(367) hear a pious work commanded, they prefently underfiand it of Merit, and ofWork Legally fo called. So when they hear of Reward promifed , they again underftand it juridically and le- gally, as in fome Contract of Location and C ondidion;when indeed any thing is ufually cal- led a Reward, which we obtain by precedent labour and by any troubles, the fear ofwhich might have excluded us from the propofed Good, and which are recompenfedwith the fweet- nefs of the benefit following. And fuck are, not only I. The rendering ofthat good whereto the precedent work doth an- fwer by condign goodnefs (to wit, Merit of Condignity) but alfo 2. The performing of a Gift of freeft Alms, which the poor that expeaeth it inhumble and faithful perfeverance, thali not make void by contempt and ingratitude. Such Acceptance is not the Caufe efficient and meriting the donation already paft ; but it is a Condition of not lofing the Gift, or an ex- elution of the Caufe meriting and certainly effeeting our lofs ofit. Nor doth it effect any thing: of it feif, by its own Ver. tue and Dignity,but by the pre- venting liberality and mercy of the giver, or of one interceding withthe giver. 3. And the ex- ecution: opus plum pracpi audiunt, .Me- ritum opus legaliter ap- pellation intelligunt.lta & cum Mercedem promitti aiscliant , rurfor joridice illam & Legali. ter, velso in contraass aliqsso Locationis & Condatlionia intel- gendam exaiiimant ; cum ta- men Mertes ulitate appelletur qsaacquid confequimurpracedente labore e moleftiis aliquibus parson formido nos excludere poterat bonopropofito, qticeq; bo- ni fukfequentis dolcedine corn- penfantisr. Talia autem funs non tantum, I..Redditio Boni cui opus pracedens condigna boni- tate refpondeat, (viz. Meriturn ex condigno,) fed, eft. B. Exe- cotio Donationis eleemolyna mere gratuity pan, hum&& deli perfeverantia expetlans pauper,contemptu & ingratitu- dine nonfecerit irritam. Qua- lis atio non eft Caufa effi- ciens,dr promerens ipfam dona- tionem jam fatiam ; fed eft con- ditio non excidendi donatione, feu exchshocauft prornerentil efficientis omnino at earn amitta- mis Nec efficit quicquam perfe, fisa virtute er dgnitate, fed ex praveniente liberalitate&mife- recordia donantis, aut interce- dentis ctiam aped donatorem. 3. Etiam exectstio prongionis quafacia eftfub conditione, non tantum acceptandi grate & Non contemnendi donton (Imo swim con-
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