0fgood Work,'. works ofPapitis,whowill pluckepart oftheir faluation fromGod, andsnake the Lord to become debtor rothem,whereas euen the veryworks of Chuff without thepromife could neuer hauemerited Valuation. Wemutt lay rather, mywell doingOLord, excendethnot vnto thee, all that I doe, is nothing, I am aman vnproficable feruant. Nowall men mutt doegoodworkes, forthe law beingwritten for all, Thal' beexattedofall. \Tnder the fie- ward weare all contented, wemutt all appeare, we mutt giuean account, curry tree, that bringeth not forthfruit, as well the vafte oke ofBafhan, as the low throb (hall be all caft into the fire. Iv if Ill manes ill an vniuerfalitie, yeathe very reprobate mull doe well, and though he cannot attaine heauen, yet his condemnation isnot fo deepe, hisworme is not fofore,his (tripesare not fo many. But is none more bound to doe well, then others? Yes the faithful'.Ifa brotheroffend, admonifhhiin. Though the ignorant (hall haue ftripes, yet they chat know the truth, tïlall bane aloe firipes. If I had not come faithChrift , ye fhould not hauehad furls fi nnes, but now haue yenotwherewithal) to court them, yeaof the children ofGod one is more bound to good works then another. Vpon euery foule eomcnethtribulation ,vpon thelew,dcc. Who, for thatthey had theprophets, the caber- Oiehomto nade, thecovenant, and we for having good Minifters and Magistrates are efpecialliecoq"eour bound togood works. ¡fivewould lcnowon whomwe fhould (hewthefè works,Ianfwere wcü doings. vniuerfalhe on all, men as our heauenly father Bothon all; yet this bath alto a bound and rettraint,Gal.6. t o. Let vsdoeguodvetoallmen, bat ofeciallie to thofe that areof the hotsfe- hold offaith. Among them alto they areefpecsaliy to be helped, which molt fand inneede of our helpe,aswemay fee in the man inthe Gofpell that laywounded. Laftly, to thew whywemutt prouoke andbe prouokcdto goodworks, to pat a Iewes and Gentiles we mó E bound to will come toProtedants, whoare inoft bound to good works. We are flandered to deniegood works. good workes,becaufewe would fupplant and depofe themout of the chaire ofChri(t, and denie them tohauetheprerogatiueoffaloation. But wedefend good workes. Firft, we af- firme good workesout ofEphef. y.1. Beye followersof Godas deare children, becaufe as God bath calledyr to be hischildren,fo hereinweought torefemble his image bydoing good both to iuftand vniuft. Secondly, where it is laid, Tit. 2,12 . that Cbriltgane himfelfe for vs to a this end, that hemight redeeme vs fromall iniquity, and purge vs to bee apeculiar people to himfelfe zealonfe ofgood vorhe, we altofay, thatweare debtors todo good. And fin ely this commends all thepaisses of Chriit, ifwe be zealousofgood workes: fonot tobegiucuto good works sloth inComefort crucifie hint agame. Butit is enough that wehawonce vie- tied himonearth,andtherefore letvs not gneuehim inheauen alfo.Thirdly,being the tens. ,Marines to Piesofthe holy Ghost, s.Cor.6.i y.it werea defpice against the Lord,if wemake the houfegoodasorks. ofGod the aye ofSathan, and linkeof fcnne. Fourthly,the Angelsreioyceto fie atimer '4 repent,as alto there is great forrow, when a Profeffourfalleth away, the heavens feeme to beclothed with Mackethereat, andtheAngels weare mourning attire. But to comedown frome heauen toearth. Fiftly, whereas therarkeff heretikes haue had often great feelings s (whereby this isno goodwayto faluation,to thinke ourfeluesfune in a carnali fecuritie) Peter teachethvs another way : MakéyoureletZionfare by goodworkes, a. Pet. t .1o. as by a liigneconfequent, not as bya caufèantecedent. Sixtlyiwemuff bygood worksauoidethe 6 offending ofour brethren, leaftchat asLot was vezed amongtise Sodomits, wegrieue the hearts ofthe Saints. Seuentltiy, as wearenot togrieue firong Lot,fo wee inuit not offend 7 theweake ogres,far wlrofefakes wee mutt abridge fomewhat from our libertie inthings lawfull: and muchmore cutoffour licentioufnefle in things that be vnlawfnll. Eighety we 8 mutt dogood euenforthe wicked. Whereforethe Apoffle, s. Pet.; .2. admonifhethwines fo to liue,thateuen they which obeynot theword,maywithout theword be moanby theconuerfa- tinn ofthe wines. Ifwomen are thus charged, then much snoremen. Ninthly, becaufe the s Jansennot barred out bygoodworkes, doth make vs his pailace,or ratherhis paunch or his {table. and at the fall ofarighteous man thedamned doe as it were nsakegresc bone- fires in hell : let vs bringforth thefruitsofrighteoufneffie, which maymake the diuell to fome infretting, andworkeinoreinadnefreand melancholyin the damned. Tenthly, for ra theconfufionofelsewicked in the fall day, it (hall begood byweldoing to redeetne tome comfortable confidence of our being in Chrift,againibthat day, whenthe fides ofche Q`q 4 wicked
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