WOOS The fecondSermon. Every treewhich btí±rgethnot forth goodfruit , it Irsw r ¡twits raea" into the firs. Itherto wee hand heard ofthe natureof the wordPreach'ed. D that it isan Axe put to the routeof the trees,ehat is,apower full word,preffed and applied tomens confciences.Secondlya that theintent of theLord inentring inwith theAxeamong a people,is,to makea feparation,to fhewWhat treeraregood, &whatare ®nprofitable:now foiloweth tofpakeofthe Lordi proceeding,whichloth alwaiesgoewitb,and accompanythe eft', dual! m'n'lleryof his word, Eaeryfree which bringeth netforth goodfroit,fhall be hewtndowne,and raftinto the f ire: where we are to confider,firlt againR whom The order if the Lord w If proceed, againli every tree that bringeth notforthgoodfrisk r fecond. handling. ly,how he will proceede,hewill hew dowseandea, into thefire. Touching the former, weeare fnIl neccffarily toexamine, what isgoodfrnit ç The®ea and that isto be examinedtwo wales: fid}generally, fecondly, more particular- Mug. . ly; generally that is calledgaodfririt, whichgrowesout ofagood tree.1fyenwil oo Gdhint, hosethefrnitgood, make theereegood, faithetc Sauiobr * : anda corrapttrtetasrat wóar it i.. , bringforthgoodfruit No man can good the am,741,è f 8 f g áÈ7arr.tiaa perlonofa man mull firflbe accepted, before that which bee doth, canbeeliked of Paul beforehe wasconverted, whocould exceptagainft his life i hewalked vnrebukeable according toall theordinances which the lawprefcribed: yet af ter he wascalled,he accounted all his righteoufnes but asfilehinelfe b Manyof the b;?ha4 ;.Ë, heathen h, the meere initin&of nature, Hued in the hatred ofgroffe finnes, and walked foberly and iuuly without exception in the world, yet thereworkes be. caufe they wanted true Religion,were not good in them, butwere as the learned well call them,gloriourlimes. And fo, among Papilla, and many ciuillmen ofthe 4léadi world it comes to pafle : eternal' righteoufneffe is a thing that bleareth the eyes tcran. of many ,and makes them tobee well thoughtof, and tobee accounted bocca Pe men ; whereas their aftions, howglorious focuer to the eye,yetwanting the true feafoning, and there hearts beeing fraughted either with groffeignorance in the things ofGod, or with errorand falfe conceipts touching faith, and the meanea offaluation byChrill; itis as impofsible for them tolargo:Aworkes, nait is for a man tobeegood without God. And therefore theworld is altogether decei ued, and iudgeth wrongfully of good workes,as,thataman may beeanhoneff man and line well, and goe long among his neighbours, thoughhebe notgreat. Iy religious;whereas to the end a worke may rightly becalled good ,iimuff pro. seed from an honeffheart, and driue to aright end, to wit, the gloryofGodto whome I owe all,nay, more honour andglory, then I can pofsibly performe. So. that it cannot bee, that a manerroneous in religion, fhouldbring forthagnod, worke: that which feemeth to beegood in him, is flarke naught whenitcomes tofcanning and tryall before God. Emerybransh (faith Chrilf) that beareth slot frith niee,hetakrebarray, :there c'oh.ig, , may bea kind offruit, but yet ifhee which briágeth it foorthbee apt inChriß aman united to him by faith , and iuflified through him before GOD, iris ro nopurpofe every fuck hall bee cut off by the handofGod: Hoe therefore % 3 tint 24i
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