di Chainof Principles. 5 lignifies merit ; They are faid to have Exerc. 4. no money who being confcious tp themfelves of their having nothingof their own to anfwer divine juílice with, to fetch them in pardon, peace and righteoufnefs, wholly difclairnall felf-fuf iiciency, and come unto Chrifl as to one that expels not to receive but to be received; looks for little or nothing from us but that we be no- thing in our felves, defirous to have all from him and to partake of his fulnefs grace for grace. In the fécond it is expounded by labour,anddenotes indufhry. Men are faid to fpend mo- ney for that which they lay out their pains about. Money anEwers all, faith the Eccles Preacher : The Heathens have a pro- m laiolibus verb which afcribes as much to la- omnia vedurr:o bour. We fay not with them, that God fells his benefits to us for our pains ; but this we acknowledge he giveth them fo as to require our indufhry about them. Yet is not this any pre- judice to the freenefs ofhis grace, or H 2 any
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