94 The Tryall of cation are the deeds of the body, as well as the inward principle of corruption, becaufe the mortification of the inward principle will be feene and appeare in the deeds. Objefi. But it may be objected, that Grace is aned, or lulls doe fir, accordingly as the Spirit of Chrifl, who is a voluntary Agent, doth anGrace, or will leave a man, fo that if he be pleafed to fir that littlegrace in a weak Chriflian, he full ad it more, and if he leave a [bong Chriilian to himfelfe , he (hall fall more. 14fz1, But to this it is anfwered, I. Firfl, that though the holy Ghofl be a voluntary Agent, and blowes when and where he pleafeth, for his times of working, yet ordinarily he aneth grace inus, (take our whole courfe) ac- cording to the proportion of grace given us, fo as he that hath more habituall grace, full be more afïted and enlivened, which falls out according to that rule, which in thiscafe will hold, Ha- bentida6itur, Mat.25.29. To him that bath !hall lie given, if it be a true talent Hence therefore he that had five talents, gained more then he that had but two ;. for he gained his five more un- to his two ; the other but two more to his former two : though he that had but one, is faid to have gainednone, becaufe indeed it was not a true talent, for hefeemed hut to have it, the Text (ayes. And the reafon hereof is, becaufe thofe habits of grace which God hath infufed, are his owne worke, and are or_ dained by him to be aced, and he delights flill to crowne his owne works in uswith more. And as he proportions glory to works, fo he promifeth to an according to the principles of grace infufed, which elfe would be in vaine, they being ordained to that end : As the Apoltle (ayes of gifts, that they are given to profit withall; fo are graces to work, and therefore ordinarily God draws them out, where hebath bellowed tgem, as he doth gifts alto, according to their proportion : and thus è contra it is for leaving a man to fin ; the more corruption a man hath, the more ordinarily he lets it vent and difcover it felfe, that fo men that have many corruptions in them, might knowwhat is in their hearts ; and fowhen God doth mortifie them in them to thanke him the more, thegrace of which elfe would be to them loll, if God fhould mortifie their kilts in them, without their feeing_and bewailing
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