3 8 6 The life anddeath of'Dorcas. *Micfotf. 8. kCol.a.13, * lfa.29- *3* ncfrie6fcSoth thktitie, and the thing intendedby itas Vnworthy.yfc without it wc lay allour honour in the dull; This title muft be a mans glory*o the end, as was laid ofhhhtA/nafohanold Difctple%.As / grow oldfo I learneftill,laida t Aft* iAAf‘ wi{-e f |cathcn. Amail muft ncucr think to be preferred out ofthis Schoole,vh- Im S m . till he come to be admitted into that greatVniuctfitic, where hewhich is the 3 g . *Dott6aroftbeCfoiw,Chriftlefus,willaduance all thofe thathauebecne good *Reu. ?•m proficients in the learners Forme, to fitwithhimvpon htsown*Throneh. S o The a thing^ N ow follow , the fruits ofherprofefiion: .ofwhich theholy Ghoft fpeaketli : ’ made mention of, (Aimes,&c.} Iwill treate ©tboth funderly: andhrft ofthis (fullofgood workes.) My order muft be thus: Firft,tofhew the meaning: Secondly, to fet downe the do£rine. In the meaning, ffrftwhat thofe things are which arccalled Goodworkes-.. fecondly,what it is to b tfullofgoodworkes, What bee Goodworkesare ofthe fame widenefle with Gods coifimanderiients. For booodworks bedience to anybranch ofGods eommandements/fs agoodw^.papifts(and * from them others) doe ftraitenthe largeneffe of good workes, of whichnotwithstanding they take vpon themto be the chiefcft Patroness They goe not touch further,then to Almes-deeds, andFafting,and fuch like. The ruleofgfad workesisGods rcuealed will*: voluntary feruices Godcfteemethnotk : the Tearstaughtbytheptecepsofmenjit accounts it but hypocrifie*.The particular heads ofgoodworkes art fet downe,77*.i.i2.i. SobrietyQa the vfc ofoutward things,meate,drinke,wealthjappareli,difports.) a. Righteoufneffe (in dealings m with men, thattherebe noepprrffion, nodefrauding”*, 3. Godiineffe (inmatters belonging to God, that we worlhip the true God, after a truemanner,with a true heart.), The credite andtriall o fgoodworkes ftandeth in thofeparticulars : »Rom.io.a. 1. When theyate guidedby Knowledge n• (blind zcale is with God ofno c- Cor.10:31 fteemt^.'Wneu they aredirected to Gods Glorie°;(to doe things to bg feene o f men i^Pharifaicall.) 3. When they are carried with a ioint refpe& to all i Pfal.i131.tf. Godsfemmandements ?: (to beptecifeinfotoe things,and in otherto tajceli- berty;is grdffe hypbcfific.)^. Whentherc is a carechicfelyhadto thofe good offices which cpncefnfe* mansperfonall calling a : ( hee that is not good ina tailing,is notgood at ail.)*. Whcn$iey areheld out with conftancicr.-(good is not ooodjifjtbe hot perpetual!.) This is in few words the true ftatc ofgood workes, ' f . , . f .J ., Whattobee Now to bee Full, hath reference firft to the fincerity of herheart, without fill'of roodwhich, be the iheW to theWorld-ward neuerfo glorious, yet amanis but an workes^ cmpiie Chriftian. ^ T o th e yniuerfality ofherpfa^fe,who liUeZachary and -- - - Elizabethwalkedin aUtheC6mmandementsofyods s3. To theforwardnefle of herdifpofition^ffiee was reddletogoodworkesl:4* To thevnweariednefle ofher courfc, fhee waslike Thyatirajitx. worsesmoeatthelaftthenat thefirft\ This is the fulneffeof a[Chriftiau, without fraud , without halting, without erudginos, andwithout tiring, thus for themeaning. This httiFulneffe, af- foords fulneffe ofmattcr; But Idm forcedatthis time,in ftcad ofa Bill ofparticulars, which in this cafe would bevery comfortable, to prefent all in one efoffe fumihe,thus, That eueryDifcipleofChtiftmuftaccompanyhisbolyerofrfi. The i , doBi fion with good workesv The Spirit bf God acquainteth vshere what t>orc& was, thatfrom thenceweemightlcarnewhat we'fnuftbee : Fulnejfe ofgood wdykftfms not inher,amatter offupererdgatiPri, but of dutie. Ifit were du^ tie inbit, it is neceffityin vs. ; The Scripture abounds inproofe. It was the ,, common chargegiuen' by John*BaptiB to his hearers , whentheybegahne to * Math.3.i. make agoodproreffion, ‘firingforththereforefruit *, &c. The like clfcwhere, t Phil.1.vj. 'LetyourConnerfattenbefuckasbecommeththe Gojpellof Cbrift * u the catling whereuntoyou ate balled It is that whichPatti preached to t e .'aLUC.3.1C1 &c, ^Reu;a.io. fLukci.<>. •trit. 3.1.' *RfiU.z.i^..
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