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A13024	The Christians sacrifice much better then all the legall sacrifices of the Iewes; and without the which, all the said legall sacrifices of the Iewes, euen when they were in force, were not acceptable to God. Or, a logicall and theologicall exposition of the two first verses of the twelfth to the Romanes, with all the doctrine in the said two verses, plainly laid forth, and fitly applied according as these times do require the same. Wherein also besides the orthodoxall exposition of the said words, diuers other places of Scripture by the way occurring, before somewhat obscure, are so naturally interpreted, as that the iudicious reader shall thinke his paines well bestowed in vouchsafing to reade this treatise following. With the authors postscript to his children, as it were his last will and testament vnto them.	Stoughton, Thomas.	1622 (1622)	STC 23314; ESTC S100120	224,816	288

Cor. 3 9. with him Moreouer to giue libertie to our eares so to itch after varietie of teachers though they be good neglecting our owne not inferiour vnto them or if in gifts inferiour yet sound and painfull is the next stept to itching eares that 2. Tim. 4. 3. 4. shall not endure sound doctrine but itch after such as by whom eares and hearts shall be turned from the truth to fables Popish or other Let no man be too confident of himselfe touching this danger For the more confident for the most part men are in this kind the sooner they are ouertaken and bewitched with such teachers as some examples before mentioned testifie Are any also that are so confident so well grounded in the truth and so well affected towards any Ministers as the Galatians were towards Gal. 4. 14. 15. Gal 3. 1. Paul who notwithstanding were so soone bewitched not to obey the truth that Paul himselfe began in his Epistle with a sharp reprehension by way of admiration that they were so soone remoued from him that had called them into the grace of Christ vnto another Gospell Let him that thinketh 1. Cor. 10. 12. he stands take heed lest he fall Especially let such take heed hereof that are much caried with the world For who may thinke himselfe stronger then Demas whose saluations Paul had before remembred to the church of Colosse and Col 4 14. Phil. 2. 4. whom he had reckoned among other his fellow labourers yet euen him he brandeth afterward for one that had forsaken 2. Tim. 4. 10. him and embraced this present world But indeed such as professe much and yet loue the world much and the things that are in the world are scarce worth six pence a 1. Ioh. 2. 15. douzen For how can they not hauing the loue of the Father in them Such confidence also argueth that inward pride which Peter opposeth to that humilitie wherewith he exhorteth such yongers as now I speake of inwardly to deck 1. Pet. 5. 5. themselues pressing y● said exhortation with this argument from the effect both of that pride and also of the former humilitie that the Lord resisteth them that are so proud and giueth grace to them that are so humble Againe who euer knew or heard of any age wherein all Ministers were of equall gifts As in other men so also in Ministers there haue bin are and will be diuersitie of gifts though the same 1. Cor. 12. 4. Spirit and to euery one of vs is giuen grace according to the Ephes 4. 7. measure of the gift of Christ What a confusion therefore would this breed in the Church for euery one to make choice of his teacher and to go to whom he list I haue the more laboured in this point because I haue obserued some mens ministery to be so highly magnified as if euery word they spake were worthy to be written in letters of gold but the ministerie of other without any iust exception against it to be so abased not perhaps in word but that more is in deed as if no word they spake were worthy to be written in the earth I speake nothing herein to coole the heate of any I wish euery sparke of good zeale in any to be a great coale euery coale to be a great fire-brand and euery brand to be such a flaming fire as much water may not quench neither Cant. 8. 7. the floods may drowne For alas the hotest true zeale of most is colder then our last Winter and Spring haue bin But therefore haue I written thus much to direct the zeale of all that it may be according to knowledge and that knowledge Rom. 10. 2. Phil. 1. 9. and iudgement may go with loue lest otherwise it ouerflow the banks It is good to be zealously affected so that the Gal. 4. 18. thing wherein we be zealous be good There be too many that crie downe Oh that there were more to crie to euery man Awake thou that sleepest c. and Be zealous and amend Ephes 5. 14. Reu. 3. 9. And let all men be more humble not too harshly to censure such Ministers before spoken of neither so to discourage them hauing other discouragements too many and faithfully preaching the word and gracing the same with a life beseeming Especially let all professors beware of so doing because their indignities against such Ministers are greater and wound the heart more deeply then all the wrongs and iniuries of open enemies and then can easily be cured To draw towards an end of this point let all men be the more carefull to heare such Ministers so preaching and so liuing as before hath bin said because if Ministers neglect their people and be absent from them euery man is ready to crie out on them and yet the cases are pares euen equal both Ministers and people that wander from their places are like to birds that wander from their nests Is there Pro. 27. 8. no danger herein As I said before so I say againe on other dayes lawfull to be trauelled on let all men take what paines they can for hearing the word so that they be do●rs of the word not hearers onely deceiuing themselues and shewing forth their Iam. 1. 22. Rom. 2. 13. good works not abusing that place of Christ against ostentation and doing good to be seene of men vnder colour Mat. 6. 1. c. whereof some boast of that which they do not but remembring that he that hath forbidden such ostentation hath also commanded vs to manifest our faith by good works and so to let our light shine before men that they may Mat. 5. 16. see our good workes glorifie our Father which is in heauen Yea let them shew their good workes according to their knowledge according to their states and callings according to their abilities according to the times according to the necessities of other according to the defect of good works in other that is the more other shew their wickednesse not fearing who behold it the more let them shew their goodnesse prouoking themselues to loue and to Heb. 10. 24. good workes and abounding alwayes in the worke of the Lord 1 Cor. 15 58. knowing that their labour is not in vaine and not being wearie in wel doing because in due season they shall reape a hundred Gal. 6. 9. for one if they faint not This I haue the rather added because as the impudent whore in the Prouerbs by bragging of her peace-offerings and paiment of her vowes Pro. 7. 14. deceiued the silly yong man and with much faire speech ver 21. caused him to yeeld to her filthy lusts so some I would there were not too many in these dayes make their much hearing and going to many Sermons a cloake of much wickednesse thereby making the name of God himselfe and 1. Tim. 6. 1. his doctrine to be blasphemed and hardning other