The Life ,fF4itb. 357 sward, byleechmeritorious works as make the' reward to be not of grace, but ofdebt, Rom. 4.4. But he that maketh God him- felt, and his everlatiing love to be his reward, and tru(icth in Shrift the only reconciler, as knowing his guilt and enmity by fn andlaboureth for the food which peri(hethnot, but endureth to everla(ling life and layeth up a creature in Hea- ven, and maketh himtelffriendsofthe Mammon of unrighte- oufnefs, and layeth up agood foundation for the time to come, hyinghold upon eternal life, and ftriveth to enter in at the irait gate, and fighteth a good tight, and fini(heth his couîfe for the Crown of Rightcoufnefs, and fufferethperfecution for a reward in Heaven, and prayeth in fecret that Gid may re- ward him, and alwaies aboundeth in the work of theLerd, becaufe his labour is not in vain in the Lord, and endureth to the end, that he may be faved, and is faithful to the death, and ovcrcometh, that he may receive the Crown of Litè : this man taketh Gods way, and the only way to Heaven; and they that thus feck not the reward (bring at the ufc of reafon) are never like to have it. Errour 49.. Ir it not lawful for the juftifted to pray for the pardon ofany pena'tits, but temporal. Contr. The ground ofthis is before overthrown. Errour So. Ir is not ;awful to pray twice for the pardon oothe fame fin , becauje it implieth unbelitf, as if it were not pardoned already. Contr. It is a duty to pray oft and continuedly for the par- don offormer fins : r. Becaufe pardon once granted mutt be continued and therefore the continuance mutt be prayed for : Ifyou fay, It it certain to be continued, I anfwer, then it is as certain that you will continue to pray for it (and to Iive a holy life.) 2. Becaufe the evils deferved, are filch as we are not pettedly delivered from, and are in danger of more daily. And therefore we mu(} pray for daily executive pardon, that impunity ; and that God will give us moreof his Spit it, and fave us from the fruit of former fin : Bccaufe our right to fo ture impunity is given before all the impunity it felt. 3.' And'. the compleat Jr: Matron from all pall tins, is yet to come at the day of judgement. And all this, (befides that tome that havepardon, know it sot) may and muti be daily prayed fox. 1'y 3 Ertour..
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