45Z OfgoodW its. OfZeale. u wicked lfrall lye panting inpaine. Nowtomake vp the number ofa dozen, we maybe rnoued todoegood workes, byconIderui the endofthegodly, and theend of the%vic. 1z ked,Matth.z 5. Thefereafons,'many and waightie, (hall redeemevs from this reprochi wherewith ourenemies doe charge vs. Perderebene 6 To doegood is worth thedoing, albeitinvaine, andasSeñecafaith : He is apleff fcis m& dart, span that canloofeabenefiteandgiue it, not togiue andloofeit. But whofe is the hurt ? Chrilt nondare& preached an vaine to the Iewes, andNoah tothe olde world,and Lot totheSodomites, but perdere Noah,Lot and yet many writers {3emufEdoe were ca f it And Y Y hik oodwerkeisin ó goad, rbougb vaine tohim that itisdone to.But cercainely tohimthat dochit,it is not invaine: there is rrfeemetobe _a-great rewarde forthem in the life tocome. And in that refpe1t Godwill bane his chit. invaine. dren doemany good workes in vaine. As to Moles he faid,Goe preach toPharaoh,he fhall not heart thee,yccgoe.Againe,that which is welldone, is better done thennot done,: for then it perifbethwith chem,otherwife it Mould perifh with thyIdle. Goodmorker. 7 There is nonehatlsa priuiiedgewherebyhe is exemptedfrom doingofgood works. The lawe is giuen to all,Iohn 1 o. Euery onehad his talent,Luke 19. Euery one!hall bears his burthen,Gal.6.Euery one(hall !sand before the Tribunal! ofGod: euery mans blood (hall bevpon his owne head, Ezech.5. Euery tree that bringeth not fords fruite, (hall be cut downe,Matth.3.Tribulationand anguishthall bevpon euery foule,$om.z. Thuswe hill fee it runsof all and curry one. The reafon is, God accepteth noperlons neicherin giftes ofnature,nor ingtftes ofgrace, nor in his judgements, even the little hits, the(mall trees, not one pinne made of an vnfruicfulltree. But are the wicked tyed to doe good workes ?Yea cumthey, Matth.r I. icisfayd, itfhallbe eater for fame, then for others, which is interpreted, Match.8. that thereis vcterdarkenefle,whereas Bafil faith,thegrea- ' m id- teftfrnnesgoethither,andLuke7. HethatknowethhisMaiíerswill eye.Eusnthewicked mutt doe good tomake their iudgementeafier, their Itripesfewer, and theirplace better. Muttany,more then others doegood workes ? yes, the Chriftian mutt efpeciallybe zea- .m>rts. extremefmnes Ions ofgood works,Tito. warnetbernthat beleeue,Tit.3.1q.. and in theendof the fame goeintoeu chapter, Letourmenlearnt toAnseforthgoodworkS: what mannermenmight ire tobe? z.Pet.3. treme dark- if any thatis countedabrother,1.Cor.f. Nowthen among Chriltians whoaremofbound? nefe Tribulation,&c. on the Iew firlt, &c. the reafon is, for they had the oracles of God, Rom. }.t.z. He that knoweth hisMa lers willanddoth rt not, thatfellowe finned' in deede to then this perfon, on tvhotn thepowringof the oyntment hath beenfirft, ought tobee molt thankfull in good workes. We muttdoe good euen toall. Be merciful)as1 am,Luk.6. lt7emat doe andwe knowe he fuffereth his lunarto Thine ouerall. Thereafon is, Godbisimage is in godosU mien' all. But efPeciall to thefaithful Iob.z2.Icannot profite thee,&c.Pfalm.t6.M welldo- ing extendethnot to thee,bsetto thy Saints. It is Chrift hisowne delire, Luke z2.Whenthou art 3 to,ouerted,cenj?rmerhybrethren. We candoe hahnno good, butinhisSaints. And yet to goe further,to himmolt of all,that iswounded,as to the Samaritane,Luke 13. If heneedeour Todoegood helpe,tltoughhebe a Samaritane. God could banemadethere (houldhaue been noneede la e torbe ofthem,lyut forthat hewould trie thehberalitieofthe rich, and the patienceof thepoore. q Then inuN,more tothel'oule,whichistheIubieltof immorcalitie, muttwe Ihewwell do- ing inpitch and compaflion. CHAP. 75. OfZeafle. HezealeofMofes, and Phineat,and Chrift wefhould ftriuetohaue, that wemay be grieued with the corruption andfinnes of thetime, but to redreffe them be- i longethnot tovs except we be Magiltrates. 2 Zeale leaueth inmen a great impreflion,beingtemperedwith faithand loue. 3 Wcemutt delire to bee zealous and earneft in matters waightie concerning the Lord, or hispeople, butin frnallmattcrs our owneaffaires, and worldly friends, wemou e
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