t o . That richesaregoodw themfetiaer, and ind:ferent,&c. thoughtheyLino chiefe orpleatgood, but in their mean degree and order,fetforth thepraifofGodthe Creatoroftheworld. 4.Sea3. Yea fo farre are they from anyabfolutc, eminentand pet. That riches arefe& degree ofgoodnes, that theyareto vs but ofan indiffe.. 'Tan indiffe- rentnature, good to the good, whovie themwell; and cuill roe nature in oftheir to the euill whoiabufe them veto finne making noman that refpe li vje. hash them by their owne vertucandpower either the better Dixitiaperin- or the worfe, but are good feruants whé agoodmind ruleth dejunt vt i11;«á them, and wicked tyrants oueran abie&and bale mallet. To wsioucEúìi this purpofe the Son ofSyrachfaith, that theprincipalthings 7 /f i9/ for thewholevieofmans lie, arewater, fire, iron, fait, meale, vt;jtlt, Bb bona f f f > fune;1li pino wheat, bony, mike, the bloodoft hegrape, oyleandclothin-.And otitxr retiè, all thefethings are forgood to the godly, bast to the /inners they mala.Terent. are turned vetoend!. Withwhom Aquiline agreeth, Thou inIeauton2 . de f iret (faith he tohawgoldandRiser, and theyare I afore theegood, but not vnleffe they be wellvfed; and ¡boat cant not Au,um&ar- vfe themwell if thyfelfebeeuill: andhereby goldandAuer are gentumbabere tuillto theend, andgoodto thegood, not becaufe they doemake ou. c pmeorhemgood,batbecaufefindingthemgood ,rheycommunicatemith fedfrbenèvfus'themin theirgoodnes.They arenot therefore abfolutely good jxeres,&c. (like Gods fpirituall graces) for then they wouldmakevs Aug.Serm.rz. good, butofa meant and indifferent nature, good in their tom.co.coi s7. owne nature, but muchcorrupted through the fall ofAdam. §:Set7.4. Neuertheleffe, to thofewho are railed by Chrifi and are 7Lichesare 'termed and regenerate by his Spirit, they-are truelygood, trimlygood so bothas they are incouragements to fiirrethem vp to thanke- the regenerate fulneffe andobedience, and meanes and infiruments ofper_ "h"haufeB forming that good to which they are incouragements: and ahem. f finally,ás theyareunto thempledgesofGods loue,and ear- oftheir faluation.For the faithful receiuing thefe gifts and blefüngsfromGod,and hauingnothing to returne veto God in lieuofal hisbenefits, dotake vp thatwholfome pfal.tt6.13. cupofthankefgiuing, anddopraifethe name of the Lord, and labour toexprefie their thankfulnesin al holy obedience tohiswill, being incouragedwith thefe rewards, the which inourr efiimateindging according to fenfe,and toomuch re fpe&ing-things prefent, are precious and ofgreat worth: fin howfoeuer in truth thefe earthly things -being compared with a
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