lot Wbat it regriiredvitehonour: that they may begood,&e. backe againwithall.praife dueveto them,feeing fromhim Tatn.,.r7. alonewe haue receiued them. Foreuerygoadatedperfcít gift r.Cor.4.7. conrmethfromhim ; and what hanewe that wefiaue not recei. teed, from this fountaineofali goodneffe ? And as theriuers receiving their fulneffe from the Ocean,pay their tributeby returning theirfireames vnto it backe againe, tchich ho- mage if they fhould denie toyeeld, theirfiaellingwaters would beare down their own banks,and drowne the coun- tric:fowe receiuing from the infinit oceanofall goodneffe, whatfoeuer fulneffe wee haue of grace and vertue,and the praifes which are due veto them, areby humble acknow- ledgement and thankfgiuing,to retorne vino him thewhole honour ofthem; which tribute ifwe refute to pay,andPhew our rebellion againft our great Lord, by incroching vpon his right,thinking to grow rich by robbingofhim,and kee- ping all to our owne vle; thefe gifts thus retained,wil I make vs butto (well with pride, and breaking downe thebankes ofmodeflieand humilitie, will not onely emptie vs of all grace and goodneffe,but make all ourgood parts we haue, hurtfull and pernicious vnto all that are about vs. And ther- fore letvs, whenGodgiueth vs his graces, and the honour duevnto them,crie out with thepeople ofGod : Not veto 1)51.115a. vsO Lord,net vetovs,but vat° thy namegine theglerte,forthy loutnQmercie, and forthy truth,fake. Let vs when wee are fruitfIll in theworkes ofpietieand righteoufneffe, con feffe 1.Cor. t f.to. with the Apof'le, that iris not wee, but the grace ofÇodthat duelleth inVs; and when we haue thefe crownesofhonour beaowecl on vsfor our venues andgood parts; let vs with the foure and twentieElders,cafl them downe at Gods feet, Apoc.4.ro.tr. beforehis throne,acknowledging him alone worthie, ofall honour,glory and power, becaufe he is the author and crea- tor of all goodneffe ; and with the bleffed Angels and Apoc.7.1z. Saints,crie out aloud Paying; Praife andglory, and andthanks, aidhonourandpower, andmight, be untoour Clad forauermore, Amen. For the fuller our mouthesareofGods praifes, and our hearts ofhumilitie and thankfulneffe, the morewill the Lord inrich vs with his graces,and.powre into our minds and foules, the precious oile ofvertue and all goodnes,
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