2 a 6 That richesarenot to6econdemnedandreietied. kZedneffe oftheir dig)t, ondothplace them in the numberofre- probate richmen. kehomfoeuer therefore îhe lane oflife eternall doth notha ible;the Scripture accounteth him to the number of thewickedrich ; becaufe when God('call caste to iudgetnent there will beno di; erence, whether weearepufedvpwith our goods, or withour d(portions and affeiThons. But beingwell vied they Ecclef.r3.25. ceafeto;lIototefpcetofourvfeof this indifferent nature,and becometruly'good vnto vs. Foras thefonne ofSyrach faith, Riches aregood vnto. him that bath no Anne in hiecon/ctence, andponertie is ettillin the mouthofthe vugodly. And the Hea- thenman could fay,that howfoeuer riches are blind ifthey Plato. haue not the eye ofprudence to illuminate them;yet theyfee acutely when they follow wil^edome. §.See1.9. `Secondly, they obie& that a Chriflian man is to Ivllow ,yn what len(e the example ofChrifls Difciples who forfooke all,and fol- the Apo/lles :are lowed Chrifl. I anfwere, that theApofileswere laidtohaue faid to bas left all,firll inregard ofrheireflimatiou,_when in compari Máttt 2 fan of Chrifl'and his benefits they lightly efleemed them, Liilt.t s,28, and (as theApofile Paul profeffeth) reputed themno better Phil.3.7.8. then duñg. Secondly, in regard of their hearts and affe- 6ions,.when is they did not adhere vnto them as before time, but contemned themas bale in refpeól ofGods tual( gtaees,andheavenly treafures. Thirdly, in refpedof theft difpofcion,iefolution, and readineffe-to kaue ali,ra- therthen they would denie Chtifeand the profellon ofthe Gofpell.'Inwhich refpeas our Sauiour likewife requireth that we fhould forfake,veahate,our father,mother,wife,and Luk r4,26 'clìildren, yea.that wee:fhould denie-ourfefues,anclhate our tiwneliues : not that he wouldhaue vs to doethus abfolure- ly,for thatwereto finneagainfl Gods commandements,but comparatiuclyrathgcAenweefhould .denieChrifl and the profeflìonofhisGofpell,when both theloue ofthefe earth:- ay things acrd. our loue towardsihem,.will not (land ' toge- hprAndin the (erne fenfeour Sauiour requireth that wee fhodkl,-foYfakeourtiehes,: for the Apoflles themfelueswho are fail to haue forfaken all, didnocwithilanding afterthis retain& their good's in their poffeffion; howfoeuer in regard oftheir :extraordinarie-.èalling whereby AV ere tied co s. `.'. goe
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