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A20766 The summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded : more largly & cleerely handled and explaned / published by John Downame ... Downame, John, d. 1652. 1625 (1625) STC 7148.3; ESTC S5154 448,527 580

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will_v not_o brethren_n have_v you_o ignorant_a concern_v they_o which_o be_v asleep_a that_o you_o sorrow_n not_o even_o as_o other_o which_o have_v no_o hope_n by_o this_o our_o cleave_v unto_o god_n two_o virtue_n come_v to_o be_v wrought_v within_o we_o first_o patience_z in_o a_o cheerful_a undergo_n of_o danger_n and_o from_o whence_o arise_v patience_n and_o and_o trouble_n without_o repine_v or_o use_v unlawful_a mean_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o they_o and_o that_o by_o rest_v upon_o his_o wisdom_n who_o have_v the_o time_n when_o and_o the_o mean_n how_o to_o send_v we_o help_v number_v before_o he_o though_o 5._o though_o job_n 13._o 5._o he_o kill_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o i_o be_v 9_o be_v psal_n 39_o 9_o dumb_a and_o open_v not_o my_o mouth_n because_o thou_o do_v it_o the_o contrary_a whereof_o be_v impatience_n in_o affliction_n as_o that_o of_o jeremy_n curse_v 18._o curse_v jer._n 20._o 14_o 18._o be_v the_o day_n wherein_o i_o be_v bear_v and_o let_v 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and_o glory_n and_o victory_n and_o praise_v for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n be_v thou_o thou_o be_v the_o kingdom_n o_o jehovah_n and_o thou_o excelle_v as_o head_n over_o all_o but_o who_o be_o i_o and_o what_o be_v my_o people_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o offer_v willing_o after_o this_o sort_n for_o all_o thing_n come_v of_o thou_o and_o of_o thy_o own_o hand_n take_v do_v we_o give_v unto_o thou_o the_o contrary_a whereof_o be_v pride_n or_o presumption_n boast_v and_o glory_v of_o ourselves_o now_o 7._o now_o 1._o cor._n 4._o 6_o 7._o these_o thing_n brethren_n i_o
for_o it_o be_v near_o my_o house_n and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o a_o better_a vineyard_n than_o it_o or_o if_o it_o seem_v better_a in_o thy_o eye_n i_o will_v give_v theemony_n to_o the_o full_a value_n of_o it_o he_o that_o be_v so_o effect_v will_v rejoice_v in_o another_o good_a love_n rejoice_v in_o another_o good_a as_o in_o our_o own_o which_o be_v the_o top_n and_o perfection_n of_o love_n as_o in_o his_o own_o rom._n 12._o 15._o rejoice_v with_o they_o that_o rejoice_v and_o weep_v with_o they_o that_o weep_v which_o be_v the_o top_n and_o perfection_n of_o love_n and_o hereupon_o i_o take_v it_o by_o conference_n of_o both_o the_o evangelist_n matthew_n and_o mark_n that_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 19_o 19_o note_v out_o the_o ten_o commandment_n by_o these_o word_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o which_o elsewhere_o be_v make_v the_o whole_a sum_n of_o all_o the_o second_o table_n the_o contrary_a hereof_o be_v first_o self-love_n in_o 2._o in_o 2._o tim._n 3._o 2._o the_o latter_a day_n man_n shall_v be_v lover_n of_o themselves_o second_o envy_n malign_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o another_o condemn_v etc._n condemn_v 1._o tim._n 6._o 4._o he_o be_v puff_v up_o and_o know_v nothing_o but_o dote_v about_o question_n and_o strife_n of_o word_n whereof_o come_v envy_n strife_n rail_n evil_a surmise_n etc._n etc._n 1._o tim._n 6._o and_o the_o first_o of_o speak_n of_o 1._o pet._n 2._o 1._o wherefore_o lay_v aside_o all_o maliciousness_n and_o all_o guile_n and_o dissimulation_n and_o envy_n and_o all_o evil_a speak_n peter_n 2._o three_o rejoice_v at_o his_o hurt_n the_o psalmist_n complain_v of_o this_o psalm_n 70._o 34._o let_v they_o be_v turn_v backward_o and_o confound_v that_o delight_n in_o my_o hurt_n let_v they_o go_v backward_o for_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o shame_n that_o say_v there_o there_o and_o 12._o and_o obad._n v._n 12._o obadiah_n reprehend_v the_o edomite_n for_o it_o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v glad_a of_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o brother_n mean_v his_o affliction_n the_o day_n when_o he_o be_v make_v a_o stranger_n neither_o shall_v thou_o have_v rejoice_v at_o the_o jew_n what_o day_n they_o perish_v this_o commandment_n have_v common_o another_o sense_n of_o forbid_v only_o the_o first_o lust_n and_o motion_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o reason_n to_o confirm_v the_o interpretation_n which_o i_o have_v give_v i_o take_v it_o under_o reformation_n be_v plain_a and_o pregnant_a which_o notwithstanding_o i_o offer_v without_o prejudice_n of_o other_o man_n opinion_n submit_v myself_o and_o they_o to_o those_o that_o can_v better_o judge_v first_o the_o plain_a evidence_n of_o the_o word_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n house_n which_o be_v to_o be_v enforce_v by_o the_o conference_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o commandment_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n have_v all_o of_o they_o a_o common_a and_o a_o familiar_a understanding_n such_o as_o every_o man_n at_o the_o first_o hear_n do_v conceive_v this_o therefore_o must_v have_v the_o like_a and_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n in_o this_o point_n worthy_a to_o be_v observe_v which_o the_o talmudist_n cite_v so_o oft_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d law_n they_o mean_v the_o scripture_n speak_v according_a to_o common_a use_n now_o let_v any_o man_n endue_v only_o with_o reason_n and_o understanding_n be_v ask_v what_o this_o shall_v mean_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n house_n he_o will_v certain_o answer_v we_o must_v be_v content_a with_o our_o own_o second_o the_o word_n that_o moses_n have_v in_o etc._n in_o deut._n 5._o 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o long_o after_o thy_o neighbour_n house_n etc._n etc._n deuteronomie_n signify_v to_o long_o after_o a_o thing_n and_o to_o have_v one_o tooth_n water_n at_o it_o for_o so_o you_o shall_v find_v it_o use_v mach._n 7._o 1._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n three_o the_o particular_a instance_n thy_o neighbour_n house_n wife_n man_z servant_n maid_n ox_n ass_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v he_o declare_v manifest_o that_o good_n and_o possession_n be_v the_o proper_a subject_n of_o this_o commandment_n for_o which_o cause_n exodus_fw-la 20._o 17._o the_o wife_n of_o our_o neighbour_n his_o most_o 14._o most_o pro._n 19_o 14._o precious_a possession_n come_v not_o in_o the_o first_o place_n but_o be_v set_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o other_o possession_n that_o by_o the_o very_a marshal_n of_o the_o word_n it_o may_v appear_v that_o this_o commandment_n reach_v not_o to_o the_o desire_v of_o one_o wife_n for_o filthiness_n and_o uncleanness_n sake_n four_o the_o order_n of_o the_o commandment_n go_v by_o degree_n from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o less_o and_o so_o continual_o fall_v till_o you_o come_v to_o this_o sin_n of_o cover_v which_o 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to_o the_o church_n of_o professor_n it_o stand_v in_o a_o outward_a call_n and_o gift_n a_o outward_a call_n when_o by_o his_o word_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o publish_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o people_n in_o bestow_v upon_o they_o his_o word_n and_o the_o fruit_n it_o bring_v forth_o by_o the_o work_n of_o his_o spirit_n for_o these_o three_o prophet_n word_n and_o church_n have_v a_o perpetual_a relation_n one_o unto_o another_o wherefore_o in_o handle_v the_o prophetical_a office_n the_o word_n of_o christ_n be_v first_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o and_o then_o his_o church_n the_o word_n of_o christ_n be_v all_o the_o holy_a doctrine_n that_o he_o have_v teach_v from_o the_o beginning_n concern_v our_o salvation_n through_o he_o wherein_o observe_v first_o christ_n be_v the_o matter_n and_o only_a subject_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o word_n in_o that_o regard_n himself_o be_v call_v the_o 1._o the_o john_n 1._o 1._o word_n or_o 13._o or_o revel_v 19_o 13._o the_o 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stock_n and_o stone_n but_o endue_v with_o a_o reasonable_a 18._o 2._o cor._n 5._o 17_o 18._o soul_n understanding_n will_n and_o other_o faculty_n this_o covenant_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v express_v sometime_o by_o word_n 13._o word_n rom._n 10._o 9_o rom._n 8_o 13._o conditional_a sometime_o in_o 31._o in_o ezech._n 18._o 31._o command_v wise_a that_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o peril_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o precept_n may_v make_v we_o to_o bestir_v ourselves_o to_o use_v with_o care_n and_o conscience_n the_o mean_n that_o he_o appoint_v for_o the_o attain_v of_o that_o precious_a gift_n and_o to_o work_v together_o with_o god_n when_o we_o be_v once_o wrought_v upon_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o herein_o lie_v one_o other_o main_a difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n or_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o this_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o law_n only_o command_v obedience_n but_o give_v no_o power_n to_o obey_v and_o therefore_o be_v call_v 9_o 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say_v of_o infant_n that_o die_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n or_o assoon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v who_o can_v as_o it_o seem_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o have_v faith_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o we_o can_v deny_v but_o the_o 14._o the_o mat._n 19_o 14._o kingdom_n of_o god_n do_v appertain_v unto_o they_o if_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o infant_n have_v no_o faith_n than_o we_o must_v needs_o say_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o some_o other_o unspeakable_a manner_n unit_v they_o unto_o christ_n but_o yield_v all_o due_a respect_n to_o other_o man_n opinion_n i_o shall_v think_v that_o be_v rather_o a_o quaere_fw-la than_o a_o rule_v case_n for_o first_o as_o they_o have_v knowledge_n and_o other_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n without_o which_o no_o reasonable_a soul_n consist_v so_o i_o do_v not_o see_v but_o they_o may_v have_v supernatural_a grace_n some_o seed_n of_o the_o habit_n of_o faith_n for_o the_o apprehend_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o faith_n and_o 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another_o fervent_o be_v bear_v again_o etc._n etc._n make_v a_o difference_n between_o these_o three_o regeneration_n sanctification_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o in_o love_v one_o another_o this_o be_v yet_o more_o evident_a in_o that_o regeneration_n be_v that_o which_o 13_o which_o john_n 1._o 12_o 13_o make_v we_o the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o 11_o but_o ro._n 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o sanctification_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n spirit_n when_o 〈◊〉_d once_o his_o son_n although_o these_o thing_n in_o time_n can_v be_v sever_v but_o in_o order_n and_o nature_n only_o i_o make_v therefore_o regeneration_n to_o be_v the_o whole_a work_n of_o our_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o those_o two_o notable_a grace_n that_o we_o have_v from_o he_o justification_n and_o sanctification_n as_o generation_n be_v the_o mean_n of_o that_o corruption_n that_o from_o our_o fleshly_a parent_n come_v down_o upon_o we_o so_o our_o saviour_n take_v it_o in_o the_o 3._o the_o john_n 3._o 3._o place_n before_o name_v propound_v this_o as_o the_o sum_n of_o christianity_n unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o he_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o this_o regeneration_n be_v indeed_o a_o great_a and_o a_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n a_o miracle_n of_o all_o miracle_n and_o the_o only_a miracle_n which_o now_o adays_o he_o work_v ordinary_o in_o his_o church_n raise_v man_n from_o death_n to_o life_n a_o more_o excellent_a life_n than_o we_o lose_v in_o adam_n whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v a_o quicken_a ephes_n 2._o 5._o to_o proceed_v then_o to_o the_o open_n of_o the_o former_a definition_n first_o the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n be_v altogether_o heavenly_a spiritual_a o._n ●_o spiritual_a and_o spiritual_a as_o in_o generation_n all_o thing_n be_v fleshly_a and_o carnal_a whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v the_o seed_n of_o god_n 1._o john_n 3._o 9_o this_o deceive_v that_o great_a doctor_n nicodemus_n that_o when_o our_o saviour_n teach_v he_o unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o he_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n he_o answer_v how_o 4._o how_o john_n 3._o 4._o can_v this_o be_v can_v a_o man_n that_o be_v old_a enter_v into_o his_o mother_n womb_n and_o be_v bear_v again_o not_o understand_v that_o all_o thing_n here_o be_v spiritual_a the_o begetter_n not_o a_o man_n as_o our_o parent_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n be_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n himself_o that_o 6._o that_o john_n 3._o 6._o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n be_v spirit_n 13._o spirit_n john_n 1._o 13._o which_o be_v not_o bear_v of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god._n 13._o god._n 1._o cor._n 12._o 13._o by_o one_o spirit_n we_o be_v of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n all_o baptize_v into_o one_o body_n etc._n etc._n the_o seed_n wherewith_o we_o be_v beget_v be_v the_o 9_o the_o 1._o john_n 3._o 9_o seed_n of_o god_n not_o corruptible_a but_o immortal_a the_o work_n itself_o spiritual_a for_o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n be_v spirit_n john_n 3._o 6._o and_o thus_o do_v the_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 45._o compare_n our_o heavenly_a and_o spiritual_a condition_n that_o we_o have_v by_o christ_n oppose_v it_o to_o that_o we_o have_v in_o adam_n who_o though_o he_o be_v make_v perfect_o holy_a yet_o be_v make_v only_o natural_a the_o first_o man_n adam_n be_v make_v a_o live_a soul_n or_o a_o natural_a person_n the_o last_o adam_n be_v make_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n again_o 49._o again_o verse_n 49._o such_o as_o the_o earthly_a one_o be_v such_o also_o be_v those_o that_o be_v earthly_a and_o such_o as_o the_o heavenly_a one_o be_v such_o also_o be_v those_o that_o be_v heavenly_a and_o as_o we_o bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o earthly_a one_o so_o shall_v we_o bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o heavenly_a one_o second_o i_o note_v the_o dignity_n of_o those_o that_o god_n christ_n incorporate_n into_o christ_n vouchsafe_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o new_a birth_n unto_o that_o it_o be_v a_o translate_n of_o they_o from_o the_o rot_a stock_n of_o their_o parent_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n and_o a_o in_o graft_n of_o they_o into_o the_o noble_a stock_n of_o his_o son_n christ_n jesus_n that_o as_o we_o be_v of_o one_o fleshly_a mould_n and_o substance_n with_o our_o parent_n so_o be_v we_o spiritual_o of_o one_o nature_n and_o substance_n with_o christ_n and_o be_v true_o and_o indeed_o but_o in_o a_o heavenly_a and_o spiritual_a manner_n bone_n of_o his_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v by_o 13._o by_o 1._o cor._n 12._o 13._o one_o spirit_n we_o all_o be_v baptize_v into_o one_o body_n and_o be_v make_v to_o drink_v into_o one_o spirit_n that_o be_v be_v incorporate_a into_o christ_n and_o make_v partaker_n of_o his_o whole_a person_n both_o of_o his_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o hereupon_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v 17._o be_v 2._o cor._n 5._o 17._o in_o christ_n to_o 27._o to_o gal._n 3._o 27._o put_v on_o christ_n that_o 17._o 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