(77) Crown ofRighteoufnefs to all that love his appearing, 2 Tim. 4. 8. He is not unjuft to forget your work and labour of love, He& 6. i 0. faith (.914-arm. Merite eft fecundum Jus ; ex 7nfla ratione feu caufa : How commonly do Philofophers, Zabarel, Zuingerus, Scheggius, and others,faith Goclevius, Lexic. Thilofop. in Merito, ufe the word A/few° even for Per or Gratia,andall La.. tine Authors ufe meritiffime meritiffimo , pro optima ?are. .1q3op faith Beza, proprie de eo dicitur quad aqualis eft ponderis ac momenti, tranflatione ii ponderandi ratione fismpta And from the Apoftles or, 7iltai,4;zhara, Rom. 8. 18. Heconcludeth, Sophi(la multa de Merito congrui et- condigni nugantur ; quorum tamer; do5lrina vel ex boc locooptima refellitur. And if A negatione ciict, Merit may be directly confuted ; then they think that from thofe Texts that alfert it, and ufe that word, the ufeof the term meritingwill be juftified.And Reza renders it.ibid. Minime Pares, and faith, It4clicz, rate proprie asfurpavit goodnomen teflantur Gramatici de iii didqua appenfa ejufden ponderis inveniuntur, Trae4 ,4'),siv quad qua preponderant lancem attrahant. If fo, then and dela are words ofas high a fignification as Meritum,and need as much an acknowledgement of impropriety, when applied tomans a&ions towards God. Tho.Grotius faith,in Mat. Io, ro. that ;/.'ios Gracis & quabuic relpondent.gebrais ac Latinis non fern, per 76, 'TOPfedqualemcts4 rei convenientiamnow at liquet,Eph. 4. I. Phil. I. 27. Col. 1. I o. 1 Thef. 2. 20. 3 Joh. 6. But whether the word be taken largely or ftridly, if it fignifie Meritus, the word Merit may feem to be as fitly ufed, either more largely or firiftly. Now that this word is fo ufed ofus, and our actions in the New Teftament, is plain, 2 Theis'. 5. Si; 7gs Counhelas 7. eam3 tf i S J gresterys7s. That ye may be counted worthyof the.Kingdom of God, for which ye alfo fuller. And next follows, for it is a Righteous thing With God, to recompence, Luk. 2O. 35. of J`i 77:1,11(2h/0S 5,h.S.1Vg TOgrY., They !hat 'ball be accountedworthy to obtain that world, Luk. 2 I . 3 6. sPa it..t7cticoNrs iitpys7p,that ye may beacounted worthy to efcape, Rev. 3. 4. ori a tot <i7,v : for they are worthy, Luk. Io. 7. ci,i epyd,rn5 c gish c1:07:sal.The labourer is worthy ofhis wages.So on the evil part, Rom. T. 3 2. d,e.goi 3/41,c;,/i5: worthy ofdeath, and in lob I 6 the feptuagint have ari Cot a; P;1 a7Po AveloL) that God exaeteth ofthee lefs then thine iniquity deferveth, L 3 our
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