266 Geirerall ílireaiotas for 4 teacheth, that therebe divers kindes ofcaufes ; principall,and leffe principal, &c. Bellarmine replies : Doth not Chriíl there fpeake in the fame manner,ofthe rewards of thegodly, andof thepuni h- ments ofthe wicked ? Butnoman can fày,that in therewords, Goeyee c erfed, &c.tbat thecaufe is not rendred; but onely the order and confequence implied: For the wages ofinite isdeath, Rom.6.23. Ianlwer : By the like fallicyalto doe the Popi(h Impo- [lures pleade for Jufliñcation byworkes:Evill workesdamne, therefore good workes fave. Mott falfely : as appeares by e lion valet con- that rule in the Topicks : c The confequence is ofno validities,. fequenta, cum where there is not a er eci con:rarietiF one perfefta p f , Now betweene good andevil' workes, there is no perfeEt contrarietie : d for evil' dMalaopera, feu mali malarum ar- workes are perfeElly evil' againft the Law of God : but borum..fruaus, good workes are not perfeEtlygood according to the Law merentuem ex ofGod. By the famereafon neitherdoth it follow : Eternal' fomerentur; bo- na antem bong- death is the wages offinue: therefore eternall life is the wages atopera,impes- of goodworkes. (eta & eat minis princi- 5. Ifthou lay out to the oore a cheerefulI , f feafona. piis, carntefc. & p y fpiritoa orta : non bly'g liberally, and yet but according to thy habilitie ; thou toudemuampmala (halt become ( which. betides the onelymurk of growing *efpedud*nmati- comfortablyrich,is alfoa crowne ofinfinite honor)Creditor eats caufam, im- èven to thyCreator. He thatbath pittie upon the poore, kndeth bus habec ppof unto the Lord, and that which bee bathgiven, willbeepayhim a # c,ac proindeut gaine, Prov, i9.17. And in the meane time for repayment in Agile, $ttei}imo- nia, non utCaura due time, thou haft fecuritie infinitely above all exceptions ialauis, font tpe- panda. Mala ha- a Bill under hisowne hand, even his owne bleffed Booke; bent perfeaam wherein tofaile, were to forfeit his Deity, ifImay fo fpeake, «aßásqñ which is prodigious blafphemie to imagine. Nowwhat a .pcccatumad mor- keene fpurre, and inflaming motive is this to bemerciful' al, at rome :rm,fatiermi- wG (hall make God himfelfe our Debter, theever-fpringing Tizek. x8.4. Fountaine ofBliffe, and Lord ofall goodneffe, who dothall Zam. a. re. things like himfelfe;omnipotently,bountifull >° above all ex Eons funtimper j, feaé =bona, nee r pe&aclon, as becomes the mighty Soveraigne of Heaven and perfeete bona e:_ felt, merita vita acerna etfent,quiaomnia runt debita.Luke ¡7. ao. e Deut.r5.zo. 2Cor.9.7. f Prow. i.a'aa8. g 2Çor.$.6. Prov.zz,r5. h acor,8,z3.z4. /léts.zz.ay:; Earth
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