THE WORKS OF THAT FAMOVS AND WORTHY Minifter eo in the Vniverfitie of Cambridge, ~Wicctam Perkins. ____THE SECOND VOLVME, Newly correfted according to bss owne Copies. Wich diftina Chapters,and Contentsofe very Booke pre- fixed: andtwo Tablesotthe whole adjoyned ; one ofthe mattersand queftions, che other of choice places of Seriprute. TT gas 50 verle 7 Ho, corryone sho shirflerhcame yeevothe waters, andeecharhoven ler, come, buy, endear: came, 1 fay, buy ine and lke withou fiver and with money, nie LONDON, ¢ PrintedbyIloun Leaatr. 1631.| of Cafes of Confeience, both tor Headsand Number ofthe Queftions. | FH Me gare ewer Tc pagastlic Tecond the Cola, ~~ THE FIRST BOOKE. TL mecreupinetcgeind ented e gue a cok paren, ofthe Treatife. le 1. How rhe rroubles of sind ari] 1Etions “HAN Meret lcs wimct et | 4 Of Confeffion, a ees | a, How the minde ofthe perry difrefed may bee Gols Brcete! fayedswhenchs Lad dilioeroce? 4 CHAP. Il. P2g+3 Tete Ofthenatureand difference of finne. p.g.e.t| | Whar ie amen odee, that finder so cad ef bis af- CHAP. 111, + | flebionstiltdeath ? engsCe2e] 7S Ofthe fubjeAtionand powerofConfcience:p.rt.! | 3.Howmaya man beablere endure wih, comfirt| 49 the pangs of death? pager.) 2 CHAP. Iv. How maya man inthis life havea truc alte of] 18 OF the diftindtion of Queftions, or Cafes.! | eternalthappineffe? Pat4cate| prtae Horr a eoan may truly difcerne whether che joy\ 19 CHAP.V. - sfibepirebembimyeaerm! | pas.ese Of the fire maine Queflion touching Man! | 4,Howthe mind: offuch perfomare ebeftared,) 20 : fimply confidered, viz. as arepofeged by che devillar fesre plein 2 3 Ws aman i ash com we Cod , ip aed be fave pagerac.te' | s.tPhar they may doc, whofe houfer are haumed Fee ooerhne Huriligion see end melsied by weibenat pies} Oe a What ifaman ling biinfelfe,carvorcallto ' HAP. X. otnde all or the mift opi fnnes, Ofthe thicd Spesiall Dittreffe, aifing of 3 2 Whatthe manent dat, sho findes him{elfe | the entation of blafphemi a : bard: beavted endo a dead piri, re.15.c.2., | Whae ic the rue Remedy of thie Tewasion 2) * 4 | 0Vbather he that iemere ghd fer loft ofc | Pag 39% | Sriend,then forthe dfonceof Ged by hie frmes,| CHAR. XL doth tratly buntble binifelfe? "°° Abaca. | Gfehefoureh fpeciall Diftre(earifing from a Concerning Faith. * mans ewne finne, 5 1.Howw « man gray traly apply Chrifiswith althie | | 1How the vielenediftrefe oforinde, arifng fiom| — 9F benefis uote himfelfe? pasccr.| | oxrowne finnes, sete be cured... PaGlec.de 6 2, when doh aman beginto beleeve ix Chrift.| | 2.How thersederate: bprefecarng fief bal ide, canfesietoberemedied? Pahoa. ‘Concemingnew obedience, CI CHAD. XIL 3 £, Haw nay. rns frase is lifeto live dnvene | ~| Ofthe fifth fpeciall diftrelTc,arifing frpgp ¢ mans obedience. Pe16.c.2 ommebealt 8 1. How may aman drea gapd worke? PX ef. 7 CHK eer 1. Haw the sty PEA role or auyey the) ag. Of thefecond maine queltion, wir. minds? PeASé-2 § ’ low aman may bee in gonfointe afated oPhic | | 2.0/bat we the nature and works of Melancholy” none falvarion? patBicate 2 PRASAD CHAP. YI. 3. Whather there bee any dfference betwepte the), 37. How Ott ita, vz ' trouble fem nd Meloy ne 10 low a man being in Weofanile, may bee Whar isthe wayte cure Melancl 3s] pea ree Ae pak. ‘Extom she mindccronbledly. ‘feogeneeaie 3 LEM of minde? incidem novothe body may be cared PARA» Uy [> Whermabe genredremedy ofaiiefi- THE s8COND BOOKE, ~ CHAP.-VITE. CHAP. 1. OF the fir Special Bintefieietttig oF a ! Ofeehe order ofthe Queftions, ax bows ene Teenie, Perbets SHAFT | ba: Ram a 24. ! Ofthe God-head. HAP, 1X. Bt we] Of the fecond fpecialk Dittref, arting ftom | |'t.mhether there beaGod? rager.| goThe Table. 3 a” a ohthg If Sene Peary, Lary hse So Pe 3-6 font CHAP. IIL OF dhe Script Whether the Scrpusre bee the true werd of God? pagesed. CHAP.IV. Of Religionand the knowledge of God. . Rush. |. Webi thas Religion chat i die wnto eer | Ged? p60.602 1 a, How God istobe conceived imour mindsywbiem seewerfoip hime? Porc. CHAP. Vv. Of the inward worhhip of Ged. CHAP, VI. ofthe Oxnard worthip of God, aud firtof Prsyer. 1,How may arte EEE ccfutend acceptable Prayer? pb 3cede ‘a, Whether man may lawfully makgimpreca- tions? p65.c-2. ye Wha bee the parttewlir circumftances o Pray ag, 66. ve se Trevoie, PS Whether vier words rete benfedinpriye? Thid. whether 1 be lawfull, when wee prays te nfo a fet forme of prayer ? 07.6 & u 2. The Geftine.. a What kinde of Gefture isto bee wfed in prayer? ibi 3. The place Enowksat place rnfiowe pray? Ibe, 4. Thetime, What are the times, which men art 10°reake prayers wnto God? p.68.c.1 4¢ How heir minder may bee pacified, which are tvo:bled wih fandry accident sintheir prayers” pag.do.cat- CHAP. VII, Ofte hearing ofthe word preached, Qa} h How ary manmayprfenby heave the word of ad. 70.645 a. How they are tobe comforted, who afier long bearing prefiicoriicc a all? poqhacede CHAP. OFche Sacraments in generall, hehe buremi ue by Hertrikesy I lve aiden Mariflersbe Sacra eens orna? PRC, .CHAD. 1X. Of Bapritine. ; Quift. | 1Wrheabae bape be nse 10 falvaton? | P2G.74:6.8. 2 IPhecher Go fuckers and Godmerters benecef P76, Artec ty rer prime 'cherybep ' + Que. | How God eel ace By 002 whale chilaren baptized coinevabeofppirinadl Kindred vith the whole Churgh py reafonof _ shesr Godfichets wid Godmethers.: p.77.,1,, Whether sf ivituall kindred bee comratied by Bapifme,e con ben juftimpedimen of Ma | riage, Ce. Thea, 3 Whether children heverighe to baprifme? 7a P7B.cr, Whether hildren borne oforicaion Deve right | ro baptifme: P.70.0.1. 1 4.ovw man of years toay make a rie be ! Baprifime: s.MPhether a man falling int, foe ser pee siay have ary benefit of bis baptifne p.Bo.c.2. CHAP. Xx. Of dhe Loxds Seppe 1.How farteferth mee: othe Liberty t0nfeer not tonferhe Lords Sapper. pict. 2. Howa man may rightly afest tobd. comfort aodfidvaione a en Tn preparation, Whar, ha ferrin hee finde bimfelfe un- 83.014 whet 14 man food come faftng ro che Supper, Ibe, Whether perfans tht beso uit of Lae may come: Ibid.c,2. Inrecciving. hae if a man after ofan receiving, daubteth whecher he hath fath or ne: pe83c. thas bed nce rf bard beret the ina freeing ¢ eer Receiving. Wharbeeiesden tha fier cing finds confer: paSaucst, CHAP. XI. Of Adoration, ~~ nef. 11. TowBar ring is Adoration dye, andin what manner? pBqc Whether Aderaronis due tothe’ swrcted pi peSsict, Whar Adoraron i dacy gd Ibi ing men I Spt images: p.86.c. CHAP. XII OF Coafedion before the Ad~ werliry. tae fs bei, ad 6.0.14 ahh belenlfon amar bengiged 6 cero Ede. fruicesandeare M eg hee cope bie hears to God piz.c.t. sole rey Meio eden pe C02. Aiiflemay hye, where pigs Whe. % 70 ” 2 yo 4 Aelia fan B mm oh 6 7 B p 89 9° 2 33 24 95 96 97 98 99 12. What is an Oath? Que Whether ie be inthe ibersie of the Church of | Tlie Vablev Wises era man tha ve inprifoncdwaay breake “fon. 19.608 re cuapxin ? Of an Oath ach Wherheran Oath taken meme ea Oath,and robekepe? ibid. Wether an Ouhbs | ‘fulfe Gods, bce a tre ibid. Oats? Hom ean Golfers by i. lf fig noe can witntffe roe him? Homan Ourbirtbetakgnina gor god fh mamer? . Whether inthe forme of an Oath, a man may aot fneare daily by ererares, a i retity by God? 1 5+ How farre firth doth an Oath bind, rind bekep ? ibid. Wher ena min is bonnd tokcepe an Out! kenby fulfe God? 1. web nen bound tobeepether Oh spo ting bern there eet ds mage? ibid, Whatheran Oath exerted by fraud, bindeth? ibid. Whether a compulforie Oath bindeth ? ibid. 4.Whenan Qath dath bind,ard wher nor ‘When doth 'a mancommit perjarie? ii Whether the breach of a Locall fatnte, wwherennto a man is bound by corporal Oat, be perjurie? ibid. Whether it be lawfullte exalt an Oath of hire shat willferfwearchimfelfe? _p.96.6.1- CHAD. XIV. . OF Vowes. nef 1. What a Vow is? p.96.c.1- 2. H besher a Vowinthe New Te ‘ftamer be any pire of Gods worfbip? ibidc.3. je WhenaVo eee bindech, and when nor? po7.c.s. Whether Tephte pon bis Vow ded offer bis daughter infucrifce? pBet 2. Whether Monajticall Vowes dae binde or no? ibid.c.2. CHAP. XV. OF ating. cf 1. What isa Religions Faft? 2 Hog «Religions pire be obfiroed? Touching the manner of Fain How long maff the Eft cominne? ibidc.r. Whether d mia may eas inthe tume of folemae Feft? Pioxe.t. whether allbe bound t0 keepe the forme fe the day ofa lotemne Ei? ibid. [3evheher Papi Fas be lan engl? PrTOqC Te AP. X" oFthesiboses day. God upon earth :0 alter the Sabbath frowthe * fevemth day to ang eer? c A a. How se Saphah e New Teftawirn is Dd 1. whetherthere be any Adfference is the af of | whecher men pon ocealion may nor doc tobe sbferv 2 pteRca2. Whether oe may nor lawfully nfe Revrestions onthe Sabbath day? S parrot. worke of thein callings in the meme or evening ofthe Sabbinis? “Hh . Whenthesebbah derhbegione? fotre THIRD. ‘BROOKE, CHART Ofthe Nature and diferentes oF Vertue, and thearder of Queitions. CHAP. IL, OF Prudence. Queft. eHow mecn are to prathife prudence? pev14.c.t, 2. Whethera man mar with good conference sires of cbs life? CHAP. ATL O:Cremencies Queft. 1 Hew a mar may care hin [elfen vefpeftof| in'urtes and ofevcesdene ume him? \Y7.cebe How onghramenafriee an iar Bi Wherher may 4 man defeud bimfelfo wie Hew aman iets defend binfelfby law’ cigs] Iharber aman ay dfodbimfely free ibidcaae When may he defend hiofilfeby foree? 120. Ir mg be ska ime or ks by combar ibid 2. When anger is Lawful, and when whlaryfell? Pl ater. 5+ Whar ieremebeaf un anger 2301 HAP. 1V. or ‘Temperance, Ihe ute ot Riches ‘ 1. How fire a man may with gon tte fekidesh ep. +t, How aman may with good confclence Ee andufe Riches? EIB. Wherber a man raty volumarth give away ‘Al, and ve upon abmes, in Fifting and prayer? t28.c.2 rnc uft of mess and deinke, ears and drinks, ver in the time Of che New| Teftamen? p-t29.c-1 Whether we marwith grod conference ent fifo atrimesfarbuldes WTEC re may eat and dre othe lr aud onrcwonc comfort? ~~, in Wharrale of moderavion tere boob fire. every onein est ng? pol 32.6.2, Tntheuie of Apparel, 1. Wherber orcamenis of Gold, Silver, previons Stoner, Silks, and Urloettrgc.mty nortan lly bein 4.003 DATE dtr 2 passat. tos 106 to7 108 tog 310 um ta 13 114 ay 6 “7 us £4 Hay!eS _ The Table. The Table. | —__- 5 , - “How fhallwvekvar what is ngeffary for every Ay Whether we may give to beggar: Ibid. | 136 44 Of Murder, RGaiearAT Sa Onan aaEes 135 perf and fate ? fener svey M1 oheher we ong ops Eiference bermeen| 137 POpDmnkeinfe and taney. PE # Ofer ork 26 How aman my ft bia apparel comelyand, | perfor and prfonsin grving almes.p. L416. Oftone-fufering. we Ope kite ee decent marer ? pal aGerat | | 3-Hlew mach releefe mut every man gi 138 47 Ofgerdnfe rae 5H Orin, — eter 337 Wherber amarosay ror rake npaferrainefae | |4.Flow many waiesmnftarman give? pay6c.t-| 139 «| 48. Of Temperance. Faas a ieee fet caries son Sete, foion of atte, and nfert ? Tbaes., |S. Hew Ales are robe given thatthe may) 140 49.0fainelory. pee pee ore mmo 18 Whether may wee not labour to cover a defor= leafe God? __dbc.2.) $0. Of Chriftianreproofe at large. 3s t.c.2.8ic.| | 56. Ofsmferiprion of Epifles,and p2ft-feripy at sity in the body? p.178.c.2. Whether giving ofreleefe bemeritoriens and | 148 5% Wherein che Law and GofpeB agree and dif large. aioe Pe 19 What meafwreixta be obferved in wfing Ons fuisfastory? pt47scete fers heen | piaeanse. wardornamems ? 139.6. What is che vight fruit of almesgiving. 1b.€.2 142 if Whar is the pirinall nfe of Apparel ? Void. ; 130 sci testes recreation, CHAP. VI- . ATeeatifeof Chriftin Equity. — | ag1__|1. Whether recreation be lasfullfr a Chriftian OF ms 09436 man? palgauc.t, cfs : vg | sarkindesofreereatons are Lumfillandeon-\ | 1. What isthe odgemen that one ie ogiveand) 143 Chrifian Equity, what ivi ca 7 | 4 venientyand what not? Teid.'B| hold afarorber? patgtics. Tris cither publike or private. Theihoennet it jpHow wearctonferecreation? —palg2s How arvan may with good conftonce give 144 £ Publike Fuiy, haters, ‘ ape eke eres ean | Indgement aphimfelfe? pr49uem 4 Extremity ofthe Law,and mitigation of tt. 427-\ \Thethird duty of ite 4 { CHAP. V. | | a.Ffow one oughtto honour another? pot $O.cet. oe THe eh Lt dei of pi matte. \ Of Liberality, i ie bachonnrae day cs) tas P st a Quel Nie eee Caveats tebe ufed abou going tele oq Bc, Bh [Mee an ee, el |G cb [Sei 54 | Wherber the “ mses withou to Mnferiours? id. 3 “aufes that navve mento nfe extremity of Taw.| fea egaity soba pratted ia , paar ‘mobo? pel4gete a wwne felfe? Ibid.| 148. ufe extremity of Tem) | ee ngnfoar menmay fee iuandapprove 135 |2 Tombommnf edlmerbe given? Toveor) Bee. Be. Bee. bean rca feo alent | | Reaper xfer it pantie ons of a mans fe. vanjis of the decay of Chrift. Pama Privatceguiy wharit i Canjes of the decxy of Chriftian equity among ; aoc Prasattiaee, t ‘An Expofition upon the five firft Chapters of the Epiftle \ ia OO Falatians: with the continuation ofthe Commentary upod H tothe Galatians: a ean Chapter, Fthe Commentary up A Tyentife of mans imaginations, sf ; F \ Common places handled in this Commentary, The contents of his Treatife. fea ! i +t at On amanmsy be affured that he f-rip- |C posse : = Sa an i sre isthe word of God? iqoc.2.| | 22. How Chrift became acnsfe for me? 238.c.7. Thesosfolding oft, , (cr Vie | 2. How we maybe Faedibee the calingofour | | 23-H?herberallcovenams are te be keprsand bow pee ding ofthe text wherceathe eon) Mena vam wae ged shang he fde | Paha fom ied ? pel71.C.2 Sri aera ¢ CHAP. IL eign) ea thee PATEL, | 3. OfPhariferfne. 1746.1, | | 24 Ofthe Indicak Law. WAS BCT De i The Hoe , . S Depeclstne and exopraing grcetomans | | 25-Ofbapifne atlarge. passat te , finde menses anh, eon || Tene see dtr ferme mage ] converfiom. rpB.cr.| | 36. fei Parents eee bie CHAP. IIT. ’ "OH AP. VIIE. P4740:2. | 5Ofalrescrwherberit beatwaies a fin? 18 childesmarriageand calling. pa Mans nararalebough ing God. 459.08. : . VITT (e Cie ments uh rBqca-| | 27-0fthe impr ofthe Barer fending te = i rg eed spies | | Rules forth refermaien fevichogas page \ 7. whether fuith may be loft ? pi8s.c2. Prr7oucet Bice 4 Mansnatwralchonphii hie 7 4 d Offurifiionarreftamin p19? 28.How Chriftwafubjetorbe Lew? pag. ehonghiacenerning heme catch | 9. Ofthediftintiionef lewesand Genteles. pag. Ofte etree sf pabten i i CHAP. v, CHAR ng Codes; | 1203 29.Ofthe obferuation ofdayes. p28 5.0 fans natwral chong hts ir es X ro. Of mifcmionarlerge. 204 39-Ofgeed Inf paigic.a. OE ONS inhi. Ofipivienallconfideraitonsoncerning en felver. | 11, OfCinifts Obedience. puroy.ccn | | 3x-OfPelygamy. _ pag7et. , gi \ Ppetiecr, | 22, Of wfPufyeng faith and apprebenfion. —pag.| | 32.Where ow: ther she Church is 0 be found? pe 207.6-3.86, tem motives anfwered. PoZOTC186C. . ‘TheProdlemeor Pofition with the explanation thereof, 15. How to Leve wifely godly, juftly:fundryrales, |D | 33. Offpiritmallbendages P.306-6-1.| : Preparatives tothe demonttration of the Probleme, wherein is fet downe: « Ep 14.6.2. 8c. | | 34-Of Chriftian Liberty. Ibid.c.26| 1 Theauthority of the Fathers, and their matiner of writing. 14. Hew Chyiff liverh in us, andhow t maybe | | 35+ Ofimprecarion or enrig P3941. . 2 Their counterfeit, donbefull, or corrupted workes, j Ruowne? peasducet.n.and ar7.cit.| | 36+ Ofehe right fe and abafe ef Chriftian Li- 3 3 The caufes of thecorruption ofthe Apoftolike Religion. : soe {Low welively faith? parte, a procs: Se 16. Of mdging. 2 Ie ove. , TOPE fi andebat eich eipagante 3 Ot Ciriplepeaccandernord. "p36 33+ The Consents or an Alphabetical Cataloge of the places and heads of Contpveiie inthe De c.tand 333.041. coasbec, ; monftration of che Probleaye., ” cee 18, Ofimputation, and imepared righteonfueff.| | 39.Ofthe fiend walking sherin. 325.£.1-86- : - e 2 y enasBers,| | 4cOfthecombarofthefgbasdibe prs. pag ‘ 1, Addon of fome later Papiicalepinion, ps) D' ge Appurgeanctste the Mai page gags 19.Ofthe curfe of the Zam. Pe33261. 3auc.2 Bice ‘ eee 602. 5. Baprifme, ry 20. Thatno man can perfeitty fulflthe law in | | 41. Of Te I t Adoration and elevation of the Sacramem. 6. Be }iont. thes paagesr.| | 4x OfHerefic. eae 564 7. Buls of Indulgences, ar. Thediference betweenethe Law and Gafpel.| | 43-Of Emority. \ | 1 igang. psstica.| |B. Caecalbomes14. Clergie and Lainie. 15. Comranaion under on: kine. 16. Confirmation. 9. Cardinals. To. The Charaiterorfeate. 15. Extreme unllios 25 ee 26. Images. 276 Ince jion » tmvecation, and vaio | 3h Ment. 54. Maniflersimentione 1, Chrifme. 2, The Chore. 2. Churches for Prayer. 1. Conncels. Defcenfion into bell. | | Freewe'l. Elfin of the Lae, Saivuse ps? 28, Infirfiestion, pyre ag, Keeping of the Sacrament. Pe $560.2. Pe5740-1- P5961 Pest3 ‘| neffe of Gods grace. 37. Penance Sacramentall i 139 Power of Kings. |g Pranrsfr the dead. 8 Dl | are Priefts maria 5 75cele $54.02 4 ps7 Been} |e Primacie of t 2 Bifoopof Rome. Be a2 555. | as. Religuess [A Trcatife of the manner and order of Predeftination, and of the large- OE ‘A Treatifeconceming the only tre manner and oy method ot Preaching. 38: Pilgrimige. | 4% Private Adafle. Ab Pregaterie. 46. Remainders of Concxpifeences p59. 47 Sacramertalleonfifion. Sucre 49. Sur 50> Savisf 51+ Signe oft'e Crofes 52. Single life. 53. Suceeffion, 5a. Supereregation. 55+ Tredivion. $¢. Tranfubftansiation or reallpre[ences 57+ Truth of che Hurasnnie. 58, Feniall fe. $9. U feof she Latixe rong in fort 60, Works wronght. pag, 606.and forward. CHA CHAP. ‘et The Ana fuses bb pba6car.| | Of the wayes how to aft vd “aonly ia Of the preach pe ior abides .. CHAP. VITL a "SExp. IIL Of benef pcan p-668.c.2. Of theivertef a ibid.c.2. AP.IX. ave eachin 6 70.6046 Offebesneer pret obs Souperenp 650.02 of, women ing. "s Be67O«G« CHAP. v. Of eke ep ef esounig, h pebsqicans| | OF the pms its ibid-tee. of shtighe ding fi weed p.662.0.2» Of eamccivingof Prayers payee A Digeft or Harmonic of dhebookes of thé’ OldandNew Teftament. pag. 678._ an THE CONTENTS. the latte Age SSSR ohh vess ae. | Bow itn cca PLATE ALLELE EELS LILI ILLS CLIN EIEN EIEN LIN LISS LIIO LET CLINE THE WHQLE TREATISE The Cafes of Contcience, _ Diftinguithed i into three Bookes. TAVGHT AND DELIVERED BY M.W. Pa Rx ens in his Holiday- Lectures, Examined by his owne Briefes, and publithed for the common good, by Thomss Pieri coe of Divinitie. “Rome 14.23. Whatfocver t not of faith, ts finne.. LR TDILA ET RENEE LONDON, q PrintedbylounLeaarr., 1631,pecan } a TOTHE RIGHT HONOVEABLE, Evwaro ‘Lod Denwie Baron of Waltham, &c: Ight Honourable : There ino one Beds revesatinsheWord of God, or difpenfed by theProphets and Apoitles, of greater ufe and confeq inthelife of man, chants that which preferibed TBimeof levine eBifying the Confeience, petbin ‘benefit which from hence iffueth unto the Church of God, isun- able, "For rt, infeeveth co diftover the curcofthe dangeroufet foe i cat, the wennd of the rit. Which how great a croffcit is, the ‘Wife man reportechout of atriecxperieice, when be ik hate Spi fa manwil fofsine be infri is bat a wounded Sprit wlacanbeer ie? ‘And bis meaning i that Bo outward griefecanfallintothe nature of man, which will not be with patinceendwed othe tml, fo long 2 heminde isnot rybledordifmayed. Bat when one the Spisit istouched, and theheart (w! ich beng well sie , isthe ver vey fountaine of peace to the whole man,)Gnitten with feate of the wrath of God for finae te gril info gre, tbr burdea ingolerable, that will nt by any outward meanesbe eafed or affra Secondly, itgiveth forall particular cals, pecall and found direétion; whether man beto alke with God in thejmmediate performance of the duties of hisfervice { orto conyerfé with man, ace cording tothe tate and conditiog of bis lift, in the Ram ‘want of whichdire@ion, of what force itistorume ches ionsofmen, which are good in them felyes, to Some a of thea = Sunt Past aftreth that peur ancl, Waris coer une ff wold ach meer nsemre undertaken men iny a ee itconcernethe knowledge and inet God, of mong hy verte oftheir callings, Forth ca wale ad furaice in conftience, grounded upon the W dove to them it}é a finne. Thicdly, iisofallother destin, Cosog sighly at a ‘molt comfortable. For itisnet | founded inthe opinions and varia conc fino, neiherdathitconi of concllion and pol. ond, which axe onely probablé ad conju + (Forse ceftence of che doybrng or diftueed patty cannot beetabh ed and eBtified by them;) but it refleth upon mo ficient and certaine stounds, collected aid drawne out ofthe very Word of God, whichas fie wahty im aration | | Benton te hearp, asd aifcrning the phonghes ahd ewentitheréaf + fait alone ale soit Ey aciffethe minde, and ¢ give full atisfa@tion o the confcien ‘Aad as thebmnsies reat, othe want ofthis doctrine, cogether wid plying the fame, if and hath, beené the caufé of many aid gredtiiconven Ti Rare God, and bave received beleneherebe ming, hon tec i wen hey hae ffi the weight and defer oftheir finies, dnd withall apprehended the vrath aF-God me have bet bought ato ard xg oui and wailing, and cry. ings, if Goal dfotaen shar, unl chy han ble led by the Spite of Ci 2 itarlon of the Word, the toe ny ‘Who havenot fitene: ledge of of, en 6 iwi ul Ge Gatling wi and a in ag of Religion and ii hen ici Conic, and Et betoretbeic eyes boil te purser inges of God pure aed des sehat lave they done ? Tose Gree Biri, they bave either grove to phe all end, tome by Ranging, Fe by drt, dy sd Free by geht of, land ube ar cas, within the conhpalie of their ied with fore enratue of | lel an eh ante aged fordabensheiceallngs, and thereby hutch; Le vorspnnor y The ticular dury 00" tho havent fiir roBédaue, or not to bee Eth ean fg f bee shonin Hy Sea ny oa shell pore ee in the scaghing and Tae hee ai ‘wee have il tae ey chalege the Hebi Pai e at Peal a agit. | Rahs by, i | \‘The pile ‘Dedicatorie. ef thicdogtrine, as fhallappesre thesequell, Folk tect dhediny ofrcecgg ea cooliece by chem commaended tothe Gers Prieft, which though accetditg to their 6wne Canons he thould beaman of kiowledge, and frce fr Jmputation of wickednef, yerofe times ie fas out, chat he is eitberunleamed, or elfe wicked and ley of converfatign am unfit for fuch 4} — ‘Sccondiy, they teach, thatthe Priefts appointed to be comifartersand releeversofthe diftrefied, are made by Chift himfelfes Judges ofthe Cafes of Con/cience, having intheir owne handsa jadici- ariepoxer and authority, truly and preperly tobinde and to loole, to remit or retaine finnes, to open src thor che kingdonse of beavers Whereasthe Seriptuve ureetha contrarie voyce, chat Chill onely hath the eyesot David, which apn ad tel pent, ad vo man tue, apd r= pel apd rraty Ghutecth, and no man: Ard the Minifters of God arc not called to be abfofare Tudgerch nce, but onely Meflengersand Embaffadenrs of reconciliation ; whercupen't followeth, that they cannocbe 4 the aashersand giversof remistion of nnes, bus onely the Afni ‘flers a0 difpe, fort oF the fue, 1 ‘Thirdly, the Papittsin their writings have (cattered here and there fundry falle and erroneous groundsof doctrine, much prejudicall to the direétion or refolution of the conscience in timeof| eed, asnamely, 1. That a man inthe courte of his life, may build bimy2ife upon the faith ofbie teachers, ancfor his alvation, réft contented with an implicite and saexprofed faivh. Which do-| rive, asitisan onely meane to keepe men in perpetuall blindneffeand ignorance, fo it Servet to no ‘othe: puspofeinthethme oftempration, butto plunge the heart of man intothe pt of defpaire,i be- ing unc apable of comfort for want of particular knowledge and underftanding ofthe word and pro. mifeof God. TI, That every man onghe ro tandin Sed doabof he pardo oe fimesanded| tbo man canbe alined by she certaine of fanb, either of theprefent favour of God, or of his owne filvation, ‘True itis, hatin refpeet of our owne unworthinet{e and indifpoficion, we have jut caufe, | not only to doubt and feare, but to defpaice and be confounded beforethe judgement feat of God. “Yee chat a man fhould noe be certainly refolved by faith of the mercy of God, in and for the merit of Chift,isa comfortlelledogtrine to a dithreffed foule, nd contrary unto the faving ® word of the Go- {pell, which eeacheth, that ceraintie Howeth from the nature of ith, and not doubting, ITT. That yey manic buondin concen, pen pee tf damon roma fpecial confefian of bis mortal fr, “with allthe paitcular circamfidaced then.of, once every yorre to his Prieft, This pelition and pra ice, beds that hah warp fae we ‘or yet any ground of orthodox antiquitie, for Boo. yeares,more orleicafics Chit; if maketh neably to the dlfturbing ofthe peace of conte fn ehme of extremitie, conlidern tha if impofiblecichertoundertand or remeber ll, mary beinghidden and unlmowte. And the mindebelg inthis cafe informed, thar for upon fuch snenumeration,may thusbe brought by faith inthe fole mercy of Gad, the only foversigne medicine ofthe foule, Againe,the griefe ofthe minde doth not alwayés arife frém all the finnesthata man hath committed, ueither doth the Lord fet before the fianers eyes whaufoeverevill hath beene done by him, but fome one er more patticu- lars : and thefe are they that doe lie heavie uponthe heart ; and to be eated of them, will be worke; enough, though he dothnotexhibie untothe Confeffor a Catalogue of allthereft. 1V. Tha fome! ‘fore’ ave verial, becaufe they are only befides the Law of God, not agaioftit, and becault they binde over the finmer only t tempera ad nas tearm ifomenes. Thisconclufion firtt is fale; foxtboogh kbefrantd cht mie offences are greater, Yom lefler, form ind lower ; agine, chat finnes in regard of theevent, being repented of, ori sefpeée of the perfan' fining, being mm Chift,and thetefore accounted jut, are pardonable, becaulé chey arenot imputed ro condemnation; yetchere is no finne,of what degree foever, which is noc frmply and of felfe mer taf, whether we tefpedt the nature oftheSinae, or the wealure and proportion oF divine juftice, Fat} finmature itis ani anemsi that isto fay,an aberration rom the perfect rul cof ighteoufieite and jci-| fore isubjeét co the curfe both of temporall and eternall death, Te is an offence agiainft bighel Majeftie, and confeqiently, twin andeth by ie tocrrating tomen. Secondly 4 ‘weak and infufficient ground of refolucion to a d confcience. For whicreastrue: tig joy isthe daughter offorrow, and the heart of mit cena be lifted ap, in aMfaranceof Godsfavati,| to theappichenfion and conceit oFbeaventy counfotts, unlefc i befirft abated, aod by erue hurt tion brought ronothing init fee; the tetnembrance ofthis, tharthe offence committed is vewall, may in fome cafestoo much inlarge theheact, and give occafionté prefinne, when heply there will beareafontothe contrary. Andif not that, yetin cae of filing by infirmitiedfter grace received theminde being oreftalled with this erroneous concebt, thatthe Gunes leffe han it'isindeed, safe veniali, may incht iffue beleffe quieted and more pérplexed. ¥, Thelen way fat 6 mea Ged, forthe vewjerall posiPomeniof bis finer it the untruth of this fo ete thease agin oft pif of mine itr alip- pealetoconmarenperisiee, Bor '9'than, bei ‘of the pardon of fis fins thall yeecon- fider, thar here is fomethin, ‘behindevo Bedone on his part, how can hein probabilitieretie| himfelfe wholly upon ‘Chri aisadtion '? How can he reape unto himélfe from thénice a ne SSF the Popith Church, whe.in their Cafe-writings haye erred, bothin che: fxbftance and circurmftances rencffe depend ‘into doubt and diftruft, and wi otbeableeose \ ‘The Epyile Dedicatorie. rapas of reconciliation God, whom heTormerly offcndcd? 1F we may and nuit docioneciag ‘ous owne perfous, whereby to appeafe the wrath ofGod, why hath oar Saviourtaught us for our hearts releefe, whollyand only to makethe plea of pardowfor our finnes ? True ic is deed, chat {Roy ih Conf doe sti penitents, when they feelethe wrath of God upon themn for fine, | toftap the mouth of confcienee, by performance of formelbemiliatton, and vepentance,yca toot- ferunto God foie ctremoniall duniesin way of fcistaction. Bue whenforrow feizeth upon the foule, and thé man fas inse cermpratign, chen ic will appeare chat thele directions were not currant; for uot j ohilanding them, he may want ound comfort in Gods mercy, and uninto delpaie without re- { covery, And forthis caufe, upow experience it hath beene proved, that even Papifts themfelves in | ehéhoure of death have beené content ro renounce their owne works, yea the whole body of humane Exiga ins and to cleaveonly to themercy of God in Chrift or their lvation, \ ” Bythefe inflarices, and many more that might be aHeaged to this purpofe,ic is appara sscakeandualable grounds the Ca ine of the oeeth Chotehendc, Ted how Tawa courle they cake, forthe refolusion and diveétion of the troubled confcience, [Now by the benefit and abate ofthis dottrine, we eehow neceflary itis, that in Churches which profetfe Chriftian seligion, itfhould bemoretaught, and further inlarged than itis. And to this pur pofe it wereto be withed, that men ef knowledge inthe MiniReric, thathaveby the grace of God attained unto the Tongue ofthe learned, would imploy their paines this way ; not oaly in fearching into the depth offuch poittsas tand an bare speculation, butinannexing thereunto the groundsand conclufions of practice, whereby they might both informethe julgement,and reétife the contcience ofthe hearers, By chs meanes it would cometo paffe,thaethe pore ditretied foule might beelee- ed, pictic and devotionmore practifed, the kingdome of Sinne, Satan, and Artichrilt weakned and ipppaired, and thecontrary kingdome of Chrift Jefusmore and more etablithed. "What the Authorand Convriver of the Difcourlé eufuing hath done in chi bebalfe, i js evident bythe whole courfeof his wricings that be hath lefebehinde hita : all which,’ as chey doe open ‘ew uneathe wauld how gress a mesSirc of knowladgeand underftanding, wich other endow nents booth of natureand grace, the Lord had inched him witha ; fo they doc earry with them tie fect Sayour of pietigand Gandiificatign, wherewith heapproved his hearg unco God, and his life unto mea Wherein alfo upon.occafion, hehath propounded, and explained findry wotable rules of direction aud melo of the conience, 2 wl appeace to qhe view ofthe learned and weil alvied lee To let paffeall che ret ; this prefent Treatife giveth very fufficientceftimonie of his knowl ddexteritie in thar undechch couldn bexined und, ‘without great paines, much outers aid.loug experience, Alabour which commexdeth ig felfe to che Church of God in two sefpects Principally. Oug, becaufe his grounds and | principles are rawne either diredtly, oc by jult gqnke- ence outof ghe written word, and {oars of ter force, foconvincethecoutience, ‘and co. give ifadton tos bende Sth deubng oF refed. The other, for that iti delivered wit fch cuitie, and difpoled in method, as} theyader - Heat soy whofe hal pee Aue pore Pau anae ., Now.this whple Treatife offhe Queftians I have madehold to prefene unce your Lordthip, wnd 0 publifhabroad under your protection, PirA,,becaule God, wi ‘ouchtaR fpviell favour to them thar hongur,hien, bath adqened your eltate sich banaue, yous perf inwasily with many | tich graces of the Spirit, and outwardly with the profeffion and practice of trugReligion, ; a thing direetly confirmed by your unfained love ofthe truth, and continuall favours to the Teachers of thefame, the Minifters and Difpenters of the Gofpell. Secondly, becaufe asthe Author of theft Cafes was himfelfe in many refpeéts bound unto your Honour whilehelived ; fohis wife and chil- dren (for his ke) have ch kandneffé at your bands ince his death a manifelt proofe of the cruth and fngsrtig of yt ian towpags him in the Lord. And in che laft place, it was my defie, by feting them forth under your namego give fome teftimonie of dutie to your Honour, pre« Suming tinat aa you loved the Auchor, fo you willbe pleafedro patronize the Worke,and favourably to interpret of unke and, gor intention of the publithst. And thus craving pardon for my boldnetfe; Lhtinbly cake my lezve, and commend your Lord{hip to the grace and favour of Ged in Chrid Frosa Emannel Cllegein Cambndge- Your Honowrs in all dusie to be commanded, Tho. Pickering. a ———TO TH well-affected Reader whofoever. sy Doe now ar the lengeh offer unto thy view (Chrifttan Reader) thewhole Trea Lift ofCafe-divimtie, (o farre asthe Author proceeded im the deleverie thereof Before ia death. [fchou hajPbeene longer held ineepettavion shercef, than et- ther thy fee defiredftor was mcer, I mujbintreat chy fevenrableimerpretarion of my farbearance, partly in regard man private diftraltions, andfandry oe arrears wheremith Lance detamed fom this ducie, and partly alfo werefpettof| sy defire ro publifa ie in fiuch fore techy contemement, that it might afterward require wo farther filing or forbifhing by fee Corveftions. Tonching the Tretife TIT beobdedh fatty Icom arog cfc he Preacher une words, without any macerial addition, decratizon o> amplification Hie metly [remaines the fame sethe body ofthe difcourfe,net adminting che eaft-slrermiom. Only ie was thoughe convenient to ditin~ quiere ace books se the feveral difting® parts; the beokes ice chapters ; che chapter: thay asap capable of aivifons ime eflions ; and my maaningcercin was tabelpethe memary of the Reader, andro avo redionfucffe che dang her of long ome difeowes “Now ifn the perufing thom sicher yer yl bah to feriefied in path cular, then remember what is the iat of eared menswerks which are Scripta poRtina, (0 ‘efi larter timer bate yeclded may examples) belefi fier « fort naked abd imerftvwhenthe As, thersthem{ilves are gone 3ohe mig have bronghe chem to perfeltion. Confider ages, sharvwregard ofthe weight of thie worrby Argument, iv were much bereer, kindly nid thamkefurlyto aecepr and éniey Thefetabior, bow acoer imparted, than by theivfuppreing 0 be whely deprived of fuch a benef. And withallrefi with macein hope, that as: fui heeh fff racitbe way, sartt walked by the banks Fehicmasne Sen, fo rhere pont eccafion este euceuragedie ont ie ik comrfes oat Left 0 inlarge ri rks by addaionof mare parsieulart, Meanesbile,nesdeubting ofeby Chriften atop tance of my partes fr shy goody I commend thew torhy lave, thy felfe ump God wd the werd of bic | grace. Emait, Coll, Novemb, 28, 1606. Thine in Chrift Iefus, Tho. Pickering. sae ef RR SN ln NTS DOO, Ti AB i AONE Br a TES EC FERST: BOOKE OF. TASES'OE CONSCIENCE, nip baile! 3 vanen a ten e eonningmnan simply conidered in 75, G3 7 Tae bs sith case telanensoanother, “Tho Preface dedlating theGeoyind and Ord cian oe ERE walsh: , wPAB sol verfi.ms " yseifidbelverwel, bas f foeuld kgm rofwtifer a word dae Hi bode: Ve part of te Pree | A | Lord himGelfe makes anfwer, v.2,3,4.that his| Sean y iy iafagaby Nain inihidvend chev fiche like Rinide, the DERE ne verkeyrarnb the rete | follew, 206 sre’ veorde dt/Chiith:the Modis- tore out Wise usdlog beac. an ‘ioe biskors tie difputesthe eral of aad nt eoiefcie wl ole difpadaton'n at ohhvet tee; orth SKeoseier em Wesaota sabe bse wes por she caiiity-and Uordione they cteintalles by cheie finan Phe reasod wheted: Poa prove techy ddskloce wert chal intchis forraod Jewts catiaot oritpamp wis jovi, wbativew dhiacl keyoGeb hands oot Moree, oth pow ieee inregard of erearcr workes, muuch leffein re- fp cea ey ad eNBdph he Pete: afiaion -whictl ‘ihley'Enditred, wis great and tedious, yerchey werenorea be reich ikea ged chat, BARE tobetemnfotted; becati pad sett shetelighabfehe I-arvcd,to ti{tter asta (eefon to the wearit and aiftretfed} and con-| Lequaetely; Unie bie Held ‘potér co cafe atid tet| frethehiotrheic weartttte ind affictragy!: ° To th@reitehen, che he MRO Wns Bitepith cipall dutie of Chrifts prophetiesll off Ue, b; alos to te praéticenof the Prophets in the old Teftament,e(pecially tho(e which be- Toaped weet Meo! op Buesad i birt 7 3 ae reteaaenenets snd pve hated ppt TO aod dvabierefore be's vertaite and infin’ be abet re! Scatpeurey; vihereby thereanftience of it diftceffed hay be cruteredanditelected. Ani] A this\ "The Preface. | this dadtrine Is not artaified uncoby extraor- dinarie vevelation, but nurtt be drawen out of the written word of Ged. The point therefore to bee handled is, ‘What hig doctring fhqyldbeq? Ir mares sad athadd tae Ritcoltode A and diffcubjey yea yenclangay likguara the mene grou i ans a fll only C8 mie | of beset Se ngs the Bankes ofr, andl proj oF -| ia thingsigquvo- fold’; uncreated, Pee caer ea MO cctaton| [ecicered Unt God himttiywbs otheri, tocontides andbandle thelarmeatore| | nbver ind begioning, and who is Goodneffe atlarge. it felfe, becaufe his nature is abfolurely and ‘That I may proceed in order: Fict,t'am 00) ay downe certaise Grounds or Preagables,| stich may give light and diretonto the fa things that follow : and in the nexe:place, 1} will und and anfwer the maine and: ji principall queftions of Conicience. inGod. Now the: ' ‘Thers-iss gencrall. or naturall goodnefic in| ; lease : CHAP. I. nef; ae et +e _ General ie is phereby all}: Ofshermfi Crondef eerie | | cerneeceeccopedndespt( ped, sand che degrecs of Geadsefag - bby whorn.thoy went beth c jacéai-|: sd.’ Thureveris creatureis goog, partly by He Grounds or Preamblesarpespe- n,and partly by.ordint jy creari- S cially fourc. Theifir;, couching’ thatehiefbQenceofeach erature,as confeliqn. The fecond, tucbing| | ofthe Sunue, sheMeone, the Rasch; Water; the degrees of goodaclie i ehiags| | Meat, Dxinke, &c. is good, having phedreing| and aftions., Tbe thied,pouching thedegeces| | thereof frem Giid,. Flencealfa she eftentiall fubjeion and pawweg of contcicgse» OF in ; Y i of finag. The fourth and aft, copcecatog the Liar Othe . Dh geas greds By he fate gene . 7 wer nein te FI even. the Devill bienisitesaud bidsétionsy 04 “This chk Ground is,Thacinthersqublesof} | besiea fubMance, aad agthey seeaétions, hee | Canteignce, is ingnece and conveniang, there] | vingsheir bg geod Things fhould alwaycs,beauled apravene apwfeflicn,| | againe doe tak uncagher the rondition,df Rox Lemme efith,laneg:36. Confefh gonr faults! | goodurtle, neranlgt by creations butalfghy eq inenacher saxdgraz eve for anashers there-| | Godeerdinatiennbeeeby tha arn diedied by fignifying, that coofeian- inhis ‘cate ia| | and appointed tofome cerctine uferand emda: sp heuied asa ching mak cequifick. Farin all| | Tbusshe evil Coakicnce, Eletl, and Deach bared ‘thePhySirian mutt frit kop dif-| | sre. good, bersuftrhey are prdained of God, f pre famapply theremin he fortheexecurion of hit jnttion; hoynbereria shafeok the hare sl) aocbe diferemesunlefie| | themiGlves, andeouathephesiilh. 3111 chp panifified byshpcaufelionof keparty| | s:BaSidesthis graces aad nasupallgpotinesy difcaled a and, fox shis-can- alm vhageiese | | dreesis alfa « isl orowrallzagdats, pete ‘of caplcience cbe Aryplesthaxissthe thingshee| | nesly:o dellnds sindivis thebtrbich ieagort croybleth che contgisnes, muh bekeonst «| | ale:um the-acbsoall: ifm }. aNeneaheleils, in prinase coutefian,.thele| D] dese ‘Matall Lew !cawaass mult ba gb ered. Fieth Je qpuf inch | >| webareini inegmmmand ets gad things a8 thes ‘ergedasnsibing Gaply orabfolunly-nbaeffe-| | ents! .d verlnee!shoiee ey’ ii wich there crabete (alvdtion | | ata Fama ime moral! 4 dt isr9g G chat con felliven fuel ito | iatitee! ird@y nie eights] a Gon buccal aabn fern alGvtne| | probe’ oe good betnia ; maz.or tale dus dons. which dosreuble 3 aeidimahe: Tashrinbobeenag| lgnd molci-cheraalsieace, -Thisdiy stheggit Sonnac ‘ganbsfion mayheeswade 20 any:tindeofimed; hen srbeeked enan gi ereiloies, ibs \(Cerfafvone taanechan ith Semheujtfeni geet aoc feiqelan-i eey Bhaont i) t Ha oO re treed Se a I iaitess of ‘on ebty sa liked ye 4 gored. capsltined cae-all oe} et of alocberrpe teaefpeat esha ple wera mchaacen edand gilts, are che frre and be Rabie 6 ronar grad Hien FE I eee aaa inteeresbe| |forle theditbey ate Bor? fone ‘weakeand weundedsoulcience. Lady, the! perloa vo whomig teult and fideticiey wi es iaevablel Brew ethan inegret ls, for < rer a of flay. f | er eed TH perfedtly good: and becaufe hee isthe author t-worker thereof, in all things created.|: ted goodneffe,isthat whereby the crea-| propercies quantities qualitleespationsa dts on4and inclingtiansiof the felyes contidered, mith all thie: events ate ae, CA en kd B were nurgain themd { 4 ; i q ge "Bath good imstremicives | A; Bein the doer al&, OF chis tore were: thinprey~' eriBeaNnE oF Carnalins, good inheralstves, ‘Tn chem@elves,] fay;fodintheir circumftances they are,8& may bemade eitherevill or good. ete wee maf vememiber tmupava'diffe- cence beeweenbedavedlencit. sadinosaveni eticie, which alfect fopaa te amare OF Indi ferent things. Comvemietie is, when ching or adtion if ficeett rSthe, citonsdtncés, theditcuraRtancey fired tot, shat 7 becumics « ching conmeniens.” Or:the-od fido, Zaconvewireceia when athingot zéiod | | Ge dbe in enenecccixcuméences; which bring fome hort or loffe-sé che outivard man, of fand:nor with decencic: and chetefore doe make ico be inconvenient." And byshisthec { _{.1; aGionis good): evilljindificrem,.cqavcnient,| mnvenients * 0" Pen CHAP. Il : . a Ofte narnre nd siferenees of fone. He third groundie rouching the degrees rditferenres of inne, ‘wort |” finteofall feacch has is Gane properly, and, wiheispmpeiyaicea S| “ vB. F rerherof,we mutt know that theie were in'erfdews before his fall chrce things noc tb be fetered one from-the. other? the tubftance of hissbedie and foule; thefa-| | culties. and powers.ef his borlie and foule + and the image of Ged confifting in ftraight- nef and couiformitieof all he affeétions and pawersofmanto Gods will. Now when 4- dems fas, and Ginnesagainit God, whatishis | fGnne? Novche wanedf thetwo former, (for chey both remained,) but the verie wantand labtence of the thitd thing, namely, of con- \formicie co Gods-will. Iimakeig plaine by | | Ithis-refemblance;-In & muficall infrument, | Ichere is to bee confidered, not only che in- [Aruiment ic felfe, and the found.of the iuftru- ment, butalfo the harmonic in the found. Now the contrarie te harmonic, or the dif= | | lorderin muticke, is none of thetwe former, tC eafeience.* newer | denvcie x0 the will of God jasregard ofoixedi- | cence. Bue fom ateg fay the want of canfor-| spat all, bechufshe wasxbelerwer::-- | | mitiia.ce pbivere of the foule iv nor fond ‘Now 'oppofitt t#things-and eftjous so» properly; baeanleiie fine iubexe nail bends ofevill, aniations ahd eings ofa | | galy an ablenet of: uc on babia | gaddieriseuie, comimspnly cerwed Zs | | erpresenet oFevil,Laofwen,.chac thts vesie wie it themfebves Seing veitheo eed nor ‘rent of xonfompiaie is. chaablense : evill, may be done of nordone withoue fins af goodsefie; bur sife the tebit or fevil., Foresichie want eatereinyiend is'ne~ ceived into che: nermee, Inia properly’.wate, orxbtence of goodoatic eeived into-cbe.nature of nan, it continues ‘aod abides in ube powers sud fculriencherer. ‘wfjand fo ie earvias theintcoeofan hebite 5: | iene that ity originalliinoe, dee wee tht dsanadtion, andthis aor canner | ofa incere pe omer Wants nef, Weanat sank rath beene faid; wee.may.difcerne.whenan | | condly, onfiderit witb his! aacion of ation bus ifwagdniidericfmply i bata ‘had of aduall Gn. For exemplet, Incoursbac tingthe body, and of beldi on a, whichisoo agcopy y, # ebecen- : comes fram God, whoisthe Srl ciute aball i thipgsand adtions. Againe, in murthcr there. igalecond chi if ” the man, which is tite diforder ox aberrgtien | Siniy in his. pooper nature (ax Saine Zohn | | inthe wstioo, whereby tia difpattasa “Lésith, + fob.g.4ipandnemie,thatia,a wancof | | ule and end and shuashe,astipn ipa haps, canformniti¢ce che Lew ofGod, Forthe bet- ! | namely,in re(ped it wants confotyotie coche! zerunderftending willof God. The aature then af the fin lies pot inthe action, but in she mapngrof deiog ealy JubfiPang , or exiftngs (for then God i the Creator ang ordaingeaf everiesthing and action) bur igivanaranipyer ablqnce af yood- 'D_ neffe ard uprightnetle io che ghing that {ub6- Scholes, (n fiethere ie nerbing pofitive bun it isa want of thas which oughe tabeor ubGA, | paral i she naire of mam, god pastiche fi | of, we mutt confider in everie fin foure shiny | the gust: whereby the conftience a bound o- Lb Thangh- comers or Gortthpoo |, s-ageing, after ic itieer “Temnay be fed again, thattait and const away From thelervictof Ged, and exe ‘ices it to evil Now to cnaice or draw away, finewe woyes srl jogo oc fubjedh isctrhichne ieler ; ig. hip owne patupe 6 we eth, i is anerllkine= ' jy wish thet jnit own nashre;it is no iogliparion,oradtiee, : ‘want.Ang the like comGderntion is to be i here are wo things: one ia shection fone ; upshe. wets : ered as an aBiion ‘everie-@@tipa| i ,namfly,killing or flayingof| the aétion: and tin properly is nothing ford fhould be the.author of it, inasmuch as heeis: eth. Wirescupon it is well and pruly faidjo npecatenilt miivun, us, we fre what, aGions of namie. J! inte. firlt,the fands whereby God 1s olfended:han, ical but the third, natnely the difcordy which is | | verunco punithment: thicdly, the pre oment| a eat, Khe wane or ableace otharmonie, which wee | | it felfe, which is eternall deaths OF thele| spony Callavfharaone, Inthefamemanner,the fin | | rheee, not the guilt bt punithment, but the Of Adam isnot the abfencecither of the fub-| | faule ar offence makes s mana fin : Rance, or of the facuitiesof che foule and the odie, buethe want of chethitd ching before | j ‘Howbeir here is furcherdificultie WW ben| aman hath commined some offence, snd Aa the4 Masel, the faid: offence isdone and pate; it- muy beo| A fomeewentie ot thirtie yeerest’ yerthe partic offending dealy not therefore ceafe co bees Gionér. Now theaT demand, wharitehe veric thing, for which Ive is tunsed end termed:(tl 8 finner inthe rime prefene, che effence belo. aft? The antwseie, that dverie adtual finne, Tatie chethieeformer,smat Seconfidered wich «fourth thing, to wit; d certatne faite, or blot, whieivicdauprines sud feuves inthe of- fender 2safrole, arf thetisan inctination, ot -ovill difpofitionof the heart, whereby it be- comes moxg apt & prone to the offtace done, ‘Urtoany orker finne.Ferlooke asthe drephie man,the morehedrinkes,the drier he is, and the more hée Ail. defreste drtnke» evn foa fier, the more he Anes, che apreris hee up finne,and mote defirous eo 1a courle jin wickedneffe. Atsd a9’ men chat fookes up- ‘en -che Sutine, if hee turne hisface away, re- ‘rraines turned until he tume himnfelfe againe = folce that tumnes ftom Gad by any finne, -makesinimtelf a finner,ané fo remmaines untill LHee‘rerarnes hinnfelfe againe by repentance, ‘Thus David was elfinner, not only inthe ve- [e¥eind of his adulterie and mureher; but even: ‘evhenche 28 war done and paft, he remained “All w mordterer'and enadulterer ; becaufe 2 ‘-newh, ortarheta renewed preneneffe to thee, j tndall other finnes, tooke place inthis heate | by his Aall,and got Arengeh, il he returned to God by repentance, upon the edmonition of| the Propher. ‘The thing then, whereby a fin. |] netis termed a-finner, is the Faule togecher Hvafeh the fruit thereof, namely, the blocim-| ;} printed -in the foule, fo oft as men doe adtu- | ally offends fe 7 "The URGE tH doAiine touching finne is} }) two-fold. Firft,by it ve lewmue and fee, wher} | fe crigintll iewhtteby da infanc in the firlt beonceptiortand birth is indeed « finncr-Everic infine mult be tonfidered asa part of Aden, procecding of him, and partaking of hisna-| ‘tures and checebytitis made finner, notonly ‘ by imputation of Adams offence, but alfo by propagition of anprneffe & proneneffe un Htoeverieevill, reecived together with nature fiom Adal Andthus ought weto conceive originall finne, notto beethe corruption of| | macure alone, but" Adams firttoffence impu- ted, with the fruitthcreof the corruption of J nature, which iv’an inclination unto everie :evill, derived together with naturefrom our | fir parents. Secondly, by this weareraughe totake heed of all andeverie finue, whether Hitbein thoughe, word, ordeed : becaufe the cormnitting thereof, though in refpea of the i adt ie pafeth: away in doing , yec ic doth breed and increafe a wicked difpofionin the ‘ hearz,(as hath been id) to the effence done {oranyother inne. Men deceive themfelves, ithatthinkeall theevillof Ginne tobe only in the act cf inning,and togono further; wher- asindced everie offence hath a certaine blot [ene ‘with it, tae corruptech che heart, and (Cafes of Gonfcience. caufeth man to delight and lie in his off ich igi Seer ean kee mutt admonith sto cake head left we eosin: nucinapy Gn, andif it fall our, that theeygh infirmitie we be overssken by any teneation, ‘we maf labourto rife againe, and rurné from. our finngto God, by newand fpeedie repcn~ tance. 1 : Selle 3 ‘Thus:ach of fant-ic (elf. Now follow the differesices thereof,;which are mavifold. ‘The firft fore areve be gathered from the ceu- fesabd:beginnings of fonesd man, which are threefold; Reafon, Will, and Affedtion, ‘Fhe differencesef fencin refpe of Rea Sorvarethe(t 2 Firft, fomeare finnesof kaow- ledge, forme of ignorance. -A finne of know- ledge is, when a mam offends: ageing his knowledge, ‘doing evill when he knoweth it tobe enh? ande eis grearer thana finoe of | ignorance forbe rherkpometh his mafters wil, and darh icuar foalibe bearcawith many firipes, Zak.33.47. A Gnoe of ignorance is, whens ‘tman doth evill, not knowing it.to bee evill. Thus Pax! was a blafphemer, anoppreffour, and piéfecued the Church ef Chrift igno- rantly arid ina inde zeaip,got knowing that which he did tobe evills Now byignorance here, 1 meane an-ignorance of thote things wrhich ought ro be Enewen 3 and this is ewo~ fold:fimpie,or affected. Sineple ignorinceis, when aman after diligence and good paihes taking All remaines ignorade: thisipnorsoce will notexcufe any man,}fiz Be of firch chings ashe isbound toknow :foritis faid, Herhar doth war hie mafters wills byseafon he knew it not, foall be beaten with firipes, though fewer. knew not God, arein becaufethey’ were bound tohave knowen him. For’ Adam had the perfeé knowledge: of God imprin- ted in hisnature, und lofi the fame through his owne defaule, for himfelfeand his pofteri- tie. And it is the commandement of God, hereunto everie manis bound to performe obedience, thar man fhoulddyew bim,chatis, his will and word. . ‘Bue fome may fay then, how cananyman be faved, feeing everie man is ignorancofma- nythings which heoughevokiow? daf-lFwe Know the grounds of religion,and be carefull toabey God according to our knowledge, having withall a care and defirero increatein she knowledge of God and his will, God will holdusexculed : for our defire and endevour| toobey,is accepted for ebedienceit felf. And the preater this fimpleignorance ie, the leffer isthefinne. For hereupon it was that Peter | leffened, and (in forme fort) excufed the fin of| the Jewes, in crucifying Chrift, becaufethey did itehrough ignerance :and fodoth Panlhis which iyingin “ lon,theadke verieGne ale. This thereipre| ‘And inthistegard,even che heathen selich |-- fF ignornta i ' Aas 3.17. finin perfecuting che Church, when he allea~ geth, tharicwas dene semsrantly in uabelocfe, | Buti s Tims.a3. eo anaans i e _|thy condemnation. Affected _| and will ofpurpet be igne “Tof Jife whercin hee deli 1. Booke. beleffened, yetsemaines itll finne wer- ioraee is, when a man takes delightin hisignorance, | rant;not ufing,but| contermning the meanes, whereby to getand increafe knowledge: and chat carelefly and negligenily, because hee will not leave fiane which hee leveth, not forfake the evill trade ighteth. Thisisthe fin of thofe wherof feb {peaketh, who fay un- t0God, Depart fromm: for we defre nasshe nowledge of ty maiet, Ioba1.14. And of] whom David complaines, chat they flatter themfelvesin tain owne eyes, and baveleft off tonnderfiand.andtedee gerd, Palme 36. 2: 3+ This ignorance is damnable snd devillith: ir Jexculethaoman, butdoth sather aggravate and increafe his finne : yea it s the motber of Taany grieveusenonmitcs, ‘Aguune, ignorance is two-fold : of the! «Law, or of the thing the Law requiseth. Ignorance ofthe Law s,when aman knowes not the Law of Ged written, aor the law of| nature, This ignorance may fomewhat leffen che inne, buritexcuféeh ne man, becauleit isnaturall, and every asta is bound te know the Lave Ignorance ofthe thing the Law re- quireth, istheignorance of the © fait: and thatis, ‘either with ehefaule of the doer, or withoucche faults -Faultie ignorance is, the ignorance of a fad which’ bee might have prevented. As when man ia his drunkennetfe killeth ano~ ther 5 in this fa@,nox knowing whet he decb, Lae knoweth nox ae heehath Crh yet becaufe he might have prevented his druakenneffe, chevefore he is faulty and Go- neth. Faulele(fe igooranceis, whens fadtis doue,which could not be cither knowne, avoided beforehand. Forceample: if am: bee lopping ateee, and his axe head fall from thehelve, out of his hand, and kilsanother paffing by; here is indeed manf|aughter, buc ‘no voluntarie murther, becaule it was.a thing that could net beavoided, asd did aot! fall our through bis default. Andchis igno- rance isexculable. The fecond fountaine of finne isthe Will, from whence arife ehefe three differences finaes : fome are feom the will immediate ome befides the will,and ferme ate aux, part-| ly with the will,and parcly againft che will. Sinnes proceeding from the will, are pre= [perly cearmed ewluatarie; fach a3 the doct Jmooved byhis owne will commits, ch he knew them to be evill. And here, the more free the willis,the greater isthe finne:for will sdded vo knowledge, males the fine the greeter. Under volumcarie finaca, axe comm prehended sll fuch as proceed from Airred affeétion, aswhen amantelea lye for feare, Jor triketh another in angers and the reafon is,becaufe thefe offeaces hough they are not done upon deliberation, bue arife from the C ‘afes of Confcience. Birbowlocver thisiane byluch meansmay AJ violence of aifection, yetthey donot exclude 1g | aretruly finnes, though inreipectlitule fins, | of |D content. Hitheralfo wee may referre fanca] commitced by compulfion : as whenaman is forced to deay his religion, his offence indeed and trath is voluncary, (though fome other-| wifethinke it to bea mixt ation.) For com pulfion doth otreach tothe will, but othe outward man,and fervesce draw forth a con- enc and when confentis yeelded, he denies histeligion voluntarily : forthe willcannet be confirained. In the next place, finnes befide che will are fiich as are neither dire@ly fromthe will, nor againkt iz. Of this fortare the fist fudden mo- tions unto finne, conceived in the heare with fome inward pleafure and delight : and chef condemped inthe laf commandement. And they are not from the will, becaufe they goe without and before content : neither yer are! they aguin ‘che will, becaufe then cne be would nottake delight inchem. Here by the way wee aretonote, again the dedtrine of the Papifis, that all finnes re fot voluncarie ; for whatlocver wanteth con- formitie to the Law ef God, is Gane, whether itbe wich confentefwil or no.Bue many fuch defires 8 delights arifefuddenly in the heast ofman, which are net according tothe Law ofGod, and have no confént or apprebation| of will. Inlikermannes, when one man kils| anotber,thinking that hekilleth « wild beatts if che fanieman remembrethafterwards what. hehathdine, and isnot grieved for the fad, in this cafe he hath Ganed, becaufe his not ieving is offeufve unto God, thoughthe fadt were mecrely befides his will. : fiunesare parcly from the will, parte Ay againtt itsOF this fore are the worker of the man regenerate, which are done partly with his: partly againd is will, being part-| ly good, and partly eville The reafon hereof] sthist Toere asein man afver regeneration| ‘two conttary grounds or beginnings of aati. jens, to wit, naturall corruption, erthe incl ‘ation of the mind, wil,and affedlions,co thar whichis agsintt the Law called the FleGhsand a created quality of holineffe, wroughcin che aid fagultiegby the holy Ghoft,cearmed the Spirit. And theletwe arenot fevered,but joy- ned and mingled rogecher, inal the faculties and powers ofthe feule. New between ra \there is fontinuall combas,, carruption fighting againtgrace, and grace ruption. Flence iis, that there being evenin one and che fame will contrary inclinations, where mmf ercefisly ow fromthe man e- geaarate contrary actions ; the fleth in ever, ation willing chet which ticonthe ocher (de that which Paul coafeffed and acknow om ence, after his convertion, when hefaid, Towibis prefent wich mecsbut 1findene Ye dee rhat which 1s good, Row, mocaned perfolt peiB.Againe,ver(.a 2-23el delight inthe Law of| A3 Ged) Volanees mort} cogitur,Ged, concerning the inner man ; but I fee ano ther law in my members, rebeling again Law of my minde, and leading me a Lew of finne, which is in ony members. “The chird grouid or fountaine of finne in man, is Affedtion, from whenct doe proceed twokindes, namely, fiones of Infiemitie, and fines of Prefumption. Sinncs of Infirmitte are fuch as proceed from the futden paffions of theminde, and the rong affestions ofthe heart, a3 from! tred,griete anger, {orrow,and fach like. Thefe finsare commonly thought to be inall men: |Toue the euthis, dey are properly incideneto theregencrates For Infirmitie cannor bee faid Propetly to bein them, in whom fin hath fir- mitie or frength, & where there is no power of grace atall, Againe, che manthat is rege- nerate, finneth neither when hee would, be- ccaufe he is reftrained by the grace of God that him: nor in whatmatiner he would,part- ly becaufe hee finneth not with all his heart, the flrengthoF his flefh being abaced by the Spirie j and pardly for thet being fallen,he fies not fill, but recovers himfelfe by fpeedie re= pentances Anevident argument chat the fins Whereinto he falleth, are nor prefumpruous, but are ordinarily of weaknes and infirmitie. Sinnes of Prefumprion are fuch as proceed | from pride, arropancie, wilfulneffe, and hau- | tineffc of mans heart. Againt thefe David i prayeth, faying, Let wot prefumpenons fines | bave dominion over me, Pfak 19.23. And of them there be three degrees. The firltis, when ¢ man wilfully goech on inhis fianes,opon an erroneous perfwafion of ‘Gods mercis, and of his owce future espene tance ; thisis the finne ofmott men. ‘The fecond is, when a man Sinneth wi Jy, in contemptof the Law of God: called by Mofes, afinne with an bigh band, | and the pumfhmene thereof was, by prefent death tobe cutoff from among the people. | Thechird, when « man fioneth, not only wilfully and contempruoufly, but of malice and Spite again God himéelfe, and Chrift Jelus. And by chis we may conceive what is \ the fin againft the Holy Go: which is nor, eerie eine of prefimpionsor agsintt know- ledge and conference: butfuch a kind of pre- famptuous offence, ia which true tcligionis renounced, and that of fet purpofe and refol- the verie Majeftieof God rift, Heb. 10. 29+ Suit. 4 Now follow ether differences of finne in regard ofthe objectrherot, which isthe Law. Tnre(peét of the Law, fin istwo-fold j either of Commitfion, orot Omiffion. I fay, in re~ pect of the Law, becaufe God hath revealed in his Law two forts of precepts: the one wherein fome good thing is commanded 10 ‘A| asthe making of a graver bee doue, astolove God with allourhearts, and our neighbour as our felves: the other | wherein fome evill is forbiaden tobee done, | i thename of God in vaine, 8ct Nowe finne of Commiffionis, whena man doth any thingthat is flatly forbidden inthe Law & word of God: as when’ one man kils another, contrary tothe Law, which faith, Thon foal: wot kil, A in of omiffionis,when & manleayeth unperformed fome dutie which the Law requirethsas forexample, the prefer- ving of his neighbours life, or good eftate, when icliech inhis power oto do. Thefe alfo are truly fins,and by them #3 wel as by the e~ ther, men fhall be tried in the laft judgement. Sinnes of omiffion have three degrees. Firft, when a mandoth nothing at all, buto mits the dutie commanded; both in whole in part, as when having opportuniticand abilitie, hee doth not move fomuch as one finger, for the faving of his neighbour lift. Secendly, when’ man performes the du- tic enjoyned, but failes both inthe manner & meafure thereof, Thus the Heathen failed in doing goad works, inchatthe things which they did,for fub(tanceand matter were good nd commendable , being done upon civill id heneft refpedts, and referred:o the com- mon good; yetin truth their adtions were no berter chan finnes of omiffion, inafmuch es they iffued from corrupted fountaines, hearts void of faith:and aimed notar the maineend, and {cope of all humame aéhons, the honour and glorie of God. Thirdly ,whena mandoth things ina right manner, but failesin the meafure therof. And thus che children of God doefinne inall the duties ofthe law.For they dothe good chings the law commandeth, in loving God & their neighbour: but they connot attaine to thar meafare oflove which the law requireth.And thus the beft men living do fin in everie good worke they do, {03s God fliould enter into judgement, dette with them inthe rigour of hia uftice, & examine then by the firict tule ofthe Law, hemightjuflly condemne them, even for their beft ations. And in this re- gard, when wee pray daily for the pardon of Our tins, the bef works wedge, muft come in the number ofthem: becanfe we faile, if nor in fabftance & manner, yetacthe beaft in the meafure of goodneffe thar oughtto ber in the doingefchem. We multatfo have care to te-| pentus, even of thefe our finnes of omiffion, as well as:of the other of commiffion: be- cauleby leaving undone our dutie, we dooft~ net offend , than by finnes committed: and the leatt omutfion isenough to condemoe us, | if ie faould be exadted at ourhands. Sell. 5. ‘The next difference of finnes may bethis: forwcare crying finaes, fome are Ginnes ofto- erat ions Crying fine T call thofe, which are fohai- nous, and in cheir kinde fo grecvous, that they haflen Gods judgements, and call for kaa ihe: + JareinChrif Xe faith henot, Th [.Booke. " Cafes. of Conjetence. this Kinde there are fundry examples in che Sceipeares, principally foure. Firlt (sins Ginne ‘in aurchering his innocent brother «Abel; hereof icwas aid, Thewvice of thy bretbers ed eric warome fromthe earth, The nest is the finne of Sodome snd Gomorrha, which ‘was pride,fulnes of bread abundance of idle- neffe,unmerciful dealing wih the pote, and allmauner of uncleannetle,Exech.t6, and of this the Lord faid, chatshe erie of Sodemeand Gomerrhawa great,and their anes exceeding | grievous. The third isthe finne ef Oppreffien, endured by the Ifraelites in Egy pt,atthehand | of Pharae,and histask-matters.Tae fourth is imercileffe Injufticein wrongful withholding. and detaining the labourers hire, Now they ere called Crying Gnnes, for thefe caules.FirB,becaule they arenow come to their full meafure& height, beyend which God will act (utfer them to-pafle, without! due punithmenc. Againe,the Lord takesmore notice, andinquiresfurther intothem, than into ochers, by reafon chat they exceed, and are mofteminent where they bee committed.| ‘Thirdly they call for prefeac helpe of the a flied and wronged, and confequeatly for fpeedie execution of vengeance upon the authorsandcommitters ofthem. Andiaftly, becaufe God is wont 10 give-cage unto the ceyesof thofe thar endure fo heavie meafire at the hands of others, and accordingly to helpe them, and reward che ogher with deler- ‘ved punithmert. . Nextunto theft aye finnes of Toleration, leffer than the former; which chogh in them- felves they deferve death,yet God 1 hismer- cy thewes his patience and long fufferance upon che committers hereof, either defer. ring the cemporall punithment, or pardé bbogh temporalland eternal co his Eledt. 1 fiane was the ignorance of the Gentilesbe- fore Chrifscomming:which God deferred to punith aod (as we fay) winked at ite More efpecially, there bee three forts of| finnes of Toleration : the firftis Orighnall fin, orconcupifcence, inthe regenerate alter rege- neration, and che fruits thereof : for itis not quite abolithed by regeneration, but remaines more orlefle molefting and tempting aman till death. And yee if we carriea conftant pur- pofe not to finne, and endevour our felvesto refit all reacations,this concupiftence of ours hall not be imputed unto us,nor we condem- ned for it. Ando this purpofe the holy Apo- te faith, There s no condemnaniontesLenstbat iterihy condemnation in thew : for remaines till death, truly deferving dacsnati- 9, though ir be not imputed. ‘Phe fecond kind of finnes of Toleration ‘are fecret, unknowne, and hidden fianesin the regenerate. Forwhe cau tellhew aft he of- [fendeth? faith David. When a man’ char isthe {peedie vengeance downe upoa the finer, OF chis childeof God, fhall examine his heart, and | finnes,_ which he knowerh by, him ° hall yee reimaine (ome unknowne finnes, of whioh he cannot have a particular repene tance ; and yer eivey are mot imputed, when there is repentance for knowne fiancs., Ay forcxample, David repeats of his murther | ~: and adulcery, ‘and yerafterwar¥s (erring in, judgement, by reafon of the corruption of the times, ) he lived co his death in che finne| of polygamy, withousany particular repen tauce,that weehearcof. In ie manner did the Parriarkes, who may not altogether bee excufed:yer they were not condemned there- fore sneither were they faved withourrepen- tance for this Gane, but God in mercieac- mntance for the fame. ofallehe Elest, inre- ‘gard of their fecret and hidden faults + for Unleffe God fhould accept of a geaeral repen- tance for unknowve Ginnes, few ornone atall thould be faved. And herein doth the endlefle mercie of God notably appeare, thar hee Vouchfateth to accept of our repeurance wheawe repent, though notin particular as weoughttodoe. Nevertheleffe,this inul nox incourage of imbolden any man to live. io hisGanes, without turning uo God. For unlefle werepenein particular of all che fins we know, notenly our knowre offences, bus even our fecret finnes thallcondemae us. Ma ny finnes arc committed by men, which af 's in procelfe of time are quite forgot- ‘Gthers are commaicted, which notwith- Randing arenct Knowne, whetherthey ber ‘And in doing the belt duties we can, we offend often,and yer, when we offend, we perceive it noe : and all hefe inthe rege= nerate, through the mercy of God, are finned of Toleration, insefpectof particular repea~ tance, The third kinde of finnes of Tolération, are certaine panticular fadts of men notap: prooved of in Scripture, and yee remived in refpest of punithment.. Srich washe fact of Zipporab, vw circumneifing het childe, in refence of her husband, he being able co Rave done ie himlelt, and thee having no calling to doe hat which thee did. ‘Tor though the hand of God was agamft bim, yet washe potficke, (as fome would excuft themauer), nemheristhere any fuch ching ia the text +, bus it isratherto be thought, that thee her felfe circumeifed her fonne in hafte, toprevent her husband : for che deed war done in fome indignation, atid thee calt the fore-skin at ‘And yet becaule this fackwas fome manner of obedience. inthat the thing watdone which God required, (Ghough not in the manner that hee tequi- ted) God accepted the fame, and flayed his} hand from kil ng oer. Thus God accep- tedofe4habs humilicie, though it were in hhypecrifie, becaufe ic wasa thew of obedi- cake: and for that deferred a temporal! pu. himble himfelfe even for all his particular] niffiment,till he daies ofhis poeteee i iaLiicai oesenoeoci eA REMI ES RST ——— Cafes of | (Conference "|. Booke.| | - Booke. dwelc in Samaria, for their idolatrie: yet fo foone as they had learned to feare the Lord afcer che manner of the God of Ifrael, hough they mingled the fame with their owac idola- trie, God forthat halfe obedience fuffered chem to dwell in a - Seét, The fixe diftin@ion of fines agua this: Some are fines againft God, fome againft men. This iting on is grounded upon a place in Samsmel, 1 Saws.2.15. /fone mean finne againft anatherghe Indge foabindge it: bur if aman finne again the Lord, whofoalpleade for hire? Sinnesagainft God are fuch as are dire€tly and immediatly comnuteed againft che maje- ftie of God.Such are Atheifme,Idolatrie,Blaf~ phemie, Perjutie,Profanacion of the Sabbath, and all the breaches of the firft Table. Sinnes againft men, are injuries, hurts, loffcs,and dammages,wherby ourneighbour isin his dignity, life, chafticy, wealch, good name,or any ocher way juftly offended,or by ushindered. And fuch a&tions mutt be confi- dered two waies. Firft,asthey are injuries and hurts deue unto our rncighbour : : and {econd- ly, asthey are anomies, or breaches of Gods law, forbidding us to doe them:and in this fe- cond refpect they are called fiones, becaufe finne is properly againft God: and therefore by finnes again men, we ate to underftand injuries,\ofics, or dammages done unto them. Jo this {enfe mutt that place in Matthew be expounded, Adarth.18,1 ad brother fume againft thee, na th. 7. The feventh difhecne? of fianes is noted by S. Pand,where he faith,a Cor. 6. 10. Every finne that a wan doth, is without the body; but hee that commits fornication,/i inneth agasnft his owne bedy. In which place icisimplyed, chat fome fines are withoucthe body, and fome againft a mans owne bodie. Sinnes without the body, are fuch finnes as aman committeth, his body being the in- ftrument of che finne, bur not the ching abu- fed. Such are Murther, Theft, and Drunken- neffe: for in the committing of thefe fins, the bodie is buta helper, and onely a remote in- ftrumentall caufe, and the thing abufed is without che bodie.For example : in drunken- neff, the thing abufed by che drunkard, is wine or ftrong drinke : ine eft ,anothermans goods ; in murther, the inftrument whereby ithe fa&t is committed. The body indeed con- ferres hishelpero chefe things, bur the inju- ricis directed tothe creatures of God, rothe body and goods of our neighbour. ‘And fach are all fines, adulrerie one! ly excepted, Sinnes againgt che body,arethofe in which it felfe is not onely the inftrument, but the thing abufed alfe, Sucha finne is adulterie oncly,and thofe that are of thas kind, proper. againft the body : firlt,becaufeche body of fent Lyons to defiroy the ‘Affyrians, thac}A the finaer is both a furthering « caufeof the} : inne, and alfo that thing which he abufeth a- gaint his owafelfe.Secondly, by this offence ¢ doth nor oncly hinder, but lofe the righe, power, and property of bis body, inthache makes it the member ofan harlot.And laftly, though ether finnes in their kinde doe bring a fhame and difhonour upon the body, yer there is none that fitteth o nigh, orleayeth a blot fo deeply imprinted in it, as doth the fin of uncleanneffe. : The eighth ditiodien * fianesis grounded upon Pass exhortation to Timeerhie,t Tim... 22. Communicate ner with other mens fius Sins are cither other mens finnes, or communica. B/ tion with echermensfinnes. Thisdiftin&ion ische ratherto be knowne and remembred, becaufe it ferves to extenuate or aggravate finnes commited. Communication with Ginne is done fundry waies. Firit, by counfell: thus Ceiphas finned when he gaye counfel co put Chrift co death, Sccondly, by commandement : fo David fin- ned in che murther of Urias. Thirdly ,by con. fent,or affiftance, Row. 1.31. Thus Sasi finned inkeeping the garments of them that ftoned Stephen, Att. x3,20. & 7. $8. Fourthly, by provecation : thus they ie finne that provoke o- thers to finne:and hereof Pau! fpeakech when sone ad muft i frevie their chil» ‘ente wrath, Eph.6.4. Fifth! negligence or fleneecThis Bike oft hel Kanner, chen menare calledco reproove finne,and doe nor. Sixtly,by fatcery,whea men footh up others in finne. Seventhly, by winking at figites, or paffing chem over by flight reproofe, Eph. 5.| 11. Thus Ets finned inrebuking his fonnes, andthereby brought s cemporall judgement upon him(eifeand his family, 1 Sam. 2. chap. and 4.Eightly,by participation ,Eph.5.7.and thus they doe finne, that are receivers of theeves. Ninthly by defendisig another man in his finne:for he tha juftifie bthewicked,and condemneth the jnft, even they beth are anabo- mination so the Lord, Set. 9. The ninth diftinGtion followeth. Some pie jfinnes faith Pawl) are epen before hand, fomse, follow after. Which place by fome is ex- unded thus: Some meus fianes are kepe fe till che laft judgement, and fome are revealed in this life, before that day. This I]. thinke isa truth, buenet the meaning of the texe.For in the 2 13.verle, che Apoltite {pake of Ordination, givin, ngcharge to Timothie, that he fhould not fuddenly admic any into Ec- clefiafticall offices, lefthee did partake with their finnes. Now inthis 24.verfe herende- reth a reafonthereof, f faying Some mens finnes are open before hand : chat is, fome mens faults and wants are knowne before their or- dination to Ecclefiafticali offices, and ef fuch the Tins, 34, 2 4 E Acca ee SS cine ee acaT.Booke, — CalenakCanfcieng, iow en | a re | See Yo: Cafes of Conference. T:Booke.| | eo ‘| Gondry, theneeke ofanorher; as David finned, when| he added murther c0 adulterie. Secondly, by doubling and multiplying of finne, that is, by falling oftenincothe farmefinne, Thitdly, [bylying in Ginne without repentance. And [ere it muft bee semembred, chi ron of resliving in the Church aré not imply Mademoed for theie particular fae bk fortheircontinuance and refidence inthem. Sinscornmiteed makemen worthy of damaa- tion ; butliving and abiding in chem with- Jout repentance is the thing tnat brings dam-_ nation. For ad in the Militane Cburch men are lexcemmunieate, not fo much for, their of- ence forheicobfrace fothatlebeein ithe Church triumphant; the kingdome of Mover Rabe bevel gaint menor fo much for their fin committed, #s for cheirly- ing therein without repentaice~ And chisis the manner of Gods dealing with ttiofe chat have lived withio the precin€ts ofthe church; they fhvall be conemsed for the-very want of true faith and réfpemednce: This fhould a4- Imonifhevery oncof up torakeheed, let wee fie inay Gnne:’ and that being any way o- -vertaken, wee thould tpeedily repent, left wee aggravate our finne by continuance there int and fo bring upon cur Gives fwitedsnmna- tions : Thirdly, the fame finneis mide grester or leffet foure wraies:according cotheinumber of| degrees in the comimitting of 3 finne, noted by S.lames,lam.1.15. Temptation, conception, freh,and Perfeltion. Atal finne inche fit degree oftenrarien, is, whenthcminde upon (ome fuldden motion is drawne avray'to chink vill, and withallistickled with Tome delight thercof-For a bad mation caftinto the minde, bychie eth & che Devill, islike unto the baie caMinto the water, that allureth and deligh- teth che fith, and cauferh it to bite, Sinne in conception, is when with the delightof the mind there goes cohfent of will to doe the fevillchought on. Sime in birth is when it ‘comes forth into an aétion or execution. Sin inperfeitionis when men are growne to a cu- Aome and habirin Gnne, upontong practice. For che often committing of one and the fame Gone leaves an evill impreffion in the heart, that is,a Rrongor Violent inclination to that or any otberevill, as hath bene taught be- fore. And finre thusmade perfeét, brings forth death : for cuftome in finning brings herdneffe ofheare; hardnefle ofheart impe- nitencie; and impenitencie, condemnation. Now ofthefe degrees,the Britis the lea(t,and| thelaftisthe preacett. Oneand che fame fin ts Jeffer in tencariow,than in conception; and effein conception, than in bieth; tnd greater in perfedtion, chan iv allthe former. Seite 115 Novw fain thie dodrine of the increafing| ane leffening of finne i shefe reffetts, wee jm gather, thar all Ginnes are not alike or waieh : frff, by committing one fin in, A| ‘equall, asthe Stoicks of ancide'timet, nd their followershave falfely hagined. Pott hath beene prooved at linge, by indwQion UF fandry particulars, that there are degrees’ Fata (ome eller fome greatét: Tome m offenfiveand odiouste God and mari, onto teffe, And thee the circumftances of time, plice,perfon, and anner of doing, doe ferv ttalige ov emenutethe ane emi ; "Fit beherealleaged, that fin'is nothi butehe doingof thar which iswalewful 0 done aod chatthisis equall mall men that fins andtherefére by confequent, offences sree gquills TenGrer chat inevery fener mu not confider the ualewfuloeff thereof otcly buethereafon why it (heuld be dnla fils that is properly, becaule It is a breach off Gods law,and repugpant to his will reveated in his word. Now there isno breachof a di- Vine Law,but it is more or lesfe repugnanc un- tothe willof the Law-giver, God him@lfe. And many cranfgreffions are mere repugnant thereunto than ewer : forthe more fin is ins creafed, themore is the wrath of God jnfia- med agzinft the nnerupon his due defer. Ifitbefaid againe,thar the nature of fnne ftands onelyin this, that the inner makes an aberrariow from the fcope er matke thatis ferbefore him, and doth ne mere than paffe theboundsof durie prefcribed by God, and: thacallare alike in chisrefpedt ; The anfwwer is, that it is a falthood toaffime, chathe which makes the leffe aberration fiom the utie commanded, is equal in effenceto him thaemakesthe greater. For che fame fiane for fubMance hath fundty Aepsand depres jisce= {pet whereof, one man beeommech a more Hieiuous offender than another.For example, in the fevesth commandement when forbids the committing of Adulterie, hee for= biddesh thee degree ofthe fe ne 559 wit, adulterieof the heart, confifting of in- Corea and uocleane aie Aions 5, aduleerie ofthe congue, in corrupt, dithonelt, and a- feemly fpeechess and The very aft ofunclean- neffeand filchineffe commicted by the body. Now it cannot be faid, that he which breaks thiscommandemenconely in the frftdegree, is as great a cran(greffour as he that hath proceeded co chefecond, and fo tothe third. ‘And therefore it remaines for an undoubted ruth, thar fins commitced againft che Law of God arenot equal!, but fomeleffer, fome reaters ‘Sundry other diftinétions there. are of fGnnes,as namely, That che maine fins of the ficft Table are greaterthan the maine fnaes ofthe fecond Table. And yer the maine fins ef chefecond are greater tnan thebreachof ceremoniall duties egeintt the firtteable. But this which haeh bene (aid thall fufice. Theule ofthis dogtrine is manifold. Firtt, byitwellearne, whatthe heart of man isby nature : narsely corrupt and uncleane foun- taine, out of which iffueth in the courfe of this === aia ifthe Arsannes of sama number, noyfome in qualities, hainousin de=t dangerous in cffcAse, Bop. fromm Beara the diferences0€ fees itcbes| iamed,wisBecheix Gyerall branches, and infe ise many. mare, shatgamnor, bce rchearled. This coulk mqve us humbly. to Se ware, fly xo inkreas hien,to wathauy See Comeurwickefoole, and deste rag fromourGomcs: yen to purges che foutsinerbercoks ourunclcuns and Brkt inelbcrs had mhenby ls in iftsap pre th, OMe al be puied, tpn sa Gt watcnpndseacd OF: abam,. ando berpe:chemanicinall diligansts | ” ‘Sagoo i seagbech a, pipers OK tall man’ is nor geiic of ome oF HOES, | ; bacofinaay sed noes ergn ey bhease na life ha care wnder age bie faut? | Gich Daotd, Pfalrag, ras Nvewwsne allowance Of ine being death by Godt ordingncsy and « God being jnticestc ffs s.andwarably toe pucker ar gnckentms a i Liphle go mange NHR HESLO icbeloietmigendd foulge ARS being, aus. vot a(batn.tiea cauls iabore ; chat any mpecthowld xb ink bisplelfe so-be fa, good eaGuas prelime ids. nopenie, Ua r= gard of the fmall numbgpafbis hong: Avs; euch, Leiba, bach ea fly eonmaging swighthe Bop defor chan ba caumerinthe fa-| focal Goths ay warkedpns by him, a ve Chass iThighh the conde fing thaniaisdempeMiblss fou wae kaa ls poles, qanthbea barresokceepe ns Ps ANS \ we benettoo fecure oF pr ey foras: a apodeafte our of, wee je Batinas! i SIS cents, Aes much evill, & many diffealstes thay aya have reales of tneraind Fo, cecountrE ATEN 1H nopionl .aue. 46 Ws in, the would abend, | bur wichin ss,urking eveatin ourowne teh. sea Ponoulifcee sen ahepst OR Gort jance wid ers holy meanes cogrechnwiosie over Hemby thedaily cxerciies of invocation and wipe tance, & by a continual pragtice of new obc- dience untoall che lavern&t Emmandements | ‘of God according tothe meafure of grace re= jons infinitejin, A’ Tnpaarelpecti, Party bacaat@hwhen ame! kaowssombtinkes any dhing,. by meaact of Confeiensey be fswes ut st be knowers ancl thinkew,Sewavdiy, becants by irymnan knowes thacchingofbumielf which God slfo kno: of him. Map hath siwisdelica of bis tlronghrs; ‘Gad,and his owns. soafdiende; God isthe’ iG andahiefeR,, & Canfcienee is the frond, ubordinetewuse Sod, bracing, witnefic imo |" \Gad; sitbee with: chelraan, or againfl hier. | Tcrefare ies nothingelG. tinea peroot iit uadsfianding, whereby a man keowes ovhat | wile pd defices, eis allo wharmusater he koowsth,thinketh,or wil. Ieee niches geod or evil Whittctaro thisyft be. sap a Geicice Rnowes ont thouphey arilla, and.adtions, .G> ic reilifer} ippot onto Gad, cispet mith us ovagiind vs, _bdachedetood phase, Thanapurall condition. arpraperde of evary grabs cantcicnce is this ; ichaely-thgard of authimitie and power, ris uniissnidale beewteat man and God, | fo aeis Muader God and yerabovemanAad ‘chia:panweall.condican hath:two patsy the Gethin, Abesabjebtion of iconicience suGed, and. ped. Coocesing hich ib eBide we fignmithis cule :, That God -glone toy: bi ‘only binde the confcientey catogitin every sdbidn cither to exdule for : well doibg ar acculeFerfinne. And tisGed doth prqery. Forkirtt, beis the only Lord | the conisienice, which erextad it,and gouerwes word, ole as Againe,he is the eal Law-gwer ehat hath pqwsesta five oesleltrby che foule}:for she keeping andbrenkibljafhis Lawes; Raw. J4 and for avoiding ofipanit:~| ae * l Nyy drat fareonsscacoaf she idiats . | [aistitcartiones propel and diy, bur Ofehe ube xl power fox! dnaiience ‘of vCods. cofninah Ae, | ‘ansevences wiigh appointed betirMagittracies nAeehé CHe fouchsled [sit Gommdsisscadbing } | subi theres fists ie cheats the the fib igition tid pret Spuek| | con(etaaceitnmsaltidelpyichar by wittieste Wherein wee are toremember Be things :} | fuperiour La, a it(tandeeh inforces abhee Goaleitneta, Cadivhes i araely, the Law ; athas Conlin it eae Th ised par bf theHetirall condition nane of Gontieuce Wilkigive -ligte seicthe of confciensk isthe pone? wltich fPhath over, akg Foner pwodkdgd| | mams-tineecute at; cxau; hiey in } fdtioferceayed a re chingrdpne Bnd shin pints by Saink ent et tein, Row. 14.33 fairh,chacis, what{oever man doth, wherofhe isnot cerrainely perfwwaded injudgement and confcience ouro! Gods word, thacthe thing Cobetof Confeence tay be done, ss finse. More platntty: aching |, I. Booke? at we edine to the Queffions which is man: Now as min itcbAfidered di: may bee faid noe vobeedone of faith three |_| verswaies,chatis to fay, thera " 1.Dubiame | Walen Fir, wheniecisdone wich doubeing, | | telforaske ands in ca pean seofacnen | anduorefalved confcience, as inthoféehat are| | is amember ofa focierc (othe Queftions of} weak in knowledge.OF whieh fore were forme ence are tb beedifiinguithed + fome fe the Peirce Shay who renee. concerning man fimply con dered by hime liog they heard o rine of Chriftien| | (elf : i ibere et they were of opinion that afer nother? me egtkegthe tgs maine rifts a(cenfion, thére wasa difference tobe’ | !!/Man andeth in atwo- vst ! smd of meats, and thereupon thoughe they| | G&d, orto man. ‘As Waseda might not eatoffemekinde of meas: - Sup-| | God, he beared rhe name of a Chriftian, thtg : 'pole now, tharthefé perfons (by accident) | | ix, amember of Chrift, or a ferineof God, ! fhould have beenedeawnto cat fwines eth, | | whole dutie istoknow andts worlhip God, which themfcives! had hald ching Fortra ‘skeording to ‘Ais will revealed im his word A? dencahete meaupon this had Gonkd,| | he Qandsin relation tome, hee is part of a becaufe that whichthey did wasuponsnun-| | bodie,and amember of lorne ocietic. Now refolved confience So faith the Apoftle;Rem, | | the Queftions that conceme hima, a8 « mem | 14/23. He thardoubceth, is conderuned if e| | ber of sfociere, are ofthree forts, accord i strane, lesb/beoauteheecateh notof faiths Second-|_ | rothree dine kindof (oreies For vers ; ly hen a ching is done upon at erteni than iseither a member of a Family; of of the coalcionce,itisnor of eth, and theteforeicis| | Charch,or ofthe Commos-ortalth. Atd ane * Gare. Thus the MaffoprieftGnneth infaying | | fwerably, fome Queftions concemne mas as Maffaxbough hethiake‘n his conStience,che| | metaber ofa family: fome, ashelsa member thing hee doth isthe ordinanae of GodvAnd| | ofthe Church : fomae, ashe is a member of | thus Heretikes doe die Heretikes, chough thd Common-wealch. whenthey dic, chey’be fully perfwadedeheir| | Tir word therefore, “all Queftiony cots opinious beche truths “Aguine, inthefame| | ching man may be reduced to:theée penerall manoer,Pur the caftaman ihouldbee‘ofopi-| | heads. The fet wheteofis,:coucerting aan rian, tha fornication, -dr chet, were things | | Gnplycoafidered ashe ina tam The Geond, arhitrarie and indiffeiene, and hereupos tus [~| souching man as he Aundsia refation co God conftience fhould tellhim, hemightrakeep=| | Thethird, nan ashewivamem- portunitie,end commntr eitherofthele Ganess| | bet of ene of che thret focietiess thatis,cither whetheristhisagtion i! the parcicchurper-| | oftheFatnily, orof:the Chuith; er of the faded, a finne, orno? Fantwer,ithecaleis| | Gorieaon-welltly oo? ht eh ne pleine thar che fais done upon saewoneous a ns . conieiene:, and therefore mutt bee &fane in ions icomce: thedocr, For the error of che judgement-caa- reer cated ohutabcrkee nor takeaway the mature of that whichis! | is man,areefpecially:three, 105.0101. Gomplyevill. Sinne s Ginae,and foreemaineth, | | -< The felt, What armin mul doabar hemay norwathBanding apycantrary pecfeafion of | | cone ico che favour of God and eared © theconfcience. The reafonis, becaule thopgh The fecond, Hew tise maybe affired the conicience ecreth, and is micinformed,| | génteience of hisowne: faivation? : yevisbinderh fo farre forth, aschat ifaman| |i ‘Phe third, Hav he may recovevhimeelf, yudgeachingtobeenl) wicherfimply, ario| | where isdiftreffedor fallen ? OF thefe in ome sefpest, (though falfly) amigerafier-| | orden: 00> 8 ; | wacd dort he hack Ginned and offcadedehe fsngte way Maj:fti¢ of God; as roach as in. het lieth CHAP. V. i[s.Repugnanee. | Thyedly, when thing isdone web ren on eee ~ \ ningyor gain-(aying con{eicace, though upon w Qesefinintne: i creer ana Fille jsdgeamene of che condeeneesi Of the fi aan netiate \ is inthe doer ne hog an Anabapeilthat “ewer | holdesh it wile wfull zo fwearc,finneth if hee} 1. Quefticns © 8 j tokexh aneath}, notin‘ wearing imply ifos| . tata Golsedne chem teen epee sft aman do, sha be ity 0 I ag pertval fem : iiesonhinees . inchs fover, ‘tide faved § rT Tee -antwer toithie Quefti6,fonie Grounds | | Suny Whe sc PiatatsinddoweeteterehandsThe fed ‘Of intel ob ise bitin hac eimac onbeongioee ' uch rouching ‘the Preambless ‘or tA ass: meanes,>fdod brings t foainls of chi¢dogtrine, Mow ibrertiei- He rletinnoeboricckcrow God! . ! eth r oo rn | \I. Booke. Cafes of (onfcience. {Be —_ jr oakets fohee hae would know how 10) A]ihewer ig (elle frit: a9 wnen a cane a be faved, mutt ufe the meanes whereby God lfaverh thiem. " Sait, 1. In the working and effecting of mans al~ vation, okdinarily there 7 eve ial 8 ons of God : the giving of thefirft grace, an afterthat, the giving fib fecand, ‘The for- mero thefe two workeshath cen feverall a~ tions. 1.God gives man the oueward meanes of falvation, fpecially the minifterie of the Word: and with it hee fends fome oueward orinward crofle, tobreake and fubdue the fubbornneffe of our nature, thacic may bee made plyable tothe willof God. This wee may ce inche example of the Jaylor, 4a.16. and ofthe Jewes that were converted at Pe- ters Sermon, e452. 11. Thisdone, God brings the minde ofman to confideration of the Fow, and therein generally vo fee what is good, and whatisevill, whacis fin,and what isnot fin. III. Upona (erious confideration of the Law, hee makesaman particularly to fee and know his owne peculiar and proper fins, whereby hee offends God. 1 V. Upon thie ight of fin, he fimies the heare with ale~ gallteare, whereby when man feech his fins, heemakes him to: feare punithment and hell, and to defpaire of falvation, in regard of any thing in himlelfe. Now thefe foure a&tiong are indeed no fruits of grace, for a Reprobare may goe thus farre ; butthey areonly works of preparation, joing before grace ; the other ations which follow,are effects of grace. V-Thefifthadti- on of grace therefore is, to ftirre up the minde ¢2.2 ferious confideratien of the pro- mife of falvation, propounded and publifhed inthe Gofpell, VI. After this, the fixth is, co kindle inthe heart fome feeds ot fparkes ef faith, thatis, awiiland defireto belecve, and grace to (rive againft doubting and de- paire. Now athe fame inftant, when God beginnes to kindle in the heart any {parkes of faith, chen alfohe juftifies the finner, and withall begins the worke of fanctification. VIE Then, fo foone as faith is put into the heart,there is preféntly acombat: fort figh- teth with doubsing, defpaire, 8 deftrutt. And inthis combat faith thewes ie felfe, by fe ‘vent,conftant, and garneft invocation for p: don: and afier invocation followess ftrength and prevailing of this defire. VII. Fur- thermore, God in mercie quiets and fereles the Confcience, as touching che fal vation of | the oule,and the promife of life, whereupon iereftethand (tayerhit felfe. 1X. Next after this feteled affurance and perfwafton of mer- Ge, followes a ftirring up of the heart to B- vvangelicall foray according Gedsthat is, ageife for fin, becaute it isfin, dnd becauie jad is offended and chen che Lord workes repentance, whereby the fandtified heart turnesit ‘elie waco him. And though this re- a penzance bec onc of cite latin oxder, yet it brought intoaroome, wee firtl ee the light before we fee the candle, and yer the candle amuft needs bee betore che light can bec, X.Lafily, God giveth a man grace toende« tourtoobey his Commandements by anew obedience. And by thete'degrees doch the Lord give the firft grace. The fecend.worke of God readingto fal- vation , is the giving of ebe (econd grace t which ie nothing elf bucehe continuance of| the ir gracegiven. For looke as by creation [God gavea peing coman and all other crea- utes, and then by his providence contiaued the fame being which wasasic werea fecond creation : foin bringing a uranto fatvation, | God gives the frit grace, forexample, to bee leeve and repent; and then ia mercie gi the fecend, topertevere and continue iafaith| and cepoutancetothe end, And this, if wee regard man himfelfe, is verienecelfarie ; For as ire without fupply of matccr, whereby it jsfed and continued, would foone goe out; fo unicile God of his goodneife fhould fol- low his children, and by new and daily fup- plies continue his frft grace in them, they’ would undoubtedly foone Lote the fame, and finally fall away. ‘The fecond Ground for the anfwer of this Queftion, is ken {com fore fpeciall places of Scripeure, where the fame is moved and re- {olved. The men that were at Peters Sermon, being touched with che fen of their owne iferie, upon the dedtrine which had bene delivered es the Holy Ghoft faith, were price eed insheir hearts,ch cried ance the ne went “Fa fiaich addy vertwesiBy fab, be mygpnceh |: teuereliging aud thar git of God wwherby re ipuoentr raft and confulence in Chrill.Bywar- ‘te, hee aneaneth a9 fpeciall vereue, buc (251 take ir): an hovelt and upright life betare mem Shining in the vertuts and ‘workep ofthe morall Law. By keowledge,hemeancs aBiftoF| Gad, whereby a man may judge how toear- rybimelfe warily and uprightly befarc men, Hy Hemperance, is underttood « gilt of God, v DJ pall appetite elpecially abou wear, drink whereby we kespe a moderation of our wat attire. By Partence, ismeanta vertu, wher- by wemodcrate our forrow in enduring aff Aion.sjodlineffe is avother vertue,wherby we wolthip God! ia te duties of the firlt rable. | Brotberly kindnefe is alto abc yertue, wherby | wee. embrace the Church of God, and the | members thereof with the bowels of love. | And in the lait place , Leve ss chee vereue, | seherelay we are well affected to all meneven} | roour enemies. Now having made archear-| Gill-of.thefe vertues, inthe tenely.werle hee faich df pedo chee hings ye Doallnever fallxhat exo fay, If yecexercile your {elves im theft hinge, youmay heey be wellafured and| cf youveleétion and falyation. periwaded of y ae——————— -— 22 Cafes of Con{cience. L.Baoke. ~ aa A | pheneies he Blafpbensoxs te pation. The fe~ ‘ coe Cie faaeeectreane bec crigeal and | Ofthethirdmaine Queftion touching diftrdfe | | aGwallsind this slohath fundry branches, 8 | . afmunde ; and genaraly of alldiferefery wee thallfte afterward. The thitd proceeds 4 Ditete of foundc ingene- j all Prov.is. ! hae Infpeciall ‘andtheir remedies, ILL. Quettion. Hor 1 man beingine diftreffe of minde, mua becomforted and releeved? Anfir, Ominsing all circamfances (conti- dering that much might be(poken couching this Queftion) I will onely fer dewne that which I take to bee moft materiall ro the doubtinband. Seb ve Itrefie of minde (which Salemen.cals D broken or troubled fprret Jis,whenamanis difquteted and difterapered in confcience, and confequently iy his offetions, touching hiseftace belove God. This dittrelle hath ewo degrees, the leffe and the greacer. The leffe is a fingle Feare or griefe, whens man tandeth in fufpenfe and doube of his owne falvation, I greacer dufireite is Defpaire, when a manis, ‘Wwithone all hope of fal vation in his own fenfe and apprehention. 1 call Defpaire @ greater dittreffe, becaute ivisnot a didind kinde of| tronbte of minds, (a6 fome doe thinke) but the higheR degree inevery kinde of diftteffe. Forevery diftreffe in the minde isa feare of| condemnation, and comes at length to de- {petacion, ifit be not cured. All diftreffe of minde arifeth from temp- tation, either begun or continued. For thele two dos foneceffarily follow, and fo infepa- tably accompanse cach the other, that no di- frefle of whar kinde foever, can be fevered | from temptation, And the:efore according to the divers {ores of temptations thac doe befallmen, mutt the diftre(fes of the. minde | be diftingithed, | _ Now Temptations be oftwo forts; either | ofertal ot feducement. Temptations of trial! ‘arefich as doe befall men, for the triall and proof of che grace of God which is in them. ‘The'Temprarcons of crall are cwo-fold : the! firtk is a coméut of the confcience direttly and Vim diately with chewrath of God; which be- "ing che mot? grievous tempration that can be, | itcauteth tne preatcit and dcepeRt diftreffe of jconterence, The fecoud is the Triall of the raf, that is, of outward affidtion whereby God maketh prvote of the faith of his chil- dren ; and nocenely that, bur of rheit hope, patience, and affiance in his merete for their deliverance. Teinptations of feducement bee fuch, a j whercin men are enticed to fall from God and Chrift,to any kinde of evill. And thefeare of| and fn feare rhar he hall be condemned. The | from Imagination conupted and depraved. | ‘Now anfwerable to thefe (evcrail kindes of Temptations, are the feverall kindes of Di- | Asefies, And ase! temptations may be redu- | ced to thofe five which have beene before med, fo may alldittrefics be reduced te five heads asifing of the former tEmpeations Sef. a. Before T come co handle them inpheticu- lar, we are co confider in the fift place, what. isthe beft and moft fare Genersil Remedi which may ferve for all chefe, or any other Kinde of cempration that Is incident to-man: and by. this, the curing of any particulardi- Areffe will be more eafiz ard plaing, This generall Remedic is the Applying of the promife of life overlatting.-inand by the bloud of Chriét. For no Rhylicke, ao ast or skiliofnran, catcure s wonaded and diftref- fed confcience, bur only the bloud of Chrift. And char chis is the foveraigne rersedie of all other, no man.daubterh. The mainedificul- tie is,touching the ananner of proceeding, in che applicationof the promife. Herein there- fore thsee things mutt be performed, Fir of all, che partie muft difelofe the }C | caufeof bis persicular diftreffe,that the reme- die may the berter be epplyed. For the eruth is,that che very opening of the caufe is agreat eafero the minde, before any remedie be ap- plyed. Yeeby the way,this care muft behad, thatthe thing tobe revealed be not hurefull to the partie to whom it isinade knowne. For the diftteffe may haply arile of fome confederaciein the matters of Treafon, by the concealing whereof,the partieto whom they ave revealed may intangle himfelfe in che fame danger. Secondly,ifthe caufe may be knowne,(for fomeumeit is hid from the party diftreffed) then triall mult be made, whecher the faid pare tie be fic for comfort yea or no ? For sfie be found to be unfit, the word of God fhall be | mifspplyed and confequently abuled, Mis ir- neffe for comfort may ve found aut, by fear chiag whether he be humbled for hisfinaes, ornot: for men may be in great difteeffe, and yet nottouched at all for their fines, This bumiliation ftands in forrow for figne, with confeffion of the fme uno God, and in eat. eft prayer for the pardon thereof, with an heartie defire of amendment of lite. But if ‘onthe other fide, the partie be unbumbled, then the fir and principal cace mutt bee co worke in him fome begining of humiliati- on. Thismay bedone 1n atriendly and Chrie' fusntatke and cenference, whereby he mutt firlt be brought tofee, and. well, to confider es three kindes. Fhe firtt inimmediately from the | Devilland itis called the tempeation of Bla. his owne fins: ‘gcondly, togrieve, andtobe forrie | _ The Generall Remedie otall Difketiew The tatfe way ‘oF minittring comfort. [. Booke. ( ‘afes of (,onfeience, _ ~ 4 ze {forrie for chem, attheleait, for fame of the, A principal. ‘And touching this Sorrow,two things mult be remembred:firlt,chae che nature of world~ ly forrow mut be altered, by being wmed, and changed into forrow according co God. | Ifa mag be in fome danger of his lite,by blee- ding at the note, experience teacheth, the counfell of thy Phyfitian is, toopen a veine, and eeehe partie biood inthearme, thacthe courfe thercotmay bee turned another way :) Thelikeorderistobecaken with men chae are troubled with worldly forrow in their di- {refle; and that is,to rurne the couri@ of their griefe, by cauing them to grieve, nor for worldly refpects,or onely in confideration of the punifhment due ungothem for their fins, | py but principally for the very offence cf God, in and by their finnes commited. ‘This done, a fecond care mult be had thac this forrow for (in bee not confuled, but a di- Aine forrow. The man chat is in forrow mutt not be grieved auly, becaute hee is as other men are,a finner ; but more cfpecially for this and that particular fine, by which itcomes topaffe,chat eis fachor fch a finner;thae fo his forrow in cefpestof finne may be dilting, & brought asit were ro fome pattie head, ‘And men inthis cafe muft dese with the pars tie diflreffed, as Surgeons are wont to doe witha cumor or fwelling w the body, whole manneris,fr(tco apply drawing and ripening plaifters to the place affected, tobring the foretoan head, thar che corruption may iffue ‘out at fome one place : and then afterward healing plaillers,which are ofgreacufeto cure the fame: Even fo confuted griefe mult be re- duced co fome particulars: and then, and not before is a man fir for comfort, when his con- {eience is couched in fpecial, in regard of fome one or more diftingt and feverall offences. And he that is grieved for ove innecruly and uunfainedly from his heare, thall proportio- nally be grieved for all che fines that hee knoweth to be in himlelfe. The third thing required in applying chis remedie is, the nnnifiring and conveying of comfortto the mind of bimthac hath contef= fed his Gnnes, andis truly humbled {or the and itisa poincof the preatelt moment of all, D Whee ifthe Queftionbee,how this comfort fhould beminittced ; the anfwer 1s, it may be done, by bringing the party troubled, within the compafle of the promite of lift-And there be ewo waiesof doing this:the one falfe, and the othertrue. Seite 3. Some thinke, that men may bee brought within the Covenant, by thedoddtine of Uai- verlall grace and redemption. Butebis way of| perfwading a man that bee hath title iv the Covenant of grace, is bath falfe and unfic. Falfeicis, becauicall che promifesof the Gof pel ate hed with che conaition of Faith and Repentancey not being uaiveall roall, bur made only to tact gelons aseepee and belecve: therefore they ate indeiniz? in re gard of whole mankind,andta beleevers oaly they are uriverfall. Ktisobjzcted, chat God would have all men tobe faved. e4of. The Apolile isthe bef expounder of himfelie, and hee faith in Acts tothe fame effect The rime of erorance Godregirded nct, | but NOW hee admonfoeth ad men every’ wheretorepent, lw which words, Parvladdes this citcumllance of tise xo, | co hime chis good will of God core lafl age ofthe world, afterthe cornmingof Chritt uchefl th, and uot to inlarge the fame to all the polteritic | of dim, Aad fo mult kee be wuderood in the place 10 Fimorhie,God ment have ail men to bee fuved, thac is, now in this lattage of the world. And thus the fame Apoitle,2 C2r.6. 2. expounds a certaiwe prophecie of /fur,concer- ning the acceptable time of grace. Vor, faith | he,arthe acecprubie time: betold,(Now|us the day of fal vation : Meaning the time of the new Teltament. And, Col. 1.16. Tie wyftery hid fromthe beguninng is now male manifeftrothe Sainis.And Reow.16.26. The revelation of the fecret myfterie s now opened. All whicls, and ‘many other places aboutthe {ane matter, ha- ving this circnmftance of time| Now, ] mutt necds bee limited to this Latt age of che world, As forthe note of univertalicie,2 Alice mutt notbe underttvod of all particutars, buc ofall kinds, forts, comlitions, and {laces of| men, as may begatheredouc of the former words: J would chat prayers Le male for all ‘men not for every particular man: ( forchere befomethat finde unto death, for whom we may not pray,) but forall ftates of men, as} wel Princes aslubjetls, pore asrich, bale as noble, learved 4s untearned, 8c. But the faying of Pau! is urged, 2 Coris. 5. 318. God was im Chrift, reconcting the World. unto hresfelfe’: cherefore the promile in Chritt betongsto the whole World,and contequent- ly coevery one. Anfir. The fame Apoile thall againe avdwer forhs 156 The cafting away of reconciling o the wirld, thatis, of she Gentiles in cite Tait age of theworld : fur fo hee {aid before more Prainly, The falling away ofttie Lemos tether: chesofthe world ; and the dimint hing of them, theviches of the Gentiles. And fo mult tha place tothe Corinths be underitood, namely, ‘not ofall and every man, that lived in allages and simes; but of them chat were (by the dite penfation of the Goipel) tobe valied out of all kingdomes, and nations, after thedcah and afcenfion of Chrift. Thus then the promife of falvation is not never fallywithoutexception or reltraint: and iserefureapplication made by che univerfali- tie of the promife admits {ome fulfhoou. Secondly, this way of apply-ng is alfoun- fit.For the reafon muit be framed thus:Chri diedfor all men: bucthox arta maa: therefore Cop! Tima | Ag.17,30. Ef 4g. Hobs 5,16,p ( plated for tues. The parte difteelied will /A nature know.r0 be goo: Whe coat. aGor8 ie sarths.6- Kovan.e, Piaisoar Vahsgs ty. and fay, Chrift mndeed died for him, wuld have received Chrift ; but he by nes hath cus himtelfe off from his owne Savior, and h th forfaken him, fo as the be- nefit of his death will do= him no good. eth ge The right way of micitlring Comfort toa partie diftreffed followeth, In the handling whereof, ficlt,1 willlay dawne the Grounds, whereby any man chat belongs to God, may bee brought within the Covenant. And then will fhew the right way how they mutt beufed and applyed. Fer thefirtl, Recourlé mutt notbee had to I graces, or to all degrees and meafore of ence may teele and reach unto. For thofe thar be the true children of God, and have cxcel- lent meafure of grace, when they are in di- Alreffc, fecle little or no grace at all in them- felves. The graces chen,that ferve for this pur- pofe are shice: Faith Repentance, and thetrue Love of God, which isthe fruit ofthem boch, ‘And that wee may the more eafily and truly difcerne of them, and nor co be deceived, in- quirie muttbemade, what be the feeds and beginnings of iemall. Thetirlt Ground of graceisthis; A deffrero | repentytcd beleeve, mat vouched heart and. fesence,1 faith and repemanceit (efe; thongh inet im narwre, yet in Gods acceptation. Uprove icchus. Iisa principle granted and confet- fed of all mcn,chat in them which have grace, Godaccepreth the will for the deed. /f there. bee a willing minde (Lith the Apolle) #: is db ceptedguat accerding torhat a man hath ner but according torbat bee hath. Againe,God hach annexed a promite of bleffegnelle, and: life everlafting 1othe true and unfarned defire of grace, Whence ic is,that they areinScripeure pronownesdisleled, which Awnger and thir afier righreorfarz.An.} who are they butfuch as fecle themvelves to want all righteoutinefle, and doc croly and earnettly detire itin their hearts. For hunger and thielt argues borh a want of fome thingand a feeling ofthe want. ‘And co chis purpote the holy Ghoft ich, 72 Bumelear ix arbre si give 10 drinks the wa! | perof life frecty.Now this thirftic file is thar | imam which fceles him I’detticute ofall grace and Gods favour in Carith, and wichall doch thirft afer the blood of Chrift, and defires to bee made partaker thereof. God is wont mercifully co acceptor the defire of any good thing, when aman isinnecelfiry, and ttands in wane therof.e Lord ayes David Jhearer thedetire of rhepoare,thatis, of them thar are in dittrefle,cigher of hoy or minde : Tea, he wwillfulGll the defire of themathat feare bins, Tewill be fuid ehacthe defire of good ehings. ismatorall:and therefore God will not regard iJes of Confeience. {races buconly fach, #8 atroubled Contei- |B Jc {mature that makes usto grieve forhardneffe mens defi Lintwer,Dcfires be of ewo forts ; Some be of tuch things as men by the meere lightof, orexample,the de- fire of wifedéme,of cwvill vertue,of honour,oF| * happineffe,and fach like: and all thefe nature candefire. Ochersbeabove nature, asthe de- ‘fife of remitfion of finnes, reconciliation, and \fanGification:and they which ferioufly defire thele, have a promi of bleficdneffe and life everlatting. And henceit followes, thar defire jofmercy, inthe wantof mercy, ismercie it | felfe;and defire of grace, in the want of grace, is graceie felte. | AfecondGround is this; e godly forrow | whereby a man is grieved for hit fines becaufe | they arc finnes, w the beginning of repentance, \ and indeca for fubftance ic repentance i [lfe, |The Apoftic Pan/rejoyced that he had inthe worke of hisMinifterie wrought this godly ‘Jorrow in the hearts ofthe Corinthians, cal- {ling it forrow that canferh repemrance net tebe \repemedef. Thisforrow may bee difcerned ia {this fore : The heart of him in whom it is,isfo affeéted, chat though there were no confci-. ‘ence,nor devill voaccufe,no hell for condem- nation, yet it would be grieved in it elfe, be- | caufe God by finne is difpleafed and offended. \ Ife bee alleaged, that every one cannot | reach to this beginning of repentance,chusto | forrow for hisfinne ; thon ] adde further : If] the parciebee grieved forthe hardneGieof his heart, whereby it comes to pafle that he can- Jnoe greue, Kee hath undoubsedly received fome portion of godly ferrow. Forit isnot ofheare,burgrace. ‘The third ground is,that A ferled purpofe,and willing emnde toforfake all inne and totnrne nme \ £0 Geds(thongh at yet neomtmardconverfionap- | peares és agend beginning of trac converfien,ch reper tancealthenght (Iaith David) Iwillcom= elie againft my Jelfe ony witkedneff unto the Lord, undehon forganefi che puniflmert of my | finne, Andto thisisadded (Se/ab,) which is {not only a muficall note,but,asfome thinke,s nore of obfervation,to moove us to marke the |thingsthac are fer downe, as being offpeciall weight & moment. And furely thisisa matter | ofgreacconequenschatupanche very unfi- ‘ed purpoft of confeffion of inne,God fhould givea pardon thereof. Take a further proofe of thisin the prodigall fonne, whome Itako jot for one chat was never called,or turned to God, (though fome doe foyand {eeme to have warrant for their opinion:) but rather for him thee iethe Child of God, andafterward falsaway. Now chis man being brought (by fome outward croffes & affi@tions ) to fee his owne miferie, purpofech with himlelfe to re turn to his father againe,and to humble him- felfesand confeffe his iniquicie :and uponthis very purpofe, when he had faid, /w#l goeso my father and ay nie bins, Father, have fin~ nedore.at his returne afarte off his father re-| cewves him as his childe againe, and after ac~ cepration followes hisconfeffion. The like is 2Con.7.9 Phalg3.s. | Lule 15. 47,18 tobee feen in David, who being reproved by 2Samaaiy. he rue wy ringing 2 sean withthe eoveaane, I. Booke. iduleery and murther, prefently made confi: ‘fionof them, and atthe very fime time, re- {ceived by che Propher fentence of abfoluti— ‘on, evenirom the Lord him‘clfe, wherem he | could neverre. \" The fourth Ground, Toleve any man be | cunfe be is « Chriftiassunda childe of Gedo fenfibleandcertainenote ofa man that is partae ker ofthe true love of Goin Chrift. Hereby (Laith Slob vce kyowehat wee are ranlated| from death rolsfesbecanfewe lovee brethren, I John 3-14.Love here isnot a caufe,buroaly | afigne of Gods love ro us. And our Saviour| Chri faith, Mat.10 41. Hee that receivetha Prophet in chename ofa Prophet foallrecerve |B Prophe's reward, i Now thet wee bee nat deceived in the(@ grounds it muft bee remembred, that thele beginnings of grace (be they never fo weake) mine bee fatering and Recing, bat con-| fancand ferled, nor Rayed or ttopped inthe way, but fich a¢ daily grow and increafesand | then thy aicindeed accepted of Gol. And| hee that can finde thefe beginnings,or any of, them cruly in hionfelfe,be may afiure humielfe thereby, thatheisthe childeofGod. Seth 5, Having chus laid downe the Grounds of comfort :{ come now tothe Way, by which the party in diltreffe may be brought within |C the compaffe of the promife of falvation.This way Mondsintwo thingssinmaking triall,and. in applying theipromii Fir, chen criall mu(! bee made, whether the perfon diftreffed have inhiovas yet, any ofthe fore-named Groundsof grate or note Thiscciall may bee made by him chat is the comforter, in che moving of cereaine Que- | ions to the faid perfon. And firt, let him aske, whether heebeleeve and sepent ? The diftreffed party anfwwersyno, he cannot repent nor beleeve, Then wenmutt urtheraske, whe= ther he defireto beleeve and repent2to this he wil anfwer,he doth defire ic with a!l!:is hart. Inthefame lore ishe to unake triall of the v= ther grounds. When a man is inthe fic of een- tation ; he will fay refolucely, he is fure cobe damned. Aske him in this fit, of his love co God,he will give anfwer,he hath none at ally but aske him fureher, wherherhe love a man becaufe he isa Chriftian,and a childe of God, then will hee fay, he doth indeed. Thus afi triall made in this manner, fome Beginnings of faith and eepentange wil appeare,which st the firt lay hid.For God ufech ous of therime of profperity, by,andin dittrefle and aiflicti> on i rie 7 Bice The Second point followeth. After shet by all fome of the foreaid Rigen of grace, bee foun} out, then comes shetghe Applying of the promite of life everlaRing cothepattie diftzeled. Andchat isdone by “Cafes of Confeience. bythe Prophet Nurhan, forlis fines of =| A/a kinde ofcealoning theficfl pare whereof istaken from the Word of God; the fecond, from the ‘eftimenie ‘of chedittreffed confei- ence ; and the conclufion is the applying of theprowife on this manner: Hesher berB-ae lanfsined dejiseto repent andbeleeve, hath ree | miffion of esyand life everlafting:But thon halt lanearneft defiretorepectand beleeve in Chrift. Therforeremifivcefisrandlifeeveraing thine. | And here remember, that it ismort cori venient, tis Application bee nade by the Miniter of the Gofpell, who in iemult tie his minifter:all authoritie “given him of Ged, to pronounce che pardon, For in difiteffe, it 18 a5 hard a thing to make the con(Gience yeeld tothe promule, asto make fireand wa. ter agree. For though men have figaes of graccand mercy mthem, yer will they not acknowledge it, by reafon of theextremitié oftheir diftreffe.In this manner, upon any of| ithe former grounds, may the troubled and | perplexed foule bee affured, chat mercie be= longs to iteAnd this [rake to be the onely ge-| neral andright wa, of comforting ditreed conkience. Now thac the promife thus applyed may have good fuccefle,thef& ix rules mutt necel-| fasily be obferved. | LOness,chacthe comfere which sx miniftred, {be alleged with fome mnixture of the Lew; that is tofay: che promife alonemutt not bee ap- plyed, but withall mention isto be made of| the fianesof ehe partie, and of the grievous punuth:nemts due unto him forthe fame. The teafon is, becaufe there ismmuch guile in the hear of man 5 in fonmich, as oftentimes it jfulleth our, that men not throughly hum- bled being camforced cichertoo foouesor ¢40 much, doe afterward become the worl of al. abs refpedt, not unlike roche yrou, which |beingcsft intothe fire vehemently hot, and cooled againe, is much more hard chan it {would have beene, ifthe heat had beeoe mo- | derates And hence itis, thae in che minittrin ofcomforc, wee siutt fomewhat keepethem downe, and bring them onby little and little fo repemrances The, Gyesuelfe of comforc is I pecsterifi be delaied with fometarengffe 1. Aniorherruleisthis { Mfihe diffrefa paris; be much poffefied with heeft ey ee mu rot be left alone, bui almayas attended sh goodcompanie For wisan uluallpradtice of the devill, torake the adyancage of che place andtime, ‘wheria man isoliaty and deprived ofthat helpey which orbegwige hee might have in focierie wich others: Thus lhcetempred Eve, when fire wasapart from lher, husband, And inthis rd Salomon saperbinhas line ete pronpunceth «mee re bi tq Bucbereip doch bistysice moll appeat, inthithee isalway, a licit, when a man is ingreat dittceffe, and wha folitarie, then po the udden pepe him ro depuic, and’ Miner, ConcluGo. |C | | I vyfed dyer erst | ment,aad difererion A chingto be odfervedthe | rather, beeaufe the very negleét ehereof hath | canted findry peefons to reinaine uncomfor = tel for many. yeares, | yBourthly,che party diftreffed muft never | heare rel of om Ferefinl te identsorofeny that 1c been in like, or worfe cafe than hemflfe te, ‘orupon the wry report, the diftreffed gon- | feience will fatten che accident upon ic ielfe, and therby commonty will be drawn to dee pet griefe or delpaive, T prone to imagine fearetull chings, and fome- |B time, the very hare naming ofthe devall, will Aerhe cerrour and teare imo ite V. Fifthly , the partiethat is to comfort, mutt Beare with sli the wants of che diftref- | fed sas with eis vowardnefe,peevithneffe, railneffe,and with cheir diflempercd and di- ordered atfeclioria andaStions : yea, he mutt pur uposr his, a» ix were) theic perfons, being affected with rear miferie,and touched with | compaifinn of cheir forrovtes, asit they were hisowne, greving when hee fceth them co gricve,ssecping wien they doe weep and | ment, | Vi. Siathly, he thatis the comfortet, muft not bedifcoursged, though afterlong labour and painés caking,there follow {mal comfort andicafe coche party diftreffed. For men will often Lewray their fiffreffe in temptation, and ufislly it is long before comfort can bee ‘receivedsand why ?furely,becaule God hath the geeatett Aroke in theicdiftrctles of mind, and brings men through all the temptations, thathee hath appointed, even to che laft and j utmott, before hee opens the heart to recive counfort. The Chef inthe Canticles(eckes for her beioved,but before fie can finde him, fhe goes about inthe city;through the reets and by open places, rating by the Watch- men cheiniclves ,and afer thee hath ufed all metnes without helpe or hope,at length, and | not before, the finds her beloved hima whom hor fiiteidelc beth Cane3-4. , Thusiuch for the genetall remedy of all D Difficiles, now come to the particular Di- ‘Grelfes thernfelves. : eA Dittceffe qrifeeh of a panoshich is combat iith God \ Gott imneedoarely. Aivd this Dillcetfe is, 8} the contcience frcakes ime fearefull things of God, aud wikhiall te party ditt fome evident tokens oF G8ds wraeh. “afes of Confciencet The minde alMicted is i he complaineth,Job16.9.that Gods wrath bad I.Booke. Selb 1. Exampleshercof wee thall finde many in | Examples, the Word of God. Ones, the example of righteous /ob,who having becne long inouc- ¢ ward afflictions, was withallexercifed with the apprehenfion ofthe anger of God, andi tharftatehe faith, Job 6.4.that the arrower of the Almaghty were inhimthat the venom there : of did drickyp bie fiit,ther thetervorsof Ged did fight againft bum. Yea, farther he addech, | job 13.26.that God was his enemate, and wrese | ‘Gittertbings again him: ard avade hie te po[~ feffe the fins of bss youth. And at anether time sorne him, that he hated hivs.gnafbed npor | with bis teeth and bad foarpened bie eiesagainft \ bims:yea shat be had taken him by the neckyand {beaten bine, ane fet him te a mark fer himfelfe. ln all which, and divers other places it i peares,that his con(cience was excrcifed with | the fen(e of the wrath of God, which had | | now even feazed upon his foule. | syehtetherexample wee havein Davidwho alfo wasexercifed with thistemptation and | trouble of minde, asthe fit words of the 6. Pfalme,and the whole tener thercof doe evi- dently thew: For firft,he defires the Lord,not sorebuke him in hic wrath and afterward com plainceh, that his griefe was fo great,chat his very fleth confumed, his bones were vexed, aud hisbody brought to fucha flare, asno fickne Me could have brought him unto. And itis mbt unlike, thac the fame Prophet did of- ten fall into thelike kind of diftreffe of mind, asmzy be gathered out of Pilm.77.4nd fun dry otherplaces. Now asic fared with thefe,and divers other (ervants of God, inancient times, fo are wee not without fome inftances thereof in our dayes. Amongf many, that worthy man Af, Luther writes of hienfelte,thac he was in this parcicularcempration, and that he learned in ir the dodtrine of thejattificarion of a finner, by themeere mercy of God, without any merit of workes : and uponthe fenfe and cx petience of thenaeureand properties of this iftreffe,he wrotea notable expofirion of the fixth Pfalme of David, the feope and intent whereof, he writeth co be nothing elfe, bur a foveraigne remedy of this, and che like di- ttreffes of cheminde and conicience, Pale. Se. ae Tfitbee demanded, what is the Occafion , Theoecafion. of this kidde of temptation ? I antwer, thacit arifeth fomerimes upon the committing of fome notorious fin, ‘which doth wound the conftience,as in Caiw, Indas, and Sant, who for theit great and.cepitall fintiss, tHat Ain ged and wounded their confeiences, grewto 2 fearefull ttare,and'confequeotly perifhed in | | this cempration. Sometimes againe, it comes when. The effets of thistempra- tion, The remedy. [.Booke. when there is no finne sommiteed, but obe- dience to God performed : and then there canotbee rendred any reaionofi, either ia man, or out of man, fave this, that God wili have it fo cobe. And theccuth hereof is plaine by the eximples of fob and ‘David before mentioned. Sell. 3. The cffeéts of this temptation are many, and very ftrange. For outwardly it workes a changeand alteration inthe body, as it were aburning ague, and it caufeth che intrals co rife, the liver torolle in the body, and it ters a great heat in che bones, and confumes the fleth more thanany ficknefle candoe. And thar itis foas I fay, befide experience, itis cleare inthe word of God. D.evid in this di- firetle afficmeth, that bis eyes were eat:m as it were mith worms,andfunk imo bis head, PRG. that hie moyfiure became us the droughtin |/iumamer,PI.32.4.00d Lob faies, Job 30.30.that his skin was black upon himybisbones wereburnt with hearsyea,thatby meanesofthisdiltreffe, bewwas now foe wrinkeand hie leanne(fe did rife pon him Job 16.8.1tis a principle which Phyfitiansdo hold, that rhe minde follows rhe temperature ofthe body, and it affctied accord. ing tothe geod orevileanftution chereof-which though ic be true, yee withall it is as manifett onthe orher fide, that the bodie doth ofterr follow the ftate and condition of the minde: Fora diftreffed heart mutt of necelfcie make fainting ands languithing body. 2 But che principallehingto be fought for this temptation isthe Remedie thercofiwher- unto therebe five chings required, which are to be pragtifed as occation (hati beoffcred. Firlt, choice mutt bee made of the moti fit and prefent remedie, andehat mutt bee wled inthe firlt place. Nowthe moftfic and prefene remedie is, to bring the partie croubled to theperfonall exerci(es of faith and repentance, Ly and in himfelfe. For this end, hee mult examine his confcience moft Araitly and narrowly of | all che Ginnes of hisheare and ite. Secondly, | his knowne fienes: and withallacknowledge the due conderimation that hee thereby hath deferved. Thirdly, he mult cry toheaven for mercy, intreating the Lord moft inftancly for pardon, and forthe reftraint of his wrath duc unto him for his finne. “David being in this diftrefle, performed all thefe duties, a ‘we may reade in the fixth Pfalm zand he faith further of himfelfe,Pfalm.32.3.5.that whileft beconcealed bis fins the hand of Godwas heavy pon him:bat upon bis earneft confeffion, 8c de= precation, be reteived inerey. And if We reade the booke of /e6,we thall finde chat the prin. cipallicope thereofis this, namely, 8 fhew unto us,that febwasthroughly exeteifeewith { this temptation, and thar'in the: end having Ibeene rebuked both by his friedds, and by he muft huinbly confeffe again! himfelf, aif | B D Cafes of Conjcience, A God himlelfe, his recovery was iaic by iumbling himfelfe,when hetnith.Job.20-2 Behold 1am vilesagaine, New L abnor mr felfe and repentin duft andes. . Some may here demand ; [fit fall ous, chaz the perion himfelfe cannot perforine any tion in toule and body, wha mufteien bee: done? e“ifim Ifthe party can bur figh, and fob unto God for mercy and comfort, it is na doubt a worke of Gods ipiic,aind 2 pra- tice both of faith and repentance. Heedvow nat(faith 8, Past, Ror what ro prayms weonght, (namely, in our ditlreties) burthe [pirt: 1 felfe raskesrequelt forusymth fighsthat carrot be exprejied : and therein lies our com- fort. Thus CAfofes at the red tea being in great diftreffe,Exod.1 4-15. and nor knowin; wwhacco fay ord, fghed and groared inwane yin his foule unto the Lord, for help and pro- teétion : and hisvery defire was in {tead of loud cric in theeates of the Lord. The fecond things, thattriall moft bee made, whether the party hath inhimany to- Kens of grace, ot nor ? ‘Thele tokens are the finall beginnings of gtace, which before-T have deciared. As for Caample: a griefe becaute wee canoe grieve for Ganeas wee (houldt fetious will and de- fire to beleeveand repent : a purpoieto finne nomore, and fuch like. Ifthete bee found in the party, chon by them, as by fire pledges, heemay bee affured ofthe favour of God to. wards bina tand where any of thefe be found, the faying of -Godto Sali Pan! mutt bce ti ged,3 Corita.9,Ay graces fufivient forthe: andcherewith mmuiltthe:diftrefled party flay hisminde.Yea,we are gorbe content with any condition iisthislife, beeit never ti mifera- ble, fo long as wee arcin the Favour of God, though he thould lay upon us even the paines of hell, till the rime of owe death. So did Da. i, who when hee was purlted by hixowne tonne, uttered thefe words unto God, Betold, f | plesfetheener, doe weth mewhat thou wilr, 2Sam, 15.26. And che like was the mindeof' ‘Paul, who being affored’ of the favour of | God,wascontent{or his glory and the falva- tio : of che Iftaclites (it ithad:beene poffible) to bee feparated from Chrritt, and eo endure the very’pangs ot hell, Rom.g. 3- The third thing in this cure is,to apply to the'faid dittreflew partie uch. promites of God ayade unco afflicted pertons, agssomott large and comtbreable. For example, thatshe Lerdis neeretotbem thar aveofa comrite hearta dwhil fave {uch as be afficted emppirir.Plal44.a8. Againe, came not (laith out Saviour Chrift) eucro rhe loft Poacpe of be boufeef Lfrael,Mateh. 15.24. He fayes her, co the (traying fhecpe, burro luch a8 are now n the pit, ready.co be drowned or inthe Lionsmouth; ‘ready to bee devoured. ‘Agairie, Tbe prris of the Lord ss upon me sher- good duty of himielfe,by reaton ofhisdttea- | Lake 4.18. fereba hath annointed me has Lfooxtdpreach C2 ZLa Cafes of Gonfcience. 28 Removstlof doube, [.Booke. the Gofpelte the poorccthatis,co luch as are di- tireffed in con{cience,and poorein fpirit: hee bach font methat I fhonld beale the broken har ted,har Ifiould preach deloveraxce tothe cap- tives. Thefe and many other fach like promi- Tes arin thiteale vo be urged, and che party moved to endevour to beleeve them, aud tohold them, and reft himfelfeupon them, though he lofe allchings elfe. Fourthly, the partie mutt be broughe toa ferious confideration of his owne life palt, and of Gods mercifull dealing with him and others inthis cafe in former times, and chere- with is hee to be comforted forthe time pree ent. For if aforehand hee hati received any tokens of the favour and love of God, by them he is now toftay and tofetcle hismind ‘The reafon is plaine : the gifts of God are withoutrepentance ; whom heeloveth once, hee loveth to theend, and whom hee chuieth hecalleth, juftifiech, and fanétifieth, and will alfo in time glorifie. David being in fuch af- fixgtiou, that hee could hardly thinke upon God, yet he tookthis courfe,praiedcotheLord for comfort,cormmuncd with hue owee heart and emsembrance bow Ged bad formerly deale wich buw,Pf.77-10.and with this medi« tation ofthe continual courfe of Gods mercy in his prefervation he confirmed hisfaith,and flaied hishearcin is greatet roubles, Sell. 5. ‘The fifth and laft thing to bee done, isthe removall of fuch renfors and dowbes, as the partie diftreffed ufually makes ogainft him- felfe, for his owne overthrow. Ferit isthe manner of thofe that ace troubled in minde,to difpuce againft chemfelves ; and commonly they are wont to lleage ehree things. Fic, being inftructed how to. humble themfelvcs, andco depend on Godsmercie, they will grant,chat all chefe indeed are good things,butchey belong not tothem ;for they neither doe, nor can feele any thing, bucthe tokens of Gods anger,and tharthey are alrea- dy entred into {ome degrees of condem- nation. This objection may be taken away, by in forming them of the manter of Godsdea- ling in all his workes. For commonly hee workes all things in his creatures, t= and by comrariesyit we could know the whole frame of them. Thus in the creation every creature had his being of that which had no being, and fomething was made, notof fomerhing, bur of nothing. After the flood, the figne of| Gods covenant, for the prefervation of the world trom deftrudtion by raine, is the Rain- bow, which indeed is a natural igne of raine. ‘When Elias wasto prove the Lord tebee the onely true God, agsintt che idolatrous Prie(ts of Baal,and thae by burnt offerings, he pow- redwaterupon the facrifice,and filled a trench with water round abeut,and in this contrarie mcanes was chefacrifice burat up. Chrift for A Bi ID the curing of ablinde man, tempers pittle and clay together, which in all reafon is a fi ter meanesto pur outthe eyes, than tocaule the blinde to fee. Thus in the worke of our Redemption Chrift gives life, not by life, bur by death, and he fends menco heaven by the gates and faburbs of hell:he thewes his greateft power in thegreateft weakneffeynay ps poorer umade perfetl hrough weakneffe,2 Corn2.19:he wil not build upen anold foundation, buchee pulsdowneand deftroyesall, that man may have no hope at all in himfelf,but that allthe hope heath may bein God. Firft,hee kils, and then he makes alive.as Anna {peakes:firft| he wowndeth, andthen he healerh. Hee makes ‘manto fowin teares, that afterward hemay reapein joy. And heethatkowes Gods dea- ling to bee this, mutt herewich ref content and fatisfied, becaufe in wrath God ufeth £0 remember his mercy : yea,hismercy is never Sweet unto the palate of the foule, untillit be (eafoned with fome talteof his wrath. The Pafchall Lambe waseaten with fowre herbs, to fignific, chat wee canfecle no fweetnefe in the blood of Chrift cil we frit feele che fmmare four owne finnes and corruptions. . Secondly, thefeperfonsule to alleage a gainG themfelves,chat ifthey couldfeele any comfort at all, then they would Aay their mindes, and yeeld to good perfwalions and exhortations. To this che anfweris ; Thacthere isa rule ofgrace, (which wee mut follow) gathered ourofthe Word ofGod, and the experience OF Gods children, contrary to the rule of| natlire, and abovethe lightofreafon + and it isthis, chat sn café of afction we muft not live 4y feeling ont by faith. This rule is grounded uponche fpeech of theL ord by the Propher,the juft man hallive by bis faith, Hab.2.4, When we have neither fight, nor fenfe,norany ratte of Godsmercie, buconely apprehend his wrach ,evenchen we muttlabourtolay holdofmercy inhis word and promife. Senfe and feeling are not al- wayes fic direétions for the titre of this fe: For he may be thedeare childe of God, that in prefene feeleth nothing but his wrath and indignation. This indeed is che true triall of our faith, when even above and againtt reafon weerelic on the mercy ofGod, in the! apprehenfion of his anger.So did David Out afte dere, (sth he}enat's,being now deep- ly plunged inothe pang of aired con- (Gience bave {called upomthee,O Lard,P(.130. 1. And Zeb in the like cafe ; Lerd, though show kul mesyes wil Lienft on thee, Abraham is com: mended by the holy Ghoft, amongft other things for chis,chat he beleeved inGod abeve ope, Rom. 4.18. thatis ,againtt all matter of, hope, that might poflibly be conceived, upon cre confidersion ofthe firengeh of natural eaufes. The theefe upon the croffe feeling no- thing but woe, and feeing nothing in Chritt but: Exod.1238. of aflidion, aChe.33.n, _— PraGiicein cate T.Booke. CChrift,and was faved.In a word ,Chrift him- telfe, when hee wasforfaken ofallmen, and voyd ofall worldly comfort, and felt nothing, but the depehof the wrath of God, in his ago- ie and paifion ; yet by the faith of his man- hood he ftaied himielfe, and faid, (My Ged, my God, Thirdly, chey ufe to plead, that eheircale in defperate,that never any was in fuck a ate aathey are, never any rouched with the like diftreffe of minde. : Arfws leis falfe + for the holy Gholthach ned three notable places of Scripture, the { booke of Job, and two Plalines of David, Pf. and 77.wherin are propounded unte us the examples of fob and David,Godsowne deare fervants, who were inas great diftrefle, as feverthey, or any other have beene. And they may not chinke, thar they ever could be abie ‘to eadure greater paines than Chrilt, who notwithitanding inthe anguith of his forle |uponche Croffe, cried out, Ay God my God, hy aft thou forfaken me? ‘And thus much touching he firft kinde of trouble of conference, called the divine termp- tation. Ofthefecond peciallDiftreffeari _fromentward affictions. \ Te fecond kind ofittreffe,isthat which | (eth from ontwardafinctrons, By Allie ions underttand all manner of miferies and i calamities in this Jif, from the leatt to the | greateft, from the pame ofthe lutle finger, to | the very pangs of death. : Now the Queftion is, how the Trouble of | minde,anfing by afflictions, may be remedi- ; ed. Forche anfwer of whichQuettion, ewo , | things are required of the partie difteffed ; | Practice, and Meditation. Sette ' ‘The Praétice is that, whi tobe nfedin all diflceffes of srinde whatfoever. And itis | a diligent exominetion of the -con(ciende' ia « regard of finnc:anearneft and hearty confeff- D | teeling.For on thereof untoGod : and deprecarion,thatis, | earoclt prayer unto him for che pardon of the | fame, Thele three things being done trily.| and unfainedly from the heare, are a prefeite | { remedy agrinit this trouble, and bing with | + them much comfort. . { Manayfes the King of Juda, that had ! committed much wickednefle, wher hee was carried captive co Babel sand there put in ichaines, hee humbled himflfe; acknowled- ged hisfinnes, and prayed earne(tly nnrothe Lord ; and the iflue was good, for God was cnrecated of him, and gave-him deliverance, Jeb being long in outward affliction, Huta bled himlelfe is like manner, and ae length | "Cafes of | Comeience. Suemiferieand contempt, yet he beleeved in | A | received comforts ‘Daniel mumbled himfelfe j before God, forhisowne fixnes, and for the finnes of Gods people , making requelt unto Gol early forehensandevenwhen hewas in the aé¢ of praying ,the Lord fenchis Angel Gubriel, to givt him notice of deliverance. Laltly,the Church of God, under the croffe, performed the like dutie:Lier nsfearch andiry ex wayes,and twene co the Lord, and God in mercy gave an care unto her mourning and Jamenration.By all chelé placesic is apparant thae there is no berter remedy in the world, for che minde of min, grieved by meancs of out-vard affliftions, chan the praétice of the duties before named, Sellen. ‘Thenexe thing unto Pradtice,is the Medi- tation of the comforeable doctrines thaeare terdownein the word of God,touching affi- ions, All which dogtrines may bee redu- ced ¢@ five principall and maine grounds of comfort, and fluall bee laid downe in their order. The firft Ground is, thatall «ffiitions from the leaft to the greateft dee conse to paffe seer by accident, chance, or fortune, but by the fpeciall providecce of God. Lexplaine it thus: In every particular croffe and affiétion, there is the hand of Gods particular providence,and that in three regatds. Firlt, becante God decreerh.and foreappoin= tethevery particular ctoffe. Marke the words of Pant Rom.8.18.10om God hath forcknown them be hath predeftinate, t0 be minde like unto the tm ge of bis fonsand whatis this thing clfe bur a conformitie unto C! Alictions tor thislife, andin glory for che to come.Now if God hath deerced thar hole whomhceforeknew, fhould bee conforma- bie unto his Sonne in thele relpests , chen hath hee alfo decreed che afflistions them- felves. Secondly,God doch not onely barely per- mit afflictions co be,butaltohe efeterb them and brings them mto execution, aschey are | crofles, correétions, trials, and punifliments. J msakepeace(fath the Lord, Ela. 45.7,)and [ create evullhat isqnorthe evillof (inne, but of | punifhmene, which is evill in our fenfe and | fomearcevil indeed, fome are evil ot indeed, | burin regard ofour fenfe, apprcheafion, and |'eltimacion sand of this later fore are affidti- j ons, ‘which God is tad co create, And co this | purpofe is the taying of the Prophet efmars {hall shere be evil mie city,and the Lard hath mordindit Avnos 3.6.” 1 Thitdly, 08 God caufeth off Stions, erdereth and difpofeth them, chat is he limviceth | and appoinecch the beginning, theend, the -menfure ‘or quantitie, and the coritintance | theteof. Yea, heealfo ordereth thera to their | 19 Ding.iogt. Lam.3.40 Meditationsin cafe of affiai- oe Grounds, 1 Godsponie dence, [ rightends,oamely, his owne glory, the good Hot hitfervants, and the benefit of his Church. | | Thus God is faid to correst his people inaPees.s6. an Gods pretencel 108) ba ferva rs1m chear affttions. Upon this Cafes of Confeience. .Pooke | I.Booke. Cafes of Confcience. judgment thatis,f0 as he will have che whole 1A\ ‘ordering of the correction in hisowne hand. Jofepheris his brethren,chat when they inten- ded evill againft him, in felling him«o the Idamaclices for filer , God difpofed u for good, Gen.50.19,20.when Siemes curled David,be forbad his fervants, fo auch as s0 medule with bim,and why ?becaule(faith he)eiieLerd bade him ro curfe ; amd sho tken dare fay unto | kemawhy haft then dore fo? Sarm.16.. to this purpole the Piophee Daved faith, J | eddneypeate and fudnetbung : why? Becuafe \ show Lard haf dove st,Plale39-9- Here fome will fay, af afflictions did come only from God it were fon,ewhat,but often. | times they come from men that beareus no { good will ; and therefare no marvell though | p. | we be impatient..d-/.Whencrofiesdoe come | from men, God uleth them as inltruments,to execute his judgements upon us ; and in this + worke God is the cluefe docr,and they are as tool ja the hand of the workmas rd the ' Lord inflidtech them upon us by men, to ery ‘our patience under checrele. Jafeph, thorgh he knew well che bad dealing ot his brethien ‘towards him, yer hee louked nor tochem a j Jone,bue toan higner caule,namely,the Lora rhimfelfe, who executech his owne good will | by them:God((aich he dif ofed u 10 geod.And againe,Cien.g5.5.and 50.20.Ged dia fond mee before you oto cg ypt for your prefervation. | The tecond ground 1s, 7 Commandement | of Ged tonc:ng she erofle, andebedience ninto And fed, Luk. 9.23.where we are commanded! to take wp sur crife every day and follow Chrilt. Aéraivam was commanded with his owne hands w facrifice his only tonne /faac sand co ‘this Commandemene (though otherwife a { grearcroffe unto him) he addreffeci himfelfe to yeeld sbedience. And in the prophesie of | | Aficha, the Church faith, Shee wil beare the j rerarh ofthe Lord, chat is, thee wi'l performe obedience to him in the crotfe,becan{e fhe hud finned agatingt ism.Aud 8.2 eter aith tbatGod Yefiftesb vive prod, grvetl grace tothehum- bie: therefore humble your felves under the mighty bard of Gods And this being the com- j urandem*cof God,chac we thould yceld abe. dence to hum in every affliction, we ought to beenoleife carefuli to obey it than any one i Commandcment ofthe morail Law The third ground is,chae Gods be prefens ground, D.sendconturts hunlelte,becanfeied iadpromifed toheare Lim, ta bee with kim in trosbleandredeliver bum Plalag.as.And in auvther piace, Though I flouldalke onthe | findow of deashyl would foare none tit for thon ari wivmeSePLL AZ 4e Now that wee may the. beteer yuderftand this doctrine, weareto confider what be the eivds,or effects of Gods being wich usin affi- | stion, whereby he celtfieth Bis prefence; and they are cree. | j Pimsheretm, Tins Commandement is expret |C. The brit is,to worke our deliverance frau the croffe:Cabluper me (faith the Lord) smehe time of chy trouble, 1 will delever thee Plasox 15+ This promife mult not bee underflood | Ginply Luc with an acception, fo far forts it | Joaitbe for our good.Eor all proumies of enspo- all deliverance are conditional] avd muft be conceived with this hmitation of the Croffe and chafiifement, if God pleafe to impofe it. ‘Some may fay how if God will uot deliv tus but leave us 10 the afflidtion, what comfors Ahall we then have? Arf. tn the second place therefore we mutt remember, that Ged willtemper and mode- { rate our afflitions, {0 as wee may bee able co | Beate them, Hubalwk prayeth w:to God, in he behalte ofthe Church, That bee would iw rash remember mercy, Hab, 5.2. And Paul] | Gaith,that the Lord millet luffor nto be remp- sedubovethat weare ableto beare,bxt wilgive an iffce with the rempeacion,t Cort0.t3. Thirdly, pur thecale thar God dothnor. moderate our affliions, buc fitter themto ! remaine uponus, notonely ferlome time of| but to the very deathsyer chen will he tettitie lis holy pretence another way,name- _ ly, by gwingthe partie dillrefed, power and | Menge cobeare Ins affliction, Snre yom 145 | gizerta th Paul fir Clriftsthae not onely ree Yooulibeleeve tx bimssbutalfefufer for bis fake, ‘The fourth ground of comfort in affiion isthac every aflion hash fovse pectal goodaeffe m it Re kyow chittulltbings work together ior yood un- toshem that love God. And in regard hereof, the croffes wh ch are enduredby the children of God,are fotirre fiom being prejud:ciallo their falvation,thac dey are eather helps and fostherances of che laine. Now thir good- neffe is perceived twe wayes. Fittt, by the prise and effeitof t, and then by the gualitre ‘and cosduitom thereof. In bath which relpeéts afflictions are good. Touching the fruits of afflictions, be-. caufechey are manifold,t will reduce them to feven principal heads. LAlfl:ctions doc make men to fee and con- fider their fines. Zofephs brethren for twenty yeares together were liteleor no ar all trou- dled torcieir wickednetfe,in felling their bro- thet s yec upon their affictionin gypr,they began vo confider wharthey haddone : Wee have(lay they}verdyfinnedagainft our brother, inthat oe fave the anguifhofbis fanleyhe he ben fongh mexs-ve wentd wot heare bims:vherfore se this trouble come upon ns, ALanaffes in the time of his prace, gave himielfe to witchcraf:, and the worthipping of rangeGods:bue when he was capcive in Babylou,then was he brought tortie lightof his finnies, and moved to hum- ble hinelte before Gou tor them. TL. Affigtions ferve 20 humble men in their (oules before God. The young watirit in the Gofpell, called the prodigail childe, while his portion latted,he (peat hibera:ly Philtag. afilidtions, Fruits of Afihgtiune Humiliation, Lukasarse. Amendment, Heb. 1 Corat je. Toby. Abnegation. Invocation, Hefs.1% Patience, Rom. 5.3. Heb. 5.8. Heb.1a7. tobe pinched with hunger,and chatthrough | his owne folly then he humbled bim(elte be- fore his father, and rewrned home unto hime! DavidGaith of himlelfe,thavinbs profperinyhe shonght he flonldnever be moved, eanferhe Lord of his goednef}e had made his mountain te frand rong; but (faith he) thos dedjt hide thy face, owatsroxbled,then cried luntothe Lard. | 111. They ferve to worke amendment of | sy ihe Hee life Nochaphy brewes for the prefent feemeth tab afiermearditbringecheheguictfruitofrightconf- neffe tothem that are therby exercsled; thats, affiiGions and chafifements that feaze upon Gous children, doc leave after them amend-| ment of life, as the needle paffett thorow the cloth, and leaveth thethreed behind i #bew weare judged (Iaith the Apollle) me are nwr= turedof che Lordstkat we night not becondem. ned with the world. And David confeffeth, Pf; 119.le ts goed forme that Ihave been affitted, that J might learneshy iatnress Andthe good husbandman purgeth and pruneth the vine, thatit may bring forthimore and better fruit. 1Ve They caulemen todenie rhemfelves and to relie wholly: on the mercie of God. Thus Pantreceived the femence of death in bimlelfe, that be foould nor traft in bimfelfe, but im Godshut raiferh the dead, x Cort» 9. YV. The fifth isinvocation, For affiictions makeuscry heartily and fervently unte God, | to bring our telves .into his prefence, and there roabafe our felves before hint. Thustke Lord faid of the old Ifraelites, that whew be | fine them, then they returmed, and: ought him j carly, Pfel. 78.74. And elfe-where he faith 6f his children, that sm their afflction chey wit *feeke him diligently. VIL. The isxth isPatience. Afficlion brin- geal forth parrerce-pati:nceexperiencesre. As HF hee thould fay; becaufe the love of God is ‘ thedin our hearts, therefore in affliions we are patient. Now whiift we patiently beate the crofic, we have experience of the mercy and love of God towards uszamd having once in fome notable deliverance trigd and talted |themercy of God, wee doe by hope (as it j Sere) promule to our flees she faid favout and mercie for time to come. VII. The latt fruit is Obedience. This, {the holy Ghoft teachech tohave beene the | ic ot the fuftering of Chrift, when he iaith, | Though hewere the Sone, er lesynea he obe- uence, bythethingsvwhich be faffered, Inthe nest place, afflictions aregaod in re- gird of their quality and condsctom, whichis, thacthey are tokens & pledges of our adoprién, when we make the bett ute of them. If ye en dure chajtenmg, (Lath the holy Ghott) Gea himfelfenmozonaswntofons : thatis, he comesto you nthe croffe, not asa judge and revenger, buta kinde and loving father: | che croffe impoled, is as it were his fa- B D ‘herly hand, wherewich he chaftifeth us :ané was grieved for nothing + but whenhecamel A, theretore Zeb praifeth Ged forhisaffhaion, Hl fying, Ged hath given,and od incth sitken wiysblelfedbe the name ofthe Lord, lob 1. The fitth Ground of conifore 1s; that the party diftreffed hath parenersim the ereffe. For lirft, he hath Chrift ro be his partner, bécawle he hath fellowship with hie,in cher hieis-affi- ted and is willing to obey God therein; Paw reth it happineffe,to know the fellos flip of Chritts affidtions, and tc bee made conformabie unto hisdeath, Phrl.2.30. And Saint Pererexhorteth beleeverstorejoreein as mech as they are partakers of Corsftsfuffeping: 1 Pet.4 13.Seconilly ithe party afflidted ree pene, Chrift communicaceth with him in all his croffes, and accounts thems his owne. The Apoiile in this regard would have no man chinke it trange,no ror when heis in the ficrie criall but ratherco rejoyce becaule he is partaker of Chrifts fatterngs, 1 Pet. 4.125 And Chritt faith to Sa? perfecuting his Church, Saul, Saul, s0byperfoensejt shan mse ? Thiruly, hethacis afflicted, hath other fee: vants of God,partakers with him in all his af- fiistions. The Apoltle’ Perer withetts. the Church of God to retitt Saran by faith dew. ings faiths he, shat the fame affictionsare ac. complifbed in your breshren that are in the world, 1 Peta5.9. Thusmuch generally of AfiGtions,and of | ‘Comfort in them. le were's long and tedious workerater all downe in particular,together with cheit proper and dittinet comtonsithers fore I will pafle shem over,und {peakeonly of| threekindbof ARG with thei rémedies ” wo os Settea, i The fitfhis,che Deferring of deliverwice: 2 great afflidion, ifit be eontidered. And tou- ching it,'I propound one Quettion, iamely, Howibe wind of the aa ds firefed may be fisied whewas the Lord deferres deliverance, For theanfwer hereofythice efpcciall points are tu be confidered. te [> Is Fir, that God hathin his wifdome (er dove certaine and uschangeable titties for the accomplithinent and iffie of all things | shatare.Therew atime dppointed-severyehing ander the Sanne Eecl.zox.The fpeech of Sale | mons generall, aad the meaning of 1 isthis: | Whatloever there isin the world either done or fisttered,or enjoyed by man, whetherit be ef the number of naturall-things, or of thofe which are voluntarily undercaken,or nece(fa- | rily enduced,God hath inhis providence for= ted untothema fectime aad (Eaton, whereof dependeth che fuccelfe ofthem all. And this lech at his owne good pleafure, which 3s no man cin hinder or (lay, (0 is it not in-ehe | power ofany tohaften orprevent. This point,the holy Ghtoft in Scripture pro- vech by éwo inftances,of the threatnings and Promifes of God, which hinalelfeaccomplith- ‘eth,at fome certaine and unchangeable tintes. 1 time, himtelfeimoft feeely ordereth and rus | v. Partakeisin theCrolle. Detertin of Delwerance, | When the old world in the daies of Nowh _———_____. had | —_> et