0fthe ;aye.,o fheauen. 879 Vnto there teftimonies wemight adde diners reafons; as §Sell{.y. fira,feeing the Lord doch in this world give his gifts andViser:rea/en: graces in a diuersand vnequalproportion,tofome a greater, to Polothat and to others alcf c meafure,it is more then probable that he eberearediner: wil accordingly sue veto the Saints a dinersmeasure and degreeo/glary, g and/omtobie. proportion ofglorie and fclicitie, in the kingdonie of hea- ilionsanfwered. uen,when as hewil reward andcrowne there his gifts accor- ding tohis gracious and free promifes : and this our Sauiour Luke tg.t 6.57.. Chriti feemech to intimatein the parable : where the Lord maketh his faithful feruant, who bywel vfing his ten talents had gained other ten,ruler over ten cities; and according to the fame proportion, he glued) vetohim, who with his fine talents hadgained flue more, the gouernment of fine cities. Againe, the punifhments ofthe wicked and reprobate Thal bediners in theirmeafureand proportion, according to the qualitieof theirfinnes; inwhichrefpe& our Sautour Chrift faith, that it (hal be eafierfor Sodom andGomorrah in the Matth.to.r f. day ofiudgement, then for that citiewhich contemneth the preachingofthe Gofpel; and for Tyre and Sidon, thenfor Corazin and Bethfaida, whowere not conuerted by Chrifis do&rine &miracles.For whereasit may beobie&ed,tharthe reafon followeth not, becaufe the wicked arepunifhed for theirfinnes,but the faithfulare not faued for theirmerits,but by theobedience,rigghteoufneffe,and deathofChrift,which equally appertaineth to al the faithful : To this I anfwere, firft, thatGodhath not only ingeneral promifed veto all e- ueriafting life, for the death and merits ofgift,but alfó that he will ofhis freegrace,and inñnitbountie reward men according to their own works which they haue done in the flefh; for fo theApoffle faith, that we noril l appeare before the judgement reate of ChriF1, that emery man may reccimethes.Cor.f.ro; things whichare done in his bodie,according to thathebath done, enherberit begood or euitl. Secondly, howfoeuer euerlafting life belongcth to al themwho haue their part and intereft in the death andobedienceofChrift, yet for asmuch as there are diuerlly applied,by fomemoreweakely, by others more flrongly, according to the diners meafore and degree of their faith; fo anfwerabiìe therediuers degrees,1hal haue nero
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