The?*ouerieofHypocrifie. foeuerhebe otherwile, yet is nothing inaccount before God : Soofeuciyman in his place, it is true, that he which is not a good man in his cal ing, is no good 'man in the eyes ofthe Almightie ; he brings foorth nogood fruit, but mull b.e hewen dowseand cati into the fire. rbeEli. The ore ofit is,toadmonilh all thole that haue nocallirgs, and doe linein no certáme ccurfeoflife, to takeheed; it is vnpofsible forthem, continuingas they be, to auoid.the wrath that is tocome; He that liueth in nocalling cannot bring u3Thef ; forth goodfruit. Towok inardirately (as theApoflle:phrafethit") andtobea good Chriftian , is a thing altogether impoCsible. He that hath no boneft buff_ netts about which ordinarily tobe irnployed,nofctled connoto whichhen may betake himfelfc, cannot pleafeGod. Againe, it maketh againft thole which make no confcience of their cal. lings o but doe either negle& them, ['pending moretime in idlencffe and plea- lure , then in their needefull imployments: er elfe, in the followingof their conies, care not what falihood they vfe, or what indite&courfe theytake , or how they oppreffe, or whom they defraude, fo that they themfeluesmay haue the gaine. That cannotbe good lruite,bectufe though it bee fweete in the mouthof himhimfelfe, yet it is fowre and noyfome to the rafleofeuery other, whole good the Lord commands to bee refpe&edwith asgreat care, as our owne pelastecommnditie. So that this isneceff rily required to makegood fruir, thediligence and plainneffein each mans calling. He that either hath nocalling , or is not diligent therein, the lame cannot fcape hewingdowseand cafting into the fire. Thus far then I haueproceeded to thew what isto be calledgood fruit, name- ly : that which commeth from a good man,groundedin the knowledgeofGod and relying by faith upononelyChri(l; that whichcomes from a heart refpe. iRing all Gods Commandements, and notallowing tohintlelfe the freebreada of anyone; and that which is done with fpeciall care had to glorifie God in an boneftcalling. Now out ofthiswe haue learned what kindofmen theLord will proceed againff. Firftby his word, Secondly, byhis judgement tocotne ; viz. t . all ignorantpeople. void of the knowledgeofReligion, and the groundsof faith: a. all Papifts,whichrelye not onelyupon Chrift : but more, or leffe, vp. onfomething of their owne : 3. all hypocrites which doe in Ihesse fomecom. mendable duties,but yet wilfully negle& manyother, which the Lordbathcom- manded as ltraitiy as thofe which they themfelues would feemeto approoueof: 4.all inordinateliners who haue no calling;al lochas hauing acalling,either neg. xPhil.zst. le& it, or elle in following it, feeke their owne.onely, withoutany charitablere- gard hadento others. All there the Lord will proceedeagainl} , according tothe tenour of this prefent place : they fhall be hewen dowseand call into the fire. This is the fumme of all 'thatI haue laid hitherto. It followethyet toexamine the place a little further. `Doff. 3. Euery tree which bringerbnotforthgoodfruit, is bçwenbum andraft intoto fire. Fromhence may begathered, that forthe amending ofthe iudgementto come , it fufficeth not, not to doewill, but it is damnable not todoe good. Saintlehn here faith not , emery tree that brings forth no fruit, but eueryrree whick bringetb not forth'good [mite. Tht owner ofan Orchard is not contentedthat his trees beare no naughtie fruit, but ifthy beate notfruit which is good &wholrfome, he will notfufferthem. Craft to doerail (faiththe Prophet) that is fomething, y Tfa. t,0..7. but notall, therefore he ioynestoit, lame to doewell Y ..Abborre that which is e. a Rona ta.y, mill (faith the Apofie) that lurkhalfe,andc/eauetento that *hick is good,, that is aketb vpall. It ,was not enough fin Zachemt, that after his.conuerfron bee was no pçllerpr.robber of thepoore as he had binbut hemuff proceed tothegoodfruiy ,Luke r9.8. tofatisfie for thewrongsdone, by reftitution, and togiueliberally'. It is d
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