( 370 tum, fedut mercedempropofitam fub conditione operis aliets'us proter atceptationem &gratitu- dinern debitam, qua fua notura in omni donatione quamv gra- tuitd requirifolet. Et bujufmodi obea'ientia peculiariter opus ab Apof olo Latinisproprie me- ritum dicitur. Et qui hac con- ditione obediunt operantes vo- eantur. Rom.4.q. & it. 6. atq, ftita bac propofitio exponatur, ea quidem opera qua cum fide fiflere nequeunt, id efl,qua fiunt cum fiducis2 & opinione meriti, prorfus excletdurtur, ita at non folum negentur7uflificare,led& adele tam in 7uffificato quam in ssflz:ficando. Et cap. t8.pag. 1 13 o &11 3 1. Talia funt ( opera mercedem obtinentia) non tantum ( excon- dign° ) Verson etiam. I. Exe- cutio donations's five eleernofyme prorito gratuita, quam humili & fidelt perfeverantia expel-tans pauper, contemptu & ingratitu- dinebaud irritamfecerit. a. Executiopromiffionis qua non tantum facia eft fub conditi. one acceptandi & noncontemnen. di Boni, (quamconditionemnsila eft donatio tam gratuitapin in- cludat) fed certi etiampraterea operiS., quad propterea eft quo- dammodo meritorium; etiamfi inter hoc opus & pramium pro- tniffum nullaforfln fit aqualitas, nullum ,ErTuVz),(t41 at e. g. fi thankfulnefs, which of its own nature is wont to be required in every gift how free foever. And filch obedience as this is peculiarly called Works by the A pale, and Merit proper- ly by the Latines. And they that obey on this condition,are called workers, Rom. 4. 4. and t r . 6. And if this propofition be thus expounded, thofe works which cannot confift with faith, that is, which are done with a Confidence and Opinion of Merit, are wholly excluded, fo that they are not only denied to Juftifie, but c obe prefent either in the Juilified, or him that is to be jufrified. I [Such are (works obtaining the reward ) not only by merit of condignity, but alfo, 1 .The executionof a Donation or an almes meerly free, which the poor expecting in humble and faithfull perfeverance, doth not make void by contempt and in- gratitude. 2. The execution of a pro- mife which is not onlymade on condition of accepting and not contemning the gift ( which condition there is no gift fo free but it doth include, ) but alfo ofa certain work befides,which therefore is after a fort Merito- rious ; though between this work and the promifed reward, then be perhaps no equality, and
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