Chap. 31. An Expofttioss upon the Boole of J o B. Vol, 18. matters and always (as 7o6 did it) even from his mothers wombe. To fin or doeevill once or at any time is too much and too often, becaufe we ought not to fin or doeevil! at all ; But as we cannot doe good too often, fo.unleffe wedoe it often it will be to us as ifwe had not done it at all, becaafe we ought todoe it alwayes. Somewhobegan late to doe good, have been accepted and rewarded, but how Toone foever we begin todoe it, we fhall neyther be accepted nor rewarded, ifwe ceafe orgive over doing it. Howmuch are they mistaken, who if they have done a poore foule good once, thinke themfelves difcharged for ever from do- ing anymore ? once in their dayes, they thinke enough for all their dayes : yea they will repeate and report what they have done,as an argument why they fhould doe no more Hedid good fromDefiigne not fromNature(I meane renewed Nature) who faith, he hash done enough,and will doe no more,wheu'cis in the power ofhis hand to doe more. He that is good, will according to his ability and opportunity according to time and talent, doe goodonce and againe, more and more, often andever. As he that fare on the white Horfe ( Rev. 6.2.) went forth conquer- ing and to conquer, that is, with a purpofe never to leave con. quering while there was an enemy to conquer ; fo A good man goes forth doing and to doe good, as long as there remaines any good undone which he can and is called to doe. 4733 PPP J 0 B 3r,
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