t78 Ofhonourr,richer,andpleafurer. forme the condition of Gods donation, in louing,fearing, and feruing him; and to thofe only belongs the rightofin- heritance, vnto whom the blcffing alto appertaineth. Final.. ly, the Lord hath bellowed thefehis gifts vpon his feruants togood vies and ends, namely,that he might beglorified in them, and they furthered and incouraged in the perfor- mance ofall good duties. And therefore needs mull thefe things begood, feeing theyare good creatures, gifts and bleffings,createdand bellowedbyour good God, on good and faithfullmen,and that togood ends and purpofes. &.Se27.3. But yet howfoeuer thefe things are good, yet not abfo- Thattbrfe lutcly and immutably, feeingtheyare lubie&vntocorrup- tnorldly things tion,and tobe abufedby man ; in regardwhereof the Apo.. are murablie file faith, that the feruent (Wire ofthe creaturezvaiteth when good, andthere- thetonnes ofGodfhall be reueiled; becaufe thecreature itfub- fererebid! to iebi tovanitie,not ofit wtll,but by reafon ofhim who hath ab%andcor- y caption. fubdueditvoiderhope; becaur thecreaturealfoJhallbedeliue- Rom.8.19. redfrom the bandageofcorruption, into theglorious lrbertieof 20.21. thefanner ofGod, &c. And to the fame purpofe erfu ullme Bona murabi- faith,that theft thingsmutably good,arethereforegood,becaufe liapropterea theyaremade by the chiefegoodneff ,and therefore mutable, be- bonajunygrm- caufetheyarenotmade ofhis orenefu6f1ance,butofnothing; in nine regard whereofthe are fubiedc to corruption,and apt to de.. bona fella rant, g eyc.Aug.in generate, vnleffe they be continuallypreferued by the fame Aduerfar.le powerfull goodneffe, by which they were at the hrft crea- giss het. ted. By reafon of which mutabilitie they are not good in any high degree ofexcellencie,but to bee reputed among fuch good things as are ofmeanefi efleeme, asbeing ofan indifferent and low gitalitie and nature, in companion of 'pirituall and heauenly things.Neitherdoe they vnchange- ablyhold this degree ofgoodneffe which theyhaue,but as theChameleon changeth her colour according to thething vnto which it adioyneth; fo they hold their vertue and goodneffe whilefl they are in thepoffellìonofthegoodand vertuous; but becomeeuill to the euill, and readie inliru- mentsofall manner offinne and wickedneffe, whilefl they are vnder the gouernment of the wicked and vngodly. So that in refpe6t ofvs thefe thingsare neithergood no; Quill, but
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