Tbat honours in themfeluesarcgoodandlawfull. 191 the fame of the righteous is perpetuall and euerlafling. And this reafon the forme ofSyr,ch rendreth. e4foodbfe (faith he) hath the dales numbred ; but a good mime indaretlt for Eeclef.4r.i3. euer. Moreouer, as thefe honours, fame and good report, are Q.Se17.3. in themfelues good,fo they ferue for good vfes,as being no That honour, table meansinilitutedand ordainedofGod,both to refrain /true for dint vs from the committingof finne, becaufe it impaircth our geod zfe,. good name and reputation, and to flirrevs vp to all honefl, forfludiumt good and vertuousaóuions,becaufe theyare not onely corn- laudatague manded byGod, but commended alto amongflmen. And v-rtu,crefeir, howföeuer we may not chiefly aime at our owne honour in crimmenfrem our obedience,but atGods glory, yet fubordinatelyand in fa0etoúdale aninferiourplace,wemay fomewhatref-pea it. Seeing thePonr.4.eleg.a. Lordhath naturallyingrafted invs alone ofour credit, and Hones alit or_ a deliire to haue agood name among the vertuous, that it tes,omnrjgue might, as a bridle, curbe vs in from running on in finne,and i5ccndimur ad asa fpur prickevsforward inall vertuous a6`lions. So theA- á¿,aguta poftle faith; milt thou be withoutfeareofthepower ? doe well jemper, qua fo (halt thou hauepraife ofthefame. And the Apoflle Peter af- apudquojque firmeth,thatgauernours are f nt ofGod,for thepsaufhment of tmprobautur. ('ic.r. Tufcul. eutlldoers, andfor thepraifeofthem that doewell. And Paul Ron,,r3 ;. exhorteth vs,that ifthcre be any thing ofgoodreport, if there r.Pet.2.14. be anyvertue, or ifthere beanypraife, we fhouldthinl&e of theft things. Neither is therein truthagreater incouragementon theearth tovertuous andgood a6tions, then the approbati- onand commendation ofthofe who aregodly,wife and iu- Pro,I5'.3o. dicious; both becaufe it cheareth the heart, and putteth flrength to the bones; as altobecaufe being often deceiued through ourown felfe-loue,whichmaketh vs to ouerweene our good parts and aótions, and to thinke themexcellent which are fcarce indifferent, we dare not rea in ourowne judgement when wedoe well, becaufe it doth fovfually a- bufevs, andconfequently through our timoroufneffe and doubting, we are weakened, and made more faint indoing well ; butwhen generally thole whoare vertuous and judi- cious doe approoue and commend our actions and good parts,then thefe fearesand doubts being remooued,we re- ceiue
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