concerning
the
spouse
Psal.
45.
[
a
](A18567-e12210-b)
a
Psal.
45.9
.
At
thy
right
hand
did
stand
the
Queene
in
a
vesture
of
gold
,
&c.
Whereby
is
imported
the
singular
honor
that
Christ
doth
vnto
his
spouse
the
church
.
Whether
way
soeuer
we
vnderstand
the
right
hand
,
Christ
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
in
all
most
full
brightnesse
of
the
glory
of
God
,
and
in
all
soueraignty
of
power
and
dominion
ouer
all
creatures
both
in
heauen
and
earth
:
so
that
the
godhead
in
the
man
Iesus
Christ
ruleth
and
gouerneth
all
things
;
administreth
,
guideth
,
&
mainteineth
the
church
purchased
by
his
bloud
,
and
to
be
short
executeth
all
iudgement
by
his
hand
.
Whereupon
it
is
said
,
Iohn
.
5.
[
b
](A18567-e12250-b)
b
Ioh.
5.27
.
The
father
hath
giuen
him
power
to
execute
iudgement
in
that
he
is
the
sonne
of
man
,
and
Act.
17.
[
c
](A18567-e12280-b)
c
Act.
17.31
.
He
will
iudge
the
world
in
righteousnesse
by
that
man
whom
he
hath
appointed
.
The
man
Iesus
Christ
saith
:
Iohn
17.
[
d
](A18567-e12320-b)
d
Ioh.
17.5
.
Glorifie
me
O
father
with
thine
owne
selfe
,
with
that
glorie
which
I
had
with
thee
before
the
world
was
.
The
man
Iesus
Christ
saith
Math.
28.
[
e
](A18567-e12360-b)
e
Math.
28.18
.
All
power
is
giuen
vnto
me
both
in
heauen
and
earth
.
Of
Iesus
Christ
concerning
his
manhood
it
is
saide
,
[
f
](A18567-e12390-b)
f
Eph.
1.20.21
.
Ephes.
1.
God
hath
set
him
at
his
right
hand
in
heauenly
places
farre
aboue
all
principalitie
,
and
power
,
and
might
,
and
dominion
,
and
euerie
name
that
is
named
not
in
this
world
onely
,
but
also
in
that
that
is
to
come
,
&
hath
made
all
things
subiect
vnder
his
feete
,
&c.
And
againe
,
Phil.
2.
[
g
](A18567-e12440-b)
g
Phil.
2.9
.
God
hath
highly
exalted
him
,
and
hath
giuen
him
a
name
aboue
euerie
name
,
that
at
the
name
of
Iesus
euery
knee
should
bowe
both
of
things
in
heauen
and
things
in
earth
and
things
vnder
the
earth
,
&c.
Behold
this
is
our
Sauiour
.
It
is
not
without
cause
that
we
put
our
trust
in
him
,
who
is
able
to
doe
all
things
for
vs
,
because
[
h
](A18567-e12470-b)
h
Math.
11.27
.
Iohn
3.35
.
What
comfort
we
haue
by
Christs
sitting
in
heauen
in
our
flesh
.
all
things
are
committed
vnto
him
.
And
thus
hath
God
exalted
and
honoured
our
nature
and
flesh
in
the
person
of
Iesus
Christ
,
that
wee
may
not
doubt
now
but
that
there
is
a
way
prepared
for
vs
into
heauen
,
seeing
that
our
flesh
is
sitting
at
the
right
hand
of
God
.
Let
it
not
dismay
vs
,
that
our
flesh
is
here
subiect
to
the
crosse
&
tribulation
,
that
it
is
afflicted
with
hunger
&
thirst
,
worne
out
with
trauell
and
labour
,
dried
vp
with
weeping
and
teares
,
vexed
with
sicknes
and
paine
,
fainted
with
heat
,
deadded
with
colde
,
tortured
and
slaine
with
fire
and
sword
,
cast
into
the
pit
and
consumed
to
dust
and
ashes
.
Iesus
Christ
in
this
flesh
of
ours
endured
hunger
and
thirst
;
was
humbled
and
afflicted
with
fasting
and
weeping
,
was
exercised
with
sorowe
and
paine
;
he
was
buffeted
with
fistes
,
scourged
with
rods
,
pricked
with
thornes
,
pearced
with
nailes
,
wounded
with
speare
,
appaled
by
death
,
shut
vp
in
the
graue
;
and
yet
the
same
flesh
nowe
sitteth
in
heauen
at
the
right
hand
of
the
maiestie
of
God
.
And
in
what
condition
?
[
a
](A18567-e12510-b)
a
Tertul.
de
resurrect.
carnis
.
Pignus
totius
summae
illuc
quandoque
redigendae
.
As
a
pledge
,
saith
Tertullian
,
to
assure
that
the
whole
remainder
of
our
flesh
shall
one
daie
be
brought
thither
.
Whereupon
he
notablie
inferreth
:
Feare
not
flesh
and
bloud
,
yee
hane
in
Christ
taken
possession
of
heauen
and
of
the
kingdome
of
God
:
or
if
any
denie
heauen
to
you
,
let
them
denie
Christ
himselfe
to
bee
in
heauen
.
O
sonne
of
God
,
the
euerlasting
brightnes
of
the
glorie
of
God
,
what
was
there
in
corruptible
flesh
that
should
mooue
thee
to
haue
that
respect
vnto
it
,
that
thou
shouldest
thus
lift
vp
the
dust
of
the
earth
,
and
exalt
it
aboue
the
highest
heauens
?
what
coulde
flesh
profit
thee
or
do
thee
good
,
that
thou
shouldest
vouchsafe
vnto
it
so
great
a
blessing
?
But
this
was
his
mercie
and
loue
towards
vs
,
when
there
was
nothing
in
vs
that
might
deserue
his
loue
,
that
wee
might
learne
to
honour
him
that
hath
so
highly
honored
vs
,
and
might
vnderstande
that
these
bodies
of
ours
redeemed
with
his
most
precious
bloud
,
and
called
to
the
hope
of
so
great
glorie
,
are
of
more
sacred
and
precious
account
then
that
they
shoulde
be
prostituted
vnto
sinne
,
and
made
brothell
houses
of
filthines
and
vncleannesse
,
and
abused
to
be
made
the
iustruments
for
the
performing
of
our
vnlawfull
and
sinfull
desires
.
It
shoulde
be
alwaies
a
strong
reason
to
mooue
vs
to
the
sober
and
holy
vsage
of
our
bodies
,
to
remember
that
Christ
in
our
flesh
sitteth
in
heauen
,
and
our
bodies
are
appointed
to
sit
with
him
:
for
howe
shall
we
thinke
them
to
be
meete
for
heauen
,
if
wee
by
wilfull
sinne
disgrace
them
,
and
make
them
viler
then
the
earth
?
10
Now
this
height
,
and
maiesty
and
power
of
Iesus
Christ
serueth
also
to
giue
vs
comfort
and
assurance
of
safety
in
all
dangers
,
both
of
the
church
in
generall
,
and
in
speciall
of
our selues
.
In
the
shakings
of
the
world
;
in
the
totterings
and
staggerings
of
empires
and
kingdomes
in
the
mutations
and
alterations
of
states
and
common
wealthes
;
in
the
middest
of
the
whirlewindes
and
stormes
and
tempests
of
troubles
,
at
the
sight
whereof
the
world
standeth
amazed
,
and
vnder
the
burthen
whereof
it
groneth
,
yet
Christ
still
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
and
in
all
things
interposeth
his
hand
and
by
his
diuine
prouidence
and
wisedome
so
gouerneth
all
things
,
that
howsoeuer
things
seeme
to
goe
by
hap
and
at
all
aduenture
,
without
the
stedfast
guiding
of
any
directing
hand
,
yet
indeede
there
is
not
so
much
as
the
moouing
of
a
foote
,
or
the
stroke
of
a
hand
,
or
the
falling
of
a
heare
,
wh●ch
is
not
disposed
by
his
hand
to
certeine
ends
,
and
those
profitable
and
necessary
for
the
glory
of
his
name
,
and
for
the
saluation
of
his
elect
.
And
therefore
be
not
afraid
for
that
thou
seest
[
a
](A18567-e12570-b)
a
Psal.
2.2
.
the
kings
of
the
earth
standing
vp
and
the
rulers
aduising
and
laying
their
counsells
as
sure
foundations
against
the
Lord
and
against
his
Christ
.
They
cannot
preuaile
against
the
right
hand
of
God
.
The
ship
of
Christ
may
be
tossed
with
waues
but
it
can
neuer
be
drowned
.
The
bush
wherein
the
Lord
is
may
burne
,
but
it
cannot
be
consumed
:
the
house
of
the
Lord
being
builded
vpon
the
rocke
,
may
be
assailed
with
the
windes
,
but
it
cannot
be
ouerthrowen
:
the
vineyard
of
the
Lord
may
be
hewed
and
cut
,
but
it
can
neuer
be
displanted
.
Iesus
Christ
sitting
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
he
hath
planted
it
,
and
[
b
](A18567-e12600-b)
b
Esa.
27.3
.
he
keepeth
it
night
and
day
that
it
may
growe
for
euer
.
And
this
is
the
comfort
and
establishment
of
euery
faithfull
soule
,
that
he
liueth
vnder
the
band
&
protection
of
him
that
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
.
Feare
not
thou
beleeuing
man
.
Sinne
tempteth
,
the
diuell
rageth
,
the
worlde
hateth
,
the
wicked
persecuteth
thee
:
but
fight
valiantly
against
all
with
most
assured
trust
of
victorie
and
conquest
,
because
thou
fightest
vnder
the
banner
of
him
that
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
.
He
is
thy
Sauiour
;
he
is
thy
Redeemer
:
he
hath
power
to
preserue
thee
,
and
will
neuer
suffer
thee
to
bee
cast
away
.
But
thou
wicked
man
,
thou
enimie
of
religion
,
and
of
the
Gospel
,
thou
that
laughest
and
mockest
at
the
seruice
of
Iesus
Christ
;
thou
that
grindest
thy
teeth
,
and
gnawest
thy
toong
for
anger
to
see
the
successe
of
the
Church
,
and
the
growth
of
true
religion
,
do
thou
I
say
,
tremble
and
quake
for
feare
.
For
at
whome
doest
thou
spurne
?
whom
dost
thou
fight
against
,
but
him
that
sitteth
at
the
right
hande
of
God
?
Thou
beatest
thy selfe
against
the
rocke
,
and
must
needes
bee
broken
in
peeces
:
thou
kickest
against
the
prickes
,
and
hurtest
thy selfe
.
Thou
canst
not
prosper
,
thou
canst
not
preuaile
.
Christ
shall
haue
the
victory
:
the
triumph
shal
be
Christs
:
he
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
vntill
all
his
enemies
be
made
his
footestoole
.
11
Where
the
particle
(
vntill
)
noteth
not
any
periode
or
point
of
time
when
Christ
shall
cease
to
sit
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
for
he
[
a
](A18567-e12670-b)
a
Luc.
1.33
.
shall
raigne
ouer
the
house
of
Iacob
for
euer
,
and
of
his
kingdome
there
shall
be
no
end
)
but
it
determineth
a
time
and
day
when
all
the
foes
of
Christ
shall
certainly
be
brought
to
vtter
and
euerlasting
confusion
thencefoorth
neuer
to
rile
or
to
stirre
againe
.
Now
they
are
Christs
foes
and
enemies
,
[
b
](A18567-e12710-b)
b
August
.
de
ciuit
.
dei
.
lib.
12.
cap.
3.
Resistendi
voluntate
,
non
potestate
nocendi
:
For
their
will
in
resisting
and
rebelling
against
him
,
not
for
any
power
or
ablenesse
they
haue
to
hurt
him
.
And
they
are
his
enemies
not
onely
by
dealing
against
him
in
himselfe
,
but
also
by
practising
euill
against
those
that
are
his
,
for
he
hath
made
vs
one
with
himselfe
:
he
hath
taken
vpon
him
our
person
and
our
cause
.
[
c
](A18567-e12750-b)
c
August
.
in
Psal.
Caput
&
corpus
vnus
est
Christus
,
sayeth
S.
Austen
.
The
head
and
the
body
togither
make
one
Christ
.
And
therefore
our
enemies
are
his
enemies
;
they
that
persecute
vs
are
persecutors
of
him
,
they
that
hate
vs
,
are
reputed
to
hate
him
;
so
that
the
afflictions
of
the
Saints
and
faithfull
are
called
by
the
holy
Ghost
[
d
](A18567-e12780-b)
d
Phil.
3.10
.
Col.
1.24
.
Christs
afflictions
,
[
e
](A18567-e12820-b)
e
2.
Cor.
1.5
.
1.
Pet.
4.13
.
the
sufferings
of
Christ
,
[
f
](A18567-e12860-b)
f
Gal.
6.17
.
the
markes
of
the
Lord
Iesus
,
[
g
](A18567-e12890-b)
g
Heb.
11.26
.
and
13.13
.
the
reproch
of
Christ
,
[
h
](A18567-e12930-b)
h
2
Cor.
4.10
.
the
dying
of
Christ
.
Christ
in
himselfe
dyed
but
once
,
and
[
i
](A18567-e12960-b)
i
Rom.
6.9
.
being
raised
from
the
dead
dyeth
no
more
;
death
hath
no
more
dominion
ouer
him
.
But
yet
he
is
said
after
a
sort
to
die
againe
in
them
who
for
his
sake
are
put
to
death
.
This
is
the
felowship
that
we
haue
with
Christ
,
who
by
faith
are
ioyned
vnto
him
:
to
our
comfort
,
for
that
howsoeuer
our
cause
be
neglected
with
men
,
yet
with
God
it
shall
not
goe
without
regard
,
because
it
is
the
cause
of
Christ
;
and
to
the
terrour
of
our
enemies
,
for
that
by
dealing
against
vs
,
they
fight
against
Christ
,
and
procure
vnto
themselues
the
wrath
of
so
great
and
so
strong
an
enemy
.
[
k
](A18567-e13030-b)
k
1.
Cor.
15.26
.
the
last
enemie
that
shall
be
destroyed
,
is
death
.
But
whether
corporall
or
spirituall
enemies
,
all
shall
be
subdued
vnto
Christ
,
all
shall
be
brought
in
subiection
vnto
him
.
Which
the
Prophet
here
importeth
by
this
that
they
shall
be
made
his
footestoole
.
Whereby
is
imported
an
extreme
and
vtter
abasing
,
[
a
](A18567-e13080-b)
a
Esa.
26.6
.
The
feete
shall
treade
it
downe
;
euen
the
feete
of
the
poore
and
the
steppes
of
the
needie
.
When
Iosuah
had
discomfited
the
fiue
Kings
of
the
Canaanites
and
had
caused
them
out
of
the
caues
where
they
had
hid
themselues
to
be
brought
vnto
him
,
he
called
all
the
men
of
Israel
and
sayed
vnto
the
[
b
](A18567-e13120-b)
b
Iosu.
10.24
.
chiefe
of
the
men
of
warre
,
Come
,
set
your
feete
vpon
the
neckes
of
these
kings
;
whereby
he
gaue
token
of
victory
not
onely
atchiued
against
these
,
but
to
be
atchieued
against
the
rest
of
those
wicked
nations
,
according
to
the
words
of
encouragement
which
he
addeth
for
declaration
of
this
signe
;
Be
strong
and
of
good
courage
,
for
thus
will
the
Lord
doe
to
all
the
enemies
against
whom
ye
fight
.
When
our
Sauiour
Christ
would
signifie
the
vtter
desolation
and
ouerthrow
of
Ierusalem
,
he
sayeth
,
[
c
](A18567-e13160-b)
c
Luc.
21.24
.
Ierusalem
shall
be
troden
vnder
foote
of
the
Gentiles
vntill
the
time
of
the
Gentiles
be
fulfilled
.
Thus
therefore
when
it
is
said
that
Christ
shall
make
his
enemies
his
footestoole
,
and
so
tread
them
vnder
foote
,
we
vnderstand
thereby
that
he
shall
conquere
them
and
cast
them
downe
,
shall
disarme
them
of
all
their
power
,
expose
them
to
infamie
and
shame
,
set
them
foorth
to
derision
and
scorne
,
and
in
a
word
shall
bring
vpon
them
vtter
confusion
,
that
they
shall
be
no
more
able
to
rise
against
him
,
then
the
footestoole
is
to
rise
against
him
that
treadeth
vpon
it
.
13
Now
the
full
accomplishment
hereof
appeareth
not
vntill
the
day
come
that
Iesus
Christ
shall
come
to
iudge
both
quicke
and
dead
,
but
yet
euen
since
the
time
that
he
tooke
possession
of
the
right
hand
of
God
,
he
hath
not
ceased
to
giue
vnto
his
Church
some
experience
and
tast
of
this
glorious
power
,
in
fighting
against
them
that
haue
fought
against
him
,
striking
the
Scepter
of
Princes
in
peeces
,
and
casting
their
crownes
to
the
ground
,
bowing
downe
their
backes
and
making
them
spectacles
of
infamie
and
confusion
that
haue
shedde
the
bloud
of
his
saints
,
and
magnified
themselues
against
his
church
.
What
shoulde
I
heere
discourse
vnto
you
of
the
Herodes
,
and
Pilates
,
Neroes
,
Deoclesians
,
Maximines
and
other
tyrants
and
persecutors
of
Christ
and
his
Church
;
vpon
whom
the
reuenging
hande
of
Iesus
Christ
hath
so
apparantly
and
pregnantly
shewed
it selfe
,
that
the
world
could
not
but
giue
glory
vnto
God
and
say
,
[
a
](A18567-e13220-b)
a
Exod.
8.19
.
It
is
the
finger
of
God
;
[
b
](A18567-e13250-b)
b
Psal.
118.23
.
The
enimies
of
Christ
ouerruled
to
serue
for
the
vse
and
good
of
him
and
his
.
this
is
the
Lords
dooing
,
and
it
is
maruelous
in
our
eies
.
14
To
leaue
this
to
his
proper
place
in
the
end
of
this
Psalm
,
what
shall
I
say
moreouer
that
howsoeuer
satan
bend
himselfe
and
practise
his
malice
against
the
kingdome
of
Christ
;
and
his
instruments
euen
some
at
the
mouth
for
very
mad
rage
and
fury
against
the
church
,
intending
the
vtter
extirpation
of
the
name
of
it
,
and
therefore
infinitely
butchering
and
killing
both
men
and
women
,
old
and
young
,
high
and
low
that
doe
take
in
their
mouthes
the
testimony
of
Iesus
Christ
,
yet
Christ
alwaies
hath
his
hooke
in
their
nostrells
,
and
sitteth
at
the
sterne
of
their
malice
,
limiting
their
power
,
ouerruling
their
purposes
,
ordering
all
their
courses
in
such
sort
that
they
can
doe
nothing
but
what
he
seeth
to
be
expedient
and
profitable
for
his
?
[
a
](A18567-e13320-b)
a
Ioh.
16
33.
I
haue
ouercome
the
worlde
;
[
b
](A18567-e13350-b)
b
12.31
.
the
prince
of
this
world
is
cast
foorth
:
and
Saint
Paul
saith
:
[
c
](A18567-e13380-b)
c
Col.
2.15
.
He
hath
spoiled
principalities
and
powers
,
and
hath
made
a
shewe
of
them
openly
,
and
hath
triumphed
ouer
them
by
his
crosse
.
The
enimies
then
are
ouercome
alreadie
,
and
all
the
power
that
is
against
vs
,
is
but
as
the
strugling
and
striuing
of
a
conquered
aduersarie
;
which
though
hee
bee
ouercome
,
is
suffered
for
a
while
to
liue
for
the
vse
and
aduantage
that
is
to
be
made
of
him
.
He
hath
pulled
out
their
eies
;
they
see
not
their
owne
waies
:
their
[
d
](A18567-e13410-b)
d
Esa.
37.28
.
going
out
and
comming
in
are
directed
by
his
hande
.
He
hath
chained
them
vp
;
they
cannot
stirre
further
then
he
giueth
them
the
libertie
of
the
chaine
;
hee
hath
broken
their
armes
;
they
strike
and
cannot
kill
:
he
hath
striken
out
their
teeth
;
they
bite
and
cannot
hurt
;
and
whilest
they
minde
nothing
but
the
fulfilling
of
their
owne
malitious
and
wicked
designements
,
they
are
made
will
they
,
nill
they
,
by
the
secret
and
most
mighty
hand
of
Christ
to
serue
for
the
setting
foorth
of
his
maiesty
and
power
and
prouidence
;
for
the
furthering
of
the
piety
and
faith
of
his
elect
in
this
world
,
and
their
saluation
and
glory
in
the
world
to
come
.
Euen
satan
himselfe
the
captaine
of
these
rebells
and
enemies
of
Iesus
Christ
is
made
his
vassall
and
slaue
,
and
lieth
at
his
foote
as
a
dog
fast
tied
,
not
to
stir
but
at
his
pleasure
.
And
because
the
victory
of
Christ
is
ours
also
in
him
,
[
e
](A18567-e13440-b)
e
Rom.
16.20
.
the
God
of
peace
treadeth
satan
vnder
our
feet
.
He
is
made
an
instrument
to
further
our
saluation
.
[
f
](A18567-e13470-b)
f
2.
Cor.
12.7
.
The
buffetings
of
satans
messenger
are
vsed
to
keepe
vs
from
being
exalted
by
pride
,
least
by
pride
we
should
fall
away
from
God
.
[
g
](A18567-e13510-b)
g
Ambros
.
de
pae●●en
.
lib.
1.
cap.
13.
By
the
commaundement
of
Christ
,
saith
Saint
Ambrose
,
the
deuill
is
made
the
keeper
of
him
whom
he
thinketh
to
make
a
pray
.
Euen
against
his
will
he
secondeth
and
serueth
the
will
of
the
God
of
heauen
.
He
is
deluded
,
and
in
his
biting
woundeth
himselfe
,
and
armeth
against
himselfe
him
whom
he
thought
to
weaken
and
ouercome
.
He
causeth
vexation
to
the
body
but
to
the
preseruation
of
the
soule
.
Thus
this
viper
hangeth
at
our
hands
and
yet
woundeth
vs
not
;
we
put
our
hand
into
the
hole
of
this
aspe
,
and
he
stingeth
vs
not
:
we
drinke
of
his
deadly
poison
and
it
hurteth
vs
not
;
nay
of
his
poison
is
made
a
spirituall
triacle
and
preseruatiue
against
poison
.
Now
if
the
case
be
thus
with
satan
himselfe
the
head
,
much
more
shall
it
be
so
with
his
members
.
They
are
troden
vnder
the
feet
of
Christ
,
and
cannot
be
hurtfull
vnto
vs
.
Whilest
they
lade
vs
with
reproches
,
they
honour
vs
:
whilest
they
afflict
and
vexe
vs
,
they
put
palmes
into
our
handes
,
and
crownes
vpon
our
heads
,
and
garments
of
righteousnes
vpon
our
backes
,
and
the
night
of
their
persecutions
maketh
the
starres
of
Christian
vertues
,
and
of
the
graces
of
God
to
shine
the
cleerer
in
vs
,
to
the
glorie
and
praise
of
God
.
So
it
is
with
the
rest
.
Sinne
it selfe
is
the
drawing
on
of
righteousnesse
;
the
worlde
is
the
subiect
and
matter
of
our
victorie
and
glorie
;
the
curse
an
occasion
of
blessing
;
the
[
a
](A18567-e13560-b)
a
Gal.
3.24
.
Lawe
a
schoole-maister
to
Christ
;
death
the
gate
of
life
;
the
graue
the
putting
off
of
mortalitie
and
corruption
.
To
be
short
,
[
b
](A18567-e13590-b)
b
Esa.
11.9
.
There
shall
be
nothing
to
hurt
or
to
destroie
in
all
the
mountaine
of
the
Lordes
holinesse
:
[
c
](A18567-e13620-b)
c
Ioh.
10.28
.
nothing
to
pull
the
sheepe
of
Christ
out
of
his
handes
:
but
[
d
](A18567-e13650-b)
d
Rom.
8.28
.
all
things
worke
togither
for
good
,
and
for
the
best
to
them
that
loue
God
.
And
why
so
?
Because
all
the
enimies
of
Christ
,
that
is
to
say
,
all
our
enimies
are
become
his
footestoole
,
and
in
him
a
footestoole
vnto
vs
.
And
thus
shall
Christes
enimies
serue
for
his
vse
&
for
the
vse
of
his
Church
,
vntill
the
daie
come
that
that
which
is
heere
prophecied
shall
be
perfectly
fulfilled
,
when
all
the
enimies
of
Christ
,
nowe
alreadie
ouercome
,
shall
be
vtterly
destroied
and
abolished
;
when
there
shall
be
none
to
tempt
vs
,
none
to
trouble
vs
;
when
sinne
shall
bee
quite
done
awaie
;
when
[
e
](A18567-e13680-b)
e
Reuel.
20.10.14
.
the
diuell
and
the
beast
,
and
the
false
prophet
and
death
and
hell
shall
bee
cast
into
the
lake
of
fire
,
that
burneth
for
euer
;
when
[
f
](A18567-e13710-b)
f
Reu.
7.16.17
.
&
20.4
.
God
shall
wipe
awaie
all
teares
from
the
eies
of
his
:
when
they
shall
hunger
no
more
,
thirst
no
more
;
when
the
sunne
and
heate
shall
no
more
light
vpon
them
,
and
there
shall
be
no
more
death
,
nor
sorow
,
nor
crying
,
nor
any
more
paine
,
but
[
g
](A18567-e13760-b)
g
1.
Cor.
15.28
.
God
shall
be
all
in
all
.
15
To
conclude
,
[
h
](A18567-e13800-b)
h
Psal.
74.3
.
God
will
for
euer
destroy
euerie
enimie
that
doth
euill
to
his
sanctuarie
,
all
tyrants
&
persecutors
&
oppugners
of
his
Church
.
Howsoeuer
they
seeme
to
haue
power
in
their
handes
euen
at
their
owne
will
,
yet
Christ
sitteth
aboue
them
at
the
right
hand
of
God
;
they
shall
be
made
his
footestoole
,
confusion
shall
be
their
portion
,
as
in
al
ages
God
hath
shewed
,
and
will
shew
vnto
the
end
,
and
specially
in
the
end
,
as
remaineth
further
to
bee
spoken
at
the
ende
of
this
Psalme
.
God
the
father
graunt
vnto
vs
for
his
welbeloued
sonne
Iesus
Christ
his
sake
,
the
grace
of
his
holie
spirit
,
whereby
through
the
knowledge
of
his
holie
word
we
may
framed
to
the
obedience
of
his
holy
will
,
that
wee
may
serue
him
faithfully
and
truely
according
to
his
commandement
the
whole
course
of
this
life
,
that
when
it
shall
please
him
to
take
vs
out
of
this
mortall
life
,
we
may
be
made
partakers
of
that
eternall
life
and
blessednes
which
he
hath
promised
in
the
world
to
come
through
the
same
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
To
God
the
father
,
God
the
sonne
,
and
God
the
holie
Ghost
,
be
all
honour
,
glorie
,
praise
,
dominion
,
might
,
maiestie
,
and
power
,
both
nowe
and
for
euermore
:
Amen
.
The
second
Sermon
the
same
day
in
the
afternoone
.
Verse
2.
The
Lord
shall
send
the
rod
(
or
scepter
)
of
thy
power
out
of
Sion
:
be
thou
a
ruler
(
or
beare
thou
rule
)
in
the
middest
of
thine
enimies
.
IN
the
former
Sermon
wee
haue
seene
the
sonne
of
Dauid
installed
and
enthroned
to
the
seate
and
maiestie
of
his
kingdome
.
In
this
second
verse
is
set
foorth
the
meanes
whereby
,
and
the
maner
how
this
kingdome
is
founded
and
established
.
the
rod
or
scepter
of
his
power
.
Secondly
from
whence
this
scepter
proceedeth
:
the
Lord
shal
send
it
.
Thirdly
whence
it
hath
his
gooing
foorth
:
out
of
Sion
.
Fourthly
what
successe
and
worke
it
hath
:
he
thereby
beareth
rule
in
the
middest
of
his
enimies
.
2
Now
we
see
Christ
heere
brought
in
imperiall
maner
,
bearing
his
scepter
in
his
hand
:
for
the
scepter
is
one
of
the
ensignes
of
princely
maiestie
.
[
a
](A18567-e14010-b)
a
Psal.
45.6
.
the
scepter
of
his
kingdome
,
whereby
namely
he
exerciseth
and
administreth
his
kingdome
.
And
that
we
may
vnderstand
what
this
scepter
is
,
it
is
called
also
[
b
](A18567-e14040-b)
b
Esa.
11.4
.
the
scepter
or
rod
of
his
mouth
,
which
in
the
same
place
and
elsewhere
is
termed
also
[
c
](A18567-e14070-b)
c
ibib
.
&
2.
Thess.
2.8
.
the
breath
of
his
lips
;
the
breath
of
his
mouth
.
Now
what
is
it
that
proceedeth
from
the
mouth
and
is
formed
with
the
breath
but
only
the
word
?
The
word
of
Christ
therefore
is
the
Scepter
of
his
kingdome
.
[
a
](A18567-e14160-b)
a
2.
Cor.
2.15
.
in
them
that
are
saued
,
and
in
them
that
perish
,
being
to
the
one
the
sauour
of
death
vnto
death
,
to
the
other
the
sauour
of
life
vnto
life
,
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
,
for
we
must
know
that
the
Scepter
and
kingdome
of
Christ
hath
vnder
the
imperiall
stroke
thereof
two
sorts
of
men
:
the
one
loiall
and
louing
subiects
;
the
other
traiterous
&
wilfull
rebels
.
[
b
](A18567-e14200-b)
b
Psal.
2.9
.
Thou
shalt
smite
them
with
a
rod
or
Scepter
of
iron
and
shalt
breake
them
in
peeces
like
a
potters
vessell
.
The
word
of
Christ
is
indeede
vnto
them
as
[
c
](A18567-e14230-b)
c
Ier.
24.29
.
a
hammer
to
breake
them
in
pieces
,
as
[
d
](A18567-e14260-b)
d
Ier.
5.14
.
a
fire
to
burne
and
consume
them
:
as
[
e
](A18567-e14290-b)
e
Reuel.
19.15
.
a
sword
to
kill
them
and
cut
them
off
:
as
[
f
](A18567-e14320-b)
f
Ier.
25.15
.
a
potion
of
wrath
to
poyson
them
,
and
as
a
mightie
tempestuous
winde
sent
foorth
in
anger
from
the
Lord
renteth
and
ouerthroweth
the
tall
and
mightie
trees
,
and
turneth
them
vp
by
the
rootes
,
so
the
word
that
proceedeth
out
of
the
mouth
of
God
vndermineth
the
foundations
of
the
wicked
,
&
casteth
their
houses
downe
vpon
their
heads
,
and
after
it
is
once
gone
foorth
,
neuer
ceaseth
,
as
a
canker
fretting
and
eating
vpon
them
,
vntill
it
haue
quite
consumed
them
to
nothing
.
Yea
and
in
the
meane
while
howsoeuer
words
seeme
to
be
but
winde
,
yet
this
winde
of
the
Lord
oftentimes
,
we
see
,
astonisheth
the
harts
of
such
reprobates
and
castawaies
,
appaleth
their
faces
,
conuinceth
and
frighteth
their
consciences
,
confoundeth
their
vnderstanding
,
and
as
an
arrow
in
their
sides
galleth
and
vexeth
them
;
they
seeke
to
pull
it
out
and
it
will
not
be
,
but
as
a
fury
it
foloweth
them
,
and
tormenteth
them
;
and
as
the
sheepe
tangled
in
the
bryers
,
the
more
they
stirre
,
the
faster
they
are
tyed
,
and
the
deadly
poyson
,
which
they
haue
conceiued
,
they
strengthen
more
and
more
to
their
owne
destruction
.
To
be
short
,
as
the
sentence
of
the
iudge
is
the
death
of
the
malefactor
vpon
whom
it
is
pronounced
:
so
the
word
of
God
is
the
death
of
the
wicked
man
,
it
bindeth
him
fast
with
the
cords
of
iudgement
,
it
kindleth
a
fire
round
about
him
which
[
g
](A18567-e14350-b)
g
Esa.
30.33
.
the
breath
of
the
Lord
like
a
riuer
of
brimstone
causeth
to
burne
for
euer
.
This
is
the
Scepter
of
Christ
,
this
is
the
power
of
his
word
:
Let
vs
not
resist
it
,
let
vs
not
despise
it
,
least
the
iudgement
thereof
fall
vpon
vs
,
as
the
stone
of
a
mightie
rocke
to
grinde
vs
to
dust
and
powder
.
Let
vs
not
deceiue
our selues
.
Our
pompe
and
our
pride
will
not
beare
vs
out
against
the
hand
of
him
that
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
.
We
are
but
flesh
,
the
edge
of
his
sworde
will
easily
pearce
vs
:
we
are
but
dust
and
ashes
;
the
breath
of
his
displeasure
will
easilie
blowe
vs
away
,
and
we
shall
come
to
nought
.
If
the
sweetenesse
of
earthly
things
haue
so
enchanted
&
bewitched
our
taste
that
we
finde
no
sweetenesse
in
the
comforts
of
the
worde
of
life
,
if
we
set
more
by
[
a
](A18567-e14380-b)
a
Num.
11.5
.
the
Leekes
and
Garlike
of
Egypt
,
then
by
angels
food
,
the
heauenly
Manna
:
he
will
fill
our
mouthes
with
grauell
and
sande
;
and
gall
and
wormewood
,
that
is
,
bitternes
and
sorow
shall
be
our
end
.
[
b
](A18567-e14430-b)
b
Rom.
1.16
.
the
Gospell
,
the
power
of
God
vnto
saluation
,
and
the
[
c
](A18567-e14470-b)
c
1.
Cor.
1.21.24
.
preaching
of
the
crosse
of
Christ
,
the
power
of
God
,
and
the
wisedome
of
God
to
saue
them
that
beleeue
.
Heereby
he
calleth
vs
,
conuerteth
vs
,
quickneth
vs
,
feedeth
vs
,
comforteth
vs
,
stablisheth
vs
,
and
guideth
vs
to
himselfe
.
Heereby
he
dissipateth
and
scattereth
the
mistes
of
ignorance
and
errour
,
enlighteneth
the
blinde
eies
,
subdueth
proude
and
rebellious
affections
,
softeneth
the
stony
and
vnpearceable
hardnesse
of
mens
harts
,
changeth
lions
and
woolues
and
beares
and
tigers
into
meeke
and
harmelesse
lambes
and
dooues
;
worketh
in
man
another
nature
,
another
disposition
,
another
will
,
another
heart
,
euen
then
when
his
heart
seemeth
to
be
vnmooueably
setled
against
God
.
Thus
therefore
we
reade
:
[
d
](A18567-e14500-b)
d
Heb.
4.12
.
The
word
of
God
is
liuely
and
mightie
in
operation
,
and
sharper
then
any
two
edged
sword
,
and
entreth
through
euen
vnto
the
diuiding
a
sunder
of
the
soule
and
the
spirite
,
and
of
the
ioyntes
and
the
marow
,
and
is
a
discerner
of
the
thoughts
and
intents
of
the
heart
,
so
that
[
e
](A18567-e14530-b)
e
1.
Cor.
14.24
.
when
yee
prophecie
saith
Saint
Paul
,
and
there
come
in
one
that
beleeueth
not
,
or
one
vnlearned
,
he
is
rebuked
of
all
,
and
is
iudged
of
all
,
and
so
the
secrets
of
his
heart
are
made
manifest
,
and
he
falleth
downe
and
worshippeth
God
,
and
saieth
;
God
is
in
you
indeed
.
Thus
the
hearts
of
the
two
disciples
[
f
](A18567-e14570-b)
f
Luc.
24.32
.
burnt
within
them
,
whilest
Iesus
openeth
vnto
them
the
Scriptures
:
the
officers
sent
by
the
Pharisies
to
apprehend
Christ
,
whilest
they
heare
his
preaching
,
are
turned
to
another
minde
and
giue
glorie
vnto
him
,
and
say
,
[
a
](A18567-e14610-b)
a
Ioh.
7.46
.
Neuer
man
spake
like
this
man
:
the
Iewes
at
the
hearing
of
Peters
sermon
,
are
[
b
](A18567-e14650-b)
b
Act.
2.37
.
pricked
in
their
heartes
,
and
say
vnto
the
Apostles
,
Men
and
brethren
what
shall
we
do
?
they
were
so
affected
with
this
word
that
they
[
c
](A18567-e14690-b)
c
Act.
2.45
.
soulde
their
possessions
and
goods
,
and
forsooke
all
,
that
they
might
giue
themselues
wholy
vnto
Iesus
Christ
.
So
mightily
hath
it
preuailed
and
ouerruled
the
mindes
of
men
against
nature
and
reason
,
and
learning
,
and
wisedome
,
and
custome
,
and
whatsoeuer
else
is
stronge
to
holde
men
in
the
liking
of
those
things
which
they
haue
once
receiued
and
folowed
,
as
that
they
haue
beene
content
to
renounce
the
deuotions
which
their
forefathers
had
so
long
imbraced
;
to
cast
away
the
gods
which
themselues
had
deuoutly
serued
;
to
stoppe
their
eares
against
the
contrarie
motiues
and
perswasions
of
father
and
mother
;
to
harden
their
harts
against
the
kneelings
and
weepings
,
and
embracinges
of
wife
and
children
;
to
forgoe
their
friends
and
countenance
,
their
honours
and
inheritances
,
yea
and
their
liues
also
rather
then
loose
that
peace
and
ioye
of
heart
which
the
same
worde
of
Christ
had
ministred
vnto
them
.
Yea
how
strange
is
it
,
and
howe
greatly
doth
it
commend
the
power
of
this
worde
,
to
see
weakenesse
heereby
preuailing
against
strength
?
simplicitie
against
policie
?
to
see
the
Lambe
standing
without
feare
before
the
lion
;
the
seely
turtle
before
the
deuouring
kite
;
women
and
children
and
weakelings
,
before
the
great
monarches
and
potentates
of
the
world
,
not
fearing
their
threatning
words
,
nor
dreading
their
tormenting
hands
,
but
boldly
vttering
[
d
](A18567-e14720-b)
d
Reuel.
12.15
.
the
worde
of
their
testimonie
,
in
despight
of
all
their
furie
,
and
neuer
yeelding
to
shrinke
from
it
by
any
thing
that
coulde
be
deuised
against
them
?
The
worde
of
God
in
their
hearts
gaue
them
courage
and
resolution
and
strength
to
goe
through
fire
and
water
,
to
beare
all
aduentures
of
winde
and
weather
,
and
howsoeuer
they
seemed
to
be
beaten
against
the
rockes
,
yet
they
escaped
shipwracke
,
and
arriued
safe
at
the
hauen
of
their
desire
.
If
we
haue
felt
the
worke
heereof
in
our selues
,
we
cannot
but
acknowledge
it
to
be
a
diuine
power
;
we
can
not
but
confesse
and
say
:
[
e
](A18567-e14740-b)
e
Psal
76.10
.
vulg.
edit
.
Haec
est
mutatio
dexterae
excelsi●
this
change
is
wrought
by
the
right
hand
of
the
most
highest
.
For
to
deny
our
owne
wisedome
,
to
crosse
our
owne
desires
,
to
tread
nature
and
affection
vnderfoote
,
to
say
vnto
our
pleasures
and
delights
,
we
know
you
not
,
nor
will
haue
any
thing
to
do
with
you
;
to
be
profite
and
gaine
farewell
,
that
we
may
folow
the
commaundement
of
the
Lord
:
to
worke
these
things
in
vs
,
argueth
a
hand
that
is
mightier
ouer
vs
then
we
are
ouer
our selues
,
and
setteth
foorth
the
glorious
and
superexcellent
power
of
the
worde
of
Christ
.
[
a
](A18567-e14820-b)
a
Luc.
19.14
.
We
will
not
haue
this
man
to
be
our
king
or
to
raigne
ouer
vs
.
Will
a
mortall
prince
be
perswaded
that
we
take
him
for
our
king
,
when
we
presumptuously
crosse
and
thwart
his
words
,
and
refuse
to
be
gouerned
by
his
lawes
?
Will
he
not
rather
thinke
that
we
dally
with
him
and
deride
him
?
Will
he
not
hold
vs
,
and
that
iustly
,
for
traiterous
and
dissembling
rebells
?
And
shall
the
Lord
account
any
otherwise
of
vs
,
when
by
our
owne
words
we
giue
check
vnto
his
words
,
and
set
up
lawes
of
our
owne
against
his
lawes
,
and
refuse
to
be
guided
at
his
will
?
[
a
](A18567-e14860-b)
a
Mat.
15.6
.
by
their
tradition
haue
made
the
commandement
of
God
of
none
effect
.
All
their
deuotion
what
is
it
but
mens
deuise
?
what
else
but
a
peruerting
and
deprauing
of
those
things
which
were
instituted
and
ordeined
by
Iesus
Christ
?
Christ
by
his
word
teacheth
vs
one
thing
:
they
by
their
tradition
and
deuise
teach
vs
quite
the
contrary
.
Christ
teacheth
vs
that
[
b
](A18567-e14890-b)
b
Heb.
13.4
.
mariage
is
honorable
amongst
all
men
,
but
fornicatours
and
adulterers
God
will
iudge
:
they
teach
vs
that
mariage
is
damnable
in
some
men
,
and
that
it
is
more
tolerable
for
them
to
be
fornicatours
then
to
be
maried
men
.
Christ
teacheth
vs
[
c
](A18567-e14930-b)
c
1.
Ioh.
5
.
2●
.
to
keepe
our selues
fram
idols
:
they
teach
vs
to
worship
them
.
Christ
saieth
of
the
cup
of
the
Sacrament
,
[
d
](A18567-e14960-b)
d
Mat.
26.27
.
drinke
yee
all
of
this
:
they
say
all
shall
not
drinke
of
it
,
but
onely
the
Priest
.
Christ
teacheth
vs
not
[
e
](A18567-e14990-b)
e
Gal.
6.14
.
to
reioyce
but
onely
in
his
crosse
:
they
teach
vs
to
reioyce
and
to
seeke
remission
of
sinnes
in
the
crosse
of
Peter
and
of
Paule
,
and
in
the
crosses
of
all
the
saints
.
Many
more
examples
might
be
alledged
very
pregnant
to
this
purpose
,
wherein
we
may
obserue
a
repugnancie
and
direct
opposition
betwixt
Christianitie
and
Popery
vnlesse
wilfully
we
blinde
our
eies
and
refuse
to
see
.
Now
thanks
be
vnto
God
which
hath
deliuered
vs
from
the
tyranny
of
that
Scepter
of
Antichrist
,
and
hath
broken
from
our
neckes
the
yoke
of
his
superstitions
,
and
hath
caused
the
fresh
and
reuiuing
winde
of
his
word
freely
to
blow
vpon
vs
,
and
hereby
hath
giuen
vs
assured
token
of
his
most
gratious
and
louely
presence
,
and
of
the
kingdome
of
Christ
amongst
vs
.
Let
vs
now
walke
in
the
light
that
he
hath
giuen
vs
,
and
willingly
yeelde
our selues
to
be
gouerned
by
his
Scepter
,
lest
if
we
despise
his
word
,
and
bring
foorth
no
fruit
of
the
labour
that
he
hath
bestowed
vpon
vs
,
we
bring
vpon
our selues
that
sentence
which
Christ
pronounced
of
the
Iewes
.
[
f
](A18567-e15040-b)
f
Mat.
21.43
.
The
kingdome
of
God
shall
be
taken
from
you
,
and
shall
be
giuen
to
a
nation
that
shall
bring
foorth
the
fruites
thereof
.
8
It
foloweth
concerning
the
Scepter
of
Christs
power
,
that
the
Lord
doth
send
it
foorth
.
For
the
word
of
Christ
neither
goeth
foorth
nor
prospereth
by
the
will
or
power
of
man
,
but
the
Lord
it
is
that
sendeth
it
,
and
it
is
the
Lord
that
giueth
successe
vnto
it
.
[
a
](A18567-e15110-b)
a
Mat.
9.38
.
sendeth
or
thrusteth
foorth
labourers
to
labour
in
this
haruest
.
And
therefore
in
the
preaching
of
the
word
we
are
so
alwaies
to
looke
vpon
men
,
and
to
consider
their
comming
and
their
gifts
as
that
withall
we
behold
the
Lord
sending
foorth
or
holding
out
in
them
the
Scepter
of
his
power
,
that
we
may
acknowledge
his
mercie
whereby
he
vouchsafeth
to
giue
vs
so
vndoubted
token
of
his
fauour
,
and
good
will
toward
vs
,
and
when
we
heare
the
word
,
may
duely
reuerence
and
regard
the
same
,
as
knowing
that
therein
is
contained
a
message
directed
vnto
vs
from
the
Lord
.
And
if
at
any
time
we
be
depriued
and
faile
of
the
vse
and
comfort
of
this
benefite
,
we
must
begge
of
him
to
supply
our
defect
in
this
behalfe
,
and
to
giue
vnto
our
hunger-bitten
soules
this
bread
of
life
,
least
it
fall
out
that
for
want
thereof
we
famish
and
pine
away
.
out
of
Sion
.
Whereunto
agreeth
that
which
is
written
by
the
prophet
Esay
:
[
a
](A18567-e15200-b)
a
Esa.
2.3
.
The
law
shall
goe
out
of
Sion
,
and
the
worde
of
the
Lorde
from
Ierusalem
.
And
there
the
Apostles
receiued
the
holie
Ghost
,
and
those
heauenly
gifts
,
whereby
they
were
prepared
and
fitted
for
that
great
worke
of
the
conuersion
of
the
Gentiles
:
there
they
first
blew
vp
the
trumpet
,
the
sound
whereof
went
afterwards
throughout
the
whole
world
.
Thus
to
doe
they
were
forewarned
by
Christ
himselfe
,
telling
them
that
repentance
and
remission
of
sinnes
shoulde
bee
preached
in
his
name
among
all
nations
,
[
b
](A18567-e15230-b)
b
Luc.
24.47
.
beginning
at
Ierusalem
.
Now
vnder
Sion
and
Ierusalem
we
are
respectiuely
to
vnderstand
the
whole
nation
of
the
Iewes
,
to
whom
the
Apostles
were
willed
first
of
all
to
preach
the
Gospell
of
saluation
.
To
which
purpose
the
Apostle
Paul
saith
to
the
vnbeleeuing
Iewes
of
Antioche
in
Pisidia
;
[
c
](A18567-e15290-b)
c
Act.
13.46
.
It
was
necessarie
that
the
worde
of
God
should
be
first
spoken
to
you
:
but
because
yee
put
it
from
you
,
&c.
beholde
wee
turne
to
the
Gentiles
.
11
Thus
God
ordeined
that
the
seede
of
Abraham
,
to
whom
the
promises
were
first
made
,
[
d
](A18567-e15360-b)
d
Rom.
11.30
.
by
their
vnbeliefe
we
,
euen
all
the
Gentiles
,
haue
receiued
mercy
:
their
[
e
](A18567-e15400-b)
e
11.
fall
hath
beene
our
rising
;
the
casting
off
of
them
[
a
](A18567-e15420-b)
a
Rom.
11.15
.
reconciling
of
vs
;
their
[
b
](A18567-e15450-b)
b
17.
cutting
off
,
the
implanting
and
engraffing
of
vs
to
be
partakers
of
the
roote
and
fatnesse
of
the
oliue
tree
.
We
see
them
that
were
[
c
](A18567-e15480-b)
c
Math.
20.16
.
the
first
,
become
now
the
last
.
We
see
the
[
d
](A18567-e15520-b)
d
Iudg.
6.37
.
August
.
cont.
Pelag.
&
Celest
.
lib.
2.
ca.
25.
fleece
that
was
wette
when
all
the
earth
was
drie
,
become
dry
now
when
all
the
earth
is
wette
:
wee
see
the
[
e
](A18567-e15570-b)
e
Luc.
15.28
.
August
.
quast.
Euangelic.
lib.
2.
q.
33.
elder
brother
sit
murmuring
without
the
doore
,
and
refusing
to
come
in
,
for
anger
that
his
yoonger
vnthriftie
brother
,
though
repenting
and
humbling
himselfe
to
his
father
,
is
receiued
home
.
Wee
see
[
f
](A18567-e15610-b)
f
Math.
22.9
.
Luc.
14.21.24
.
the
poore
and
the
maimed
,
and
the
halt
and
the
blinde
sitting
at
the
table
,
whence
they
that
were
the
guests
first
of
all
and
solemnly
bidden
,
are
reiected
as
vnwoorthie
.
God
hath
fast
locked
them
vp
in
vnbeleefe
and
hardnesse
of
hart
,
they
haue
eies
and
cannot
see
;
cares
and
cannot
heare
;
the
spirite
of
slumber
and
darknes
is
vpon
them
,
and
they
see
not
the
comfortable
light
of
God
that
shineth
vnto
vs
.
13
The
other
part
of
this
verse
setteth
foorth
the
notable
effect
of
the
mightie
scepter
of
Christ
,
that
thereby
his
kingdome
shall
be
builded
,
and
he
shall
be
are
rule
euen
in
the
midst
of
all
his
enimies
,
[
a
](A18567-e15730-b)
a
Math.
16.18
.
the
gates
of
hell
shall
neuer
preuaile
against
it
.
God
the
father
graunt
vnto
vs
,
&c.
The
third
Sermon
,
vpon
New
yeeres
day
.
Verse
3.
Thy
people
shall
be
a
people
of
great
deuotion
(
or
willingnesse
)
in
the
day
of
thine
armie
,
in
the
excellent
beautie
of
holinesse
:
thy
youth
shall
be
as
the
dewe
vnto
thee
from
the
wombe
of
the
morning
.
WE
haue
heard
how
the
kingdome
of
Christ
is
alwaies
oppugned
with
enimies
,
and
that
it
neuer
wanteth
the
opposition
and
encounter
of
an
aduersarie
power
.
Which
yet
cannot
hinder
but
that
Iesus
Christ
sitteth
at
the
right
hande
of
God
as
king
and
conquerour
,
preuailing
against
al
,
and
none
preuailing
against
him
,
and
still
maintaining
and
gouerning
his
kingdome
,
vntill
he
haue
in
the
ende
fullie
and
finally
subdued
and
destroied
all
power
that
refuseth
to
how
and
to
yeelde
obedience
vnto
him
.
Vntill
the
full
accomplishment
of
which
victory
and
conquest
he
ceaseth
not
both
in
himselfe
and
in
his
members
to
war
and
fight
against
his
enimies
,
and
continually
to
maintaine
both
field
and
garison
against
them
.
In
the
day
of
thine
armie
,
meaning
thereby
the
day
and
time
when
Iesus
Christ
shall
call
and
gather
vnto
him
his
people
as
an
army
to
fight
for
him
.
Which
is
no
other
but
that
which
the
holy
ghost
elsewhere
calleth
[
a
](A18567-e15860-b)
a
2.
Cor.
6.2
.
the
accepted
time
,
the
day
of
saluation
,
euen
the
day
and
time
of
the
preaching
of
the
gospell
,
whereby
the
Lords
trumpet
is
sounded
,
and
the
[
b
](A18567-e15890-b)
b
Esa.
11.10
.
standard
of
Christ
crucified
is
lifted
vp
that
nations
and
people
may
assemble
themselues
vnto
him
.
For
as
princes
and
captaines
by
striking
vp
the
drum
and
blowing
the
trumpet
,
and
by
auncients
and
banners
displaied
doe
muster
their
men
,
and
leuie
their
souldiours
,
and
prepare
them
and
leade
them
foorth
to
battell
;
euen
so
Iesus
Christ
[
a
](A18567-e15960-b)
a
Isu
.
5.14
.
the
captaine
of
the
Lords
host
by
blowing
vp
the
trumpet
of
his
word
and
gospell
,
whereby
he
is
set
vp
for
a
signe
vnto
vs
,
and
[
b
](A18567-e15990-b)
b
Gal.
3.1
.
described
before
our
eies
as
crucified
amongst
vs
,
calleth
and
assembleth
his
church
and
traineth
his
souldiers
,
and
warneth
them
,
leadeth
them
,
comforteth
them
to
fight
his
battells
against
the
enemies
of
his
kingdome
.
And
thus
doth
he
supply
his
army
from
time
to
time
,
and
as
some
are
taken
away
putteth
other
in
their
place
,
vntill
he
haue
obteined
an
euerlasting
victory
,
and
vtterly
confounded
the
power
of
all
his
enemies
.
And
this
is
,
men
and
brethren
,
the
end
of
our
preaching
and
seruice
in
the
gospell
,
that
by
the
sound
of
this
trumpet
we
may
gather
amongst
you
an
army
vnto
Iesus
Christ
,
and
may
traine
you
and
arme
you
and
leade
you
foorth
to
the
battell
of
the
Lord
.
Now
therfore
in
the
former
part
of
this
verse
there
are
three
things
of
vs
to
be
obserued
.
great
deuotion
or
willingnesse
.
Thirdly
how
they
are
attired
and
armed
for
this
battell
;
in
the
excellent
beauty
of
holynesse
.
[
c
](A18567-e16080-b)
c
Iob.
1.7
.
compasseth
the
earth
to
and
fro
,
&
[
d
](A18567-e16110-b)
d
1.
Pet.
5.8
.
goeth
about
like
a
roaring
lyon
still
seeking
whom
he
may
deuour
.
A
mightie
&
dangerous
aduersary
,
great
in
power
,
wily
in
practise
,
bould
in
attempt
,
fierce
in
charge
,
instant
and
importunate
in
fight
,
weerisome
in
continuance
,
manifold
in
all
his
actions
,
a
very
Protêus
turning
and
winding
himselfe
into
all
fashions
,
and
formes
and
shapes
,
sometimes
a
fearefull
Dragon
,
sometimes
a
flattering
Mermaide
,
and
any
thing
to
serue
his
turne
.
An
expert
and
beaten
souldiour
knowing
all
stratagemes
and
policies
of
warre
.
A
skilfull
and
cunning
fisher
,
knowing
all
maner
of
baites
for
all
kindes
and
for
all
seasons
,
hauing
as
Cyprian
saith
,
[
e
](A18567-e16160-b)
e
Cypr.
de
exhortat
.
martyrij
.
by
long
experience
and
practise
learned
all
meanes
and
waies
to
cozen
and
deceiue
vs
,
applying
himselfe
to
the
seuerall
ages
of
men
,
to
their
estates
and
degrees
,
their
places
and
callings
,
their
humours
and
affections
,
omitting
no
occasions
,
no
oportunities
that
he
can
any
way
apprehend
to
subuert
and
ouerthrow
vs
.
[
a
](A18567-e16200-b)
a
Mat.
7.13
.
broad
and
easie
way
that
leadeth
vnto
destruction
.
He
discourageth
vs
from
goodnes
by
the
offence
and
displeasure
sometimes
of
friends
,
sometimes
of
great
men
;
that
whilest
we
loue
men
more
then
God
,
we
may
by
pleasing
of
men
fall
away
from
God
.
He
trieth
vs
by
the
reproches
and
slaunders
,
the
mocks
and
taunts
,
the
twitings
and
vpbraydings
of
the
world
,
that
the
irkesomenes
thereof
entring
into
our
soules
like
arrowes
into
our
bones
,
may
make
vs
weary
of
folowing
vertue
and
godlines
,
whereby
we
become
subiect
vnto
such
disgrace
.
He
raiseth
trouble
and
persecution
,
that
the
danger
of
life
and
goods
,
the
feare
and
dread
of
fire
and
sword
,
of
imprisonment
and
banishment
may
driue
vs
away
from
our
reioycing
in
the
crosse
of
Christ
.
[
b
](A18567-e16250-b)
b
Reuel.
9.1
.
starres
from
heauen
to
earth
,
extinguishing
in
men
the
light
of
the
spirite
that
hath
most
clearely
shined
;
quenching
the
zeale
that
hath
most
feruently
burned
:
preuailing
with
men
to
pull
downe
in
themselues
that
which
God
hath
builded
vp
,
to
make
sale
of
Faith
and
shipwracke
of
conscience
,
and
to
become
runnegates
and
apostataes
,
yea
and
sometimes
persecutors
of
the
Gospell
which
they
themselues
haue
professed
.
The
motiue
whereof
the
deuill
saw
to
bee
so
strong
,
as
that
thereby
he
would
needs
trie
the
strength
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
;
[
a
](A18567-e16280-b)
a
Mat.
4.8
.
Luc.
4.6
.
shewing
him
all
the
kingdomes
of
the
world
,
and
the
glory
of
them
,
and
saying
?
If
thou
wilt
fall
downe
before
me
and
worship
me
,
they
shall
be
all
thine
.
And
surely
hereby
he
winneth
many
to
fall
downe
before
him
and
to
worship
him
by
sinne
and
vnrighteousnes
and
wilfull
breaking
of
the
commandements
of
God
.
For
the
compassing
of
their
vniust
and
sinfull
desires
of
the
things
of
this
world
,
yeelding
themselues
at
his
will
to
become
vassals
and
slaues
to
couetousnesse
,
extortion
,
vsurie
,
falsehood
;
to
whore
dome
and
filthinesse
;
to
gluttony
and
drunkennesse
;
to
ambition
,
flatterie
,
hypocrisie
,
enuie
,
and
all
maner
lewd
and
euill
works
;
content
to
admit
a
wound
in
the
conscience
for
a
peny
in
the
purse
,
and
for
the
pleasure
of
the
body
to
destroy
the
soule
,
and
for
the
kingdome
and
glory
of
this
world
,
to
loose
the
glorious
kingdome
of
Iesus
Christ
.
6
Thus
we
harbour
with
in
our selues
[
b
](A18567-e16370-b)
b
August
.
cont.
I●l
.
Pelag.
lib.
2.
exercitum
quendam
cupiditatum
,
as
Saint
Austen
saieth
,
a
very
army
of
vicious
and
sinfull
affections
,
which
yeeld
vs
continuall
matter
and
occasion
of
fighting
from
our
beginning
to
our
end
,
against
the
wantonnesse
and
wilfulnesse
of
youth
,
against
the
crookednesse
of
olde
age
;
in
prosperitie
against
presumption
and
carnall
securitie
,
in
aduersitie
against
impatiencie
and
despaire
:
in
high
estate
against
disdaine
,
in
low
estate
against
enuie
:
in
aboundance
against
excesse
,
in
want
against
vnlawfull
shifts
:
in
the
folowing
of
vertue
against
vaine
glory
,
in
the
hatred
of
vice
against
curiositie
and
rashnes
in
iudging
&
censuring
other
men
:
in
religion
against
schisme
,
heresie
,
infidelitie
;
in
ciuill
conuersation
against
wrathfulnesse
,
vnfaithfulnesse
,
vnmercifulnesse
,
selfeloue
,
and
all
iniustice
:
against
euill
workes
in
the
profession
of
true
faith
,
against
misbeleefe
in
the
practise
of
good
works
.
[
a
](A18567-e16450-b)
a
Cypr.
de
mortall
.
If
couetousnesse
be
ouerthrowen
,
saith
Saint
Cyprian
,
then
ariseth
wanton
lust
:
if
lust
be
repressed
,
then
ambition
comes
in
place
:
if
ambition
be
reiected
,
then
anger
prouoketh
pride
swelleth
,
enuie
fretteth
,
&c.
So
●…e
is
it
which
the
same
Father
elsewhere
saith
,
[
b
](A18567-e16480-b)
b
Idem
de
duplicimartyrio
.
Although
there
be
not
alwaies
Neroes
,
Diocletians
,
and
Maximines
raging
against
the
Church
,
yet
neuer
doth
the
deuill
cease
to
busie
and
trouble
them
that
haue
professed
the
warfare
of
Christ
.
And
Saint
Hierome
[
c
](A18567-e16510-b)
c
Hierony
.
epis
.
ad
Heliodorum
Erras
si
vnquam
putas
Christianum
persecutionem
non
pati
;
&
tunc
maximè
oppugnaris
quum
te
oppugnarinescis
,
Thou
art
deceiued
if
thou
thinke
a
Christian
man
at
any
time
free
from
suffering
persecution
and
then
is
a
man
most
of
all
oppugned
,
when
he
doth
not
know
himselfe
to
be
oppugned
.
7
Now
being
thus
beset
with
enemies
on
euery
side
,
nay
carying
within
our selues
enmitie
against
our selues
,
we
see
a
necessitie
of
fighting
,
we
see
a
reason
why
we
are
called
the
armie
of
the
Lord
.
Let
vs
therefore
be
as
we
are
called
;
let
vs
euery
man
take
sword
in
hand
and
[
d
](A18567-e16550-b)
d
Iudg.
5.23
.
goe
foorth
to
helpe
the
Lord
against
the
mightie
,
against
[
e
](A18567-e16580-b)
e
Reuel.
12.9.17
.
the
Dragon
and
the
Angels
thus
making
warre
against
the
womans
seede
.
If
in
the
middest
of
so
many
,
so
dangerous
,
so
deadly
enemies
we
sit
still
and
sleepe
and
refuse
to
fight
,
what
doe
wee
but
betraie
our selues
and
the
quarrell
and
cause
of
him
that
hath
chosen
vs
to
be
his
souldiours
?
[
a
](A18567-e16620-b)
a
Iam.
4.7
.
to
resist
the
diuell
,
and
to
[
b
](A18567-e16650-b)
b
Heb.
12.4
.
fight
against
sinne
;
if
there
be
not
in
thee
a
daily
controuling
of
thine
owne
waies
,
a
checking
of
thine
owne
hart
;
a
resisting
of
thine
owne
desires
,
a
subduing
of
thine
owne
affections
,
that
thou
maiest
[
c
](A18567-e16680-b)
c
2.
Cor.
10.5
.
bring
euerie
thought
to
the
obedience
of
Christ
;
if
all
bee
at
peace
within
thee
,
and
thou
findest
no
diuision
,
no
contradiction
betwixt
the
flesh
and
the
spirite
,
betwixt
the
old
and
the
new
man
,
betwixt
that
which
thou
art
of
thy selfe
,
and
that
which
thou
art
of
God
,
what
doest
thou
in
the
Lordes
tents
?
to
what
end
doest
thou
professe
the
seruice
of
Christ
?
Go
out
of
the
campe
,
if
thou
wilt
not
fight
,
and
keepe
not
a
standing
there
idlely
and
in
vaine
.
[
d
](A18567-e16730-b)
d
2.
Cor.
5.15
.
liue
to
themselues
here
vpon
the
earth
:
they
would
be
blessed
in
the
world
to
come
,
but
yet
would
not
be
crossed
in
the
pleasures
of
this
world
.
But
this
cannot
be
.
He
that
hath
called
vs
vnto
eternall
life
,
hath
told
vs
that
we
must
[
e
](A18567-e16760-b)
e
Luc.
13.24
.
striue
to
enter
in
at
the
straight
gate
that
leadeth
vnto
it
.
He
that
hath
set
before
vs
[
f
](A18567-e16790-b)
f
1.
Cor.
9.25.26
.
an
incorruptible
crowne
,
hath
withall
warned
vs
that
we
must
[
g
](A18567-e16820-b)
g
2.
Tim
2.5
.
fight
for
it
.
And
as
Saint
Ambrose
saith
:
[
h
](A18567-e16860-b)
h
Ambros
.
in
psa.
118.
ser.
18.
Non
decet
redimitos
floribus
corona
,
sed
puluerulentos
,
&c.
The
crowne
is
not
for
carpet
knights
,
that
loue
to
be
beset
and
garlanded
with
posies
and
floures
,
but
for
them
that
are
beraied
with
wrastling
and
tumbling
in
the
dust
,
and
victorie
is
not
the
honour
of
nicelings
and
wantons
,
but
of
them
that
haue
sweate
and
laboured
for
it
.
If
therefore
we
desire
the
reward
of
victorie
,
and
the
crowne
that
is
promised
to
them
onely
that
ouercome
,
let
vs
,
as
I
haue
saide
,
addresse
our selues
vnto
the
fight
,
and
applie
both
our
harts
and
our
hands
to
the
pulling
downe
of
the
kingdome
of
Satan
,
and
to
the
maintenance
and
aduancement
of
the
kingdome
of
Iesus
Christ
.
sword
of
the
spirit
,
the
word
of
God
,
for
the
cutting
downe
of
sinne
and
vnrighteousnesse
,
and
to
breede
in
mens
hearts
the
feare
of
God
and
the
loue
of
his
commandements
.
Parents
and
maisters
by
well
gouerning
themselues
and
their
households
,
restraining
their
children
and
seruants
from
all
loosenesse
and
lewd
behauiour
,
and
training
them
vp
with
all
care
to
vertuous
and
godly
life
.
In
a
word
let
euery
man
esteeme
with
himselfe
what
the
duety
of
his
calling
requireth
of
him
,
and
therein
bestow
himselfe
faithfully
for
the
Lord
.
Let
vs
all
be
euermore
practising
and
enuring
our selues
to
fight
in
the
Lordes
behalfe
;
against
the
diuell
by
faith
;
against
the
world
by
patience
and
temperance
;
against
the
lusts
of
the
flesh
by
daily
meditation
and
exercise
of
repentance
;
against
them
all
by
praier
and
by
the
word
of
God
.
[
a
](A18567-e16950-b)
a
Luc.
2.13
.
multitude
of
heauenly
souldiours
,
his
blessed
angels
to
fight
for
vs
.
So
that
we
may
boldly
comfort
our selues
and
say
,
[
b
](A18567-e16980-b)
b
1.
Ioh.
4.4
.
Greater
is
he
that
is
in
vs
,
then
he
that
is
in
the
worlde
:
and
[
c
](A18567-e17010-b)
c
2.
King
.
6.16
.
they
that
are
with
vs
are
moe
,
then
they
that
are
against
vs
,
yea
,
they
that
are
against
vs
,
are
ouerruled
by
his
mightie
hande
,
to
bee
for
vs
euen
in
those
thinges
that
they
entend
against
vs
.
And
to
be
short
,
though
we
be
weake
,
yet
hee
is
strong
,
and
will
suffer
none
[
d
](A18567-e17040-b)
d
Ioh.
10.28
.
to
plucke
vs
out
of
his
hand
,
but
the
end
shall
be
,
with
reioycing
and
triumph
to
sing
aloude
,
[
e
](A18567-e17070-b)
e
1.
Cor.
15.57
.
Thankes
be
vnto
God
which
hath
giuen
vs
the
victorie
through
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
a
people
of
great
deuotion
or
willingnesse
.
If
we
will
translate
it
precisely
according
to
the
Hebrew
wordes
,
we
must
say
,
a
people
of
deuotions
,
because
the
worde
is
vsed
in
the
plurall
number
.
But
to
expresse
the
force
thereof
,
I
rather
choose
to
reade
,
a
people
of
great
deuotion
.
For
nothing
else
doth
the
prophet
import
heereby
,
but
a
singular
freenesse
and
willingnesse
of
hart
,
wherewith
the
people
of
Christ
shall
dedicate
and
giue
themselues
vnto
him
to
be
bestowed
and
vsed
at
his
will
.
And
to
this
purpose
the
worde
is
vsed
in
other
places
of
holy
Scripture
.
As
namely
in
the
law
of
Moses
,
by
this
worde
are
noted
the
[
f
](A18567-e17160-b)
f
Leuit.
22.18
.
&
23.38
.
free
offrings
which
men
without
any
certaine
imposition
of
law
offered
voluntarilie
,
and
of
their
owne
accord
.
By
the
originall
of
this
worde
Moses
spake
vnto
the
people
for
the
buying
of
stuffe
for
the
making
of
the
tabernacle
and
furniture
thereof
,
and
of
the
garments
of
the
high
Priest
;
[
g
](A18567-e17210-b)
g
2
Exod.
35.5
.
If
there
bee
any
man
whose
hart
maketh
him
willing
thereunto
,
let
him
bring
his
offring
to
the
Lord
,
&c.
And
by
the
same
verbe
,
though
in
another
coniugation
Deborah
speaketh
of
them
who
of
their
owne
free
accord
went
foorth
to
battell
against
Sisera
and
his
companie
,
[
a
](A18567-e17260-b)
a
Judg.
5.2.9
.
Praise
yee
the
Lorde
for
the
auenging
of
Israell
,
for
the
people
that
offered
themselues
willingly
.
My
hart
is
set
on
them
that
were
willing
among
the
people
.
Euen
such
are
the
people
of
Christ
here
saide
to
bee
to
the
battell
that
we
haue
spoken
of
,
to
wit
,
voluntarie
men
,
freely
and
willingly
offering
and
deuoting
themselues
to
doe
him
seruice
and
to
fight
for
him
.
[
b
](A18567-e17310-b)
b
Prosp.
de
vocat
.
gent.
lib.
2.
cap
9.
Virtus
nolentium
nulla
est
,
saith
Prosper
.
Men
are
not
accounted
vertuous
for
those
things
they
do
against
their
wills
.
It
is
the
will
that
commendeth
the
good
actions
of
men
,
[
c
](A18567-e17370-b)
c
Prou.
26.13
.
a
lion
is
in
the
streete
.
But
where
the
heart
is
affected
,
and
the
will
deepely
and
throughly
possessed
with
a
thing
,
it
is
the
cleering
of
all
cases
,
and
the
controwling
of
all
doubts
,
and
a
spurre
against
delaies
:
paines
seemeth
pleasure
;
and
expense
seemeth
gaine
,
and
those
things
that
are
lions
and
beares
to
other
men
,
are
but
ghosts
and
shadowes
to
deuotion
and
good
will
.
And
as
Saint
Ambrose
saith
,
[
d
](A18567-e17410-b)
d
Ambros
.
in
epist.
ad
Rom.
cap.
11.
Hoc
sequitur
vnumquemque
quod
conatur
ex
corde
:
that
groweth
vpon
a
man
and
goeth
well
forward
,
which
he
endeuoreth
from
the
hart
:
whereas
coldnesse
and
carelesnesse
in
the
worker
,
causeth
alwaies
crookednesse
and
vntowardlinesse
in
the
worke
.
13
Now
therefore
the
people
of
Christ
,
that
vprightly
and
without
halting
they
may
serue
him
,
are
discribed
to
be
a
people
of
zealous
and
willing
minde
;
[
a
](A18567-e17460-b)
a
Reuel.
3.15
.
I
would
thou
were
either
hot
or
cold
;
but
bicause
thou
art
neither
hot
nor
cold
,
but
lukewarme
,
I
will
spue
thee
out
of
my
mouth
.
And
surely
this
is
the
sinne
of
these
times
wherein
we
liue
;
wherein
there
is
much
professing
of
the
name
of
Christ
,
and
little
loue
to
Christ
himselfe
.
We
haue
the
gospell
more
in
our
mouthes
then
in
our
harts
.
Religion
is
made
to
serue
mens
purposes
,
when
they
themselues
haue
little
purpose
of
religion
.
Policy
hath
ouermaistred
piety
,
and
the
world
more
preuaileth
then
the
word
,
and
godlynesse
is
sold
for
gaine
,
and
their
appeereth
in
vs
so
little
hart
towards
Christ
,
that
wee
may
iustly
perswade
our selues
that
the
blinde
conscience
of
former
ages
,
shall
accuse
and
condemne
the
carelesse
learning
of
our
age
.
They
changed
deuotion
into
superstition
,
but
wee
haue
changed
it
into
presumption
and
wilfulnesse
.
The
fruites
of
their
deuotion
wee
haue
turned
to
sacriledge
&
theft
;
and
whilest
we
condemne
them
for
misbeliefe
,
wee
condemne
our selues
by
wicked
life
.
We
measure
our
religion
by
mens
liking
,
and
whilest
we
are
loth
to
go
to
farre
,
we
are
farre
to
short
of
that
we
should
be
.
Whilest
we
auoid
to
be
accounted
foolishly
precise
,
we
continue
licentiously
&
grossely
prophane
.
We
heare
the
worde
of
Christ
;
but
where
is
our
zeale
in
hearing
of
it
?
How
easely
are
we
withholden
from
it
by
euery
trifling
excuse
,
and
can
like
better
in
time
of
holie
exercise
to
sit
at
cardes
by
a
warme
fire
,
then
to
sit
with
God
in
a
colde
church
?
If
we
serue
him
in
the
forenoone
,
it
is
well
:
it
is
too
much
to
serue
him
againe
in
the
afternoone
.
If
we
do
him
deuotion
in
the
church
,
it
is
more
then
needeth
to
do
him
any
at
home
.
And
thus
wee
abridge
Christ
of
his
worship
,
and
stint
him
at
our
pleasure
.
Our
willingnes
is
but
when
we
will
,
and
our
deuotion
is
but
panges
and
fittes
,
and
lasteth
no
longer
,
then
standeth
with
the
folowing
of
our
owne
delights
.
And
if
any
thing
happely
at
any
time
doe
mooue
vs
,
yet
is
it
but
as
a
flash
of
lightning
which
sodainly
appeereth
,
and
by
and
by
vanisheth
away
,
as
if
it
had
neuer
beene
.
And
to
be
short
,
farre
are
we
of
from
that
zeale
of
the
honour
of
Christ
,
that
studie
and
care
of
godly
life
,
&
eschewing
of
the
corruptions
of
the
world
,
that
should
make
a
difference
betwixt
the
seruants
of
Christ
,
and
the
children
of
this
world
.
14
But
where
is
in
the
meane
time
that
great
deuotion
that
the
prophet
speaketh
of
,
and
how
shall
wee
perswade
our selues
that
those
things
are
verified
and
fulfilled
in
vs
,
which
are
thus
foretold
of
the
people
of
Iesus
Christ
?
Which
if
we
cannot
,
how
shall
we
perswade
our selues
that
we
are
his
?
Let
vs
therefore
leaue
our
lame
and
halting
religion
,
and
[
a
](A18567-e17510-b)
a
Heb.
12.13
.
make
streight
steps
vnto
our
feete
,
that
we
may
walke
vprightly
with
the
Lord
,
and
[
b
](A18567-e17540-b)
b
Act.
11.23
.
with
purpose
of
hart
cleaue
stedfastly
vnto
him
.
Let
not
men
heare
more
in
our
words
,
then
they
see
in
our
deeds
,
but
if
we
will
professe
our selues
to
be
his
,
let
it
appeere
in
our
true
piety
and
deuotion
towards
him
.
He
requireth
of
vs
to
be
[
c
](A18567-e17580-b)
c
Rom.
12.11
.
feruent
in
spirit
,
[
d
](A18567-e17610-b)
d
Tit.
2.14
.
zealous
of
good
workes
,
[
e
](A18567-e17640-b)
e
Gal.
4.18
.
earnest
in
good
things
,
not
onely
receiuing
the
truth
,
but
also
[
f
](A18567-e17670-b)
f
2.
Thess.
2.10
.
the
loue
of
the
truth
,
that
we
may
be
saued
.
It
is
to
small
purpose
that
we
haue
the
truth
,
if
we
loue
it
not
,
and
if
we
loue
it
,
loue
will
breede
deuotion
,
and
deuotion
will
yeeld
all
duety
vnto
the
God
of
truth
.
the
excellent
beautie
of
holines
.
Where
I
read
,
excellent
beautie
,
to
expresse
the
force
and
importance
of
the
plurall
number
.
For
in
the
Hebrew
it
is
not
beautie
,
but
beauties
,
as
to
signifie
that
holinesse
conteineth
in
it
all
true
beautie
,
&
is
the
summe
of
all
those
ornaments
and
graces
wherewith
the
people
of
Christ
are
to
decke
themselues
that
they
may
be
goodly
and
glorious
in
his
sight
.
So
that
whereas
wee
are
all
naturally
desirous
to
be
faire
and
beautifull
,
the
prophet
heere
instructeth
vs
what
beautie
it
is
that
is
most
of
all
to
be
desired
;
and
wherewith
aboue
all
other
we
should
specially
seeke
to
grace
our selues
.
For
as
for
outward
grace
and
beautie
,
either
in
the
feature
of
the
body
it selfe
,
or
in
things
applied
to
adde
comelinesse
vnto
it
,
what
is
it
in
it selfe
but
a
fading
floure
?
corrupted
by
sicknesse
,
withered
by
yeeres
,
and
confounded
by
death
.
And
if
withall
the
soule
be
a
harbour
of
vicious
and
euell
affections
,
a
sinke
of
sinne
and
vncleannes
,
what
is
all
this
goodly
beautie
,
but
as
varnish
vpon
rotten
woode
,
and
as
a
faire
painted
visour
vpon
a
foule
wrinkled
and
deformed
face
?
16
The
beauty
therefore
which
the
prophet
here
commendeth
is
that
wherein
we
are
approoued
with
the
Lord
,
who
accepteth
vs
not
for
any
outward
glory
but
for
the
vertue
and
good
quality
of
the
hart
.
It
is
holinesse
that
draweth
the
eies
of
God
vnto
vs
,
and
whereby
we
are
louely
and
pleasing
in
his
fight
aboue
other
men
.
[
a
](A18567-e17780-b)
a
Ioh.
15.19
.
hath
chosen
and
[
b
](A18567-e17810-b)
b
Gal.
1.4
.
giuen
himselfe
to
deliuer
vs
from
this
present
euill
world
,
that
he
might
make
vs
[
c
](A18567-e17840-b)
c
2.
Tim.
2.21
.
vessells
of
honour
,
sanctified
,
and
meete
for
the
vses
of
the
Lord
,
should
[
d
](A18567-e17870-b)
d
Iam.
1.27
.
keepe
our selues
vnspotted
of
the
world
,
by
[
e
](A18567-e17900-b)
e
2.
Pet.
1.4
.
flying
the
corruption
that
raigneth
therein
by
lust
,
and
abhorring
those
polluted
and
vncleane
courses
,
in
the
lothsome
filthinesse
whereof
the
world
walloweth
and
tumbleth
it selfe
,
to
the
great
offense
and
displeasure
of
almighty
God
.
And
surely
so
long
as
the
contagion
and
filth
of
the
world
cleaueth
fast
vnto
vs
,
and
we
frame
our selues
to
the
fashion
and
behauiour
thereof
,
there
can
be
nothing
so
lothsome
and
hatefull
vnto
vs
,
as
we
our selues
are
lothsome
vnto
God
.
And
therefore
God
himselfe
in
this
sort
aduiseth
vs
,
[
a
](A18567-e17940-b)
a
2.
Cor.
6.17
.
Come
out
from
among
them
,
and
seperate
your selues
,
and
touch
no
vncleane
thing
,
and
I
will
receiue
you
,
and
I
will
be
a
father
vnto
you
,
and
you
shall
be
my
sonnes
and
daughters
,
saith
the
Lord
.
Whereupon
the
apostle
thus
exhorteth
in
the
beginning
of
the
next
chapter
,
[
b
](A18567-e17970-b)
b
2.
Cor.
7.1
.
seeing
then
we
haue
these
promises
,
let
vs
clense
our selues
from
all
fithines
of
the
flesh
&
of
the
spirit
,
and
grow
vp
to
full
holines
in
the
feare
of
God
.
In
which
words
he
expresseth
both
those
parts
of
holines
which
I
mentioned
before
:
calling
the
one
,
the
clensing
of
our selues
from
all
filthinesse
of
the
flesh
and
spirite
:
the
other
,
the
growing
vp
to
full
holinesse
,
or
the
fulfilling
and
perfiting
of
our
sanctification
in
the
feare
of
God
.
Which
fulfilling
of
our
sanctification
standeth
in
clothing
from
day
to
day
both
inwardly
our
conscience
,
and
outwardly
our
conuersation
with
pietie
and
the
feare
of
God
,
thereby
to
[
c
](A18567-e18030-b)
c
1.
Pet.
2.9
.
set
foorth
the
vertues
of
him
that
hath
called
vs
out
of
darkenes
into
his
maruelous
light
.
And
this
the
Apostle
Saint
Paule
calleth
[
d
](A18567-e18070-b)
d
Rom.
13.14
.
Gal.
5.16
.
the
putting
on
of
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
teaching
vs
thereby
not
onely
to
attire
our selues
by
faith
with
his
merites
and
righteousnes
,
that
thereby
we
may
be
iustified
in
the
sight
of
God
,
but
also
by
holines
to
expresse
in
our
life
the
example
that
he
hath
laied
before
vs
,
that
by
our
good
workes
and
godly
life
it
may
appeere
that
we
haue
Christ
dwelling
and
ruling
in
our
harts
.
Which
the
same
Apostle
elsewhere
more
particularly
describeth
saying
;
[
e
](A18567-e18110-b)
e
Col.
3.12
.
put
on
,
as
the
elect
of
God
,
holy
and
beloued
,
tender
mercie
,
kindenesse
,
humblenesse
of
minde
,
meekenes
,
long
suffring
,
&c.
And
againe
,
[
f
](A18567-e18140-b)
f
1.
Thess
5.8
.
Let
vs
which
are
of
the
daie
be
sober
,
putting
on
the
brestplate
of
faith
and
loue
,
and
the
hope
of
saluation
for
an
helmet
.
17
These
and
such
like
are
the
ornaments
whereby
the
church
of
Christ
is
to
him
that
loueth
her
[
g
](A18567-e18180-b)
g
Cant.
5.9
.
Holines
our
attyre
when
we
come
to
the
place
of
the
Lords
assemblie
.
goodly
as
the
morning
,
faire
as
the
moone
,
pure
as
the
sunne
:
and
to
her
enimie
terrible
as
an
armie
with
displaied
ensignes
.
Thus
attired
and
armed
we
shoulde
come
and
present
our selues
in
this
place
of
the
assemblie
of
the
Lordes
armie
:
not
in
hautines
and
presumption
,
not
in
vaine
and
wanton
apparell
,
not
in
the
care
of
decking
our selues
to
the
eies
of
the
worlde
,
(
the
follie
whereof
in
this
generation
nowe
long
agoe
stinketh
in
the
nostrels
of
the
Lorde
:
)
but
in
humblenesse
and
lowlinesse
of
minde
,
in
meekenesse
and
quietnesse
of
spirite
,
in
innocencie
and
simplicitie
of
hart
,
in
a
sacred
feare
and
reuerence
of
that
high
maiestie
before
which
we
present
our selues
.
If
we
come
not
thus
prepared
,
wee
are
but
spots
and
blots
in
the
Lords
assemblie
,
and
we
are
to
feare
the
same
exception
to
be
taken
against
vs
,
as
was
taken
against
him
that
came
to
the
wedding
supper
without
a
wedding
garment
:
[
a
](A18567-e18220-b)
a
Math.
22.12
.
friend
,
howe
commest
thou
in
hither
not
hauing
on
a
wedding
garment
?
For
what
is
the
wedding
garment
but
euen
the
beautie
of
holinesse
which
the
prophet
heere
commendeth
as
the
attire
of
the
Lords
armie
.
That
therefore
our
comming
may
be
gratefull
to
the
Lord
,
and
without
danger
to
our selues
,
let
vs
haue
this
sentence
of
the
prophet
in
our
mindes
,
and
remember
alwaies
to
appeere
before
the
Lorde
in
the
beautie
of
holinesse
,
in
true
deuotion
,
humblenesse
of
minde
,
obedience
,
loue
[
b
](A18567-e18260-b)
b
1.
Tim.
1.5
.
out
of
a
pure
hart
,
and
a
good
conscience
and
faith
vnfained
:
so
the
Lorde
seeing
in
vs
the
shadow
and
picture
of
his
beautie
,
shal
take
delight
and
pleasure
in
vs
,
whereas
otherwise
by
hypocrisie
and
sinne
,
our
being
heere
is
but
abhomination
before
him
.
18
Now
followeth
the
latter
part
of
this
verse
:
Thy
youth
shal
be
as
the
dew
vnto
thee
from
the
wombe
of
the
morning
.
Where
the
words
being
very
obscure
in
the
Hebrew
text
are
diuersly
translated
.
Vpon
searching
and
comparing
of
diuers
iudgements
,
I
haue
set
downe
that
which
I
take
to
be
most
fit
.
And
verie
answerable
heereunto
is
that
which
is
written
by
the
prophet
Micah
:
[
c
](A18567-e18320-b)
c
Micah
.
5.7
.
The
remnant
of
Iacob
shall
be
among
manie
people
,
as
the
dew
from
the
Lorde
,
and
as
the
little
mistling
droppes
vpon
the
grasse
,
which
doe
not
waite
for
man
,
nor
hope
in
the
sonnes
of
Adam
.
By
which
wordes
the
prophet
foretelleth
the
mightie
increase
of
the
church
amongst
the
Gentiles
,
whose
multitude
shall
be
as
the
small
dew
,
and
little
drops
that
fall
from
heauen
without
number
,
and
that
this
shall
come
to
passe
,
not
by
any
power
or
worke
of
man
,
but
by
the
gracious
hand
of
almightie
God
,
euen
as
hee
onely
without
the
helpe
of
man
causeth
the
shewers
and
dew
to
fall
vpon
the
earth
.
To
which
verie
purpose
I
take
it
the
wordes
of
our
prophet
here
are
likewise
to
bee
vnderstoode
:
wombe
of
the
morning
,
where
the
morning
dewe
is
secretly
formed
,
and
from
whence
it
commeth
as
children
from
the
wombe
.
Againe
,
the
name
of
youth
by
another
figure
importeth
not
meerely
yoongnesse
of
age
,
but
the
persons
themselues
that
are
yoong
;
by
the
like
phrase
of
speech
as
we
are
woont
to
say
;
The
youth
were
gathered
togither
;
the
youth
were
sporting
themselues
,
&c.
[
a
](A18567-e18410-b)
a
Iam.
1.18
.
begotten
by
the
word
of
truth
,
and
[
b
](A18567-e18440-b)
b
Ioh.
3.3.5
.
borne
againe
[
c
](A18567-e18470-b)
c
Tit.
3.5
.
by
the
washing
of
the
new
birth
,
and
by
the
renewing
of
the
holy
ghost
to
become
of
Adams
children
the
children
of
God
and
people
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Who
for
that
are
called
[
d
](A18567-e18510-b)
d
1.
Ioh.
2.12
.
little
children
,
and
[
e
](A18567-e18540-b)
e
1.
Cor.
3.1
.
babes
in
Christ
,
and
[
f
](A18567-e18570-b)
f
1.
Pet.
2.2
.
new
borne
babes
that
are
to
be
suckled
with
the
milke
of
the
word
of
God
that
they
may
grow
thereby
.
Of
whom
this
prophet
elsewhere
speaketh
when
he
saith
.
[
g
](A18567-e18620-b)
g
Psal.
22.31
.
They
shall
declare
his
righteousnesse
vnto
a
people
that
shal
be
borne
:
and
againe
:
[
h
](A18567-e18650-b)
h
Psal.
102.18
.
This
shal
be
written
for
the
generation
to
come
,
and
the
people
which
shal
be
created
,
shall
praise
the
Lord
.
Where
he
prophecieth
of
a
generation
and
people
to
be
created
and
borne
,
not
by
the
creation
and
birth
whereby
we
are
men
but
whereby
we
are
according
to
the
phrase
of
the
Apostle
,
[
i
](A18567-e18680-b)
i
Eph.
4.24
.
new
men
,
and
[
k
](A18567-e18710-b)
k
2
Cor.
5.17
.
Galat.
6.15
.
new
creatures
,
hauing
[
l
](A18567-e18750-b)
l
Ezec.
36.26
.
a
new
hart
giuen
vnto
vs
and
a
new
spirit
put
into
the
middest
of
vs
;
our
stony
hart
being
changed
into
an
hart
of
flesh
,
and
[
m
](A18567-e18800-b)
m
Heb.
9.14
.
our
consciences
by
the
bloud
of
Christ
purged
from
dead
works
that
we
may
serue
the
liuing
God
.
Such
are
the
youth
that
the
prophet
speaketh
of
in
this
place
.
And
hereby
we
are
put
in
minde
of
our
second
natiuity
and
birth
whereby
we
are
made
members
of
the
church
of
Christ
and
called
to
become
children
againe
:
children
as
[
n
](A18567-e18840-b)
n
1.
Cor.
14.20
.
concerning
malitiousnesse
;
children
in
[
o
](A18567-e18870-b)
o
Mat.
18.3.4
.
humility
,
simplicity
,
innocencie
;
that
whereas
being
in
time
past
[
a
](A18567-e18890-b)
a
Luc.
16.8
.
children
of
this
world
we
[
b
](A18567-e18920-b)
b
Eph.
2.2.3
.
haue
walked
according
to
the
course
of
this
world
,
in
fulfilling
the
will
of
the
flesh
and
of
our
owne
minde
,
we
may
,
being
now
[
c
](A18567-e18950-b)
c
Gal.
3.26
.
the
children
of
God
,
[
d
](A18567-e18980-b)
d
Rom.
6
4.
walke
in
newnesse
of
life
,
and
liue
[
e
](A18567-e19010-b)
e
Eph.
4.18
.
the
life
of
God
,
and
[
f
](A18567-e19040-b)
f
Phil.
2.15
.
as
the
sonnes
of
God
be
blamelesse
and
pure
and
without
rebuke
,
[
g
](A18567-e19070-b)
g
Math.
5.16
.
shining
by
our
good
works
as
lights
,
in
the
middest
of
the
froward
and
crooked
nation
of
the
world
.
Yea
further
we
are
to
be
remembred
that
as
youth
,
as
young
children
are
still
growing
in
stature
and
strength
and
discretion
vntill
they
come
to
ripe
and
perfect
age
,
so
we
after
that
we
are
once
new
borne
vnto
Christ
should
likewise
be
still
encreasing
and
growing
in
those
things
that
belong
vnto
a
christian
life
,
in
vertue
,
in
holynesse
,
in
faith
,
in
[
h
](A18567-e19100-b)
h
2.
Pet.
3.18
.
grace
and
in
the
knowledge
of
Iesus
Christ
,
that
[
i
](A18567-e19130-b)
i
Psal.
84.7
.
going
thus
from
strength
to
strength
we
may
be
euen
[
k
](A18567-e19170-b)
k
Phil.
1.11
.
filled
with
the
fruits
of
righteousnesse
,
and
in
the
end
attaine
[
l
](A18567-e19200-b)
l
Eph.
4.13
.
vnto
the
measure
of
the
age
of
the
fulnesse
of
Chist
.
20
Now
of
this
new
birth
and
the
fruits
and
effects
thereof
the
solemnitie
of
this
day
may
giue
me
some
occasion
to
speake
,
being
as
we
call
it
new
yeeres
day
wherein
we
celebrate
the
remembrance
of
the
circumcision
of
Christ
,
and
that
[
m
](A18567-e19250-b)
m
Col.
2.11
.
in
him
we
also
are
circumcised
with
a
circumcision
not
made
with
hands
;
that
[
n
](A18567-e19280-b)
n
Eph.
4.22
.
putting
of
the
body
of
the
sinnes
of
the
flesh
,
and
the
old
man
which
is
corrupted
through
deceiueable
lusts
,
we
may
be
renewed
in
the
spirit
of
our
mindes
and
put
on
the
new
man
which
according
to
God
is
created
in
righteousnesse
and
true
holynesse
.
But
of
this
I
spake
vnto
you
more
at
large
the
last
yeere
,
by
occasion
of
the
words
of
the
Apostle
;
[
o
](A18567-e19320-b)
o
2.
Cor.
5.17
.
If
any
man
be
in
Christ
,
he
is
,
or
let
him
be
a
new
creature
.
The
particulars
whereof
happely
you
remember
not
,
but
remember
that
which
is
the
generall
that
from
yeere
to
yeere
,
from
day
to
day
you
stil
goe
forward
to
become
new
creatures
in
Iesus
Christ
.
Say
with
the
Apostle
,
and
let
vs
be
carefull
that
of
our selues
we
may
truely
say
it
[
p
](A18567-e19350-b)
p
ibid.
Old
things
are
past
;
behold
all
things
are
become
new
.
And
surely
in
this
state
of
our
new
birth
all
things
are
set
before
vs
vnder
the
name
of
new
things
;
[
q
](A18567-e19370-b)
q
Mat.
26.28
.
a
new
testament
,
[
r
](A18567-e19400-b)
r
〈◊〉
.
13
34.
a
new
commandement
,
[
s
](A18567-e19430-b)
s
Reu.
3.9
.
a
new
song
,
[
t
](A18567-e19460-b)
t
Reuel.
2.17
.
a
new
name
,
[
u
](A18567-e19490-b)
u
Heb.
10.20
.
a
new
way
,
[
x
](A18567-e19520-b)
x
Reuel.
21.2
.
a
new
Ierusalem
,
[
y
](A18567-e19550-b)
y
●
.
Pet.
3.13
.
new
heauens
and
new
earth
.
Nowe
what
an
vn●eete
thing
is
it
that
when
all
things
are
new
for
our
sakes
,
we
our selues
shoulde
remaine
old
?
Nay
let
vs
also
become
newe
,
and
by
our
conuersation
let
vs
make
it
appeere
that
wee
are
new
borne
,
and
what
we
haue
neglected
heeretofore
,
let
vs
now
beginne
to
amend
with
the
beginning
of
a
newe
yeere
,
and
be
carefull
heereafter
to
[
a
](A18567-e19580-b)
a
Eph.
5.16
.
redeeme
the
time
,
that
the
encrease
of
our
yeeres
may
be
the
encrease
of
our
comfort
,
and
may
further
vs
in
the
assured
hope
of
that
life
where
there
shall
be
no
change
of
yeeres
,
but
one
new
yeere
to
continue
for
euer
and
euer
.
as
the
dew
from
the
wombe
of
the
morning
.
First
for
their
multitude
;
for
that
as
the
drops
of
heauen
cannot
be
numbred
,
so
the
people
of
Christ
shal
be
assembled
vnto
him
in
multitudes
without
number
:
accordingly
as
Saint
Iohn
in
the
spirit
saw
it
come
to
passe
,
when
as
beside
the
remnant
of
Israel
,
he
beheld
a
[
b
](A18567-e19650-b)
b
Reuel.
7.9
.
great
multitude
which
no
man
could
number
of
all
nations
and
kindreds
and
people
and
tongues
,
standing
before
the
throne
,
and
before
the
Lambe
;
clothed
with
long
white
robes
and
palmes
in
their
hands
,
and
crying
with
a
loude
voice
,
saluation
commeth
of
our
God
,
&c.
So
that
although
in
comparison
of
the
multitude
of
the
world
the
church
of
Christ
be
but
[
c
](A18567-e19680-b)
c
Luc.
12.32
.
a
little
flocke
,
and
[
d
](A18567-e19710-b)
d
Mat.
7.
●4
.
few
there
be
that
enter
into
life
,
euen
as
the
grapes
after
the
vintage
,
a
few
here
,
and
a
few
there
,
and
as
after
[
e
](A18567-e19740-b)
e
Esa.
17.6
.
the
shaking
of
the
oliue
tree
there
are
two
or
three
vpon
one
bough
,
and
foure
or
fiue
vpon
another
,
seldome
to
be
found
;
yet
in
themselues
they
are
according
to
the
promise
made
to
Abraham
as
[
f
](A18567-e19780-b)
f
Gen.
13.16
.
&
15.5
.
the
stars
of
heauen
that
cannot
be
numbred
and
[
g
](A18567-e19820-b)
g
Heb.
11.12
.
as
the
sand
by
the
seaside
.
And
therefore
let
it
not
discourage
vs
that
the
chaffe
seemeth
to
hide
the
corne
,
and
euill
men
so
swarme
euery
where
in
the
world
that
the
promise
made
to
Christ
seemeth
to
be
of
small
effect
.
[
h
](A18567-e19850-b)
h
Math.
11.19
.
Wisedome
shall
surely
be
iustified
of
her
children
,
who
though
they
appeare
but
few
vnto
vs
,
yet
are
exceeding
many
in
the
eies
of
God
,
so
that
we
need
not
thinke
we
goe
alone
or
be
the
worse
perswaded
of
the
way
wherein
we
goe
,
because
we
see
but
few
to
walke
therein
.
Let
vs
goe
on
forward
in
faith
and
patience
,
and
we
shall
see
that
the
[
l
](A18567-e19880-b)
l
Ioh.
14.2
.
many
mansions
in
our
fathers
house
shall
haue
men
to
furnish
them
,
and
that
the
church
of
Christ
is
not
so
barren
but
that
thereby
he
shal
breede
[
k
](A18567-e19910-b)
k
Heb
2.10
.
many
children
vnto
glorie
.
22
Secondly
the
morning
dew
waiteth
not
for
man
,
nor
is
wrought
by
mans
hand
,
[
a
](A18567-e19960-b)
a
1.
Cor.
3.6.7
.
Paul
planteth
,
Apollo
watereth
,
but
God
giueth
the
encrease
;
and
neither
is
he
that
planteth
,
any
thing
,
nor
he
that
watereth
,
but
God
that
giueth
the
encrease
.
That
that
we
doe
,
goeth
no
further
then
to
the
outward
man
,
and
our
words
make
but
a
sound
in
the
eare
of
the
body
,
but
they
that
are
inwardly
taught
to
the
conuersion
of
the
soule
,
they
are
[
b
](A18567-e19990-b)
b
Ioh.
6.45
.
all
taught
of
God
.
It
is
a
secret
and
hidden
worke
:
our
eies
see
it
not
,
our
eares
here
it
not
,
our
vnderstanding
cannot
sufficiently
conceiue
it
;
nay
they
cannot
throughly
conceiue
it
,
in
whom
it
is
.
[
c
](A18567-e20020-b)
c
Cypr.
de
cardin
.
Christi
operibus
.
As
the
lightning
breaketh
the
cloudes
,
saith
Saint
Cyprian
,
and
with
the
suddaine
flashing
doth
not
so
much
enlighten
as
astonish
the
eie
;
so
a
man
is
sometimes
touched
with
I
know
not
what
motion
,
and
perceiueth
himselfe
to
be
touched
,
and
yet
beholdeth
not
him
that
toucheth
him
.
There
are
spoken
vnto
him
certeine
secret
wordes
inwardly
which
he
is
not
able
to
vtter
,
so
that
he
cannot
doubt
but
that
he
is
neere
him
,
yea
within
him
that
mooueth
him
,
and
yet
showeth
not
himselfe
that
〈◊〉
may
see
him
as
he
is
.
This
is
that
which
our
sauiour
Christ
saith
:
[
d
](A18567-e20050-b)
d
Joh.
3.8
.
The
winde
bloweth
where
it
listeth
,
and
thou
hearest
the
sound
thereof
,
but
knowest
not
whence
it
commeth
nor
whither
it
goeth
:
so
is
euery
one
that
is
borne
of
the
spirite
.
And
hence
it
commeth
which
we
else
where
also
reade
by
the
words
of
Christ
:
[
e
](A18567-e20080-b)
e
Mar.
4.26
so
is
the
kingdome
of
he●en
as
if
a
man
should
cast
seede
in
the
ground
,
and
should
sleepe
and
rise
vp
night
and
day
,
and
the
seede
should
spring
and
grow
vp
,
he
not
knowing
how
.
We
sow
the
seede
,
but
we
know
not
how
it
groweth
;
and
though
we
know
not
how
it
groweth
,
yet
in
the
end
we
see
and
perceiue
that
it
hath
growen
.
Thus
we
comfort
our selues
that
though
we
cannot
giue
successe
vnto
our
owne
labours
,
yet
we
loose
not
our
labour
,
but
the
spirite
of
God
as
it
were
in
the
hart
of
the
earth
fostereth
and
cherisheth
the
seede
that
we
sow
,
and
quickneth
it
to
bring
foorth
fruite
,
and
out
of
the
wombe
of
Gods
eternall
election
,
still
raiseth
vp
a
newe
youth
,
and
ofspring
to
serue
in
the
Lordes
campe
,
and
to
receiue
the
promises
of
grace
and
saluation
by
Iesus
Christ
.
It
resteth
that
for
the
growing
of
this
seede
in
our
harts
,
wee
praie
vnto
him
,
&c.
The
fourth
Sermon
,
vpon
Twelfth
day
.
Verse
4.
The
Lord
hath
sworne
,
and
will
not
repent
;
Thou
art
the
Priest
for
euer
after
the
order
of
Melchisedec
.
THis
verse
setteth
foorth
vnto
vs
the
calling
of
Iesus
Christ
to
the
office
of
priesthood
,
[
a
](A18567-e20230-b)
a
Esa.
57.15
.
Who
is
high
and
excellent
,
that
inhabiteth
eternitie
;
whose
name
is
the
Holy
one
,
that
dwelleth
in
the
high
and
holy
place
,
yet
is
with
him
also
that
is
of
a
contrite
and
humble
spirit
,
to
reuiue
the
spirite
of
the
humble
,
and
to
giue
life
vnto
them
that
are
of
a
contrite
hart
.
[
b
](A18567-e20260-b)
b
Psal.
138.6
.
Though
the
Lorde
be
high
,
saith
Dauid
,
yet
hath
he
respect
vnto
the
lowly
,
and
[
c
](A18567-e20300-b)
c
Psal.
102
.
1●.19.20
.
out
of
the
heauen
he
beholdeth
the
earth
,
to
turne
him
to
the
praier
of
the
desolate
,
and
to
heare
the
mourning
of
the
prisoners
,
and
to
deliuer
the
children
of
death
.
2
Thus
Iesus
Christ
is
described
vnto
vs
sitting
in
glorie
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
and
yet
stowping
downe
to
the
compassion
of
our
infirmities
,
that
the
conceite
of
his
greatnesse
may
be
no
terrour
vnto
vs
,
but
rather
a
ground
of
exceeding
great
comfort
,
whilest
we
stande
perswaded
that
he
who
by
mercy
is
so
readie
to
succour
vs
,
is
by
power
so
able
to
do
for
vs
whatsoeuer
pleaseth
him
.
There
is
nothing
more
fearefull
then
the
guiltie
conscience
of
a
sinner
,
which
is
still
running
away
from
God
,
and
hiding
it selfe
as
Adam
did
,
vnlesse
it
be
embouldened
and
established
by
the
acknowledgement
and
assurance
of
his
fauour
and
good
will
.
And
hence
it
came
to
passe
,
as
hath
beene
before
touched
,
that
they
who
no
otherwise
cosidered
of
Iesus
Christ
but
in
his
maiestie
sitting
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
conceiued
of
him
a
doubtefull
and
distrustfull
feare
,
and
shadowed
themselues
vnder
the
winges
of
other
mediatours
,
and
hidde
themselues
vnder
the
patronage
and
intercession
of
saints
and
angels
,
that
by
them
they
might
haue
accesse
and
entrance
vnto
God
.
They
liued
in
the
darke
,
and
sawe
not
that
light
of
faith
,
whereby
wee
are
taught
to
[
a
](A18567-e20350-b)
a
Heb.
4.16
.
goe
with
boldnes
vnto
the
throne
of
grace
,
assuring
our selues
that
(
the
[
b
](A18567-e20390-b)
b
Ioh.
15.7
.
words
of
Christ
abiding
in
vs
)
[
c
](A18567-e20420-b)
c
14.13
.
whatsoeuer
we
shal
aske
the
father
in
his
name
he
will
do
it
,
that
the
father
may
be
glorified
in
the
sonne
.
To
which
confort
we
are
instructed
by
the
doctrine
of
the
priesthood
of
Christ
,
whose
consecration
and
enstalment
to
this
office
,
the
prophet
describeth
vnto
vs
in
this
verse
.
for
euer
.
Lastly
what
order
of
priesthood
it
is
,
namely
,
after
the
order
of
Melchisedec
.
3
As
touching
the
first
,
this
protestation
by
oath
serueth
according
to
the
matter
in
hande
,
[
d
](A18567-e20520-b)
d
Ier.
1●
.
7
.
I
will
speake
sodainely
against
a
nation
or
against
a
kingdome
to
placke
it
vp
,
and
to
roote
it
out
and
to
destroie
it
.
But
if
this
nation
against
whom
I
haue
pronounced
,
turne
from
their
wickednesse
,
I
will
repent
of
the
plague
that
I
thought
to
bring
vpon
them
.
And
I
will
speake
sodainely
concerning
a
nation
and
a
kingdome
to
builde
it
,
and
to
plant
it
.
But
if
it
doe
euill
in
my
sight
,
and
heare
not
my
voice
,
I
will
repent
of
the
good
that
I
thought
to
do
for
them
.
According
to
the
tenure
of
these
wordes
God
saide
of
Niniue
;
[
a
](A18567-e20550-b)
a
Ion.
3.4
.
Yet
fortie
daies
,
and
Niniue
shall
be
destroied
,
when
notwithstanding
vpon
their
repentance
God
spared
them
,
and
turned
backe
his
hande
,
whereby
hee
had
threatned
to
destroy
them
.
On
the
other
side
God
speaketh
vnto
Eli
thus
,
[
b
](A18567-e20590-b)
b
1.
Sam.
2.30
.
I
saide
that
thine
house
,
and
the
house
of
thy
father
shoulde
walke
before
me
for
euer
:
but
nowe
the
Lord
saith
,
It
shall
not
be
so
;
for
them
that
honour
me
I
will
honour
,
and
they
that
despise
me
,
shall
be
despised
.
Thus
the
wordes
of
God
sometimes
though
in
termes
they
seeme
absolute
,
yet
in
meaning
are
conditionall
,
and
whether
they
bee
for
good
or
euill
,
they
stande
or
fall
according
to
the
good
or
euill
that
they
finde
in
vs
.
But
where
God
putteth
to
his
oath
,
there
is
no
reuocation
,
and
what
he
hath
once
sworne
,
he
neuer
repenteth
him
thereof
,
nor
goeth
back
from
it
.
And
indeede
God
neuer
repenteth
him
of
any
thing
,
[
c
](A18567-e20630-b)
c
Act.
15.18
.
knowing
all
his
works
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
,
doth
nothing
but
[
d
](A18567-e20660-b)
d
Esa.
25.1
.
according
to
his
counsells
of
old
;
nothing
but
what
from
euerlasting
he
had
decreed
and
purposed
with
himselfe
.
But
in
those
things
,
wherein
the
oath
of
God
is
vsed
,
there
is
no
shew
of
variablenesse
nor
shadow
of
change
,
but
his
words
and
deeds
both
in
semblance
and
substance
are
perpetuall
and
euerlasting
.
4
And
to
this
vsage
of
an
oath
God
for
our
sakes
vouchlaseth
to
submit
himselfe
,
[
c
](A18567-e20730-b)
c
Tertu●●●nt
.
Ma●●ion●●
.
2.
There
is
nothing
vnwoorthie
of
God
,
that
furthereth
man
to
beleeue
God
.
The
things
that
are
necessarie
for
man
,
are
woorthy
of
God
,
because
there
is
nothing
so
woorthy
of
God
,
as
the
saluation
of
man
is
.
[
a
](A18567-e20780-b)
a
Psal.
95.11
.
he
sware
in
his
wrath
,
that
they
should
not
enter
into
his
rest
.
When
by
his
prophet
he
called
them
to
[
b
](A18567-e20810-b)
b
Esa.
22.12
.
weeping
and
mourning
and
sackcloth
,
that
by
their
repentance
they
might
pacifie
the
Lord
,
and
they
contrariwise
as
it
were
to
despight
the
Lord
gaue
themselues
to
ioy
and
gladnesse
,
slaying
oxen
and
killing
sheepe
,
eating
flesh
and
drinking
wine
,
and
in
scorne
of
the
prophets
words
cheered
one
another
,
saying
,
Let
vs
eate
and
drinke
,
for
to
morrow
we
shall
die
,
the
Lord
saied
vnto
them
in
forme
of
an
oath
:
[
c
](A18567-e20860-b)
c
Vers.
14.
If
this
iniquitie
be
purged
from
you
till
ye
die
.
Which
Hebrew
maner
of
swearing
if
we
will
expresse
,
it
is
as
much
as
to
say
:
As
truly
as
I
liue
,
or
am
a
iust
and
righteous
God
,
this
iniquity
shall
neuer
be
purged
from
you
till
ye
die
.
Thus
the
prophet
Amos
mentioning
their
extreme
cruelty
towards
the
poore
,
inferreth
thereupon
,
[
d
](A18567-e20900-b)
d
Amos
8.7
.
The
Lord
hath
sworne
by
the
excellency
of
Iacob
,
that
he
will
neuer
forget
any
of
their
workes
.
These
are
fearefull
speeches
,
and
being
pronounced
of
others
,
they
are
written
to
instruct
and
admonish
vs
that
we
doe
not
by
obstinate
and
wilfull
rebellion
prouoke
the
Lord
and
vrge
him
from
day
to
day
by
our
proud
and
insolent
contempt
and
despising
of
his
words
,
least
whilest
we
abuse
his
patience
to
far
,
we
cause
him
to
sweare
our
destruction
,
and
to
set
his
oath
as
an
euerlasting
bar
betwixt
him
and
vs
.
He
will
haue
vs
to
vnderstand
that
it
is
not
in
vaine
that
he
threatneth
the
sinfull
man
,
and
if
his
word
be
not
enough
,
he
sheweth
vs
that
he
voweth
and
sweareth
the
confusion
of
them
that
will
not
be
reclaimed
.
Let
vs
therefore
be
wise
in
time
,
and
learne
hereby
to
feare
the
Lord
;
that
we
bring
not
this
remeadilesse
and
dreadfull
iudgment
vpon
our
owne
heads
.
[
a
](A18567-e20950-b)
a
Heb.
6.17
.
God
,
saith
the
author
of
the
epistle
to
the
Hebrewes
,
willing
the
more
abundantly
to
shew
vnto
the
heires
of
promise
the
stablenesse
of
his
counsell
,
bound
himselfe
by
an
oath
,
that
by
two
immutable
things
wherein
it
is
impossible
that
God
should
he
,
that
is
,
his
promise
and
his
oath
,
we
might
haue
strong
consolation
which
haue
our
refuge
to
hold
fast
the
hope
that
is
set
before
vs
,
&c.
The
reason
then
why
God
sweareth
vnto
vs
is
that
we
should
receiue
strength
of
comfort
thereby
,
resting
assured
that
our
[
b
](A18567-e21000-b)
b
Rom.
5.5
.
hope
shall
neuer
shame
vs
,
and
that
there
is
no
more
possibility
that
it
should
deceiue
vs
,
then
it
is
possible
for
God
to
forsweare
himselfe
.
7
This
is
his
kindenesse
towards
those
that
are
his
:
this
is
his
fatherly
care
,
to
comfort
and
vpholde
vs
in
the
assured
hope
and
expectation
of
his
mercies
.
Which
mercy
of
God
in
thus
condescending
to
our
weakenesse
and
frailtie
,
we
are
to
apply
to
the
stablishing
of
our
faith
,
and
to
the
arming
of
our
consciences
against
al
temptation
of
distrustful
and
perplexed
feare
.
He
hath
bound
himselfe
vnto
vs
by
his
couenant
and
promise
,
by
writing
and
seale
,
and
as
if
all
this
were
not
enough
,
he
hath
added
his
oath
also
.
By
all
these
meanes
he
hath
confirmed
vnto
vs
his
blessing
,
the
forgiuenesse
of
our
sinnes
,
the
assistance
of
his
grace
,
the
protection
of
his
hande
,
the
continuance
of
his
loue
,
and
the
blessed
hope
of
euerlasting
life
.
What
is
it
therefore
that
shoulde
quaile
our
faith
,
or
discomfort
the
hope
that
God
hath
giuen
vnto
vs
?
Sinne
is
offensiue
and
displeasing
vnto
God
;
the
diuell
is
mightie
and
strong
;
hell
pleadeth
a
right
,
whereby
it
chalengeth
vs
to
it selfe
:
our
consciences
by
any
merite
of
our
owne
cannot
pleade
the
contrarie
:
but
neither
the
offence
of
sinne
,
nor
the
power
of
Satan
,
nor
the
pleading
of
hels
title
,
nor
the
subscribing
of
our
owne
consciences
to
the
confession
of
our
owne
guilt
can
so
much
preuaile
as
to
bring
God
to
the
denying
of
himselfe
,
&
to
the
violating
of
his
oath
,
whereby
he
hath
bound
himselfe
to
forgiue
their
sinnes
,
and
to
saue
them
from
hell
and
from
the
diuell
that
doe
beleeue
in
him
.
[
a
](A18567-e21050-b)
a
Hierony
.
epi●
ad
Rusticum
.
If
wee
beleeue
not
God
vpon
his
promise
,
saith
Saint
Hierome
,
yet
let
vs
at
least
beleeue
him
when
he
sweareth
for
our
saluation
.
The
oath
of
God
is
a
sure
foundation
;
builde
thy selfe
vpon
it
and
thou
shalt
neuer
be
remooued
.
Thus
God
comforteth
the
repentant
man
,
[
b
](A18567-e21080-b)
b
Ezech.
33.11
.
As
I
liue
saith
the
Lorde
,
I
desire
not
the
death
of
the
wicked
,
but
that
the
wicked
should
iurne
from
his
way
and
liue
.
If
God
then
haue
touched
thy
hart
with
true
repentance
,
why
doubtest
thou
of
thy selfe
,
seeing
God
hath
not
onely
saide
but
sworne
that
thy
life
is
the
thing
that
hee
desireth
and
delighteth
in
?
Thus
hee
comforteth
the
faithfull
afflicted
soule
:
[
c
](A18567-e21110-b)
c
Isa.
54.9.10
.
As
I
haue
sworne
that
the
waters
of
Noah
shall
no
more
goe
ouer
the
earth
,
so
haue
I
sworne
that
I
will
not
be
angrie
with
thee
nor
rebuke
thee
:
For
the
mountaines
shall
remooue
,
and
the
billes
shall
fall
downe
,
but
my
mercie
shall
not
depart
from
thee
,
neither
shall
the
conenant
of
my
peace
fall
awaie
,
saith
the
Lord
that
hath
compassion
on
thee
.
This
is
the
comfort
that
God
yeeldeth
,
not
onely
to
his
church
in
generall
,
but
in
particular
also
to
euery
member
thereof
,
that
the
couenant
of
his
peace
shall
stande
in●●●…e
with
them
,
that
his
mercie
shall
neuer
faile
them
;
that
bee
will
neuer
cease
to
[
d
](A18567-e21140-b)
d
Icrein
31.3
.
loue
them
,
as
another
prophet
saith
,
With
an
euerlasting
loue
.
8
[
a
](A18567-e21200-b)
a
Esa.
25.1
.
O
Lord
,
thou
art
my
God
,
I
will
exalt
thee
.
[
b
](A18567-e21230-b)
b
2.
Tim.
1.12
.
edit
.
vulg.
I
knowe
whom
I
haue
beleeued
,
and
I
am
sure
enough
.
[
c
](A18567-e21270-b)
c
Iob.
19.25
.
I
know
that
my
redeemer
liueth
,
[
d
](A18567-e21300-b)
d
Cor.
5.1
.
and
though
the
earthly
house
of
this
tabernacle
be
destroied
,
yet
I
shall
haue
a
building
that
is
of
God
,
an
house
not
made
with
handes
,
but
eternall
in
heauen
.
In
the
meane
time
the
[
e
](A18567-e21340-b)
e
Hebr.
13.5.6
.
Lord
is
on
my
side
,
he
wil
not
faile
me
nor
forsake
me
,
I
will
not
feare
what
man
can
do
vnto
me
.
Yea
who
or
what
[
f
](A18567-e21370-b)
f
Rom.
8.35
.
shal
separate
vs
from
the
loue
of
Christ
?
shall
tribulation
,
or
anguish
,
or
persecution
,
or
famine
,
or
nakednes
,
or
perill
,
or
sword
?
Nay
,
I
stande
perswaded
that
neither
death
nor
life
,
nor
angels
,
nor
principalities
,
nor
powers
,
nor
things
present
,
nor
thinges
to
come
,
nor
height
,
nor
depth
,
nor
any
other
creature
shall
be
able
to
separate
vs
from
the
loue
of
God
which
is
in
Christ
Iesus
our
Lord
.
[
g
](A18567-e21400-b)
g
2.
Tim
4.18
.
He
will
deliuer
me
from
euery
euill
worke
,
and
will
preserue
mee
vnto
his
heauenly
kingdome
.
Hee
hath
sworne
vnto
me
,
and
how
shoulde
I
distrust
his
mercie
?
Though
the
whole
worlde
were
against
me
and
all
that
is
therein
,
and
though
I
knowe
there
be
enough
in
me
for
which
he
may
refuse
me
,
yet
I
know
nothing
can
weaken
or
impeach
the
truth
of
God
,
to
make
him
depart
from
his
oath
,
and
to
cast
me
away
that
put
my
trust
in
him
.
9
[
a
](A18567-e21450-b)
a
Heb.
5.1
.
Euery
high
priest
is
ordeined
for
men
in
things
perteining
to
God
that
be
may
offer
both
gifts
and
sacrifices
for
sinne
.
The
occasion
then
of
priesthood
is
the
sinne
of
man
,
who
by
his
disobedience
hath
deuided
and
stranged
himselfe
from
God
,
and
is
become
the
enemy
of
God
.
To
make
peace
betwixt
God
and
man
,
and
to
bring
man
againe
to
God
somewhat
must
be
yeelded
that
may
stand
for
lue
and
recompence
of
the
offence
and
trespasse
by
man
committed
against
God
.
And
this
the
heathens
themselues
in
some
part
conceiued
,
either
by
light
of
vnderstanding
,
or
as
it
is
more
likely
by
tradition
receiued
from
the
patriarches
and
fathers
;
from
whose
faith
and
fellowship
they
deuided
themselues
,
but
yet
retained
some
shadowes
and
corrupt
imitations
of
their
deuotions
,
which
they
applied
to
the
seruice
and
worship
of
idolls
and
false
gods
of
their
owne
deuising
.
Whence
it
is
that
Tertullian
speaketh
as
of
a
policy
of
satan
to
giue
countenance
vnto
sacriledge
and
idolatry
:
[
b
](A18567-e21490-b)
b
Tertul.
de
praescript
.
adu
.
haer.
Ipsas
quoqueres
sacramentorum
diuinorum
in
idolorum
mysterys
aemulatur
.
In
the
misteries
of
idolls
he
counterfeiteth
the
matters
of
Gods
sacraments
.
They
had
therefore
their
priests
and
priesthoods
,
their
rites
and
cerimonies
of
sacrifices
and
offerings
whereby
to
pacifie
their
angry
gods
,
and
to
win
fauour
at
their
hands
.
But
those
Gods
were
indeed
deuills
,
and
those
sacrifices
and
ceremonies
nothing
else
but
a
horrible
deprauing
and
prophaning
of
the
worship
and
seruice
appointed
by
God
,
whereby
the
deuill
was
honoured
and
serued
vnder
the
name
of
God
.
The
onely
true
piesthood
is
that
that
is
established
by
God
,
and
hath
his
word
for
the
warrant
of
it
:
all
other
priests
with
all
their
deuises
prouoke
the
wrath
of
God
,
but
to
pacifie
it
they
can
do
nothing
.
10
Cuius
persona
non
placet
,
nec
catera
placent
:
Where
the
person
is
not
approoued
,
nothing
else
can
be
accepted
.
[
a
](A18567-e21540-b)
a
Gen.
4.4.5
.
The
Lord
had
respect
to
Abel
first
,
and
therefore
to
his
offring
;
but
he
had
no
regard
to
Cain
;
and
therefore
to
Cains
offering
he
had
no
regard
.
Whereupon
Saint
Bernard
saith
[
b
](A18567-e21600-b)
b
Bernard
.
in
Cant.
ser.
24.
Quid
miraris
,
O
Cain
,
si
ad
munera
tua
non
respicit
,
quite
despicit
?
Why
marueilest
thou
,
Cain
,
that
he
hath
no
respect
to
thy
offerings
,
seeing
he
despiseth
thy selfe
.
So
it
is
in
this
case
;
he
cannot
be
a
priest
to
make
attonement
for
others
that
admitteth
any
exception
against
himselfe
.
Secondly
,
as
the
person
of
the
sacrificer
;
so
the
woorthinesse
of
the
sacrifice
is
to
bee
regarded
;
that
it
be
fit
to
be
offered
vnto
God
,
and
of
sufficient
price
and
value
to
counteruaile
the
trespasse
for
satisfaction
whereof
it
is
performed
.
For
whatsoeuer
the
person
be
,
yet
if
he
offer
not
vnto
God
that
that
is
woorthy
of
God
,
his
sacrifice
is
not
admitted
,
neither
can
he
thereby
purchase
remission
and
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
.
Thirdly
on
the
excellency
of
his
person
,
and
worthinesse
of
his
sacrifice
dependeth
the
vertue
and
acceptation
of
his
praier
.
For
he
cannot
by
praier
present
himselfe
vnto
God
as
an
intercessour
and
mediatour
for
vs
,
who
himselfe
standeth
subiect
to
chalenge
either
for
the
vnworthinesse
of
his
person
,
or
for
the
basenesse
of
his
offering
.
But
he
that
answereth
both
these
conditions
,
his
praier
is
of
force
to
obtaine
grace
and
mercy
for
them
that
commit
themselues
vnto
him
.
They
that
teach
any
priesthood
truely
,
and
in
it selfe
effectuall
and
auaileable
for
the
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
,
in
which
these
three
conditions
are
not
satisfied
,
they
teach
not
the
truth
of
God
but
their
owne
deuise
,
and
thereby
deceiue
both
themselues
and
other
men
.
11
[
a
](A18567-e21650-b)
a
Heb.
7
27.
for
the
peoples
sinnes
,
but
for
their
owne
also
.
Againe
their
sacrifices
were
not
such
as
might
yeelde
any
due
satisfaction
for
sinne
.
For
it
[
b
](A18567-e21670-b)
b
Heb.
10.4
.
was
vnpossible
,
as
we
reade
,
that
the
bloud
of
bulles
and
goats
shoulde
take
way
sinne
.
A
man
hauing
committed
trespasse
brought
his
offring
to
the
priest
.
He
laied
his
hande
vpon
the
head
of
the
sacrifice
as
it
were
there
to
lay
his
sinne
.
The
brute
and
dumbe
creature
was
slaine
,
as
if
it
had
done
the
trespasse
.
But
what
could
the
bloud
of
a
brute
beast
auaile
to
acquite
the
conscience
of
him
that
had
offended
indeed
?
It
was
a
testimonie
that
he
had
sinned
,
because
in
that
name
it
was
slaine
,
but
purgation
of
sinne
it
could
yeeld
none
,
and
the
vttermost
that
it
could
doe
was
but
[
c
](A18567-e21700-b)
c
Heb.
9.13
.
to
sanctifie
as
touching
the
purifying
of
the
flesh
,
&
to
perform
an
outward
satisfaction
to
the
church
.
Therefore
the
praier
that
was
grounded
vpon
these
sacrifices
could
not
be
effectuall
or
strong
enough
to
entreat
and
mooue
the
maiestie
of
God
.
And
hence
it
is
that
the
authour
to
the
Hebrewes
saith
,
that
[
d
](A18567-e21730-b)
d
Heb.
7.18
.
that
priesthood
was
disanulled
for
the
weakenes
and
vnprofitablenes
thereof
:
calling
it
weake
and
vnprositable
as
it
is
considered
meerely
in
it selfe
without
respect
vnto
Iesus
Christ
figured
&
shadowed
therein
.
For
al
the
vse
and
benefit
thereof
stood
in
the
reference
that
it
had
vnto
the
priesthoode
heere
established
,
which
by
the
oath
of
God
is
appropriated
for
euer
vnto
Iesus
Christ
.
Thou
art
the
priest
.
The
priest
in
that
priesthood
was
accepted
with
God
as
in
figure
&
bearing
the
person
of
this
priest
.
The
sacrifices
there
were
called
attonements
,
as
implying
respectiuely
his
oblation
and
sacrifice
of
himselfe
.
The
praier
of
the
priest
there
was
heard
for
the
people
as
vttered
in
the
name
of
this
mediatour
,
and
depending
vpon
the
intercession
that
he
should
make
.
12
Therefore
the
soueraignty
of
priesthood
belongeth
properly
vnto
the
sonne
of
God
,
vnto
Iesus
Christ
who
is
in
that
respect
called
[
e
](A18567-e21800-b)
e
Heb.
9.15
.
the
mediatour
of
the
new
testament
wherein
God
hath
promised
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
.
The
excellency
of
whose
person
to
that
purpose
the
holy
ghost
in
sundry
places
describeth
;
as
that
[
a
](A18567-e21830-b)
a
Col.
1.15
.
he
is
the
image
of
the
inuisible
God
;
the
first
borne
of
euery
creature
;
by
whom
all
things
were
created
,
both
in
heauen
and
in
earth
,
both
visible
things
and
inuisible
,
whether
thrones
,
or
dominions
,
or
principalitics
,
or
powers
,
&c.
And
againe
,
that
he
is
[
b
](A18567-e21860-b)
b
Heb.
1.2.3
.
the
heire
of
all
things
;
that
by
him
the
world
was
made
;
that
he
is
the
brightnes
of
the
glory
of
God
,
and
the
ingraued
forme
of
his
person
;
bearing
vp
all
things
by
the
power
of
his
word
;
[
c
](A18567-e21910-b)
c
vers.
4.
more
excellent
then
the
angels
,
&c.
Thus
Saint
Iohn
also
beginneth
his
gospel
,
as
at
the
first
to
shew
the
greatnes
of
him
of
whom
he
writeth
,
[
d
](A18567-e21950-b)
d
Ioh.
1.1
.
In
the
beginning
was
the
worde
,
and
the
worde
was
with
God
,
and
that
worde
was
God
,
&c.
All
things
were
made
by
it
&c.
In
it
was
life
,
&c.
[
e
](A18567-e21980-b)
e
vers.
14.
We
saw
the
glory
thereof
as
the
glorie
of
the
onely
begotten
of
the
father
,
&c.
In
this
glory
the
holie
Scripture
setteth
him
foorth
vnto
vs
that
we
may
vnderstand
that
seeing
he
is
the
sonne
of
God
there
is
in
his
person
no
defect
,
but
all
sufficient
perfection
for
the
performance
of
this
worke
.
There
was
no
exception
for
the
father
to
take
against
the
person
of
his
onely
begotten
sonne
,
his
owne
image
,
being
the
same
that
he
himselfe
is
,
because
this
were
al
one
as
to
take
exception
against
himselfe
.
If
in
God
there
be
worth
enough
to
make
attonement
for
man
,
then
is
there
enough
in
Iesus
Christ
,
because
Christ
is
the
sonne
of
God
.
13
[
f
](A18567-e22030-b)
f
Act.
20
2●
.
God
that
hath
purchased
vs
with
his
owne
bloud
,
and
[
g
](A18567-e22060-b)
g
1.
Cor.
2.8
.
the
Lord
of
glory
that
was
crucified
for
vs
,
not
onely
by
vnity
of
person
,
but
by
act
of
priesthood
&
mediation
,
whilest
as
he
is
the
sonne
of
God
,
he
hath
giuen
himselfe
in
his
manhood
to
be
thus
cruelly
entreated
for
our
sakes
.
Which
the
holy
ghost
very
expresly
teacheth
vs
when
he
saith
that
Christ
,
not
onely
by
the
will
and
worke
of
his
humane
nature
,
but
[
h
](A18567-e22100-b)
h
Heb.
9.14
.
by
his
eternall
spirit
offered
himselfe
vnto
God
.
For
if
by
his
eternall
spirit
,
that
is
,
the
power
of
his
godhead
he
offered
himselfe
,
how
can
it
be
denied
but
that
by
the
same
eternall
spirit
and
godhead
he
hath
performed
the
worke
and
office
of
a
priest
.
So
when
the
Apostle
saith
that
[
a
](A18567-e22150-b)
a
2.
Cor.
5.19
.
God
was
in
Christ
reconciling
the
world
vnto
himselfe
he
plainely
sheweth
that
the
godhead
of
Christ
was
an
agent
in
this
reconciliation
,
and
adioyned
it selfe
not
onely
as
a
part
of
the
person
,
but
as
a
partaker
of
the
worke
,
to
effect
this
attonement
betwixt
God
and
man
.
Therefore
Saint
Ambrose
saith
that
he
is
[
b
](A18567-e22190-b)
b
Ambros
.
in
1.
Tim.
cap.
2.
ex
vtroque
mediator
;
a
mediatour
in
both
respects
as
he
is
both
God
and
man
.
And
more
plainely
he
speaketh
in
another
place
that
[
c
](A18567-e22230-b)
c
in
Heb.
cap.
7.
Christ
both
in
his
godhead
and
in
his
manhood
being
a
mediatour
for
euer
betwixt
God
and
man
,
is
alwaies
liuing
to
make
intercession
for
vs
.
So
Saint
Austen
likewise
saith
that
[
d
](A18567-e22280-b)
d
August
.
orat
.
cont.
Iudae
.
paga
.
&
Arianos
.
c.
8.
Christ
whole
man
and
God
,
the
word
,
the
soule
and
the
flesh
one
Christ
is
made
a
mediatour
for
vs
.
To
be
short
when
the
auncient
[
e
](A18567-e22310-b)
e
August
.
cons.
lib.
10.
cap.
42.
Chrysost.
Theodoret.
Theophy
.
Oecumen
.
in
1.
Tim.
cap.
2.
fathers
teach
that
Christ
in
that
he
is
the
priest
and
mediatour
betwixt
God
and
man
,
is
and
needs
must
be
partaker
with
them
both
,
and
so
both
God
and
man
,
what
is
it
but
a
meere
contradiction
to
affirme
that
Christ
according
to
his
godhead
is
not
a
mediatour
?
14
[
f
](A18567-e22390-b)
f
Tit.
2.14
.
giueth
himselfe
for
vs
,
&
[
g
](A18567-e22420-b)
g
Heb.
7.27
.
offereth
vp
himselfe
,
&
[
h
](A18567-e22450-b)
h
Heb.
9
26.
putteth
away
our
sins
by
the
sacrifice
of
himselfe
.
Seing
therfore
both
the
priest
&
the
sacrifice
are
of
so
infinit
worth
&
value
,
[
a
](A18567-e22490-b)
a
Ioh.
17.24
.
the
father
had
giuen
vnto
him
,
and
[
b
](A18567-e22520-b)
b
vers.
20.
by
their
word
should
beleene
in
him
.
Who
afterward
hauing
finished
all
things
which
he
had
to
do
and
to
suffer
for
vs
here
on
earth
,
ascended
into
heauen
,
there
thence
foorth
to
doe
the
office
of
a
priest
[
c
](A18567-e22550-b)
c
Heb.
9.24
.
by
appeering
in
the
sight
of
God
for
vs
.
priest
for
euer
.
For
where
as
in
the
former
testament
the
priests
could
not
continue
[
d
](A18567-e22610-b)
d
Heb.
7.23.24
by
the
reason
of
death
,
this
man
,
because
hee
endureth
euer
,
hath
an
euerlasting
priesthood
.
There
is
one
died
,
another
came
in
place
,
and
by
succession
of
priests
was
the
continuance
of
that
priesthood
:
but
this
priest
needeth
no
successour
,
because
although
hee
once
died
,
yet
being
raised
againe
from
the
dead
,
hee
liueth
for
euer
,
and
is
euer
present
with
God
by
himselfe
to
doe
the
office
that
hee
hath
taken
vpon
him
to
make
intercession
for
vs
.
after
the
order
of
Melchisedec
.
Of
which
fully
to
speake
would
require
a
long
discourse
,
but
I
wil
briefly
knit
vp
that
which
is
most
needful
to
be
spoken
.
In
the
holy
scripture
therefore
we
read
of
two
orders
of
priesthood
,
&
only
two
,
[
a
](A18567-e22680-b)
a
Heb.
7.11
.
the
order
of
Aaron
,
the
other
as
heere
we
reade
,
the
order
of
Melchisedec
.
The
order
of
Aaron
,
togither
with
the
earthly
tabernacle
was
but
[
b
](A18567-e22740-b)
b
Hebr.
9.9.10
.
a
figure
for
that
time
,
whereby
were
offered
gifts
&
sacrifices
that
could
not
make
holy
concerning
the
conscience
him
that
did
the
seruice
,
which
onely
stoode
in
meates
and
drinkes
,
and
diuers
washings
and
carnall
rites
,
[
c
](A18567-e22770-b)
c
Heb.
7.19
.
which
made
nothing
perfect
,
but
serued
onely
for
an
introduction
to
abetter
hope
,
and
to
[
d
](A18567-e22810-b)
d
Gal.
3.24
.
schoole
men
vnto
Christ
.
Which
hauing
but
the
[
e
](A18567-e22850-b)
e
Heb.
10.1
.
shadowe
of
good
things
to
come
,
when
for
the
time
it
had
serued
the
vse
whereunto
it
was
appointed
,
and
now
the
truth
and
substance
was
reuealed
in
Iesus
Christ
,
ceased
vtterly
and
became
of
none
effect
,
and
profited
them
nothing
at
all
that
were
exercised
therein
.
There
remaineth
therefore
thence
foorth
no
other
priesthood
saue
onely
the
order
of
Melchisedech
,
the
title
where
of
resteth
onely
and
entirely
in
Iesus
Christ
.
by
interpretation
[
f
](A18567-e22950-b)
f
Heb.
7.2
.
king
of
righteousnesse
,
not
onely
for
that
he
is
righteous
himselfe
,
but
because
he
is
as
the
prophet
calleth
him
[
g
](A18567-e22980-b)
g
Ier.
23.6
.
the
Lord
our
righteousnesse
,
who
[
h
](A18567-e23010-b)
h
2.
Cor.
5.21
.
when
he
knew
no
sinne
was
made
sinne
for
vs
,
that
we
might
be
made
the
righteousnesse
of
God
in
him
:
whose
people
are
called
[
i
](A18567-e23040-b)
i
Esa.
61.3
.
trees
of
righteousnesse
,
the
planting
of
the
Lord
,
bringing
foorth
the
[
k
](A18567-e23080-b)
k
Phil.
1.11
.
fruites
of
righteousnesse
to
the
glory
and
praise
of
God
.
He
is
also
[
l
](A18567-e23110-b)
l
Heb.
7.2
.
king
of
Salem
,
that
is
,
king
of
peace
,
accordingly
as
the
prophet
also
tearmeth
him
[
m
](A18567-e23140-b)
m
Esa.
9.6
.
the
prince
of
peace
,
because
he
is
the
procurer
and
mainteiner
of
our
peace
;
at
whose
birth
the
angells
sound
out
[
n
](A18567-e23170-b)
n
Luc.
2.14
.
peace
vpon
earth
;
who
going
to
his
death
bequeathed
vnto
his
a
legacy
of
peace
;
[
o
](A18567-e23200-b)
o
Joh.
14.27
.
peace
I
leaue
with
you
:
my
peace
I
giue
vnto
you
:
whose
[
p
](A18567-e23230-b)
p
Eph.
2
17.
preaching
was
peace
both
to
far
and
neere
:
[
q
](A18567-e23270-b)
q
Col
,
1.20
.
by
whom
the
father
hath
reconciled
all
things
to
himselfe
,
and
set
at
peace
both
the
things
in
heauen
and
the
things
in
earth
by
the
bloud
of
his
crosse
.
So
that
vnder
the
regiment
of
this
king
we
may
boldly
say
;
[
a
](A18567-e23300-b)
a
Eth.
2.14
.
He
is
our
peace
;
[
b
](A18567-e23330-b)
b
R●m.
5.1
.
being
iustified
by
faith
we
haue
peace
towards
God
through
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
Furthermore
as
Melchisedec
,
so
Iesus
Christ
is
the
priest
of
the
most
highest
God
.
And
this
on
the
one
part
the
holy
ghost
mentioneth
indefinitely
that
Melchisedec
was
the
priest
of
the
most
high
God
,
but
what
was
the
ceremonie
of
his
priesthood
,
or
what
sacrifice
he
offered
,
he
expresseth
not
,
and
therefore
for
vs
to
determine
any
thing
thereof
is
but
rashnesse
,
neither
may
we
straine
the
comparison
further
then
the
word
of
God
giueth
vs
way
and
warrant
so
to
do
.
[
c
](A18567-e23440-b)
c
Gen.
14.18
.
hee
offered
bread
and
wine
,
which
they
say
was
a
figure
of
their
masse
,
and
woulde
thereby
prooue
that
in
their
masse
is
a
verie
reall
and
actuall
sacrifice
done
of
the
verie
body
and
bloud
of
Iesus
Christ
,
seruing
to
purchase
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
both
for
quicke
and
dead
.
But
the
premisses
are
to
short
to
inferre
a
conclusion
so
large
,
and
it
is
no
argument
to
say
,
Melchisedec
offered
bread
and
wine
,
therefore
Christ
hath
appointed
vs
to
offer
a
sacrifice
of
his
very
body
and
bloud
in
the
likenesse
and
forme
of
bread
and
wine
.
For
to
yeeld
them
their
owne
translation
,
what
gaine
they
thereby
if
wee
say
that
Melchisedec
offered
these
things
to
Abraham
by
way
of
curtesie
,
not
to
God
by
way
of
mysterie
.
And
heereunto
in
part
S.
Ambrose
leadeth
vs
,
saying
that
[
d
](A18567-e23510-b)
d
Ambrose
de
sacram
.
li.
4.
c.
3.
Abraham
came
from
the
sight
a
conquerour
,
and
Melchisedec
the
priest
mette
him
,
and
offered
vnto
him
bread
and
wine
.
To
offer
bread
and
wine
to
Abraham
,
was
no
matter
of
sacrifice
vnto
God
.
But
indeed
the
translation
is
false
,
and
their
collection
woorse
,
neither
is
the
Hebrew
worde
anie
where
in
the
Scriptures
founde
to
signifie
the
offering
of
a
sacrifice
.
The
true
reading
is
,
Melchisedec
brought
foorth
bread
and
wine
.
And
so
[
c
](A18567-e23570-b)
c
Mieron
.
in
quest.
Hebraicis
in
Genesim
.
&
epist.
ad
Fuagrium
.
Saint
Ierome
translateth
;
and
giueth
the
reason
of
bringing
foorth
bread
and
wine
,
namely
,
for
the
refreshing
both
of
Abraham
himselfe
and
also
of
his
men
of
warre
.
So
saith
[
f
](A18567-e23600-b)
f
Ambros
,
in
epist●ad
Heb.
cap.
7.
Saint
Ambrose
also
in
the
very
same
wordes
,
So
other
of
the
fathers
reade
the
wordes
,
and
the
verie
euident
truth
thereof
made
Pagnine
and
Arias
Montanus
to
translate
the
place
as
we
doe
,
though
they
were
papists
and
earnestlie
deuoted
vnto
the
Church
of
Rome
:
yea
,
they
vary
heerein
from
the
vulgar
Latine
translation
,
which
by
the
Councell
of
Trent
they
haue
decreed
to
be
onely
authenticall
and
of
authoritie
in
the
Church
.
It
appeereth
therefore
that
this
place
yeeldeth
little
helpe
or
life
to
their
sacrifice
of
the
masse
,
and
weake
is
that
building
that
hath
no
better
a
foundation
to
rest
vpon
.
And
surely
woonder
it
were
that
the
Apostle
to
the
Hebrewes
professing
to
drawe
them
forward
from
the
[
a
](A18567-e23650-b)
a
Heb.
6.1
.
first
principles
of
Christian
doctrine
to
the
perfection
thereof
,
&
to
that
purpose
treating
precisely
of
the
priesthood
of
Melchisedec
,
and
applying
the
same
vnto
Christ
,
shoulde
omit
this
matter
of
sacrifice
,
if
there
were
any
matter
in
it
,
and
not
so
much
as
intimate
any
thing
thereof
,
which
the
papists
woulde
make
vs
beleeue
is
the
chiefest
and
most
important
matter
of
all
other
.
But
the
silence
of
the
holie
Ghost
condemneth
their
sentence
of
wilfulnesse
and
presumption
.
[
b
](A18567-e23750-b)
b
Hieron
.
in
Mat.
cap.
6.
Christ
taketh
bread
and
goeth
to
the
true
sacrament
of
the
passeouer
that
as
Melchisedec
the
priest
of
the
high
God
in
presiguring
of
him
offering
bread
and
wine
had
done
,
so
he
himselfe
also
might
represent
the
trueth
of
his
body
and
bloud
.
No
more
did
they
conceiue
done
either
before
by
Melchisedec
or
afterward
by
Christ
,
but
onely
by
bread
and
wine
to
represent
the
veritie
and
truth
of
his
body
and
bloud
.
But
of
the
turning
of
the
bread
and
wine
into
the
verie
body
and
bloud
of
Christ
,
and
offering
the
same
really
and
substantially
in
sacrifice
vnto
GOD
,
neither
did
Melchisedec
prefigure
any
thing
,
neither
haue
they
affirmed
any
thing
,
neither
doeth
the
Scripture
teach
vs
any
thing
that
wee
shoulde
beleeue
the
same
.
To
bee
short
let
vs
not
bee
wise
beyond
that
that
God
hath
taught
vs
:
let
it
suffice
vs
for
this
point
to
beleeue
that
Melchisedec
king
of
Salem
was
also
the
priest
of
the
most
high
God
and
so
both
king
and
priest
,
and
therein
aboue
all
other
a
most
Iiuely
figure
of
Iesus
Christ
.
If
we
go
further
we
go
in
the
dark
,
and
it
is
not
likely
that
we
should
keepe
the
way
.
20
It
is
further
to
be
added
that
as
Melchisedec
to
Abraham
,
so
Christ
to
his
hath
pronounced
[
a
](A18567-e23840-b)
a
Mat.
5.3
.
&
Iu●
.
6.20
.
&c.
bleshing
,
and
[
b
](A18567-e23880-b)
b
Eph.
1.3
.
in
him
God
the
father
hath
blessed
vs
with
all
spirituall
blessings
in
heauenly
things
.
As
Abraham
paied
tithes
of
all
to
Melchisedec
the
priest
,
so
we
must
pay
and
yeeld
all
to
the
high
priest
of
our
profession
Iesus
the
sonne
of
God
.
without
father
,
without
mother
,
without
beginning
of
daies
or
end
of
life
:
which
is
not
simply
to
be
vnderstood
,
but
according
to
that
maner
as
the
scripture
setteth
him
foorth
vnto
vs
,
which
sodainly
bringeth
him
in
as
the
priest
of
the
high
God
meeting
Abraham
and
blessing
him
,
and
neither
before
nor
after
mentioneth
him
any
more
,
as
if
he
were
a
man
sodainly
come
from
heauen
,
and
sodainely
returned
thither
againe
,
and
not
to
be
counted
in
the
genealogie
of
the
fathers
.
For
if
we
vnderstand
it
simplie
and
barely
as
it
soundeth
,
we
cannot
fit
it
vnto
Iesus
Christ
,
who
is
not
altogither
without
father
or
mother
,
&c.
but
,
as
saith
Saint
Ierome
,
[
c
](A18567-e23990-b)
c
Hierony
.
in
Psal.
110.
all
Ecclesiasticall
writers
haue
saied
,
that
he
is
saied
to
bee
without
father
according
to
his
manhood
,
without
mother
and
kinred
according
to
his
godhead
,
and
therein
also
without
beginning
of
daies
or
end
of
life
.
Therefore
as
Melchisedec
for
any
thing
we
reade
,
so
Christ
verily
and
indeed
continueth
a
priest
for
euer
,
seeing
he
euer
liueth
as
was
before
saide
,
to
make
intercession
for
vs
.
[
a
](A18567-e24110-b)
a
Heb.
7.3
.
continuing
for
euer
:
without
father
,
without
mother
,
&c.
But
these
things
cannot
be
applied
to
popish
priests
.
Therefore
priests
according
to
the
order
of
Melchisedec
they
cannot
be
.
If
neither
according
to
Aaron
,
nor
according
to
Melchisedec
,
then
their
priesthood
is
not
of
God
,
but
they
are
priests
of
their
owne
making
,
and
therefore
hatefull
vnto
God
.
[
b
](A18567-e24190-b)
b
Heb.
7.27
.
&
9.12.26
.
&
10.10.12.14
.
once
offering
of
himselfe
,
which
onely
and
without
any
second
offering
the
scripture
commendeth
vnto
vs
,
teaching
vs
that
thereby
we
[
c
](A18567-e24250-b)
c
Heb.
10.10.14
are
sanctified
and
perfited
vnto
God
,
so
that
wee
haue
no
neede
of
any
further
offering
,
what
doe
they
but
disgrace
as
vnsushcient
when
they
make
a
necessitie
of
offring
him
vp
in
sacrifiec
euery
day
to
purchase
thereby
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
both
for
quicke
and
dead
:
and
when
the
holy
Ghost
most
expressely
saith
that
[
a
](A18567-e24280-b)
a
Heb.
9.24.25
.
he
is
entred
into
heauen
to
appeere
in
the
sight
of
God
for
vs
,
not
that
hee
shoulde
offer
himselfe
often
,
doe
yet
notwithstanding
teach
that
being
in
heauen
he
often
and
euery
day
[
b
](A18567-e24310-b)
b
Rhem.
Tesia
.
Annot.
Heb.
7.23
.
concurreth
with
their
priests
as
the
Rhemists
speake
,
to
offer
vp
himselfe
?
His
intercession
they
haue
made
in
a
manner
frustrate
and
voide
by
putting
in
his
place
other
intercessours
and
mediatours
by
whome
they
haue
perswaded
themselues
to
haue
more
ready
accesse
vnto
God
,
euen
as
many
as
there
are
saints
to
be
found
in
heauen
:
as
if
Christ
were
either
vnwilling
or
vnable
to
procure
them
fauour
with
God
;
or
were
asleepe
and
had
forgotten
either
the
office
committed
vnto
him
,
or
this
promise
whereby
as
before
was
noted
he
hath
assured
vs
in
this
sort
:
[
c
](A18567-e24340-b)
c
Ioh.
14
13.
Whatsoeuer
ye
aske
the
father
in
my
name
,
I
will
doe
it
,
that
the
father
may
be
glorified
in
the
sonne
:
teaching
vs
to
vse
no
other
but
onely
his
owne
name
because
God
in
this
behalfe
hath
chosen
to
be
glorified
neither
in
Peter
nor
Paul
nor
in
the
virgin
Mary
but
onely
in
his
sonne
.
To
discourse
these
points
at
large
would
be
too
long
and
tedious
,
but
thus
in
a
word
they
rob
Christ
so
much
as
in
them
lieth
of
that
honour
which
God
the
father
by
an
irreuocable
oath
hath
confirmed
vnto
him
,
and
make
the
word
of
God
of
none
effect
by
communicating
that
to
other
which
the
father
hath
vowed
shal
be
proper
vnto
him
alone
.
And
horrible
is
the
iniquitie
and
villanie
that
from
time
to
time
they
haue
committed
vnder
the
pretence
of
this
priesthood
,
even
[
d
](A18567-e24400-b)
d
2.
Pet.
2.1.3
.
denying
the
Lord
that
hath
bought
them
and
through
couetousnesse
with
famed
words
buying
and
selling
and
making
merchandise
of
the
[
e
](A18567-e24430-b)
e
Renel
.
18.13
.
soules
of
men
;
and
whilest
they
fed
them
with
an
opinion
of
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
by
their
priesthood
and
sacrifice
,
bereauing
them
of
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
which
they
should
haue
found
indeede
in
the
bloud
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Let
vs
not
be
partakers
of
their
error
,
but
refusing
all
other
priesthood
and
mediation
let
vs
cleaue
vnto
that
onely
which
God
hath
ordeined
in
the
person
of
Iesus
Christ
.
He
hath
[
f
](A18567-e24460-b)
f
Heb.
1.3
.
by
himselfe
purged
our
sinnes
and
perfectly
fulfilled
the
worke
of
reconciliation
which
was
committed
vnto
him
of
the
father
he
needeth
no
aslistants
or
helpers
in
this
behalfe
.
23
But
of
all
this
a
singular
comfort
is
ministred
vnto
vs
.
For
seing
we
haue
such
an
high
priest
,
so
glorious
and
great
in
person
;
so
sufficient
in
woorth
of
sacrifice
;
so
gratious
in
intercession
,
sitting
also
at
the
right
hand
of
the
maiesty
in
heauen
,
so
neere
vnto
God
,
the
very
sonne
of
God
,
what
good
thing
is
there
that
we
may
not
hope
for
at
the
hands
of
God
by
his
meanes
?
How
should
we
doubt
but
that
God
is
alwaies
ready
to
yeelde
vs
fauour
and
grace
comming
to
him
in
his
name
?
How
may
we
comfort
our selues
in
affliction
and
distresse
lifting
vp
our
eies
to
heauen
and
saying
,
He
sitteth
in
my
behalfe
at
the
right
hand
of
God
who
is
able
to
doe
all
things
for
me
.
His
eies
are
alwaies
ouer
me
,
his
care
is
alwaies
for
me
:
his
mouth
is
neuer
shut
from
soliciting
and
pleading
my
cause
with
God
the
father
.
There
is
nothing
so
grieuous
in
my
sinnes
but
his
bloud
is
able
to
acquit
it
:
nothing
so
high
in
the
gifts
of
God
but
his
intercession
is
able
to
obteine
it
.
He
hath
taken
me
to
be
his
;
he
wil
not
suffer
me
to
perish
but
will
preserue
and
keepe
me
for
euer
.
God
the
father
grant
vnto
vs
,
&c.
The
fifth
Sermon
.
Vers.
5.6.7
.
5
O
Lord
,
he
that
is
at
thy
right
hand
shall
wound
euen
kings
in
the
day
of
his
wrath
.
6
He
shall
iudge
amongst
the
heathen
:
he
shall
fill
all
with
dead
carkeises
;
he
shall
wound
the
head
ouer
great
countries
.
7
He
shall
drinke
of
the
brooke
in
the
way
:
therefore
shall
he
lift
vp
his
head
.
THese
verses
serue
for
declaration
of
that
that
we
read
in
the
first
verse
.
For
heere
is
shewed
howe
Iesus
Christ
set
vp
in
the
maiestie
of
his
kingdome
exerciseth
his
power
for
the
confusion
of
them
that
refuse
him
for
their
king
,
and
denie
to
stoope
vnto
his
scepter
,
vntill
that
be
performed
which
is
there
promised
that
all
his
enimies
shall
bee
made
his
footestoole
.
This
is
the
generall
drift
of
these
wordes
;
but
more
particularly
we
may
obserue
heere
set
foorth
concerning
Iesus
Christ
the
seueritie
of
his
wrath
;
the
extent
of
his
gouernment
:
his
authoritie
of
iudgement
:
the
prosecution
of
his
victorie
:
and
after
all
accomplished
his
triumph
and
glory
.
Of
all
which
I
will
speake
as
the
course
of
the
wordes
themselues
doth
giue
occasion
.
2
As
touching
the
first
,
the
prophet
in
the
fift
verse
turning
his
speech
to
God
the
father
speaketh
to
this
effest
:
O
Lord
,
he
to
whom
thou
saiedst
,
sit
thou
on
my
right
hand
,
&c.
after
that
thou
shalt
haue
exalted
him
to
that
fulnesse
of
maiestie
and
power
,
shall
in
the
day
that
he
shall
appoint
for
the
execution
of
his
wrath
,
strike
through
and
wound
with
a
mortall
wound
not
onely
the
viler
and
baser
sort
and
as
it
were
the
common
souldiers
,
but
euen
the
captaines
themselues
,
yea
the
very
kings
&
potentates
of
the
world
whosoeuer
they
be
that
shall
oppose
themselues
against
him
,
&
refuse
to
yeeld
their
neckes
to
the
bearing
of
this
yoke
.
3
For
Christ
as
to
his
that
receiue
and
loue
him
he
is
gratious
and
louely
,
[
a
](A18567-e24750-b)
a
Psal.
2.10
.
Be
wise
now
therefore
,
saith
Dauid
,
O
ye
kings
,
vnderstand
ye
that
are
iudges
of
the
earth
:
Kesse
the
sonne
least
he
be
angry
:
when
his
wrath
shall
sodainly
burne
,
blessed
are
they
that
trust
in
him
,
but
woe
to
them
that
haue
despised
him
.
[
a
](A18567-e24800-b)
a
Mat.
3.12
.
He
hath
his
fanne
in
his
hand
,
saith
Iohn
Baptist
,
and
he
will
purge
or
make
cleane
his
floore
,
and
gather
his
wheate
into
his
garner
,
but
the
chaffe
he
will
burne
with
vnquenchable
fire
.
And
who
are
this
chaffe
but
the
wicked
and
vngodly
?
but
sinners
and
vnbeleeuers
and
hypocrites
who
in
the
field
of
this
world
,
and
in
the
floore
of
the
church
liue
and
grow
togither
with
the
good
corne
,
with
the
faithfull
and
iust
;
securely
flattering
themselues
for
that
they
haue
place
to
grow
in
the
Lordes
vineyard
,
whereas
in
the
meane
time
to
God-ward
they
are
vnprofitable
and
good
for
nothing
;
bringing
foorth
no
good
fruite
;
being
void
of
faith
and
a
good
conscience
;
yeelding
no
true
deuotion
,
no
sound
obedience
vnto
Iesus
Christ
,
when
notwithstanding
they
honest
and
grace
themselues
with
the
profession
of
his
name
.
Vnto
them
Christ
shall
adiudge
a
portion
in
the
fire
that
neuer
shal
be
quenched
.
He
shall
say
at
the
last
day
not
onely
,
[
b
](A18567-e24850-b)
b
Mat.
25.34.41
.
Come
ye
blessed
,
inherite
the
kingdome
,
but
also
,
Go
ye
cursed
into
euerlasting
fire
.
[
c
](A18567-e24890-b)
c
2.
Thess.
1.7
.
The
Lord
Iesus
,
saith
saint
Paul
shall
shew
himselfe
from
heauen
with
his
mightie
Angells
in
flaming
fire
to
render
vengeance
vnto
them
that
know
not
God
,
and
that
obey
not
vnto
the
gospell
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
:
which
shal
be
punished
with
euerlasting
perdition
from
the
presence
of
the
Lord
and
from
the
glory
of
his
power
.
4
Let
vs
remember
these
things
that
wee
deceiue
not
our selues
in
that
which
wee
pretend
of
our
glorying
and
reioycing
in
Iesus
Christ
:
with
great
solemnitie
wee
celebrate
his
natiuitie
and
birth
;
wee
keepe
holy
daies
:
we
feast
it
with
daintie
fare
;
wee
braue
it
with
our
best
attire
;
we
forbeare
our
ordinarie
labours
;
and
all
as
in
the
honour
of
Iesus
Christ
.
But
if
we
despise
his
Gospell
,
and
tread
his
worde
vnder
our
feete
;
if
wee
cast
his
commaundements
behinde
our
backes
and
refuse
to
be
guided
by
his
direction
;
if
vnder
pretence
of
keeping
holiday
to
the
Lord
we
seeke
our
owne
will
,
and
folow
our
owne
carnall
and
corrupt
desires
,
and
regard
no
more
in
our
harts
but
with
the
Israelites
to
[
d
](A18567-e24940-b)
d
Exod.
32.6
.
sit
downe
to
eate
and
to
drinke
and
to
rise
vp
to
play
,
what
is
there
in
that
that
we
do
,
but
that
which
God
elsewhere
reprooued
in
them
:
[
e
](A18567-e24970-b)
e
Esa.
29
.
13.1●
This
people
drawe
neere
vnto
me
with
their
lippes
,
and
honour
me
with
their
mouthes
,
but
their
hart
is
farre
from
me
?
Men
deceiue
themselues
and
make
a
way
to
their
owne
destruction
,
when
they
fancie
Iesus
Christ
to
be
so
mercifull
a
Sauiour
,
as
that
vnder
him
they
may
doe
what
they
will
,
and
liue
as
they
list
,
ignorant
,
carelesse
consciencelesse
,
sauouring
of
nothing
but
of
the
flesh
and
of
the
worlde
,
and
yet
in
the
ende
be
nothing
hindered
from
comming
vnto
him
.
And
this
is
the
common
errour
of
many
that
liue
vnder
the
name
of
Christians
.
They
call
him
their
Lorde
Iesus
,
but
liue
as
if
they
acknowledged
him
onely
Iesus
to
saue
them
;
[
a
](A18567-e25010-b)
a
2.
Pet.
2.20
.
the
Lorde
and
sauiour
Iesus
Christ
.
If
we
denie
vnto
him
that
subiection
&
dutifull
obedience
whereby
we
should
approoue
that
we
take
him
for
our
Lord
,
he
shall
be
vnto
vs
a
Lorde
indeed
,
and
not
a
sauiour
;
we
shall
feele
his
power
,
and
not
finde
his
mercie
;
his
sword
shall
ouerrule
vs
that
would
not
be
content
to
be
ruled
by
his
word
.
We
remember
the
sentence
of
Christ
,
[
b
](A18567-e25040-b)
b
Luc.
19.27
.
Those
mine
enimies
that
would
not
haue
me
to
raigne
ouer
them
,
bring
them
hither
and
slare
them
before
me
.
Let
vs
assure
our selues
if
we
yeelde
not
vnto
Christ
his
kingdome
to
raigne
ouer
vs
,
he
taketh
vs
for
his
enimies
,
and
howsoeuer
we
now
call
him
[
c
](A18567-e25070-b)
c
Ioh.
1.29
.
the
lambe
of
God
that
taketh
away
the
sinnes
of
the
world
,
yet
at
that
great
day
of
his
appeering
,
the
conscience
of
our
vnfaithfulnesse
and
rebellion
shall
make
vs
to
[
d
](A18567-e25100-b)
d
Renel
.
6.16
.
say
vnto
the
mountaines
and
rockes
,
fall
vpon
vs
and
couer
vs
from
the
sight
of
him
that
sitteth
vpon
the
throne
,
and
from
the
wrath
of
the
Lambe
.
To
this
purpose
Christ
hath
forewarned
vs
,
[
e
](A18567-e25130-b)
e
Mat.
7.22
.
Manie
shall
say
vnto
me
in
that
day
,
Lord
,
Lord
,
haue
we
not
prophecied
in
thy
name
,
and
in
thy
name
cast
out
diuels
,
and
in
thy
name
done
many
miracles
:
and
then
I
well
professe
vnto
them
:
surely
I
neuer
knew
you
:
away
from
me
yee
workers
of
iniquitie
.
And
againe
,
[
f
](A18567-e25160-b)
f
Luc.
13.25
.
When
the
goodman
of
the
house
is
risen
vp
and
hath
put
to
the
doores
,
and
yee
shall
begin
to
stande
without
and
to
knocke
saying
,
Lord
,
Lord
,
open
vnto
vs
,
and
he
shall
answere
and
say
,
I
know
yee
not
whence
yee
are
,
then
shal
yee
beginne
to
say
,
Lord
we
haue
eaten
and
drunk
in
thy
presence
,
and
thou
hast
taught
in
our
streetes
;
&
be
shall
say
vnto
you
I
know
you
not
whence
yee
are
:
depart
from
me
yee
workers
of
iniquitie
.
If
we
be
workers
of
iniquitie
,
the
Lord
of
righteousnes
hath
no
place
for
vs
to
dwell
with
him
.
[
a
](A18567-e25250-b)
a
Psal.
2.2
.
The
kings
of
the
earth
stand
vp
,
and
the
rulers
take
counsell
togither
against
the
Lord
&
against
his
annointed
.
Which
is
applied
by
Saint
Peter
in
the
fourth
of
the
Acts
:
[
b
](A18567-e25290-b)
b
Act.
4.27
.
Against
thine
onely
sonne
Iesus
whom
thou
hast
annointed
both
Herode
and
Pontius
Pilate
with
the
Gentiles
and
people
of
Israell
haue
gathered
them selues
together
,
and
is
further
also
to
be
applied
to
all
other
tyrants
and
persecutours
of
the
church
.
Now
hereby
the
holy
ghost
would
strengthen
our
mindes
against
the
terrour
and
feare
of
the
princes
and
great
men
of
this
world
that
wee
may
not
be
ouermuch
troubled
or
dismaied
when
we
see
them
banding
and
bending
themselues
against
the
church
of
Christ
,
inasmuch
as
we
know
,
that
be
they
neuer
so
great
,
they
are
subiect
to
the
hand
of
him
that
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
;
so
that
howsoeuer
they
fume
and
rage
,
and
by
their
power
seeme
to
threaten
ruine
to
heauen
it selfe
,
yet
they
can
doe
nothing
but
as
it
pleaseth
Christ
to
vse
them
to
serue
his
turne
,
as
who
hath
it
in
his
hand
to
destroy
them
at
his
owne
will
.
[
a
](A18567-e25330-b)
a
August
in
Psal.
75.
Terribiles
sunt
reges
,
saith
saint
Austen
,
sed
super
omnes
terribilis
qui
terret
reges
:
Kings
are
greatly
to
be
feared
,
but
he
is
fearefull
aboue
all
that
maketh
kings
themselues
afraide
.
If
we
feare
kings
because
they
can
destroy
vs
,
how
much
more
shall
we
feare
him
that
is
able
to
destroy
kings
?
Earthly
kings
can
but
destroy
our
bodies
;
neither
can
they
do
that
but
when
&
as
the
Lord
will
giue
them
leaue
;
but
this
king
hath
power
ouer
bodie
and
soule
,
and
is
able
when
he
will
to
destroy
both
:
[
b
](A18567-e25370-b)
b
Mat.
10.28
.
feare
not
them
,
saith
Christ
,
that
kill
the
bodie
and
are
not
able
to
kill
the
soule
,
but
feare
him
that
is
able
to
destroy
both
soule
and
bodie
in
hell
fire
.
7
Againe
it
is
to
be
obserued
how
the
prophet
setteth
downe
a
certaine
time
determined
by
Iesus
Christ
for
the
execution
of
his
wrath
.
In
the
day
of
his
wrath
.
Wherby
he
calleth
vs
to
patience
&
to
a
quiet
&
contented
expectation
of
the
reuealing
of
the
Lords
hand
,
that
we
take
it
not
amisse
,
if
the
Lord
do
not
so
soone
manifest
his
wrath
against
his
enimies
as
we
desire
and
looke
for
.
We
see
it
oftentimes
fall
out
that
the
enimies
of
Christ
and
his
church
infinitely
storme
and
rage
against
his
name
and
Gospell
,
and
yet
in
the
meane
time
all
thinges
goe
with
them
according
to
their
owne
desire
.
They
murther
the
righteous
and
innocent
,
and
wash
their
feete
in
the
bloude
of
them
that
giue
anie
testimonie
vnto
the
faith
of
Christ
,
and
the
Lorde
in
the
meane
time
maketh
as
if
he
saw
it
not
,
and
holdeth
his
hand
as
if
he
cared
not
what
were
done
by
them
.
This
sometimes
wee
woonder
at
,
and
are
amazed
in
our
mindes
to
see
that
God
suffereth
those
thinges
to
bee
done
to
poore
innocent
soules
for
his
sake
,
and
doth
not
straightwaies
drawe
his
sworde
,
and
bring
foorth
his
weapons
for
the
reuenging
of
their
cause
.
But
the
prophet
willeth
vs
alwaies
to
consider
that
the
Lorde
hath
appointed
a
daie
for
the
manifesting
of
his
wrath
against
his
enimies
,
which
as
in
wisedome
and
iudgement
hee
hath
determined
,
so
in
wisedome
also
hee
will
obserue
and
keepe
the
same
.
In
the
meane
time
their
courses
are
not
vnknowen
vnto
him
,
but
he
appointeth
both
which
way
and
how
far
they
shall
goe
,
and
disposeth
their
goings
to
good
ends
and
vses
;
howsoeuer
the
same
be
not
alwaies
apparant
to
our
eies
.
But
that
which
the
Lord
hath
appointed
they
cannot
passe
;
they
cannot
goe
beyond
it
:
where
he
hath
set
thenet
,
they
shal
be
taken
:
where
he
hath
digged
the
pitte
,
they
shall
certeinly
fall
;
and
shall
not
escape
the
plague
that
he
hath
prepared
for
them
.
Howsoeuer
therefore
they
reioyce
in
their
present
successe
,
against
the
iust
,
and
comfort
themselues
in
the
assurance
of
their
owne
estate
as
if
heauen
and
earth
were
sworne
to
serue
their
will
,
yet
,
as
Dauid
saith
;
[
a
](A18567-e25450-b)
a
Psal.
37.13
.
the
Lord
laugheth
them
to
scorne
,
because
he
seeth
that
their
day
is
comming
:
the
day
that
shall
strip
them
of
all
their
glory
,
and
turne
their
light
into
darkenesse
,
and
giue
them
the
full
reward
of
[
b
](A18567-e25480-b)
b
Zepha
.
2.10
.
their
pride
,
whereby
they
haue
reproached
the
iust
and
magnified
themselues
against
the
people
of
the
Lord
.
Let
vs
therefore
in
this
be
halfe
submit
our selues
vnto
the
wise
dome
of
the
Lord
and
not
prescribe
vnto
him
when
or
how
he
shall
glorifie
himselfe
in
the
deliuerance
of
his
people
or
in
the
destruction
of
his
enemies
.
And
seeing
the
impieties
and
blasphemies
of
the
wicked
conteine
far
more
wrong
and
offence
vnto
the
maiestie
of
God
,
then
they
can
doe
vnto
vs
,
and
yet
he
is
content
in
respect
of
himselfe
to
for
beare
and
to
defer
his
wrath
,
let
vs
not
maruell
that
he
is
so
slow
in
the
mainteining
and
instifying
of
our
cause
,
that
vseth
so
great
sufferance
and
patience
in
his
owne
.
day
of
wrath
as
it
hath
relation
vnto
all
those
daies
of
particular
iudgements
wherein
God
in
this
world
from
time
to
time
taketh
open
reuenge
vpon
wicked
men
and
persecutours
of
his
church
;
so
it
must
be
extended
also
to
that
[
c
](A18567-e25560-b)
c
Reuel.
6.17
.
great
day
of
wrath
wherein
shal
be
the
consumation
and
full
accomplishment
of
all
iudgment
.
Which
saint
Paul
calleth
also
[
a
](A18567-e25600-b)
a
Rom.
2.5
.
the
day
of
wrath
and
of
the
declaration
of
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
;
and
saint
Peter
:
[
b
](A18567-e25630-b)
b
2.
Pet.
3.7
.
the
day
of
iudgment
and
of
the
destruction
of
vngodly
men
.
Which
is
therefore
specially
so
called
because
God
shall
then
in
speciall
manner
make
his
iudgement
to
appeare
vniuersally
vpon
all
the
wicked
,
so
that
there
shal
be
no
deniall
of
his
hand
.
For
now
although
the
wrath
of
God
doe
oftentimes
light
vpon
the
wicked
in
such
sort
,
as
that
plainly
men
that
haue
eies
may
discerne
vpon
them
the
hand
of
the
sonne
of
God
whom
they
haue
dispised
,
yet
the
world
wilfully
blindeth
it selfe
and
will
not
behold
or
acknowledge
therein
the
work
of
God
,
but
rather
impute
all
to
mishap
,
and
fortune
,
and
ouersight
,
and
therefore
through
hardnesse
of
hart
feare
not
to
goe
forward
in
the
same
waies
wherein
they
haue
seen
others
to
fall
before
them
.
Thus
children
tread
in
their
fathers
steps
,
and
successours
follow
the
cruelties
and
vngodly
courses
of
their
predecessours
,
without
any
doubt
or
feare
at
all
of
their
vnexpected
and
fearefull
end
.
Although
therefore
that
God
doe
thus
set
foorth
his
iudgement
by
many
dreadfull
examples
euen
in
this
life
,
yet
it
is
to
the
most
as
if
he
iudged
not
,
because
men
will
not
take
it
to
be
his
iudgement
.
Againe
albeit
many
there
be
that
are
thus
made
spectacles
of
the
wrath
of
God
in
this
world
;
yet
many
there
are
also
that
seeme
to
goe
to
their
graues
in
peace
,
as
if
God
had
taken
no
notice
of
them
or
vnderstood
not
what
they
had
done
against
him
.
Prosperitie
and
honour
accompany
them
to
their
end
,
and
the
world
cannot
discerne
but
that
they
are
blessed
and
happie
men
.
But
that
day
of
iudgement
shall
reforme
all
this
errour
,
when
as
they
that
now
refuse
to
see
or
to
acknowledge
the
power
and
worke
of
God
in
those
executions
which
hee
performeth
in
this
world
,
shall
haue
their
eies
opened
to
see
it
whether
they
will
or
not
,
and
it
shall
come
to
passe
which
the
prophet
saith
:
[
c
](A18567-e25670-b)
c
Esa.
26.11
.
They
will
not
behold
thy
high
hand
,
O
Lord
,
but
they
shall
see
it
,
and
shal
be
confounded
with
the
zeale
of
thy
people
,
and
the
fire
of
thine
enemies
shall
denoure
them
;
&
againe
when
on
the
other
side
they
that
seeme
in
this
life
altogether
to
haue
escaped
the
hand
of
God
,
shall
at
once
receiue
a
doome
fully
answerable
to
all
their
sinfull
and
wicked
deeds
.
And
surely
when
God
punisheth
some
in
this
life
,
as
he
doth
;
and
doth
not
punish
other
who
notwithstanding
haue
deserued
it
as
well
as
they
,
what
doth
he
but
teach
vs
to
expect
a
further
day
when
his
wrath
shal
be
further
made
manifest
vpon
them
both
?
Let
it
not
therefore
be
grieuous
or
troublesome
vnto
vs
to
see
them
for
the
time
flourish
and
prosper
in
their
euill
waies
;
neither
let
vs
yeeld
our
harts
to
be
bewitched
with
the
sight
of
their
present
glory
,
so
as
to
be
content
for
the
enioying
of
their
deceitfull
pleasures
to
follow
them
:
but
as
our
eies
do
now
behold
their
outward
blisse
,
so
let
our
faith
in
the
word
of
God
behold
their
end
,
and
we
shall
see
a
portion
assigned
for
them
wherof
we
would
not
choose
to
be
partakers
with
them
for
the
gaining
or
obteining
of
the
whole
world
.
[
a
](A18567-e25730-b)
a
Ephs.
2.12
.
aliens
from
the
common
wealth
of
Israell
,
strangers
from
the
couenants
of
promise
,
without
hope
and
without
God
in
this
world
,
are
by
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
[
b
](A18567-e25760-b)
b
Psal.
47.9
.
ioyned
vnto
the
people
of
the
God
of
Abraham
,
and
graffed
vpon
their
stocke
,
to
bee
partakers
with
them
of
like
adoption
and
grace
vnto
cuerlasting
life
.
Thus
had
God
promised
before
:
[
c
](A18567-e25790-b)
c
Psal.
2.8
.
I
will
giue
thee
the
heathen
for
thine
inheritance
,
and
the
vttermost
parts
of
the
earth
for
thy
possession
.
[
d
](A18567-e25820-b)
d
Psal.
72.8
.
His
dominion
shall
be
from
the
one
sea
to
the
other
,
and
from
the
floud
vnto
the
worldes
ende
:
[
e
](A18567-e25850-b)
e
Vers.
11.
All
kinges
shall
worship
him
:
all
nations
shall
doe
him
seruice
.
Manie
notable
prophecies
are
there
found
to
this
purpose
;
which
it
shall
not
be
needfull
to
rehearse
.
Which
haue
beene
so
notablie
verified
since
the
time
of
Christes
ascention
by
the
passage
and
preaching
of
the
Gospell
through
the
worlde
(
the
Gentiles
thereby
acknowledging
the
God
of
Abraham
,
and
accepting
the
blessing
that
was
promised
vnto
them
in
his
seede
)
as
that
we
may
greatly
marualle
at
the
blindnes
and
obstinacie
of
the
Iewes
,
who
by
no
meanes
will
belecue
that
these
are
the
times
of
which
the
Prophets
foretold
,
or
be
perswaded
that
the
Messias
promised
vnto
their
fathers
is
come
,
when
as
notwithstanding
they
see
that
come
to
passe
,
which
according
to
their
owne
bookes
could
not
be
but
in
the
daies
,
and
by
the
comming
and
kingdome
of
the
true
Messias
.
But
now
that
God
hath
had
this
compassion
vpon
our
for
lorne
&
wretched
estate
,
and
hath
called
vs
to
the
felowship
of
this
grace
,
let
vs
,
as
the
Apostle
willeth
,
[
a
](A18567-e25890-b)
a
Rom.
15.9
.
praise
God
for
this
mercie
,
and
endeuour
with
all
our
harts
to
[
b
](A18567-e25920-b)
b
1.
Thess
2.12
.
walke
worthie
of
him
that
thus
hath
called
vs
to
his
kingdome
and
glorie
.
Yea
and
let
the
loue
that
we
beare
to
the
roote
and
stocke
whereon
we
growe
,
mooue
vs
to
praie
vnto
the
Lord
for
them
,
who
were
the
[
c
](A18567-e25950-b)
c
Rom.
11.21
.
naturall
braunches
of
that
oliue
tree
,
whom
God
for
the
time
hath
out
off
,
that
by
that
occasion
he
might
showe
mercie
vnto
vs
;
that
now
yet
at
length
he
will
returne
vnto
them
,
and
as
hee
tooke
away
the
[
d
](A18567-e25980-b)
d
Eph.
2.14
.
partition
wall
that
kept
vs
from
them
,
when
they
as
yet
enioyed
the
ptinilege
of
his
grace
;
so
hee
will
nowe
take
from
their
harts
[
e
](A18567-e26010-b)
e
2.
Cor.
3.15
.
the
veile
of
vnbeleefe
that
keepeth
them
from
vs
,
that
seeing
the
light
of
his
Gospell
,
and
being
gathered
with
vs
by
faith
into
the
bosome
of
his
church
,
and
all
being
made
one
sheepefold
vnder
one
shepheard
,
both
they
and
wee
may
thenceforth
looke
for
the
comming
of
this
shepheard
Iesus
Christ
,
to
giue
vnto
vs
the
end
of
our
faith
and
hope
,
and
to
performe
vnto
vs
the
good
things
which
he
hath
promised
,
[
f
](A18567-e26050-b)
f
1.
Cor.
2.9
.
which
neither
eie
hath
seene
,
nor
eare
hath
heard
,
nor
haue
entred
into
the
heart
of
man
,
which
God
hath
prepafor
them
that
loue
him
.
10
Nowe
when
the
father
appointeth
him
the
iudge
amongst
the
Heathens
,
[
g
](A18567-e26110-b)
g
Luc.
7.16
.
great
Prophet
by
whom
he
would
fully
and
finally
reueile
vnto
vs
his
will
,
that
all
mens
eies
may
looke
onely
vnto
him
,
Drinke
yee
all
of
this
,
they
yet
decree
that
Hoc
non
obstante
,
[
a
](A18567-e26190-b)
a
Concil.
Constant
.
sess.
13.
this
notwithstanding
,
the
laie
people
shall
not
be
partakers
of
the
cup
,
calling
it
a
peruerse
or
preposterous
vsage
to
minister
vnto
them
in
both
kindes
,
and
a
rash
assertion
to
affirme
that
so
it
ought
to
be
,
and
condemning
them
for
heretickes
that
will
minister
in
that
sort
.
What
was
this
but
the
very
presumption
of
Antichrist
,
setting
vp
himselfe
aboue
the
sonne
of
God
,
and
taking
vpon
him
to
censure
and
controll
the
lawes
of
Iesus
Christ
?
But
let
vs
leaue
them
to
their
owne
pride
and
wilfull
deuises
,
&
acknowledge
no
other
but
only
[
b
](A18567-e26240-b)
b
Iam.
4.12
.
one
lawgiuer
who
is
able
to
saue
&
to
destroy
;
and
therefore
folow
the
faithfulnes
of
the
Apostle
,
who
as
Tertullian
saith
,
[
c
](A18567-e26280-b)
c
Tertul.
de
praescript
.
cont.
haeret
.
Nihil
de
suo
indulserunt
;
gaue
themselues
no
libertie
to
prescribe
anything
of
their
owne
,
but
kept
themselues
within
the
limits
of
that
commission
,
wherewith
they
were
sent
vnto
all
nations
,
[
d
](A18567-e26300-b)
d
Mat.
28.20
.
teaching
them
saith
Christ
,
to
obserue
whatsoeuer
thinges
I
haue
commanded
you
.
iudge
amongst
the
Heathen
,
euen
Iesus
Christ
,
who
although
he
be
in
heauen
,
yet
from
heauen
speaketh
vnto
vs
in
the
word
of
the
Gospel
,
&
teacheth
vs
both
what
to
beleeue
,
&
what
to
do
that
we
may
come
vnto
him
.
If
any
man
replie
,
that
albeit
Christin
deed
to
speake
in
the
Gospell
,
yet
we
haue
need
of
some
iudge
to
tell
vs
the
meaning
of
Christes
wordes
,
because
their
is
question
also
of
the
meaning
thereof
,
I
answere
that
this
is
but
a
wilfull
shift
of
froward
men
,
who
by
question
of
the
meaning
seeke
to
slip
away
from
the
words
of
Christ
,
when
his
wordes
doe
plainly
declare
what
his
meaning
is
.
Surely
if
the
words
of
Christ
be
not
plaine
enough
to
make
his
meaning
knowne
vnto
vs
,
we
cannot
see
but
that
when
some
man
hath
set
downe
the
meaning
thereof
,
there
may
againe
be
required
a
meaning
of
his
meaning
.
For
God
oftentimes
speaketh
vnto
vs
so
plainely
in
the
Scriptures
,
as
that
no
man
can
better
tell
vs
what
his
meaning
is
,
then
he
himselfe
doth
.
When
therefore
he
speaketh
plainely
vnto
vs
,
and
by
manifest
wordes
setteth
foorth
his
meaning
,
surely
then
to
require
a
iudge
to
instruct
vs
of
the
meaning
of
his
words
,
is
nothing
else
but
to
dally
with
God
,
and
vnder
a
vaine
pretence
to
reiect
the
truth
whereof
he
hath
assured
vs
.
Chrysostome
could
say
:
[
a
](A18567-e26380-b)
a
Chrysost.
in
2.
Thess.
ho.
3.
All
thinges
are
cleere
and
plaine
by
the
holy
Scriptures
:
whatsoeuer
things
are
necessarie
,
they
are
manifest
.
And
Austen
in
like
sort
:
[
b
](A18567-e26430-b)
b
August
.
de
doct.
Christ
.
lib.
2.
cap.
9.
In
those
things
which
are
plainely
set
downe
in
scriptures
are
found
all
those
things
that
belong
to
faith
and
conuersation
of
life
.
What
can
be
more
definitely
spoken
to
commend
vnto
vs
the
sufficiencie
and
plainnesse
of
the
Scriptures
for
the
deciding
and
cleering
of
all
necessarie
points
.
Therefore
to
bee
short
seeing
the
holy
Scripture
conteineth
those
lawes
and
statutes
by
which
Christ
shall
iudge
vs
,
and
he
himselfe
hath
there
set
downe
the
sentence
whereby
we
shall
either
stand
or
fall
by
beleeuing
or
not
beleeuing
,
liuing
or
not
liuing
as
he
hath
taught
vs
,
let
vs
set
aside
all
other
iudges
and
iudgements
,
and
in
simplicity
and
faithfulnesse
follow
the
rule
that
is
there
deliuered
vnto
vs
;
alwaies
assuring
our selues
that
whatsoeuer
is
necessarie
for
the
obteining
of
euerlasting
life
,
Christ
speaketh
it
in
the
scriptures
somewhere
so
plainly
,
as
that
we
need
not
feare
to
take
instruction
thereof
immediately
from
his
owne
mouth
.
And
although
in
those
heauenly
oracles
of
sacred
iudgements
there
be
many
things
hard
to
be
vnderstood
,
which
may
exercise
the
wits
and
studies
of
the
best
learned
,
and
giue
vs
occasion
to
admire
the
deepe
and
vnsearcheable
wisedome
of
almightie
God
;
yet
many
things
also
there
are
wherein
God
[
a
](A18567-e26480-b)
a
August
.
ep.
3.
speaketh
to
the
harts
not
onely
of
the
learned
,
but
also
of
the
vnlearned
,
and
yeeldeth
not
onely
a
deepe
for
the
elephant
to
swimme
,
but
also
a
shallow
for
the
lambe
to
wade
,
in
the
vse
whereof
we
shall
easily
perceiue
that
he
hath
abundantly
prouided
for
our
comfort
and
saluation
.
Onely
let
vs
be
carefull
daily
to
exercise
our selues
in
the
meditation
of
the
scriptures
,
least
that
by
our
neglect
those
things
become
obscure
and
hard
,
which
by
vse
and
practise
of
the
word
should
be
otherwise
familiar
and
plaine
vnto
vs
.
[
b
](A18567-e26530-b)
b
Rhemish
Test
.
in
the
argument
of
the
Epistles
in
generall
.
assure
himselfe
that
if
any
thing
therein
sound
vnto
him
as
contrary
to
their
church
,
he
faileth
of
the
right
sense
.
To
themselues
therefore
and
to
the
bishop
of
Rome
they
say
it
belongeth
to
giue
the
sense
;
and
whilest
they
giue
the
sense
,
we
may
be
sure
they
will
make
euery
thing
to
serue
their
turne
,
and
nothing
to
be
against
them
.
But
by
their
giuing
the
sense
they
bring
to
passe
that
when
Christ
speaketh
one
thing
,
he
must
meane
another
;
and
the
sense
must
be
a
plaine
and
expresse
contradiction
to
the
words
.
Thus
when
Christ
saith
:
ᶜ
Ye
shall
not
haue
me
alwaies
with
you
,
they
tell
vs
that
his
meaning
was
not
but
to
be
alwaies
really
present
with
vs
,
and
euery
day
in
the
masse
to
be
offered
in
sacrifice
vnto
God
.
And
this
offering
of
Christ
by
the
words
of
scripture
is
plainely
gainsaied
,
which
telleth
vs
that
Christ
offered
himselfe
but
[
a
](A18567-e26570-b)
a
Heb.
7.27
.
once
,
and
needed
not
often
to
offer
himselfe
;
that
he
is
[
b
](A18567-e26600-b)
b
9.25
.
gone
into
heauen
not
to
offer
himselfe
often
,
because
[
c
](A18567-e26620-b)
c
10.18
.
where
there
is
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
,
as
there
is
by
Christes
once
offering
of
himselfe
,
[
d
](A18567-e26640-b)
d
9.28
.
there
is
no
more
offering
for
sinne
.
But
all
this
notwithstanding
we
must
not
thinke
that
it
is
so
meant
,
but
that
Christ
is
to
be
offered
often
,
and
being
gone
into
heauen
doth
euery
day
concur
with
the
priest
to
offer
vp
himselfe
,
and
that
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
it
not
so
purchased
by
the
death
and
sacrifice
of
Christ
vpon
his
crosse
,
but
that
we
must
continually
haue
in
the
church
an
offering
for
sinne
.
Christ
saith
in
words
[
e
](A18567-e26660-b)
e
Math.
26.27
.
Drinke
ye
all
of
this
,
as
was
before
allenged
;
but
we
must
thinke
he
meant
that
all
shoulde
not
drinke
but
the
priest
onely
.
The
word
of
Christ
is
that
we
may
not
[
f
](A18567-e26690-b)
f
Rom.
10.14
.
call
vpon
him
in
whom
we
do
not
beleeue
:
but
his
meaning
for
all
that
is
that
we
shall
call
vpon
saints
though
we
may
not
beleeue
in
them
.
The
word
of
Christ
is
that
as
there
is
but
one
God
,
so
there
is
but
[
g
](A18567-e26740-b)
g
1.
Tim.
2.5
.
one
mediatour
betwixt
God
and
man
:
but
his
meaning
for
all
that
must
be
that
all
the
saints
of
heauen
must
be
our
mediatours
vnto
God
.
The
worde
of
Christ
is
that
we
shall
not
[
h
](A18567-e26770-b)
h
Exod.
20.4
.
make
a
grauen
image
to
fall
downe
to
it
or
to
worship
it
;
but
we
must
thinke
that
he
meant
that
we
should
make
vs
grauen
images
to
fall
downe
before
them
,
to
worship
them
,
to
offer
and
pray
vnto
them
.
What
impudent
men
are
these
,
and
how
hard
is
their
forehead
that
will
goe
about
to
perswade
vs
that
Christ
hath
a
sense
and
meaning
so
directly
contrary
to
that
that
he
speaketh
.
And
yet
they
forsooth
must
be
taken
for
the
iudges
of
the
scriptures
,
and
whatsoeuer
Christ
saith
we
must
beleeue
nothing
but
according
to
that
meaning
that
they
will
make
of
it
,
because
as
one
of
them
saith
,
if
a
man
haue
the
interpretation
of
the
church
of
Rome
,
he
hath
the
true
sense
of
scripture
,
although
he
cannot
see
how
it
agreeth
with
the
words
.
Let
vs
detest
these
hypocrites
more
and
more
,
and
let
these
things
so
palpably
lewde
and
absurd
teach
vs
to
stop
our
eares
against
those
[
a
](A18567-e26810-b)
a
Rom.
16.18
.
faire
words
and
flattering
speeches
wherewith
they
send
their
sirens
and
mermaides
abroade
to
beguile
and
seduce
the
harts
of
simple
men
.
Yea
and
let
vs
cleaue
so
much
the
more
stedfastly
vnto
the
iudgement
of
the
word
of
Christ
,
because
we
see
that
for
the
mainteining
of
their
bad
cause
,
they
are
forced
so
grosly
to
abuse
the
same
.
When
we
see
the
text
of
scripture
so
plaine
for
our selues
that
in
words
it
affirmeth
the
same
that
we
teach
,
and
so
pregnant
against
them
that
they
are
faine
so
absurdly
to
wrest
it
to
serue
their
turne
,
how
can
we
doubt
but
that
the
iudge
of
truth
speaketh
on
our
part
,
and
that
their
setting
vp
of
another
iudgement
seate
is
nothing
else
but
an
appeale
from
the
sentence
of
this
iudge
.
Let
them
prosecute
their
appeale
,
but
we
will
rest
in
the
word
and
sentence
of
him
whom
God
hath
set
vp
to
be
the
iudge
amongst
the
heathen
.
He
shall
fill
all
with
dead
carkeises
,
&c.
Where
he
compareth
him
to
a
bloudie
conquerour
,
who
hauing
gotten
the
victorie
,
and
hauing
now
the
law
in
his
owne
handes
,
killeth
and
slaieth
without
mercie
,
so
that
the
earth
is
in
a
maner
couered
with
the
multitude
of
dead
men
.
But
what
the
earthly
conquerour
doth
by
crueltie
,
the
same
Christ
heere
is
brought
in
as
doing
by
iust
iudgement
.
Onely
by
these
termes
of
bodily
slaughter
we
must
vnderstand
those
both
corporall
and
spirituall
;
both
temporall
and
eternall
destructions
wherewith
Christ
shall
reward
the
pride
&
rebellion
of
them
,
who
either
in
himselfe
or
in
his
members
oppose
themselues
against
him
.
And
if
it
be
a
fearefull
thing
vnto
vs
to
fall
into
the
handes
of
tyrants
who
practise
these
cruell
and
horrible
executions
vpon
mens
bodies
,
how
dreadfull
a
thing
should
it
be
vnto
vs
to
prouoke
the
wrath
of
him
that
shall
bring
this
fearefull
damnation
both
vpon
bodie
and
soule
?
Are
we
mooued
to
conceiue
the
bodies
of
slaine
men
lying
in
heapes
vpon
the
ground
,
and
doth
it
not
mooue
vs
to
consider
the
multiude
of
the
world
casting
themselues
heape-wise
and
headlong
vnder
the
sword
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
dying
by
his
hande
?
And
if
we
naturally
abhorre
to
imagine
our
owne
bodies
lying
among
the
carkeises
of
dead
men
to
be
deuoured
of
wilde
beasts
,
and
to
be
as
carion
for
kites
and
rauens
,
how
vnnatural
are
we
to
our selues
when
by
contempt
of
Christ
and
his
commandements
we
suffer
our selues
to
lie
amongst
the
heapes
of
wicked
men
in
the
damnation
of
sinne
,
to
become
the
pray
and
spoile
of
the
diuell
and
his
angels
,
and
with
them
to
be
partakers
of
euerlasting
fire
?
[
a
](A18567-e26920-b)
a
Heb.
10.31
.
It
is
a
fearefull
thing
to
fall
into
the
hands
of
the
liuing
God
;
who
is
not
so
gracious
and
louely
vnto
them
that
seeke
him
,
but
he
is
as
sharpe
and
seuere
vnto
them
that
will
not
be
guided
by
his
worde
.
he
shal
strike
the
head
,
or
him
that
is
the
head
ouer
great
countries
.
For
by
these
wordes
he
describeth
the
great
monarches
and
princes
of
the
worlde
,
who
hauing
many
and
great
countries
vnder
their
dominion
,
should
in
the
pride
of
their
greatnesse
,
resist
the
kingdome
of
Iesus
Christ
,
but
yet
for
al
their
might
should
not
escape
the
deadly
stroke
of
his
reuenging
hand
.
And
hereof
we
finde
many
notable
examples
in
the
stories
of
the
church
,
wherein
wee
may
behold
howe
vengeance
hath
followed
princes
and
great
men
to
strip
them
of
their
crownes
and
dignities
;
to
bring
them
to
contempt
and
shame
;
to
destroy
them
by
horrible
and
fearefull
death
,
who
haue
abused
their
state
and
greatnesse
against
Christ
,
and
sought
thereby
the
ouerthrow
of
his
church
.
It
woulde
be
too
long
to
discourse
of
Herode
,
who
thinking
by
the
death
of
Christ
to
gaine
the
assurance
of
the
kingdome
of
Iudea
to
himselfe
,
was
by
Caius
the
emperour
depriued
of
his
kingdome
,
and
ended
his
life
an
exile
and
banished
man
?
of
Pontius
Pilate
who
condemning
the
righteous
sonne
of
God
to
vndeserued
death
,
became
afterwards
the
butcher
and
murtherer
of
himselfe
?
of
the
other
Herode
who
killed
Iames
,
and
would
haue
killed
Peter
also
,
who
for
his
pride
was
striken
by
the
angell
of
God
,
and
denoured
being
yet
aliue
of
vermine
and
lice
?
Looke
vnto
the
Heathen
emperors
of
Rome
,
who
were
indeed
the
heads
ouer
great
countries
,
and
who
practised
the
greatest
opposition
against
the
kingdome
of
Christ
,
and
see
whether
there
were
in
a
manner
any
of
them
that
so
did
,
vpon
whom
the
hand
of
Iesus
Christ
was
not
manifestly
to
be
seene
.
Nero
the
emperour
[
a
](A18567-e27060-b)
a
Tertul.
in
Apologet.
ca.
5.
dedicator
damnationis
nostrae
,
as
Tertullian
calleth
him
,
that
is
,
the
first
that
made
a
law
to
condemne
Christians
to
death
,
after
all
his
villanies
and
cruelties
being
condemned
himselfe
by
the
Senate
of
Rome
to
be
whipped
to
death
,
to
auoid
this
iudgement
fled
away
by
night
,
and
complaining
that
he
coulde
finde
neither
friend
nor
enimie
to
dispatch
him
,
but
yet
professing
that
as
he
had
liued
a
shamefull
life
,
so
he
would
die
a
shamefull
death
,
fell
vpon
his
owne
sword
and
killed
himselfe
.
Domitian
who
as
Tertullian
also
speaketh
,
was
[
b
](A18567-e27130-b)
b
Tertul.
ibid.
portio
Neronis
de
crudelitate
,
for
his
crueltie
a
piece
of
Nero
,
was
slaine
in
his
chamber
by
the
consent
of
his
owne
wife
.
Hadrian
was
taught
to
rue
his
shedding
of
bloud
by
a
horrible
fluxe
&
issue
of
his
owne
bloud
,
wherewith
he
grew
in
the
end
to
that
exceeding
torment
,
as
that
he
called
for
poison
&
sword
to
dispatch
himselfe
.
Commodus
a
man
for
his
lewdnesse
and
crueltie
likened
to
those
monsters
Nero
and
Domitian
,
was
first
poisoned
by
Martia
his
concubine
,
and
afterward
strangled
by
Narcissus
.
Seuerus
the
emperour
was
so
cruelly
tormented
in
his
whole
bodie
,
as
that
he
also
desired
poison
to
end
his
life
.
Maximinus
was
torne
in
peeces
of
his
owne
souldiours
.
Decius
was
drowned
in
a
quagmire
.
Valerius
as
was
before
said
,
was
taken
by
Sapores
king
of
Persia
,
&
after
much
indignitie
his
skin
was
flated
off
,
&
salt
cast
vpon
his
raw
flesh
,
&
so
in
miserable
sort
he
ended
his
wretched
life
.
Dioclesian
killed
himselfe
Galienus
&
Aurelianus
were
slain
by
others
.
Iulian
the
apostata
after
all
his
both
violent
and
wily
practises
against
Christ
and
his
church
,
in
battel
against
the
Persians
was
wounded
to
death
and
taking
of
his
owne
bloud
in
his
hand
,
sprinkleth
it
vpward
,
&
perforce
acknowledgeth
the
iudgement
of
Christ
,
saying
,
Vicisti
tandem
Galilaee
;
Thou
Galilean
yet
at
length
hast
gotten
the
victorie
.
These
were
tyrants
and
persecutors
of
the
church
,
and
in
them
as
in
many
more
which
it
were
to
long
to
rehearse
,
we
see
the
wordes
of
the
prophet
verified
that
Christ
should
smite
and
wounde
euen
the
very
heads
ouer
great
couniries
.
Yea
these
our
times
haue
not
wanted
verie
notable
and
pregnant
examples
of
this
iudgement
of
the
Lord
.
For
if
wee
looke
backe
vnto
them
who
haue
bene
the
speciall
authors
of
those
massacres
and
murthers
that
haue
beene
committed
vpon
the
professours
of
the
Gospell
,
we
shall
easily
perceiue
that
God
hath
returned
the
bloud
which
they
haue
shed
,
vpon
their
owne
heades
.
They
haue
come
to
feareful
ends
by
lice
,
by
fluxe
of
bloud
,
by
poisoning
,
by
stabbing
,
&
hauing
first
combined
themselues
to
the
destruction
of
the
faithfull
,
haue
afterwards
fallen
to
conspiring
and
practising
one
against
another
.
This
is
the
worke
of
Christ
;
this
is
his
fearefull
wrath
;
that
men
may
learne
to
stand
in
awe
of
him
,
and
not
to
abuse
their
greatnesse
and
power
to
the
oppugning
of
his
kingdome
.
He
shall
drinke
of
the
brooke
in
the
way
:
therefore
shall
he
lift
vp
his
head
.
The
former
part
of
which
words
is
hard
to
be
vnderstood
,
neither
will
I
take
vpon
me
certeinly
to
determine
the
meaning
thereof
.
I
like
best
to
follow
them
who
construe
the
same
to
the
like
purpose
in
generall
as
the
words
before
;
as
if
the
prophet
hauing
imported
Christs
victorie
gotten
against
his
enemies
would
further
signifie
that
as
a
noble
conquerour
hauing
wonne
the
battell
and
put
the
enemie
to
flight
,
pursueth
and
followeth
the
chase
with
might
and
maine
,
and
the
more
instantly
to
presse
them
,
will
not
turne
out
of
the
way
to
refresh
himselfe
but
is
content
to
drinke
of
the
brooke
that
he
findeth
in
the
way
and
so
cutteth
them
of
one
and
one
vntill
they
be
vtterly
wasted
and
ouerthrowne
,
euen
so
the
sonne
of
God
Iesus
Christ
with
all
wrath
and
furie
shall
prosecute
his
enemies
,
and
hold
them
still
in
chase
,
and
pursue
them
by
his
diuine
power
and
sword
of
iudgement
,
so
that
none
of
them
shall
escape
,
but
all
shall
fall
vnder
his
hand
.
Certeine
it
is
that
iust
vengeance
is
still
waiting
at
the
heeles
of
the
enemies
of
Christ
,
and
ceaseth
not
to
follow
them
vntill
it
haue
vtterly
destroied
them
.
They
may
seeme
for
a
time
to
flie
and
to
escape
;
their
pompe
and
power
may
seeme
to
hide
them
and
to
shield
them
from
the
Lords
hand
;
but
in
the
end
he
will
ouertake
them
,
and
find
them
out
,
and
pull
them
out
of
their
holes
,
and
set
his
feete
vpon
their
necks
;
and
poure
vpon
them
euerlasting
confusion
.
Let
no
man
flatter
himselfe
;
let
no
man
be
secure
in
enmitie
against
the
Lord
.
Present
standing
is
no
warrant
against
future
falling
.
The
sworde
that
hath
not
yet
striken
,
yet
is
gone
foorth
to
strike
,
and
shall
not
returne
vntill
it
[
a
](A18567-e27330-b)
a
Psal.
68.21
.
wound
the
head
of
Gods
enimies
,
and
the
curled
pates
of
them
that
walke
forward
in
their
sinnes
;
[
b
](A18567-e27360-b)
b
2.
Pet.
2.3
.
whose
iudgement
long
agone
,
as
Saint
Peter
saith
,
is
not
farre
of
,
and
their
damnation
sleepeth
not
.
Therefore
shall
he
lift
vp
his
head
.
It
may
be
taken
either
that
Christ
shall
lift
vp
or
holde
vp
his
head
,
or
that
God
the
father
shall
lift
vp
the
head
of
his
sonne
Iesus
Christ
.
As
holding
downe
the
head
betokeneth
sorow
and
shame
,
so
the
holding
or
lifting
vp
of
the
head
betokeneth
reioycing
,
and
triumph
,
and
glorie
,
and
full
confidence
of
safetie
and
assured
estate
.
Thus
shall
Christ
lift
vp
the
head
by
way
of
triumphing
and
reioycing
,
when
he
shall
haue
taken
full
vengeance
of
his
aduersaries
,
and
freed
,
not
himselfe
onely
,
but
the
whole
body
of
his
church
from
the
assaults
and
dangers
of
all
enimies
.
We
see
now
that
oftentimes
,
though
not
in
himselfe
,
yet
in
his
members
,
he
is
faine
to
hang
downe
the
head
,
and
to
weare
the
badges
of
reproch
and
shame
,
whilest
the
vngodly
vaunt
themselues
,
and
goe
[
c
](A18567-e27440-b)
c
Iob.
32
,
26.
looking
vpon
the
sunne
,
and
in
their
harts
despise
the
righteous
,
accounting
more
vilely
of
them
then
of
the
dust
of
their
feete
.
But
the
case
shal
be
altered
:
the
rising
of
Christ
,
shall
bee
their
fall
:
the
lifting
vp
of
Christes
head
,
shall
be
the
casting
downe
of
theirs
;
and
it
shall
be
fulfilled
which
is
written
:
[
a
](A18567-e27460-b)
a
Esa.
65.13.14
.
Behold
my
seruants
shall
reivice
,
and
yee
shall
be
ashamed
:
behold
my
seruants
shall
sing
for
ioy
of
hart
,
&
yee
shall
crie
for
sorow
of
hart
,
and
shall
howle
for
vexation
of
minde
.
We
may
otherwise
vnderstand
that
God
the
father
shall
lift
vp
the
head
of
Iesus
Christ
in
the
same
meaning
as
Pharao
is
saied
[
b
](A18567-e27510-b)
b
Genes.
40.13
.
to
lift
vp
the
head
of
his
chiefe
butler
,
that
is
,
to
aduance
him
to
his
place
of
dignitie
and
honour
.
Which
God
the
father
hath
done
alreadie
vpon
his
first
conquest
,
hauing
set
him
at
his
right
hand
as
hath
beene
before
declared
,
and
more
fully
shall
doe
when
he
shall
haue
[
c
](A18567-e27540-b)
c
1.
Cor.
15.27
.
put
all
things
vnder
his
feete
,
and
shall
make
his
glorie
manifest
vnto
all
the
world
,
and
shall
so
establish
the
kingdome
that
he
hath
giuen
him
,
that
thencefoorth
there
shall
neuer
be
enimie
to
resist
the
same
.
To
this
king
Iesus
Christ
togither
with
the
father
and
the
holy
Ghost
,
one
God
,
immortall
,
inuisible
,
and
onely
wise
be
all
praise
and
honour
and
glory
both
now
and
for
euer
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.